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Mission
To act as the worldwide network for knowledge exchange of joining technologies
to improve the global quality of life.
Main Goals
To identify, create, develop and transfer best practices for sustainable development
in a sustainable environment.
To identify, develop and implement the IIW Education, Training, Qualification and
Certification programmes on a global basis.
To promote IIW and its Member Societies and services in various regions of
the world to the mutual benefit of all.
To assist in the formulation and preparation of international standardisation
documents.
Key Figures
Conceived in 1947 and founded in 1948 by 13 countries, the IIW is today the
largest worldwide network for welding and joining technologies.
59 Member Countries, representing experts in the various fields of welding and
joining.
23 Technical Commissions and Working Units.
45 Authorised National Bodies (ANBs), which have awarded more than 120,000
qualification diplomas since 1998 with a current annual growth of over 10,000
diplomas and 11,285 awarded in 2015.
26 Authorised National Bodies for Company Certification (ANBCCs), which have
certified almost 1,700 companies around the world up to the end of 2015 , certifying
278 new companies in 2015. A total of 553 personnel certificates (including new
certificates and renewal of certification) have been awarded in 2015.
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M
essage
from
the
P
resident
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IIW B
oard of
D
irectors
2015-2016
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IIW
and
IAB S
ecretariats
06
2015 T
reasurer
’
s
R
eport
08
T
he
IIW O
rganisation
10
IIW B
usiness
P
lan
12
S
cientific
A
nd
T
echnical
A
ctivities
- T
echnical
M
anagement
B
oard
(TMB)
13
T
echnical
W
orking
units
14
K
ey
to
W
orking
U
nits
, C-I
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C-II, C-III
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C-IV, C-V
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C-VI, C-VIII
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C-IX, C-X
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C-XI, C-XII
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C-XIII, C-XIV
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C-XV, C-XVI
22
C-XVII, SC-A
ir
23
SC-A
uto
, SC-M
icro
24
SC-Q
ual
, SC-S
hip
25
SG-R
es
, SG-212
26
E
ducation
, T
raining
, Q
ualification
and
C
ertification
- I
nternational
A
uthorisation
B
oard
(IAB)
27
IAB G
roup
A, IAB G
roup
B
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D
iplomas
A
warded
in
2015
30
W
orking
G
roup
- C
ommunications
and
M
arketing
31
W
orking
G
roup
- S
tandardisation
32
W
orking
G
roup
- R
egional
A
ctivities
and
L
iaison with
D
eveloping
C
ountries
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E
ditorial
B
oard of
W
elding
in
the
W
orld
35
W
elding
in
the
W
orld
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A
nnual
A
ssembly
2015
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IIW M
ember
C
ountries
44
IIW M
ember
S
ocieties
, ANB
s
, ANBCC
s
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