IIW History 1948-1958

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NI agnesiu.1n and its Alloys Rapporteur Mr. P. BRENNER - (two papers). Alu.m·iwium and its Alloys Rappo rteur Mr. A. MATTING - (three papers).

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5. 4. Nichel and its Alloys Rapporteur Mr. W. RADEKER - (one paper). At the\ ienna assembly in 1958, the theme chosen is Welding in the Chemical Jnditstry. lt includes the following sub-divisions : l) I nflnencc of the Method of 'Welding, of Pre-heating and FinisMng Opera– tions on the Properties of Jtlf elded Assemblies in comparison with those of the Parent 1¥ etal. z) ·welding of Clad Metals; Lining. 3) Special P1'oblems in the Welding of Equipment in the Chemical I ndustry and for Nuclear Plant. 4) Design and Calcitlation of ·welded Prod'f.tcts worhing under H·igh Pressitre and at H igh T emperatu.res. 5) Typical E xamples of W elded Constructions. Many papers will certainly be presented and are sure to give rise to much interest . Finally, the theme q,pproved by the Executive Council for the 1959 assembly in Yugoslavia is Welding and Alfred Processes in Nlaintenance and R epair Hlor/~. As already stated, the texts of the papers are circulated in advance to all those participating in an annual assembly; in addition, a large proportion of them is published in various t echnical r eviews. Thus, the public sessions make possible, alongside the work of the technical Commissions, a better knowledge of the development of welding and the allied processes. These sessions also make possible broad discussions on the clearly defined subjects chosen as themes, discussions in which each member of the audience can express his views without being h eld, as at Commission meetings, to an agenda connected with the imme– diate objectives of the Commission. In ordh to be effective, the organisation of public sessions is dependant upon the collaboration of the member societies. An arrangement ha s been made to restrict, except in exceptional circumstances, the number of papers presented to four per country, the member societies makin the initial selection at a national level. The organising committee of the host country, h as, however, complete freedom as regards the final acceptance of the papers submitted to it before they are printed. The organisation of a public session is not an obligation for the host country, but the success which sessions of this kind have enjoyed has resulted in the organisation of uch sessions every year since 1954. It cannot be denied that these essions form a n excellent platform for propaganda, both from the interna– tional point of view ci.nd, more particularly, in the host country, for the develop– ment a nd improvement of the welding processes, and they are consequentl y in direct li ne with one of the objectives of the IIW. A. LEROY.