IIW History 1948-1958

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11as increased from 65 in 1952 t o 280 in 1956. This increase gives an idea of tlte development of the II\V. 'IVhile, of course, the value of work cannot be measured by the weight of paper, the statistics given above h ave some significance as a basis of appreciation. The t erms of reference of the commissions a re relatively distinct , but it is obvious that certain subj ect s may be considered under different aspect s by several commissions. Consequently, it was soon apparent that it would be necessary to ensure that their activities were closely coordinated. This was one of the reasons that led to the es lalJllsltment of the scientific and t echnical secre– t a riat which has already been mentioned. This secret ariat is in permanent liaison with the chairmen of the commissions a nd so can ensure that the 11·ork is coordinated, thus p reventing overlapping and the dispersion of effort ; it can a lso allocate wo rk on subj ect s of interest t o more than one commission a nd draw conclusions of a general charact er from the ·work of several of them . To provide chairmen with information about the work of all the commissions, the Scientific and T echnical Secret ary prepa res a « coordination report » afte r each a nnual assembly. In addition, about half-\\·ay bet\\·een a nnual assemblies, 11e convenes yearly a meeting of the chairmen of commissions t o ensure that all necessary liaisons are effected and t o consider the solutions t o any problems of coordination ·which may arise. Since the commissions form part of the IIVV, any problems arisi ng in their wo rk which concern relations with outside bodies such as I SO, fo r example, must be examined from the point of vie\v of general policy; for this reason the Governing Council and the Executive Council, with the collaboration of the Secretariats, consider these problems and the chairmen of commissions are informed by the Scientific and Technical Secret a ry of the solutions adopted . A. LEROY. 3. PUBLICATION OF THE WORK OF THE IIW. On the foundat ion of the II\ V, arrangements were made to ensure that the \\·o rk \\·h ich had been accomplished shouid be made known. These arrangement s have resulted, firstly, in the p ubli cation and sale, under the auspices of the IIVV, of a certain nu rn ber of documents a nd , secondly, in the p ublication in the t ech– nical press of documents recommended fo r publication by .the IIW. These two methods of publication are discussed below . A . DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED AND SOLD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE IIW. n) Bibliographical Bulletin for Welding and Allied Processes. On the foundation of the II\V, the I'rench delegation placed at its disposal a peri odical bibliographical p ublication which , published by the French welding organisations, had already been appearing for several years. From 1948, the Bibliographical B '11lletin for Welding and Allied Processes h as appeared under the auspices of th e International Institute of vVelding (1). The text is prepared by the « Institut de Soudure » in Paris wit h the collaborati on of a number of member societies of the IIW a nd in close li aison with Commission I V (Documentation) of the IIW (2). 'l'he Bullett:11, which is published in English and French, is a quarterly. It contains each year from 2 ,000 to 2,500 abstracts, which a re systematically classified, of books and articles dealing with ·welding, the allied processes and their applications which have appeared throughout the world ; the Bulletin also contains annually some zoo abstracts of some of the working documents of the Commissions of the IIW and also of papers presented at the Institute's public

(1) Publisher : « l,es Pu blications deb :->oud ure Antogen e », 39, rue d'Amste rcl:11n, Paris 8°. \ 2) See Part If