VOLUME

09
Issue No.11
November 2023

ICNDT News•ICNDT Chair’s Message•

The 20th WCNDT Conference•

Report of ICNDT WG 1•

Report of ICNDT WG 4

P.2-6

European Region

P.7-12•ECNDT 2023•

Art’23•

Report from the Norwegian Society of NDTAsia-Pacific Region•

P.13-14

Report on APCNDT 2023

Pan-American Region•

ASNT Update•

Report on CONAENDI 2023

P.15-18

African Region•

P.19-20

INDTN National Conference 2024

Calendar of NDT Events

P.21

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ICNDT
ICNDT Chair’s Message

The conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal
between 3 and 7 July 2023. We expected a greater
participation not only from Europe, but also fromthe rest of the world.

I am glad to address you all with good spirits after
the pandemic period. We are introducing our new
version of the ICNDT Journal with the editorial teamsupported by the Japanese Society for NonDestructive Inspection (JSNDI). We hope you will
enjoy the content and new layout.

NDT on a Global Scale
Although we have recovered from the pandemic, theworld economy is facing uncertainty due to theongoing war between Russia and Ukraine which puts
the energy situation in imbalance and could deepen
economic uncertainty in the rest of the world.

APCNDT 2023
Recently, ICNDT held a hybrid Annual meeting at the
Melbourne Convention Centre hosted by theAustralian Institute for Non-Destructive Testing(AINDT) along side of the 16th APCNDT 2023. It was a
successful event for AINDT and all, with numerous
opportunities to meet in person after 3 long years.

Brent crude has stayed at 90$ -80$ / barrel for thelast 6 months and staying stable with some recovery
in the Oil & Gas Industry, As the world is open newenergy innovations are progress with carbon
capturing and Green Hydrogen, this will push new
projects in energy sector. Aviation industry is back intrack with more orders of planes from end users andday by day both passenger and cargo traffic isincreasing.

Dr. Mike Farley (Past Chairman) attended several inperson meetings at the 16th APCNDT; during which,he presented the upcoming New ICNDT Guide on
Qualification & Certification which is expected to bereleased later this year.

NDT demand is growing in Energy, Transportation,
Construction & Manufacturing Sectors, sourcessaying the NDT & Inspection market would hit 10.3
Billion this year and expect to grow over 7% in thenext 5 years.

APFNDT
elections
wereheld
duringth
the 16 APCNDT and I would like to congratulate all
the new officers who took their 3-year terms in
Melbourne, additionally, I would like to congratulate
The Malaysian Society for Non-Destructive Testing(MSNT) who were the successful bidder for the 18th
APCNDT.

ICNDT executives met at ECNDT 2023. We hadplanning WG 1, WG 3 meetings and ISG workshops,
alongside with ISO/TC 135 and SC meetings. Morecertification bodies have migrated to ISO 9712:2021,
if you have any questions please contact our ICEC
secretariat for more information. I wish everyone
good reading, great health peace, prosperity, andgrowth.

The 20th WCNDT will be held in Incheon, Korea
between 27 and 31 May 2024 and the preparation
for the conference is well under way. I would like toencourage National Societies to keep in touch withthe organizer, KSNT, to register. I would also
encourage National Societies to spread this message
to your members and participate in the relevant
conference and exhibitions.

ECNDT 2023
Our conferences are all back on track, and this year
we had one more major event, the 13th ECNDT. The
Conference President Bento Alves along with the
RELACRE team were sure to put up a great show.

Dr. S.K. Babu
ICNDT Chair,
Non-Destructive TestingSociety Singapore (NDTSS)
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ICNDTThe 20th WCNDT Conferencetime, 20 special sessions and 2 short courses are to
be scheduled on various topics which will contributeto vitalizing the overall scientific programme.

The 20th World Conference on Non-Destructive
Testing (20th WCNDT) is coming up in less than six
months and the preparation of the conference by
the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing (KSNT)
is in progress well underway. The conference will beheld on 27-31 May 2024 at Songdo Convensia,
Incheon, South Korea.

As the conference website continues to be updated
regularly with new information on registration,
programmes and accommodation, visit the website:www.20thwcndt.com, where you will also find any
and all information and contact details.

Important Facts about 20th WCNDT

Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities

The 20th WCNDT is such a long-awaiting worldwide
convention on NDT in eight years since 2016 in
München, Germany. Despite the series of
postponement due to pandemic, the conference is
now proceeding at a rapid pace with all indicators
being satisfactory for an outstanding success.

The 20th WCNDT Organizing Committee welcomessponsors from interested companies andinstitutions. By sponsoring at 20th WCNDT, you will
be able to have a marketing opportunity with
benefits to promote your company brand to global
leaders in the field of nondestructive testing.

The submission of abstracts was closed as of 31
October 2023 with over 1,000 abstracts submitted.
Authors who have submitted abstracts will be
notified by 30 November 2023, of the acceptance ofthe paper into the scientific programme of theconference. The extended abstract or full paper
must be submitted by 31 December 2023 for them
to be included in the proceedings. Speakers of
accepted abstracts are to be asked for registrationand payment of the conference fee by 31 December
2023. The extended abstracts and full papers
submitted to the 20th WCNDT Proceedings (Not for
SCIE Journal submissions) will also be published on
NDT.net open access after the completion of theconference. If you are still interested to submit
abstracts, you may contact the secretariat at
conference@20thwcndt.com for any remaining
spots are available.

20th WCNDT offers an array of exciting opportunities
designed to increase your visibility, product/service
recognition, and sales. Do not miss various
sponsorship opportunities of 20th WCNDT. For more
information of sponsorship benefits, please refer tothe sponsorship section at the website(https://20thwcndt.com/04/0401.html) or contact
the
20th
WCNDT
Secretariat
atsecretariat@20thwcndt.com
To date, over 200 companies involved in the NDTfield, either as equipment or service providers, havepurchased exhibition space, and total 354 exhibitionbooths are sold. Should you have interest inreserving exhibition space, please contact via e-mailat exhibition@20thwcndt.com as early as possible.
WCNDT is the biggest world-class event in the fields
of NDT, and the 20th WCNDT will prove it. Please
make use of the opportunity to become conversant
in NDT and to be a part of this prestigious event. For
further information, please contact the Conference
Secretariat by e-mail: secretariat@20thwcndt.com
or by telephone: +82 70 4421 7369, or visit thewebsite at: www.20thwcndt.com

The 20th WCNDT Organising Committee has invited
many renowned speakers including a Nobel Laureate
for the plenary and keynote presentations. Three
plenary speakers and a number of keynote/invited
speakers have been confirmed so far. The
conference structure call for a keynote and invited
talk on each day and contributed talks of in parallelsessions, as well as poster sessions. At the same3

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ICNDT
Report of ICNDT WG 1 on
Interpretation of ISO 9712:2012

the ICNDT Journal and in addition, Ms. Zoe Whiteand BINDT.

ISO 9712 was published in June 2012. It was a real
step forward on the way of harmonization of third
party certification. It combined two previous
standards EN 473:2008 and ISO 9712:2005. A lot of
unclear provisions were eliminated and the standard
became more practicable to use.

Of course I will still be consulting with them in orderto make sure the Journal meets the standards they
have set.
As I am sure many of you know, the ICNDT website
has undergone many positive changes and updates
recently and the Journal will as well with the great
support of ICNDT Chair, Dr. Sajeesh Kumar Babu. Inorder to make the ICNDT Journal more accessible, anew, “ICNDT Journals” button has been added to thewebsite that will lead visitors to the most recent
edition, as well as, back issues for reference.

In spite of this some provisions of the standard stillallow PCBs, especially young and inexperienced, tointerpret them in a different way. In order to avoid athreat to harmonization process ICNDT Working
group 1 “Qualification and certification of NDT
personnel” has drafted the Report on interpretationof ISO 9712:2012 which has advisory nature only.

Additionally, we have updated the design and layoutof the Journal similar to the website, that we hopereaders will enjoy and as the ICNDT Journal cannot
continue without regular submissions, we kindly ask
for the support from all ICNDT members and lookforward to reading your contributions.

To download the full report please visit the ICNDTWG 1 page on the official ICNDT website at:www.icndt.org/ICNDT-Activities/NDT-Qualificationand-Certification.

Working Group Website Pages

As the next issue gets closer we will announce thecall for submission.

In addition to WG 1, please feel free to view theother WG pages for more information on theiractivities. Please keep in mind that some of the WG
pages are still in development, so be sure to checkback periodically as more information is added.

Another recent addition that you may have noticed,
from the suggestion of ICNDT Past Chair, Dr. Mike
Farley, we have also added a button for the ICNDTSpecialist International Groups (SIG’s). While we arestill in the process of collecting the necessary
information for all of the SIG’s, currently you will findinformation for Full Matrix Capture, NDT Reliability
and Terahertz Users that we hope will be useful.

Report of ICNDT WG 4 on New Journal
Design and Website Updates
As the world has been opening up, we have all seen
the resurgence of NDT activity throughout the world
and thus, the need to connect and communicate
with those in our industry is as important as ever.

In the meantime, if you have any questions orconcerns related to WG 4 activities, please feel free
to contact us at icndt@jsndi.or.jp

ICNDT WG 4 was established to promote ICNDT
activities and disseminate information to otherorganisations, Federations or Corporations involved
with NDT, because of this, I would like to announce
that WG 4 will be taking on the responsibility ofediting and distributing the ICNDT Journal.

Mr. Shohei Ooka

ICNDT WG 4, Chair
The Japanese Society for
Non-Destructive Inspection, (JSNDI)

I would like to thank Mr. David Gilbert, former ICNDTWG 4 Chair for his many years of efforts with
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ICNDT PhotographCompetition 2024
“NDT Stories in Pictures”
Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Korea

Prize
Win the prize of “One Free Full Registration” tothe 20th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT)from 27 to 31 May 2024 in Korea.

Commendation

How to apply

The winner will be announced on the

To enter the “ICNDT Photograph

ICNDT Website by the end of March

Competition 2024", please visit the ICNDT2024, and awarded during the 20th

website at www.icndt.org to download all forms

WCNDT with a certificate ofand once completed, send it back with one photographcommendation.

to the ICNDT WG 4 at icndt@jsndi.or.jp.

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13TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON
NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING IN
LISBON (3 TO 7 JULY 2023)

The usual parallel meetings of EFNDT, ICNDT,
between ICNDT Regions, European Forum for
National Aerospace NDT Boards, and ISO/TC 135
were held, totalling more than 20.

It was a privilege for FSEND-RELACRE to organize thelargest NDT international technical and scientificevent of 2023, in an area with a strong impact on
the safety of people and goods.

Once again, the Academia NDT International
Research Day was plenty of great communications.
The Joint EFNDT-ICNDT Workshop: Training,
Qualification and Certification – The New 9712 And
More, held on the last day of the conference, had ahigh level of participation given the relevance of the
topic.

The event was attended by 1456 participants, from65 countries, an exhibition area of 1720 m², with137 companies represented, including equipment
manufacturers, with the most advanced nondestructive testing technologies.
More than 350 oral communications and posters
were presented, with a special focus on researchand development applied to industry.
The Conference Proceedings are available at ndt.net(the largest Open Access Portal of NDT) and aselection of these papers will be published on
Scopus Database.
The Conference was a success, representing thecomplete and total affirmation of FSEND-RELACRE as
one of the European NDT associations with thecapacity to organize such an event.

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EuropeIn the Cradle of ART:
Let’s Join the Enlightened City !

The “art’23 Conference” will strive to achieve
funding goals by bringing together delegates,
conservation scientists and curators, art historians,
analytical scientists and architectural researchers.
The technical and scientific programme will include
both invited and short presentations and poster
sessions that will highlight the application of NDT inmany important sectors related to cultural heritage.

What about a trip to Italy to meet experts andscientists involved in the study of crucial methods toachieve more successful and long-lastingpreservation of works of art and environmental
heritage? And what if this meeting should be held in
2023 Italian Capital of Culture Bergamo & Brescia,
the so-called “Enlightened City”?

For more details about Abstract Submission andRegistrations, please visit the official website of theConference:https://www.aipnd.it/art_23_international_conference

AIPnD is proud to welcome you all in Brescia, its
hometown, that will host ART’23 International
Conference on non-destructive investigations andmicroanalysis for the diagnostics and conservation ofcultural and environmental heritage: the Conference
will be held in November 2023 (from Tuesday 28thtill Thursday 30th) and it will be hosted at the Schoolof Economics of the University of Brescia, thehistorical site of the Athenaeum.

AIPnD Secretariat is at your complete disposal for
any further information (art@aipnd.it).
See you in Brescia!

With the aim to promote education and competencein this field, the “art” logo was created almost forty
years ago and it still represents, in national andinternational sphere, one of the most successful
initiatives in this area. The desired synergy amongexperts will lead to continuous development of newscientific methods in the fields of preservation,
reconstruction and diagnostics of cultural andenvironmental artworks.
The last edition of the “art conference” was held in
Buenos Aires (Argentina) in November 2021 anddespite the pandemic period it promotedcooperation among different specialists coming fromall over the world and strengthened the relationshipespecially between the Italian and Latin-American
world of NDT.

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Report on ASNT 2023 from theNorwegian Society of NDTThe Norwegian Society of Non-Destructive Testing
would like to share with you our impressions fromour participation on the ASNT Annual Conference in
Houston this October.

The President of EFNDT together with therepresentative from the Norwegian NDT Society
during ASNT`s banquet dinner

The representatives from the NDT Societies in
Brazil, Argentina and Norway. In the centre of
the picture is (blue tie) Paul Lang, Executive
Director of ASNT.

NDT Level III Seminar
The Norwegian Society would also like to informthe readers of the ICNDT Journal of our NDT Level
III Seminar in Oslo November 21st – 22nd. Pleaserefer www.ndt.no for more details about thisevent.

Israel and Norway

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EuropeNDT NIVÅ 3 SEMINAR 2023
Clarion Hotel Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, 20.-21. november
NORSK FORENING FOR IKKE-DESTRUKTIV PRØVINGNORWEGIAN SOCIETY FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING

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Asia-Pacific
Report on APCNDT 2023

In conjunction with APCNDT 2023 the Asia-PacificFederation for Non-Destructive Testing (APFNDT)
held various meetings such as Task Groups (TG),
Executive Committee (AEC)/Board and two General
Assemblies (GA’s). The two GA’s took place on 1 to 2
March 2023 to approve official business such as
financials, awards, bids to host the 18th APCNDT andas many AEC/Board members terms had expired,elections needed to be carried out.

After being postponed from its original date of 18 to
22 October, 2021, the 16th Asia-Pacific Conference
for Non-Destructive Testing successfully took placein Melbourne, Australia on 28 February to 3 March,
2023. The four day event was organised andsuperbly executed by the Australian Institute for
Non-Destructive Testing (AINDT) at the Melbourne
Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).

Over the year, the APFNDT Secretariat collected
official documentation from candidates such as
nominations and CV’s that were discussed first with
the AEC then Board and finally distributed to the
APFNDT Members to be voted on during GA 2.
Please see the following page for election results forcontinuing and elected members of the APFNDTAEC/Board.

During the conference over 40 technical sessions
were held covering an array of topics, but notlimited to Ultrasonics, Surface Methods, Eddy
Current, Thermography, Radiography, NDT 4.0,
Commercial Presentations and Panel Discussions.
The conference was opened by APCNDT 2023
President, Mr. Paul Grosser, who led the APCNDT
organising committee despite the many obstacles
brought on from the global pandemic. It goes
without saying the conference would not have beena success without his unwavering dedication toholding the event.

Newly elected APFNDT Executive Committee (AEC)
2023-2026

APCNDT 2023 President, Mr. Paul Grosser, during
the opening ceremony.

APFNDT General Assembly 1 (GA 1)

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Asia-Pacific
APCNDT 2023 (Continued)
APFNDT Executive Committee (AEC) and Board Members 2023-2026
Regional Representative Group One
Western/Central/South Asia

APFNDT Executive Committee (AEC) 2023-2026
President

Dr. Takamasa Ogata (JSNDI)

Mr. Diwakar D. Joshi(ISNT)

Vice-President

Prof. Krishnan. Balasubramaniam(ISNT)Mr. Alexander Mullin(RSNTTD)

Immediate Past
President

Dr. Norikazu Ooka (JSNDI)

Regional Representative Group Two
East/South East Asia
Dr. Ji jingyuan(ChSNDT)

General Secretary

Mr. Paulchamy. Pugalendhi(NDTSS)

Prof. Ik-Keun Park

(KSNT)

Treasurer

Mr. Kevin Smith (ASNT)

Dr. Ilham Mukriz Abidin(MSNT)APCNDT 2026
President

Mr. Danny Keck (ASNT)

Prof. Chih-Hung Chiang(SNTCT)

Secretariat
Representative

Mr. Shohei Ooka (JSNDI)

AuditorDr. Sajeesh Kumar Babu (NDTSS)

Regional Representative Group Three
Pacific, Oceania
Mr. Pranay Wadyalkar(AINDT)

Mr. Neal Couture(ASNT)APFNDT General Assembly 1, AEC, Board, Voting Delegates and Secretariat.

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Pan-America
The American Society for NonDestructive Testing Update

and certification of NDT personnel, and over the
next two years the required data points will be
developed and obtain ANSI accreditation of the
program. ASNT expects to release additional
methods and industry exams over the next few
years. The program is currently available in Houston
and Chennai, India, as well as at client sites uponrequest. The ASNT 9712 program replaces the ACCP
program which is being sunsetted over the next two
years.

ASNT had a phenomenal turnout for ASNT 2023: The
Annual Conference. ASNT 2023 brought together
2220 attendees from 41 countries and 43 states toshare engaging content, including 85 thoughtprovoking sessions and the latest nondestructive
testing (NDT) technology showcased by 218
exhibitors. ASNT 2023 delivered a wealth of insights
and fostered collaborations and partnerships thatwill shape the NDT industry in the years to come.

The Industry Sector Qualification for Oil & Gas, withUT Thickness, Shear Wave, and Phased Array exams
are presently available, and several morequalifications planned over the next two years. In
addition, ASNT Certification Services is assessing
options for development of its next industry
qualification. They are also assessing the feasibilityof integrating the Industry Sector Qualification
program into the ASNT 9712 program.

During the conference ASNT unveiled a fresh andinnovative ASNT logo, symbolizing the remarkable
growth of the ASNT brand. This cutting-edge design
aims to inspire both existing and new members
while projecting a sleek, high-tech image. Look out
for the official launch of the new brand in early
2024.
ASNT is excited to share a new NDT awareness video
to introduce the world to NDT and explain: "What is
Nondestructive Testing?" Developed for those withminimal awareness of NDT, the video delves into thecritical role that NDT plays in various industries,
shedding light on its significance and impact. ASNT
encourages NDT professionals to share the video tospread the word about NDT and its vast career
potential. Visit www.youtube.com/asntinfo/videos.

To improve the value of membership throughcontent and engagement, ASNT successfullyacquired and integrated NDT Classroom, which is theindustry’s leading online training platform. NDTClassroom has quickly proven to be a valuable
member benefit as it brings cost-effective, quality
training to ASNT members.
Last October, the ASNT Board approved theestablishment of a training and certification facility
in Houston to support the oil and gas industry in the
Gulf Coast region. The new facility opened in April
this year and has begun conducting CBT andpractical certification exams and training courses
there.

ASNT is now in the second year of theimplementation of its strategic plan. Many of theobjectives have already been accomplished and haveadjusted the timelines and milestones to others. The
Strategic
Management
Committee
recently
approved the release of the 2023 plan update which
is published on asnt.org.

Over the coming years, ASNT will enhance andexpand its education offerings through in-person
courses which include hands-on lab practical, andestablish partnerships with other education andtraining providers through the ASNT Franchise
program.

The ASNT 9712 program was launched in April 2023
with the release of the UT, PT, MT, and RT
certifications for Level II and III personnel. ASNT has
self-certified the program and complies with ISO
9712:2021 Non-destructive testing — Qualification

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ASNT’s public relations campaign has really taken off
this past year. In partnership with Stanton
Communications, featured content in numerous
industry publications addressing current issues,
trends, and technologies within the NDT Industry
have been published. ASNT has harnessed theexpertise of 15 subject matter specialist members to
respond to media inquiries, facilitate public
education through interviews, and contribute article
content. There are 9 published articles in industry
magazines and several interviews on time-sensitive
issues. ASNT has been featured by The Hill, The
Associated Press, Construction Executive, Civil &Structure Engineer, Aerospace Manufacturing, andothers.

Clearly ASNT has made tremendous progress in its
strategic plan over the past two years, but muchwork remains to be done. Please visit asnt.org for
more information on the strategic plan.

ASNT entered the world of legislative affairs, led by
ASNT Board member Jason Riggs, who chairs thelegislative affairs subcommittee. ASNT is developing
an agenda which is focused on informing andeducating key members and staffers in federal andstate legislatures about NDT and its applications,
technologies, and innovation opportunities, and toadvocate for regulations and policy that support
further NDT adoption, utilization, and certification
requirements. This not only includes educating
government officials about what NDT is, but also
what federal and state regulations currently exist
requiring employment of nondestructive evaluationand testing methods and how they may beenhanced.

ASNT 2024
21-24 October 2024 | Caesars Forum | Las Vegas,
NV

ASNT Events
ASNT Rewind
7 February 2024 | Online (free to members)
Advanced Imaging for NDT
16-18 April 2024 | Hyatt Regency | Cincinnati, OH
32nd ASNT Research Symposium
24-28 June 2024 | David L. Lawerence Convention
Center | Pittsburgh, PA

The ASNT Foundation conducted its inaugural Golf
Tournament fundraiser in Houston on Saturday prior
to the Annual Conference. The Foundation also
conducted an auction in the exhibit hall during theconference, culminating in a special auction at ASNT
Celebrates! on Wednesday evening.
The Foundation also established two newscholarship funds – one each in the names of Chuck
Hellier and James Treat – to provide scholarships forundergraduate and continuing education programs.

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CONAENDI 2023 - Conference andExposition: absolute success
The 39th edition of CONAENDI, the largest NDT and
Inspection Conference and Exhibition in Latin
America, held in São Paulo, Brazil, was once again
marked by the extremely high technical/scientificlevel of the technical works and presentations.
However, this time, upon returning to the in-personformat, it was also characterized by reunions
between friends and intense engagement on social
media. From September 20th to 22nd, the Frei
Caneca Convention Center brought together morethan a thousand participants, including researchers,
engineers, technicians, Non-Destructive Testing
inspectors, company representatives, teachers andstudents; divided into five conference rooms(simultaneous) and an equipment and productexhibition area with more than 40 booths.
For three days, CONAENDI had presentations anddebates between the main Brazilian andinternational experts, on central topics for the global
production chain, such as new NDTs technologies,
NDT 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, Failure Analysis,
Structural Integrity Management, seeking tounderstand to what extent these themes have been
impacted by new trends, especially when applied insegments such as Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Nuclear,
Renewable Energy, Rail, Mining, Civil Constructionand Safety. Among the highlights of the program,two caught attentions: the startups session that
presented projects on important topics such as
sensors for railways, computer vision, ROV scanning,graphene and carbon nanotubes and the launch of
the book ''The World of END 4.0'' ', written by Drs.
Ripi Singh and Johannes Vrana and translated into
Portuguese by ABENDI.

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International NDT and wood evaluation
event will be in Brazil.

Attendees will include professionals involved in NonDestructive Testing of wood, international
researchers, users of various non-destructive
evaluation
technologies,
representativesofequipment manufacturers, government agencies,
among others. English will be the official language ofthe event. For more details, please accesshttps://www.ndtesymposium.org/about

Brazil will host from September 17 to 21, 2024, the23rd International Nondestructive Testing and
Evaluation of Wood Symposium. The event will
present the results of the most recent work andresearch in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation ofWood, carried out by engineers, researchers, andscientists from around the world and will be an
opportunity to encourage international collaborative
efforts and promote the implementation of
NDT/NDE technologies on the planet.

Key Conference Dates

September 1, 2023 -- Call for Papers OpenJanuary 15, 2024 -- Deadline for Abstract Submission
March 1, 2024 -- Notification of Abstract Acceptanceto Authors (oral and poster)

The event is co-hosted by the School of AgriculturalEngineering (FEAGRI) of University of Campinas, the
USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory(FPL), the Forest Products Society (FPS), the Brazilian
Society for Nondestructive Testing and Inspection(ABENDI) and sponsored by the International Unionof Forest Research Organization (IUFRO) Division 5.

May 1, 2024 -- Deadline for Full Paper Submission
and Opening of Early Registration
August 15, 2024 -- Deadline for Early Bird
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Africa
INDTN National Conference 2024

Conference Tracks• Life extension for critical oil & gas infrastructure• Safety of aircrafts and detecting fatigue in aging
aircrafts• Integrity and management of aging vessels• Managing aging power infrastructure• Managing aging oil refineries• Sustainable rail line development andmaintenance• Integrity of surface and subsurface pipeline• Training & Certification of NDT personnel• The Impact of Regulations on the development of
NDT education and practice• Integrity of nuclear plants and its facilities• NDE Codes & Standards• NDT in Aerospace, Railways, Ship, Automobile
and Civil Engineering infrastructure Systems• Integrity monitoring of boilers, pressure vessels,
tanks, piping systems and critical offshore
structures• The role of NDT in the safety and maintenance ofbridges• Structural health monitoring systems• Standardization of NDT practices

National assets and infrastructures are engines for
economic growth and social transformation. Shortly
after the independence in 1960, Nigerian
Government embarked on the acquisition ofmassive infrastructures, coupled with the ones
inherited from the colonial masters. Nigeria had ahuge transport infrastructure, admirable port
facilities, functional refineries, and power generation
infrastructure. But where are these infrastructures
today? They deteriorated and collapsed within 20
years after commissioning. The questions are whatwent wrong? Is it a case of management
incompetence, lack of technical competence, or lackof funds to maintain these infrastructures?
To address these questions and many more, the
INDT Conference 2024 brings an extraordinary
gathering of the leading non-destructive testing
professionals,
government
agencies,
NDT
companies, facility managers, integrity management
experts in Construction, Fabrication, Power, Oil &Gas, Defence, Petrochemical, Marine, Automobile
and Aviation industries. The conference will provide
a platform for proffering solutions to challenges
associated with managing critical assets and aging
infrastructures in the power, oil & gas, and transport
sector.

Important Deadlines

Abstract deadline - 21st December 2023
Authors notified- 7th January 2024
Full paper deadline - 31st January 2024

For more information, contact

Email: info@indtn.org OR conference@indtn.org,
Website: www.indtn.org

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Calendar of NDT Events 2023 - 2026
Date

Location

Event Title

Information

7 - 9 Dec. 2023

Pune, India

Annual Conference: NDE 2023

www.isntnde.in

27 - 31 May 2024

Incheon, Korea

20th WCNDT

https://20thwcndt.com/

10 - 13 June 2024

Potsdam, Germany

EWSHM 2024

https://www.ewshm2024.com/frontend/index.php

11 - 13 June 2024

Ontario, Canada

NDT in Canada 2024

https://www.cinde.ca/conference/

18 - 20 Sep. 2024

Potsdam, Germany

EWGAE 2024

https://www.ewgae2024.com/frontend/index.php

15 - 18 Oct. 2024

Beijing, China

The 3rd WCCM

https://www.wccm2021.com/committee.php

21 - 24 Oct. 2024

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

ASNT 2024

https://www.asnt.org/Major
SiteSections/Events

09 - 12 June 2025

Niagara Falls, Canada

PANNDT 2025

www.panndt.org

06 - 09 Oct. 2025

Orlando, Florida, USA

ASNT 2025

https://www.asnt.org/Major
SiteSections/Events

11 - 14 May 2026

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

APCNDT 2026

www.apcndt2026.com

15 - 19 June 2026

Verona, Italy

ECNDT 2026

https://www.efndt.org/Organisation/EuropeanConference

12 - 15 Oct. 2026

Columbus, Ohio, USA

ASNT 2026

https://www.asnt.org/Major
SiteSections/Events

If you have an NDT event that you would like to promote please contact ICNDT WG 4 Chair,
Mr. Shohei Ooka, at icndt@jsndi.or.jp
To see the most up to date list of ICNDT Events, please visit www.icndt.org

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