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LINKING PEOPLE, JOINING NATIONS
2014
Prof. Gary B. Marquis (Finland) became President of IIW.
IIW Regional Activities Award, inaugurated in recognition of Mr Chris Smallbone and
sponsored by the Australian delegation, presented to Prof. Dr-Ing. Dorin Dehealean
(Romania).
The first Fellow of IIW awards presented to Prof. Dr-Ing. Cetin Morris Sonsino (Germany),
Prof. Chitoshi Miki (Japan), Dr Thomas Siewert (USA), Prof. Dr Takashi Miyata (Japan)
and Prof. Pingsha Dong (USA)
Open submissions to
Welding in the World
introduced.
IIW Research and Collaboration Colloquium presented by the IIW Study Group
Research
in Wollongong, Australia.
2015
First IIWYoung Professionals meeting held at Helsinki Annual Assembly.
IIW IAB consisted of 46 countries of which 45 had active ANBs.
Approximately 125 000 international diplomas awarded through the IIW IAB since 2000.
26 active IIW ANBCCs had certified almost 1 700 companies worldwide, including 278
new companies in 2015.