Joining nations 1947-1990

JOINING NATIONS

l 95 l Commission XV Fundamentals of Design and Fabrication for Welding set up 1954 Commission IX Weldability and XII Brittle Fracture merged as Commission IX Behaviour of Metals Subjected to Welding 1954 Commission XI Pressure Vessels, Boilers and Pipelines set up 1954 Commission XII Special Arc Welding Processes set up

OTHER INNOVATIONS

Reference system for documents The reference system for documents, which has remained un– changed, was introduced at the beginning of l 953, the use of Roman numerals to denote the numbers of the Commissions being adopted at the same time. Sub-Commissions Sub-Commissions began to be appointed in 1951, when the first regulations concerning them were drawn up. Emblem As might be expected, there was general agreement that the Institute should have an emblem, but little agreement as to its appearance. The present design was finally adopted in l 953; it was immediately incorporated in an IIW flag, presented by the Danish delegation as hosts of the 1953 Annual Assembly, and duly transmitted to the Italian hosts of the l 954 Assembly. Annual Report The annual report of the Executive Council and the Secretariats was submitted to the Governing Council for the first time in 1953 and has appeared year by year since then. Meeting ofChairmen ofCommissions To ensure that the Commissions were not working in isolated compartments, the Scientific and Technical Secretary prepared, on