CONTENTSNews ................................................. 1-2
European Regional Group ................. 2-4
African Regional Group .................... 5-6
Pan-American Regional Group ........ 7-10
Asia-Pacific Regional Group .............. 11
Calendar of Events .............................. 12

The World Organisation for NDTVolume 9 Issue No 3
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

Embrace technological growth toremain sustainableH

aving crossed the first half of 2017, slight recovery is seen
by NDT businesses through most of the industries acrossthe globe. A global market outlook for 2017 states: ‘Whileoil has made an impressive comeback since the early-2016 lows,a continued supply glut and modest global growth will probably
keep energy range-bound with a slight upward bias in 2017’. Let
us keep the positive energy and do our duties with integrity andproductivity to sustain our growth.
As ICNDT Chairman, I have participated as an invitee at theannual event of the Association of NDT Services Organisationof India (NANSO), held in Mumbai, India. I was also Guest of Honour at COTEQ 2017,
organised by ABENDI, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the conference a meeting of the
Pan-American NDT Board was held. A new logo was introduced and the event brought newtechnologies and equipment to the market.
The Austrian Society organised a successful conference, Certification 2017, which washeld in Vienna. This provided an information exchange platform for the ISO 9712:2012
standard and its subsequent revision. ICNDT Working Group 1 (Qualification andCertification) held its meeting during this conference.
On 25 June 2017, a historic memorandum of understanding was signed between
ICNDT and the International Institute of Welding (IIW) in Shanghai during the latter’s 70th
General Assembly. Key highlights of this MOU include sharing information, knowledge
and networks in NDT in welding, enabling both organisations to excel as a result of thisexchange; promoting the benefits of this relationship to each other’s membership throughpublications and involvement in IIW and ICNDT technical activities and other means as
deemed appropriate from time to time; and promoting education, training, qualificationand certification, research and development and technology transfer in NDT and welding.
Overall, this MOU will use the best endeavours of each organisation to help one anothermeet their objectives without any conflict with regards to their respective goals.
Technological improvements such as pulsed eddy current, reverse geometry X-ray imaging
and compound S-scan in PAUT, to name but a few, are emerging in the market. I urge you
to embrace the new technologies for your technical solutions and provide inspections with
better productivity and, of course, with greater integrity, which in turn improves the reliabilityof performance in manufacturing, infrastructure, transportation, power and utilities, natural
resources and all other related industries.
I wish you all the best for the rest of the year and look forward to your participation in thenext major NDT event of the year – the 15th Asia Pacific Conference for NDT (APCNDT) in
Singapore.

Ir Sajeesh K Babu, Chairman, ICNDT

September 2017

ICNDT Working Group on
NDT Education andResearchI

CNDT Working Group 3 is the focal
point in ICNDT for activities relating
to research, education and links
to higher education. At a meeting held
during the 19th World Conference on NonDestructive Testing (19th WCNDT), Dr
Manfred Johannes stepped down after four
years of service as Chairman and Professor
Younho Cho was elected as his successor.
Current members of the ICNDTWorking Group on NDT Education andResearch are:l Professor Steve Holland, Iowa State
University, USAl Ekaterina Cheprasova, Russian Society
for NDT, Russia
l Professor Vjera Krstelj, Croatian NDTSociety, Croatia
l Harold Jansen, SAIW, South Africal Professor Marc Kreutzbruck, Universityof Stuttgart, Germanyl Kevin Smith, ASNT, USAl Professor Uwe Ewert, BAM, Germanyl Dr Tony Erhard, DGZfP, Germany
l Professors Robert Smith and Keith
Newton, BINDT, UK
l Dr Serge Dos Santos, INSA, Francel Mike Farley, ICNDT PGPC Chairman,UK.
Key actions of the ICNDT Working
Group on NDT Education and Research forthe next two years, as agreed at the ICNDTGeneral Assembly, are as follows:
l Continue to promote a register of
research organisationsl Review when to update ICNDT guides
on research and educationl Prepare a list of NDT books withcommentary on their suitabilityl Draw up a list of universities offeringcourses in NDT, categorising them asin the ICNDT Guide
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Publisher:‘ICNDT Working Group on NDT
Education and Research’ continued fromfront pageThe International Committee for Non-Destructive Testing (ICNDT).
The ICNDT is registered as a legalised Association with its seat in Vienna,
Austria. A1010 Vienna, Krugerstraße 16.
Secretariat: The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT),
Midsummer House, Riverside Way, Bedford Road, Northampton NN1 5NX,
UK. Tel: +44 (0)1604 438300; Fax: +44 (0)1604 438301; Email: info@bindt.org

Editors:

David Gilbert, The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT).
Tel: +44 (0)1604 438300; Fax: +44 (0)1604 438301; Email: david.gilbert@
bindt.org
Sharon Bond, CINDE
Email: s.bond@cinde.ca

Production:

Corinne Mackle, BINDTStephanie Pulley, BINDT
Zoe White, BINDT

Published three times per year.
Editorial contributions are welcomed.
Articles should be sent to Sharon Bond, CINDE. Email: s.bond@cinde.ca
Views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the International Committee for
Non-Destructive Testing. No liability is accepted whatsoever for errors or omissions.
ICNDT member societies are authorised to distribute this newsletter and/or its contents; however,
permission should be obtained for reproduction of individual articles and extracts.

Material for the next ICNDT Journal should be sent toSharon Bond, email: s.bond@cinde.cal Sponsor International Specialist
Groups (ISGs), each hosted by amember society, as follows (to date):• Full Matrix Capture – BINDT• Terahertz Imaging – BINDT• Microwave NDT – ASNT
• Magnetic Memory Method –RSSNDT• NDT of Art and Cultural Heritage –BINDT• NDT Reliability – DGZfP• Non-Linear UT – DGZfP• Guided Wave UT – KSNT.
ISGs will be open to all members of
ICNDT member societies and meetings
will be organised on the internet to:l More widely promote the ICNDTGuide on Research and Development
in NDTl Link to Academia NDTl Maintain the link to the World
Federation of NDE Centers(WFNDEC).

Your new ICNDT Journal is available to download from www.icndt.org

6th International Conference on NDT of HSNT and 1st International
Conference on Welding of the Welding Greek Institute (WGI)(ICWNDT-2018)

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rganised by the Hellenic Society for Non-Destructive
Testing and the Welding Greek Institute (WGI), the 6thInternational Conference on NDT of HSNT and 1st
International Conference on Welding of the Welding Greek
Institute (ICWNDT-2018) will be held 22-24 October 2018 at the
Eugenides Foundation Planetarium, Athens, Greece.
The Organising Committee, with its Chairmen Professor
Ioannis Prassianakis and Meletios Tzaferis, cordially invites papers
and posters in all relevant fields of NDT and welding and also
participation in the exhibition of new NDT and welding products,
which will take place during the conference.
The aim of the conference is to bring together scientists,
researchers and industrial engineers to exchange recent experiencesin research and development activities in the fields of NDT andwelding, as well as to promote international collaboration in all
matters related to NDT and welding.
The conference will cover all thematic areas ofcurrent research and industrial use of NDT and welding.
Main topics of the conference include:l Advanced NDT and ultrasonic techniquesl Advanced joining processesl Aerospace and marine
l Applications and innovations of NDT methodsl Applications for power generation (including nuclear technologies)l Applications for the shipping and aerospace industries
l Composite materials, welding and adhesionl Developments in the automation of welding processes2

l Developments in dissimilar materials joiningl Developments in pipeline constructionl Developments in welding consumablesl Developments in welding power sources technology
l Digital radiographyl Fundamentals and applications of welding and joining processesl Industrial manufacturingl Inspection, training and certification of welding and NDT
personnell Microstructure and metallurgical behaviours in welds
l Modelling and simulation of welds and welded stuctures
l NDT applications in the civil structures industryl NDT for the diagnostics and refurbishment of cultural heritage
monuments
l NDT in medical applications
l NDT technology transfer
l Non-contact NDT methodsl Residual stress and distorsion in weldmentsl Testing and inspection for weld integrity.
Delegates are invited to participate in this event and take theopportunity to create or renew friendships, exchange ideas and torelax in the historical and famous city of Athens.
For conference information, visit http://hsnt.gr/1st-icwndt-2018/,
or contact Professor Ioannis Prassianakis, Conference President andChairman of the Organising Committee, fax: +30 21 0 772 3759 /+30 69 7 741 6789 or email: prasian@central.ntua.gr / hsnt@hsnt.gr

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Contact:
P Trampus – peter.trampus@ttsa.hu
M Purschke – pm@dgzfp.de

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8th International Conference on Certification and Standardization in NDTFive years of EN ISO 9712 – What’s next/how to go on?
Report by Tony Wooldridge, ICNDT ICEC SecretaryAvery successful 8th International Conference on Certificationand Standardization in NDT was held in Vienna, Austria,
from 6-7 June 2017. This conference explored the extent towhich the international standard on the certification of personnel(ISO 9712) has worked well and examined aspects that could be
improved.
The Austrian Society for NDT (ÖGfZP) organised this important
event on behalf of the global NDT certification community incooperation with the German and Swiss NDT societies (DGZfPand SGZP, respectively) under the umbrella of EFNDT.
The conference was opened by Stefan Haas, the President of theAustrian Society for NDT, ÖGfZP, followed by an address from Franz
Resetar, the Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy,
and a welcome from Gerhard Aufricht, Managing Director andVice President of ÖGfZP and Lead Conference Organiser.

Members of the ICNDT Working Group for Qualification andCertification (WG1), who met in Vienna

During the last five years, since the introduction of ISO 9712 in2012, it has become clear that the standard has been interpreted
and implemented differently around the world. In the interestof harmonisation, it was important to exchange experiences in
implementation and explore how best to minimise the differencesin implementation.
This certification conference provided the optimal platform
to capture the opinions of experts from industry, certification andstandardisation. It was also very timely, since the ISO committee(ISO TC 135/SC7), which is considering revisions to ISO 9712,
requires formal responses to its consultation by early September
2017. A meeting of the ICNDT Working Group for Qualification
and Certification (WG1) was held alongside the conference,
primarily to help formulate an ICNDT view on the desirable
changes to ISO 9712.
28 speakers from 15 nations all over the world provided
their personal views of the necessary or desirable changes to
ISO 9712 and the current status of the standard in their countries.
80 delegates from 29 countries participated in discussions on thepreferred way forward. Papers and pictures from the conference
are available at www.oegfzp.at
Several speakers discussed how the responsibilities for ensuring
NDT inspectors are suitably qualified should be shared between
the certification body and the employer. The adequacy of training
and experience is primarily the responsibility of the employer andit might be preferable to redefine training requirements more in4

terms of learning outcomes rather than hours spent training.
Speakers from many countries outlined how training is being
specified to meet the requirements of the work and systems are being
set up by employers to monitor the completeness of the training.
Currently, ISO 9712 allows renewals to be made after five years
by a review of evidence demonstrating continued practice andcompetence but without examination. There was a majority view
(admittedly not unanimous) that renewal without examination
should be replaced by recertification, but that the examination could
be simplified provided there is adequate evidence of continued
competent practice.
Sometimes the implementation of ISO 9712 is adapted to suitthe local requirements. For example, in Russia the qualification
examination may take place at the employer’s premises andin Brazil there are examination centres that rotate around thecountry according to need. In both cases the requirements forconfidentiality and security need to be met.

28 speakers from 15 nations presented at the 8th International
Conference on Certification and Standardization in NDTThe final paper of the conference was presented by SajeeshBabu, Chairman of ICNDT, who outlined his vision for the future.
He believes that personnel certification will be heavily based on
ISO 9712, with increased emphasis on standardised examquestions and practical examinations. The Multilateral Recognition
Agreement (MRA) operated by ICNDT will be important inenabling inspectors certificated by one body to be recertificatedby another body in a different country.
In summary, this was a very successful and effective meeting,which has helped develop valuable suggestions to improve
the interpretation and implementation of ISO 9712 and theharmonisation of certification more generally. These suggestions
will be central to ICNDT’s input to the review of ISO 9712.

International Workshop –IXth NDT in Progress 20179-11 October 2017
Prague, Czech Republic

ndt2017.it.cas.cz
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M Zergoug – mzergoug@yahoo.com
H Jansen – jansenh@saiw.co.za

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AFRICAThe involvement of the IAEA and AFRA in the promotion of advanced
NDT techniques in African countries
Report by Professor Farid Herelli (Tunisia), Honorary Member of ICNDT, Past Project Scientific Consultant for IAEA-AFRA(1998-2008) and Former Chairman of AFNDT(2006-2008)T

he important role that the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) and the African Regional Cooperative
Agreement for Research, Development and Training
Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) are playing inpromoting the use of non-destructive testing (NDT) in Africa is wellknown.
The IAEA, under its various programmes, such asindividual country technical cooperation (TC) projects andregional projects, has enabled many countries in the region
to acquire basic technical expertise, infrastructure and NDTequipment.
The IAEA and AFRA programmes have contributed to theestablishment of two regional designated centres (RDCs), which
are providing training leading to internationally-accepted
qualification and certification of NDT personnel and the technicalskills of the adapted training centres.
It is well known that industrial developments must be
closely related to the application of quality and safety controls.
The development of accepted quality and safety standards inmanufacturing and engineering is a long-term process requiringwell-qualified manpower.
One of the most important conditions of successful industrial
development is the proper practice of NDT.
Knowing the importance of NDT in the promotion of economic
growth, many African states have constantly participatedsince 2012 in the African Regional Cooperative Agreement for
Research, Development and Training related to the Nuclear
Science and Technology (AFRA) project in non-destructive
testing.
Since 2013, the IAEA and AFRA have introduced specific NDTprojects and have been involved in other projects related to skills
development and human resources in capacity building.
Through the assistance of the IAEA and AFRA, the majorityof participating countries have settled basic infrastructure andequipment in order to make the missions easier.
Thanks to IAEA fellowships and group training courses, anumber of NDT practitioners have been certificated to Level 1,
2 or 3 in the four basic methods of radiographic testing (RT),ultrasonic testing (UT), magnetic particle testing (MT) and liquid
penetrant testing (PT).
To enhance regional self-reliance in NDT training, thefirst Level 3 examinations were held in Africa under projectRAF/8/032.
During 2003 and 2004, three regional training courses followedby examinations for Level 3 were supported by the IAEA at the
two AFRA Regional Designated Centres (RDCs) and candidates
were screened according to the access conditions laid down by
ISO 9712.
By the end of 2007, four anglophone and three francophonetraining courses leading to examinations were held. NDTpractitioners from 14 member states have benefitted from thisinitiative and over a hundred NDT personnel have obtained
Level 3 from the two RDCs. About 50% of the candidates
presented for the examinations passed. This is within the range ofinternationally-observed limits and it can therefore be concluded
that the capability to train and certificate NDT personnel toLevel 3 has been firmly established within the region.
Previous AFRA projects have made significant achievements
as reported above, however, there are outstanding constraints
that need to be addressed. These relate to the sustainability

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inspection.
The present five-year project, AFRA/8/043, ‘Promoting
Sustainability of Non-Destructive Testing Facilities’, seeks toaddress these constraints. The main issues addressed in this projectare:l Development and implementation of a regional training andcertification strategy for Level 1, 2 and 3 NDT personnell Enhanced competitiveness of NDT inspection service
facilities through good managerial practices, including
quality management, financial, marketing and strategicplanning
l Strengthened sustainability of NDT facilities through promotionof income generation activities.
To ensure the consolidation of achievements, it is recommended
that each beneficiary country:l Settles the necessary structures for the training and certificationof personnel according to the international norms described in
ISO 9712 and the recommendations of ICNDTl Encourages
theestablishmentoftechnologicalpartnerships and mutual recognition among Africancountriesl Encourages the teaching of engineering techniques in schoolsof engineering and technical colleges and prepares them forthe concept of third-party certificationl Markets intelligence, scans for technologies offering
competitive advantages and keeps up to date with scientific/
technological changes
l Establishes clear national policies and regulations
l Uses new management approaches and management skills(TQM – organisational transformation and so on), clear
programme plans and business plans with qualified objectives
and indicatorsl Encourages relationships between research, development andcommercial activitiesl Encourages African countries to set up scientific societies
to promote the use of environmental technologies in thefield of safety of goods and people and protection of theenvironmentl Encourages access to countries and becomes a member of
ICNDT through the African Federation of Nondestructive
Testing (AFNDT)l Respects the ethics in all activities
l Maintains and consolidates credibility.

Conclusions:l The impact of the IAEA and AFRA projects in member states isvery significant and positivel The interaction that takes place in fellowship training,
scientific visits and expert missions is invaluable exposure
to the standards and capabilities of the region. This makes asubstantial contribution to increased regional self-reliance asmembers of AFRA learn about the resource capabilities andcapacities of each countryl The availability in the region of certificated NDT practitioners
and equipment has allowed companies in member states torely on local personnel to carry out non-destructive testing
work that would have been carried out by external humanresources.

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Contact:
C Belinco – belinco@cnea.gov.ar
A Bereson – abereson@asnt.org

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News from the American Society for NDT2017 ASNT topical in review
This year’s topical conferences were a tremendous success. Fromin-space inspection to petroleum pipeline analysis, ASNT createdatmospheres of knowledge sharing and education for industry
stakeholders.

In-Space Inspection Workshop (ISIW)Dr Bonnie Dunbar, a well-known astronaut and Professor at Texas
A&M university, gave a keynote talk on dealing with in-space
spacecraft damage over the history of human spaceflight and its
importance to NASA’s current and future programmes. George Studor,
Chairman and organiser of ISIW 2017, said: “I was encouraged that
ASNT NDE leader, Jack Duke, was so excited about the successof this workshop that he approached me during the workshop to
see if we could arrange for another ISIW in 2019!” This is quite an
endorsement for this, the newest of ASNT’s topical conferences.

Ultrasonics of NDT topical conference is a biennial conference
for sharing and gaining knowledge on industry developments andreal-world UT applications.

A year of computer-based testing at ASNTThe summer of 2017 welcomed the first anniversary of ASNT’stransition to computer-based testing (CBT). ASNT certification
candidates have had the benefit of a consistent, controlled testing
environment that ensures the integrity and security of the examand those taking the test.
The worldwide network of test centres meets the diverse needsof ASNT’s international membership.

Music city hosts the 2017 ASNT
Annual Conference
The 2017 ASNT Annual Conference will be held in Nashville,
Tennessee from 30 October to 2 November at the Gaylord
Opryland Resort and Convention Center. One of the largest
gatherings of NDT professionals and stakeholders, the ASNT
Annual Conference provides a rich experience for all attendees.
From dynamic speakers to innovative solutions in the exhibition
hall, this year’s conference will be a memorable event. Registration
is currently open. Advance registration discounts end on
27 October (register before 5 October for a special discount rate).

ASNT’S STEM outreach is growing
ASNT President Dave Bajula at the 2017 ASNT In-Space Inspection
Workshop (ISIW)NDT of Composites
NDT of Composites presented many opportunities for NDT
professionals, students and anyone anticipating working
with composites in our ever-changing world to exchange
information on existing, new and developing methods of NDT
for composite materials and fabrication techniques. The event
kicked off with keynote presenter Steve LaRiviere, from Boeing,
giving a presentation on NDT/NDI/NDE within the composite
build value stream through the service life for commercial
aeroplanes.

The ASNT Day of STEM, hosted at the 2017 Research Symposium,
was an overwhelming success with greater numbers of students andeducators (compared to past events) interested in learning more
about or pursuing NDT. Students rotated through several stations that
demonstrated NDT principles. A station that is always a favourite isa trip to the exhibition hall. Exhibitors discussed their personal NDT
industry stories and their company’s products and services.
ASNT also exhibited at the National Science Teachers
Association (NSTA) STEM Forum for the first time. What better way
to set the stage for science teachers to discover NDT than to meetthem at their association’s largest gathering?

International Chemical and Petroleum Industry Inspection
Technology Conference (ICPIIT)
2017 saw the 15th presentation of the ICPIIT Conference. As aneagerly anticipated industry event, this year’s conference did notdisappoint. Not only did attendees earn recertification points and havethe opportunity to attend post-conference seminars for continuing
education units, guests were treated to an entertaining social
programme led by event co-host, the ASNT Greater Houston Section.

Digital Imaging
Digital Imaging is ASNT’s longest running topical conference.
Held immediately before Ultrasonics of NDT, Digital Imaging has
become a key link between users and suppliers of radiographic
technology. The tone for this year’s conference was set by keynote
speaker Francisco Miranda, from Pratt & Whitney, who gave a talkon ‘Aerospace trends and challenges to NDT’.

Ultrasonics of NDTDebuting at this year’s conference was a short course by Zetec’sDaniel Richard, titled: ‘Fundamental basis of full matrix capture(FMC) and total focusing method (TFM) technology’. The

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ASNT exhibiting at the 2017 National Science Teachers Association
STEM ForumASNT ACCP changes are coming
ASNT’s ACCP certification scheme is being revised to betteralign with ISO 9712 standards. Arny Bereson, ASNT’s Executive
Director, attended ISO meetings in Vienna this summer to bring
ASNT’s voice to the conversation regarding industry standards.
James Bennett, ASNT’s Chief Technical Officer, is leading ASNT’s
efforts to evaluate ASNT’s current programme and identifying
aspects to improve upon such as the inclusion of psychometrics inthe validation of examination development.

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Mission accomplished: COTEQ 2017 achieves its objectiveIn bringing together almost 900 individuals in Rio de Janeiro,
the 14th edition of the Conferência sobre Tecnologia deEquipamentos Equipment Technology Conference – COTEQ 2017
was evidence of resilience in the face of the uncertain period Brazil
is experiencing. The combined efforts of the four entities supporting
the meeting guaranteed its success: ABENDI, Associação Brasileirade Engenharia e Ciências Mecânicas – ABCM (Brazilian Associationof Engineering and Mechanical Sciences), Associação Brasileirade Corrosão – ABRACO (Brazilian Association of Corrosion) andthe Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis – IBP(Brazilian Institute for Oil, Gas and Biofuels), in addition to the
support rendered by technical and executive committees. In theend, the results were positive: the meeting addressed many subjects,
with 64 lectures, 20 round tables and panels, 138 technicalworks, three conferences and 40 exhibitors. Representatives of thefollowing NDT bodies attended the event: the American Society for
Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), the World Organisation for NDT(ICNDT), the NDT Mercosur Committee for Standardisation and the
NDT Pan-American Federation.
The conference included a useful and interesting session onunderwater activities and drones in inspection applications andimportant new certification developments were announced,
including: ‘Certification of personal competences by structured
credit in ultrasound and magnetic particles in pipes and sheets’and ‘Certification of personal competences by structured credit
Levels 1 and 2 in forged ultrasound’.
Another important development was the renewal of the
ABENDI and ASNT cooperation agreement for the next three
years. In general, the partnership foresees cooperation during
events, with the participation of both entities’ representatives
during congresses, both in Brazil and the USA, as well as theself-promotion of special sessions and delivery of lectures,mutual access to publications and the exchange of experiences.
During the meeting, it was also decided that ASNT will present

a special session on the aerospace sector during the Congresso
Nacional de Ensaios Não Destrutivos e Inspeção – ConaEnd(National Congress of Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection),scheduled to take place during August 2018. As for ABENDI, it willhold the 2a Edição do Fórum de Gerenciamento de Integridade
de Linhas Flexíveis (2nd Forum on Flexible Risers Integrity
Management (FRIM)), during the ASNT Annual Conference in
October.

Almost 900 people attended COTEQ 2017

Representing ASNT during the meeting were Kevin Smith,
Chairman of the Board of Administration, and Arny Berenson,
Executive Director. Representing ABENDI were Marcelino Guedes
and João Rufino, former Chairmen, and João Conte, Irani Oliveiraand Antonio Aulicino, Executive Director, Executive Manager
of Associative Activities and Institutional Relations Manager,
respectively.
For additional information, visit: www.abendi.org.br

27th ASNT Research Symposium 201826-29 March 2018
DoubleTree by Hilton, Universal Orlando, Florida
Theme: Advancing NDE Technologies, Research and Engineering in a Changing World
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Thermal NDE methods
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Bienvenue à Québec!

From 6-8 June 2017, Québec City saw a spike in technology
and knowledge, all thanks to the NDT in Canada 2017
Conference. The conference brought professionals fromall walks of life together in the beautiful province of Québec to
discuss the latest technologies, trends and tools within the nondestructive testing industry.
The conference, now in its 8th year, began on the eveningof 6 June with an official opening address during the Mix ‘n’
Mingle event from Glenn Tubrett (CEO, CINDE), Kevin Woit
(Vice President – Central Region, Acuren/Past Chair, CINDE) andFulvio Mini (President, Expertises UberSpec Inc/National Chair,
CINDE). Fulvio Mini let the audience know what was in store forthe next two years during his time as National Chair and issued achallenge to members to help grow the society and the industry
as a whole by becoming more engaged in the non-destructive
testing community: “With your help, CINDE will continue to
evolve to meet new challenges, enhance what we can offer to ourmembership and the NDT community and continue to encourage
the next generation of NDT professionals as they make their way
into (and through) this fantastic industry.”browse exhibitors and engage with others in the industry.
In the evening, delegates were able to attend a dinner at Le
Parlementaire (Québec Parliament) in what turned out to be one of
the best conference dinners in the history of the event.

Heather Kleb (WiN – Canada) and Glenn Tubrett (CINDE) sign the
MOU at the conference

At the end of the evening, CINDE had many awards to provide
to deserving individuals in the NDT community. The first award of
the evening was the prestigious Havercroft Award. Established in
1977, this award is named after William E Havercroft, who was
widely recognised as a pioneer in the field of NDT in Canada.
It is given to a member of CINDE who has made an outstanding
contribution towards NDT in Canada. This year’s recipient was Dr
John Baron of Folville Consulting.
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Fulvio Mini (CINDE National Chair) gives an impassioned welcome
speech during Mix ‘n' Mingle on 6 June 2017
The beautiful main dining hall at Le Parlementaire

As his first act as National Chair, Fulvio Mini encouraged CINDE
to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate with
Women in Nuclear (WiN) Canada, an organisation that works toemphasise and support the role that women can and do have in
addressing the general public’s concerns about nuclear energy andthe application of radiation and nuclear technology.
The NDT in Canada 2017 technical tracks began after akeynote provided by Philippe Dauphin (Director General,
CanmetMATERIALS). He provided an overview of the strategic
priorities of the Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) National NDT
Certification Body and key programme updates to certification.
With the end of the first keynote, the technical sessions for the
day began. Experts discussing the latest advancements in tools andtechnologies graced the conference stages and transferred theirknowledge to those in attendance. Delegates could schedule talks,

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XI CORENDE
4-6 October 2017
Neuquén, Argentina

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The Canadian NDT Research Award was the second award
presented the evening and the inaugural award in its category. It
is awarded to someone for outstanding and sustained excellence
within NDT research and development that has contributed toinnovation and/or breakthroughs that have benefitted Canadiansociety and industry partners. After a quick introduction fromDr Anthony Sinclair, the award was presented to Dr Andreas
Mandelis, Director of the University of Toronto’s Center for
Advanced Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Technologies(CADIPT).

his keynote, he engaged the NDT in Canada 2017 audiencethrough action-packed stories of preparedness, careful planningand attention to detail – hallmarks of the non-destructive testing
industry.

Maxime Bilodeau (left), recipient of NDT in Canada ConferenceStudent Poster Award with Fulvio Mini

Dr Andreas Mandelis (left), recipient of the Canadian NDT ResearchAward and Kevin Woit, Past Chairman of CINDE

More leading-edge research from Canadian institutions wasrecognised, with another award aimed towards students to help
promote engagement in the industry. This was the NDT in Canada
Conference Student Poster Award. Students performing advanced
NDT research were invited to provide poster presentations at theconference in Québec City. The presentations were judged by fiveexperts and Maxime Bilodeau of Université de Sherbrooke wasawarded the first ever NDT in Canada Conference Student Poster
Award.
Multiple bursary recipients from the 2016-2017 academic
year were also recognised at the conference banquet. Present
at the banquet was Michael Pronovost, student of Cegep De
Trois-Rivieres. You can read more about the many 2017 bursary
recipients online at: www.cinde.ca/awards.phtml or in an article
that will be published in the September/October CINDE Journal.
The final day of the conference brought an exciting keynote
from Gabriel Filippi, alpinist and professional speaker. During

Fulvio Mini (left) presenting the Havercroft Award to Dr John Baron

ASNT Annual Conference 201730 October-2 November 2017
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Contact: ASNT, 1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box 28518, Columbus, OH 43228-0518, USA. Tel: +1 614 274 6003;
Fax: +1 614 274 6899; Email: conferences@asnt.org

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Regional Report
ASIA-PACIFICICNDT Journal Vol 9 No 3 September 201711

CALENDAR OF NDT EVENTS
Month

Date

Venue

Event

Contact

3-7

PragueCzech Republic

Joint European Corrosion Congress 2017and 20th International Corrosion Congress &Process Safety Congress 2017

eurocorr2017@guarant.cz
www.eurocorr2017.org

4-6

Bernardin
Slovenia

14th International Conference on the
Application of Contemporary NDT in
Engineeringjanez.grum@fs.uni-lj.si
www.fs.uni-lj.si/ndt

4-7

MadeiraPortugal2nd International Conference on Structural
Integrity (ICSI 2017)

4-8

PotsdamGermany

7th European-American Workshop on
Reliability of NDE

5-7

Telford
UK

56th Annual British Conference on NDT andMaterials Testing Exhibition

conf@bindt.org
www.bindt.org

6-8

SaclayFranceXXII International Workshop on
Electromagnetic NDE (ENDE 2017)ende2017@cea.fr
www.ende2017.fr

4-6

Neuquén
Argentina

11th Regional Conference on NonDestructive and Structural Testing (XI
CORENDE)

corende2017@aaende.org.ar
http://www.aaende.org.ar/corende2017/

9-11

PragueCzech Republic

30-2
Nov

Nashville,
Tennessee
USA

ASNT Annual Conference 2017

8-10

XiamenChina

9th International Symposium on NDT in
Aerospacec.boller@mx.uni-saarland.deaero.nuaa.edu.cn/NDT2017/Home.html

13-17

Singapore

15th Asia-Pacific Conference for NDT(APCNDT)secretariat@apcndt2017.com
www.apcndt2017.com

22-24

Turin
Italy

12th International Conference on NonDestructive Investigations and Microanalysis
for the Diagnostics and Conservation ofCultural and Environmental Heritage (Art ‘17)

art17@aipnd.it
www.aipnd.it/art2017/

14-16

Chennai
India

Indian Society for NDT National Conference
and Exhibition 2017

convenor@nde2017.com
www.nde2017.com

icsi@inegi.up.pt
www.icsi.pt

September
2017

October
2017

November
2017

December
2017

12

tagungen@dgzfp.de
www.nde-reliability.de

International Workshop –IXth NDT in Progress 2017

ndt2017@it.cas.cz
ndt2017.it.cas.cz

conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

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