CONTENTSNews ............................................. 1-2
Africa Regional Group ................... 3-4
Asia-Pacific Regional Group ..............5
European Regional Group ............. 6-9
Pan-American Regional Group .. 10-11
Calendar of Events ...........................12

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Invitation to the
9th European NDT Conference

mportant events held through 2006 serve to fortify
the dedication of the ICNDT Executive, Policy andGeneral Purpose Committee and our regional groups,
as committee meetings have already been held in Cairo,
Egypt (AFNDT) and are to take place in Berlin, Germany(ECNDT – September) and Auckland, New Zealand(APCNDT – November).
As you read about the many activities and achievements
contained on the regional and international pages of this
Journal, I’m sure you will concur that this has indeed
been a successful year for the International Committee
for Non-Destructive Testing. I hope you will also see that the focus of many events has
been on new technologies and techniques and/or centralised certification programmes.
Survey results show that the ICNDT is doing an outstanding job of meeting the needsof our members and regional groups. ICNDT is committed to a process of continuous
improvement with respect to membership satisfaction and will continue moving forwardwith your help as the worldwide voice of the non-destructive testing community.
Through your input during these technical meetings, conferences and personal contact,it has become obvious that our members have a mutual area of interest that requires
ICNDT to take a lead role in developing an electronic networking system for members
to access. A discussion forum is presently being developed by the Communication
Committee as a tool for members to assist in problem-solving and address concerns
whether it is technical, administrative or general knowledge. Our goal is to have theforum completed and accessible by the end of 2006.
The International Committee has been very active in keeping abreast of the changes
to ISO 9712 and the referencing documents. In the previous issue of the ICNDT Journal,
I spoke on the latest approved ISO documents and how they will make implementation of
one harmonised NDT Standard much easier (ISO 25108 – Guidelines for NDT Training
Organizations, ISO 20807 – NDT Qualifications for Limited Certification, ISO 25107– Guidelines for NDT Training Syllabuses and ISO 17024 – General Requirements for
Bodies Operating Certification of Persons).
I would like to take a moment and reflect on ISO 17024 – General Requirements
for Bodies Operating Certification of Persons – and what it will do for our goal of one
harmonised non-destructive testing certification as this new standard provides a benchmark
for certification bodies offering certification of persons in any occupation and facilitatesaccreditation by national bodies. ISO/IEC 17024 is a comprehensive standard, which lays
out the general operating requirements for a certification body, including provisions for amanagement system. The document describes conditions for application, examinations,surveillance and recertification. It also specifies the requisites for independence of training
from certification, confidentiality of information, competence of staff and subcontractors,
and the need for stakeholder input into certification schemes.
ISO/IEC 17024 is intended as a framework for certification bodies operating acertification programme for persons and as the standard against which an accreditationbody can accredit the certification body. The standard itself is not enough to certify

Dear friends and colleagues
At its meeting in Madrid in October 2001,
the EFNDT General Assembly awarded
the organisation of the 9th European NDTConference (ECNDT) to the German
Society for NDT (DGZfP), who had appliedwith the German Capital Berlin as a venue
for 25-29 September 2006.
DGZfP is proudthat this important
task
has
been
assigned to it by
the European NDTcommunity.
Followingthe
1st European NDTConference in Mainz
in 1978, it is to beheld in Germany for Jörg Völker, ECNDTa second time.
President
andBerlin, after the Dr Rainer Link, ECNDT
fall of the Iron Curtain Secretaryin 1989, has become
a lively, exciting and fascinating city.
The preparations are progressing very well.
We are indebted to our sponsors who arecontributing so much. Thanks to participatingcompanies it is possible to organise such achallenging event. The exhibition space withmore than 100 exhibitors is fully booked. It
will be the showcase of new products.
The Conference venue is the ESTREL
Convention Centre.
The technical programme is now
available. 507 oral presentations, 176 posters
and 40 posters with short presentations in all
the relevant fields of NDT will be presented
in 116 sessions. We thank the programmecommittee, especially its Chairmen Dr Gerd
Dobmann and Prof Anton Erhard, for their
engagement.
The European NDT Conference isplaying a key role in the information on
the development and advancement of NDTwithin Europe and around the world.

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ICNDT Member Societies are authorised to distribute this newsletter and/or its contents, however
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a person. It is designed to be used inconjunction with a ‘scheme standard’,
which lays out the education, knowledge,
skills and experience requirements that acertified person in each occupation would
be expected to meet.
To build on the above and mylast message, the key element for true
harmonisation is to maintain an equallevel of difficulty internationally. Thisenhances the need for ICNDT to take theleadership role in developing a universal
accrediting body for non-destructive
testing certification schemes to ensure thattrue harmonisation is met.
Enjoy the summer and will see youat the European Conference for NDT on
25 September 2006 in Berlin, Germany.
Douglas J Marshall

Invitation to the 9th European
NDT Conference
continued from page 1

During the week of 27 February
2006, a meeting was held with
Dr Kwaku Aboagye Danso,
Deputy Director, National Nuclear
Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy
Commission, to discuss the benefits andopportunities for the NDT community in
Ghana to join the International Committee
for Non-Destructive Testing. The NDT
community in Ghana with the supportof the International Atomic Energy
Association has done an excellent job
in promoting non-destructive testing toindustry. Although Ghana does not have its
own Centralised Certification Programme,
NDT technicians are certified to ISO 9712
through South African Institute of Welding
in Johannesburg, SA. The NDT community
in Ghana is relatively small but growing.

Future ICNDT meetings
ICNDT & PGP
Berlin, September 2006
PGP Committee
Auckland, November 2006
PGP Committee
Argentina, October 2007
ICNDT & PGP Committee
Beijing, August 2008

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Take your chance to extend your NDT
network, renew or create new friendships
with your colleagues, exchange your ideas.
The ECNDT is the largest gathering of
NDT experts within Europe.
The ECNDT is presenting the forefront of
NDT Technology.
The ECNDT is the NDT event in 2006.
You are all invited cordially to comeand see for yourselves. Looking forward towelcoming you in September 2006.
Further detailed information on the
9th ECNDT is included on pages 6-9 in thisissue.
Jörg Völker, ECNDT President
Dr Rainer Link, ECNDT Secretary

ICNDT visits Ghana

To facilitate their growth, they utilise theirmembership in the African Federation
for Nondestructive Testing, AFNDT and
benefits provided by ICNDT.

ISO 9712-2005
The new ISO 9712-2005 is now available
in either electronic or hard copy format
Visit the ISO website at www.iso.org

Meetings at ECNDTICNDT Executive Committee – Saturday, 23 September – 10.00 h
DGZfP (Headquarters), Max-Planck-Straße 6, 12489 Berlin
ICNDT Full Delegation – Sunday, 24 September – 10.00 h
ESTREL Hall A
EFNDT meeting – Friday, 29 September – 14.00 h
ECC Room ‘Paris’
National Aerospace NDT Board (NA NDT) – Friday, 29 September – 14.00 h
ECC Room 5
EFNDT Working Group 1 – Saturday, 30 September – 10.00 h
ECC Room ‘Paris’

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Fourth African Regional Conference and First Exhibition on NDT reportS

ponsored by the Egyptian Atomic
Energy Authority and the International
Atomic Energy Agency, the African
NDT community gathered for the Fourth
African Regional Conference and the First
Exhibition on Non-Destructive Testing,from 11-13 February 2006 in Cairo, Egypt.
Opening Ceremonies were held on
11 February, with keynote lectures given
by Douglas J Marshall, Chair ICNDTand Neil Jarvis, IAEA. Throughout theconference, nine technical sessions were
held along with a poster session for a totalof 73 presentations. Approximately, 300
participants were in attendance for thisevent.

Concurrently with the conference, theFourth African Regional Conference held its
first Exhibition on non-destructive testing.
Exhibitors included: General ElectricInspection Technologies, MDS Nordion,
Gammamat, Sonatest and NDT Balteau,
Sofrates,
Computerised
Information
Technologies, African NDT Center, SGS,
Olympus, Yxlon International, Innov – X
Systems, MEC, Modsonic, FOMA and theChinese Society for NDT.
Organisers of this event stopped at
nothing to ensure participants not only
were updated on the latest innovations in
NDT but also that their stay in Egypt was
enjoyable.
Organisation of this conference andexhibition included the development of
the AFNDT website and newsletter. The

next African Regional
Conference
andExhibition will be held
in Tunisia in 2009,
where Mr Ferid Herelli
will take over the
position of Presidentof the AFNDT.
During the closing
ceremonies Dr Mike
Farley and Mr Ferid
Herelliparticipatedin the signing of acooperationagreement
between the European
Federation for NDT
andthe
African Douglas Marshall (ICNDT Chairman), Mahmoud Shafy (AFNDTPresident
Federation for NDT,
providing
another
Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Southavenue of support for the AFNDT region.
Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, United Republic ofCongratulations go to the Organising
Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Committee for their efforts in making this
Mr N Jarvis and Mr I Einav of thean enjoyable and educational opportunity
International Atomic Energy Agency, andfor the enhancement of non-destructive
Mr D Marshall, International Committee
testing for the African Region as well as atfor NDT were also in attendance.
the international level.
Organising Committee members include:
Prof Mahmoud Shafy, EAEA.
Dr Ali Gaafar, EAEA.
Mrs Howayda Taha, EAEA.
Dr Maged Sobhy, Beni-Suef University.
Dr A M El Sherif, EAEA.
Mr Tarek Mongy, EAEA.

IAEA Workshop
In support of the Fourth African Regional
Conference and First Exhibition on NonDestructive Testing, the International
Atomic Energy Agency was invited toattend a Project Coordinators meeting,hosted by the Egyptian Atomic Energy
Authority, to discuss and strengthen the
training capabilities in non-destructive
testing within the region. Attendees
include: Algeria, Cameroon, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya,

E Romero, F Herelli, M Farley, M Shafy and N Jarvis – signing of the
EFNDT Cooperation Agreement

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Neil Jarvis

This meeting reviewed the achievements
which have taken place within the
African Region including upgrading oflaboratory facilities, and the establishmentof authorised training and examination
centres. The meeting also allowed for abreakout session where project coordinators
prepared strategic plans for their facilities
under consultation from IAEA personnel
and ICNDT Chair.

IAEA Workshop attendees

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Contact:
M Shafy – shafy@maktoob.com
F Herelli – herelli.f@scncff.com.tn$)5,&$
Project Coordinators Meeting
A Project Coordinators Meeting of the
AFRA Region on ‘Strengthening Regional
Training Capability in Non-Destructive
Testing’ was held in conjunction with the
4th Regional Conference for NDT organisedby the African Federation for NDE (AFNDT)in Cairo, Egypt, the week of 13 February
2006.
The meeting was hosted by the Egyptian
Atomic Energy Authority. Attendance
included representatives from Algeria,
Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mauritius,
Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan,
Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania,
Zambia and Zimbabwe. Other participants
included: Mr N Jarvis (IAEA), Mr I Einav(IAEA), Mr F Herelli (Project Scientific
Consultant), and Mr D Marshall (ICNDTChairman).
As this project has been active since
2002, this final meeting of the Coordinators
was to review the achievement at both thenational and regional levels.
Notable achievements include:q Significant laboratory upgrades inapproximately 13 countries.
q Approximately 65 personnel have been

trained or attended training courses
relating to management and quality
assurance systems.
q Approximately five countries haveauthorised training and examination
facilities, some with the assistance of
external certification bodies.
q Level III examinations have beenongoing since 2003.
q Several hundred training and inspection
contracts have been secured or are
ongoing throughout the project.
The AFRA region has made great strides
but there are still some constraints which
require further investigation. In particular,
the ability for the NDT facilities to continue
to function and remain relevant in its
efforts to provide services in training and/or inspection services. A new project has
been proposed for consideration by the
IAEA to address:
q The development and implementationof regional training and certification
strategy for the various levels of NDT
personnel.
q To enhance competitiveness of NDTinspection service facilities throughgood managerial practices, financial
management, quality management,

marketing and strategic planning.
q The strengthening of the sustainabilityof the NDT facilities.

Workshop
The meeting broke into small groups where
Project Coordinators were requested toprepare strategic plans for their NDT
facilities. Mr D Marshall (ICNDT Chairman),
Mr F Herelli (Project Scientific Consultant),
Mr N Jarvis and Mr I Einav (IAEA) acted as
facilitators for this breakout session.

Recommendations
To finalise the meeting, recommendations
made to the IAEA included:
q Recognise the achievements which havebeen made and continue to support theendeavours of the AFRA region throughthe provision of equipment, expert
services and training to enable theproject to achieve its objectives.
q Enhance coordination between IAEAsupported national NDT projects andthe AFRA region.
q Continue to foster the use of innovativeand good management practices in
NDT institutions.

Mr Khodabux (Mauritius), Dr Aboagye Danso (Ghana), Mr Zergoug(Algeria)

Mr Matamba (Congo), Mr Dube (Zimbabwe), Mr Kanyanga (Zambia),
Mr Hassan (Sudan)

Mr Jarvis (IAEA), Mr Marshall (ICNDT)Mr Einav (IAEA), Mr Guild (South Africa)

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Contact:
L Dick – ljdick@ndt.co.nz
O-Y Kwon – okwon@inha.ac.kr$6,$3$&,),&

The 12th APCNDT ConferenceT

he 12 APCNDT Conference is now just 7 months away andour workload gets bigger each day. The call for abstracts
closed on 31 March and as of mid-April there were some120 abstracts and poster sessions loaded. Now begins the difficult
task of shortening this list to give a wide spread of topics and to fit
within the programme constraints.
The website continues to be updated regularly with new
information, with registration forms, conference hotels, partners
programmes, keynote speaker profiles and as we go to print, thedraft programme topic-by-topic across the five days.
We are very pleased to announce that Dr Baldev Raj of India,
will be our main Keynote Speaker at the conference opening
sessions and he is to also give papers of his own, which will draw
on his expertise and broaden your knowledge.
The meeting of the ICNDT’s Policy & General Purposes
Committee will be held on Sunday 5 November, so the world
leaders in the NDT profession will be present for the remainder ofthe week to assist in the IAEA workshops.
Also come and meet the Japanese delegation, who will behosting the 13th APCNDT in 2009.
So, visit the website: www.apcndt2006.com, where you will
also find any and all information, contact details and sponsorshippackages. There are still sponsorship opportunities, like that of
Fuji who have taken the option of part-sponsoring the Conference
Dinner, or RTD Steeltest who are part-sponsors of the Opening
Cocktail Evening’s drinks on 5 November.
With our major sponsors Olympus NDT, GE Inspection
Technologies, plus the other supporters and sponsors: Genesis
Energy NZ, SGS Group, ATC Ltd, RTD Steeltest, Fujifilm andthe Heavy Engineering Research Association, we are well on theway to making a very successful conference. Contact details areavailable for these companies through their ‘logos’ on our website,or by contacting the conference organisers.
As always, the continued support of groups such as the IAEA
for the hosting of workshops in the days around the conference, isparamount. The development of an ISO accreditation system fordeveloping countries from around the world is the end goal andwill not be totally achieved in November 2006, but will be givena massive injection of knowledge and assistance.
So, if you feel that you have capacity to assist, we would love
to hear from you!
The APCNDT will be asked formally at the 2006 meeting totake up the role of administering the scheme through a working
group to assist this in the future. An interim group will performthese duties until such time as the APCNDT is able to take up thisrole.
So get involved in ‘Your Conference’ and the IAEA/ICNDT sessions in the week of the 12th APCNDT Conference,
5-10 November 2006, in Auckland, New Zealand.
Les Dick
President APCNDTth

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AINDT delegate to APCNDT
receives top award from theAustralian Institute for
Non-Destructive Testingohn Maccarone,
AINDT delegate
to APCNDT since1998, has received
theprestigious
J H Cole Awardfor 2005 from theAustralian Institutefor Non-Destructive
TestingattheInstitute’s national
conference dinnerheld in Fremantle
last November. Thisaward is issued foroutstanding services
to the Institute.
John
is
well
recognisedininternational circles
and has played an
important role in
APCNDT, including
the hosting of the
10th
APCNDT John Maccarone with his award at the AINDT
conference
held national conference last NovemberinBrisbanein
September 2001. Despite the collapse of a national airline, andthe added implications from the ‘9-11’ disaster only days before,
it was John Maccarone’s calm, assured manner that steered theconference to a successful conclusion despite the intense pressuresthat threatened disaster.
Besides being a strong advocate for AINDT’s involvement in
APCNDT over many years, he has also played an instrumentalrole in the Australian Institute, including becoming secretary forsix years from 1993 to 1999. This was followed by a further three
years as president from 2000 to 2003. During all these years, beinga detail man, he was to implement the many changes necessary toplace the Institute where it is today – a leader in its professionalism
and in its approach to international harmonisation for certificationof personnel in Australia. John is still an active member as avoting delegate on APCNDT and also is a non-voting delegate to
ICNDT.
In managing these duties, John has also played a major role
throughout his career in the aviation industry, particularly indeveloping new techniques for the inspection of front-line
fighter aircraft such as the F111. His dedication to perfection has
continued into the oil and gas industry through his work at the
BP Refinery in Brisbane. Over the last year he has been a principal
player in establishing the criteria for certification of personnel for
testing tank bottom floors, using magnetic flux leakage and othertechniques. This work has been extended to produce a national
standard for testing floors of oil storage tanks.
It is not possible to list all the contributions that John Maccarone
has made to NDT both on a national and international level. Whatis perfectly clear is that he is a person who fully deserves the
J H Cole Award for his efforts and achievements in making the
NDT industry in Australia what it is today.

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9th European Conference on NDT (ECNDT)
Welcoming message from Dr J M Farley, President, The European Federation of Non-Destructive Testing (EFNDT)T

he European NDT community is anticipating in an excellent European Conference in Berlin in 2006, organised by
the German NDT Society, DGZfP.
Co-operation in Europe in NDT began over 27 years ago at a DGZfP national conference in Mainz in 1978.
Professor Kopineck organised a meeting of European experts, which led to the organisation of this series of European
conferences and the foundation of the European Council for NDT and then our European Federation for NDT.
We can be confident of a conference which will be excellent in all key matters – technical programme, exhibition,
venue, attendance – and we can be sure it will be enjoyable as well.
To keep right up-to-date with everything in NDT, whether you are a student or professor, a technician or manager,please make the event in NDT in 2006 – ECNDT in Berlin – part of your plans.
Mike Farley
See you there!
Mike Farley, President of EFNDTProgramme Committee
Scientific Committee
Chairmen: G Dobmann, Germany; A Erhard, Germany
F Ahrens, Germany
F Ammirato, USA
J Bamberg, Germany
O A Barbian, Germany
P Benoist, France
H W Berg, Germany
L Burstein, Israel
G Busse, Germany
P Cawley, United Kingdom
D Chauveau, France
T Christensen, Denmark
U Cohrs, Germany
T de Keijzer, The Netherlands
H Eggers, Germany
U Ewert, Germany
M Forde, United Kingdom
O Førli, Norway
J Goebbels, Germany
L Gómez-Ullate, Spain
A Hecht, Germany
R Henrich, Germany
M P Hentschel, Germany
W Hesselmann, Germany
J Hewitt, United Kingdom
H Hintze, Germany
T Jayakumar, India
B Köhler, Germany
V Krstelj, Croatia
K J Langenberg, Germany
A Le Brun, France
G Maier, Germany
M Maisl, Germany
A Mandelis, Canada
J Marr, Canada
R Martinez-Ona, SpainP Meilland, France
K Müller, Germany
R V Murphy, Canada
J Nehring, Germany
O Nestaas, Norway
B Neundorf, Germany
K Osterloh, Germany
S Pérez Ramírez, Spain
N Pörtzgen, The Netherlands
M Poudrai, France
V Rebuffel, France

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H Rieder, Germany
B. Rotter, France
H-J Salzburger, Germany
U Schlengermann, Germany
K Schnuer, Germany
H J Schoorlemmer, The Netherlands
B Sölter, Germany
G Splitt, Germany
M Stolzenberg, Germany
J Thompson, United Kingdom
P Tscheliesnig, Austria
B Valeske, Germany
V Vavilov, Russia
H Wiggenhauser, Germany
H Willems, Germany
Advisory Board
G Hennaut, Belgium
M Poudrai, France
R Roche, France
J M Farley, United Kingdom
G Nardoni, Italy
V Krstelj, Croatia
G Aufricht, Austria
V V Klyuev, Russia
E Romero, Spain
Information on participation
Please register at the Internet address www.ecndt2006.info orcontact DGZfP e.V., ECNDT Secretariat, Max-Planck-Straße 6,
12489 Berlin, Germany. Fax: +49 30 67807-129.
WebsiteInteresting and useful information on the sessions and papers
which will be presented during ECNDT may be obtained byvisiting
http://www.ecndt2006.info/?page=conference/statistic
The site will be regularly updated.
Participation fees
All fees will be charged in Euro. The amount of the participationfee depends on the receipt of payment by DGZfP.
Receipt of payment
until 31 May 2006
Participants
700,– Euro
Retired persons
350,– Euro
Students (without
350,– Euro
University degree)
Companions
130,– Euro

Receipt of payment
after 31 May 2006*
770,– Euro385,– Euro385,– Euro130,– Euro* The payment has to be made by 31 July 2006 at the latest (receipt
of payment). All payments after this date must be paid by credit
card or cash on the registration desk. Persons who have not paid
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q Included in the fee payable by participants, retired persons andstudents are:Participation in the entire conference programme, access tothe exhibition, coffee, lunch, poster evening, gala dinner, thebooklet of abstracts, CD of papers, concert ticket and ticket for
the local transport system.
q Included in the fee for the companions are:Participation in the opening ceremony, gala dinner, concert
ticket and ticket for the local transport system.
Confirmation of registration
All registrations received by DGZfP
31 July 2006 will be confirmed in writing.

onor

beforeCancellation
An application for refund of the participation fee minus acancellation charge of 25% of the amount paid should be sent to
DGZfP before 31 July 2006. We regret that we cannot consider
any later applications. Any refunds will be made after the closureof the conference.

Posters
Posters will be presented in Foyer 1. The poster show will be open
for two days (Monday, 25 September and Tuesday, 26 September).
To give the authors the chance to present their contribution in a
discussion directly with smaller groups we are organising a special
poster evening on Monday, 25 September 2006.
BreaksCoffee breaks and lunch breaks (sponsored by YXLON International
X-Ray GmbH) will be served in the exhibition and poster area
(ESTREL Hall, ECC Hall B + C, Foyer 1, Foyer 3 and Main Foyer).
Translation
Simultaneous translation from English into German will be
provided for:
Opening ceremony (ECC Hall A)
Session Mo.3.1 (ESTREL Hall A)
Session Mo.3.2 (ESTREL Hall B)
all Sessions in ECC Room 1

Liability and insurance
Neither the DGZfP nor the ESTREL will assume
responsibility for damage or injury to persons orproperty during the conference. Participants arerecommended to arrange their own travel and healthinsurance.
Conference and exhibition venue
The 9th ECNDT will take place at the ESTREL
Convention Center Berlin (ECC), Europe‘s largest
convention, entertainment and hotel complex. With afloor area of 15,000 sq m, the multi-purpose, fully airconditioned ESTREL Center has space and facilities for
all types and sizes of events.
ESTREL Convention Center
Sonnenallee 225
12057 Berlin
Internet: www.estrelcc.de
Conference Secretariat:
Steffi Schäske
German Society for Non-Destructive Testing
ECNDT Secretariat
Max-Planck-Straße 612489 Berlin, Germany.
Tel: +49 30 67807-120; Fax: +49 30 67807-129
E-mail: mail@ecndt2006.info
Contact during the conference:
Tel: +49 30 683125-301; Fax: +49 30 683125
311
Exhibition Secretariat:
Hannelore Wessel
German Society for Non-Destructive Testing
ECNDT Exhibition Secretariat
Max-Planck-Straße 612489 Berlin, Germany.
Tel: +49 30 67807-106; Fax: +49 30 67807-129
E-mail: we@dgzfp.de
The Exhibition will be located in the ESTREL
Convention Hall Saal B + C, Main Foyer, Foyer 3
and in Foyer ESTREL Hall.
It will be open on:
MondayTuesday - Thursday
Friday12:00 - 18:00
8:00 - 18:00
8:00 - 14:00

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Hotels
600 hotel rooms have been reserved at the hotel ESTREL. The
conference area is only a short distance away from the hotel,
with which it is linked by a rotunda. Other hotels of various pricecategories, which are situated either close to the conference
centre or in the city centre, can be booked via Berlin Tourismus& Marketing GmbH (BTM). You will find all registration forms
enclosed in the programme or at the ECNDT website: www.
ecndt2006.info. Please bear in mind that the hotel bill must be
settled with the hotel.
Social programme
Monday, 25 September 2006
Poster evening – ESTREL Convention Center, Foyer 1
incl. snacks (sponsored by YXLON International X-Ray GmbH)
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Gala dinner – ESTREL Convention Center‘The golden twenties in Berlin’(sponsored by RTD Holding GmbH)Thursday, 28 September 2006
Classical concert – Berliner Dom (cathedral)(sponsored by GE Inspection Technologies GmbH)
Excursion programme
In addition to the technical conference sessions, we have prepared
a comprehensive entertainment programme for participants andtheir companions. Day or half-day trips to interesting places inBerlin and excursions to Berlin‘s scenic environment with its
forests and numerous lakes are planned.
Tours and Excursions with less than 20 participants will becancelled.
Departure from and return to the Congress Centre ESTREL CC.
Registration will be accepted on a first-come first-served
basis through the registration form. Forms received without thecorresponding payment will not be considered.
½-day programme
Monday25/09/2006,
afternoon
Berlin on a cruise:
Spree
River
and
Landwehr
Canal – approx
4 hours.
Nearlyallimportant
Berlinbuildings can be The Nikolai Quarter in Berlin-Mitte
viewed at leisure on
this cruise. The lively, nevertheless well-founded information ispresented by two representatives of the structurally determining
epochs. A representative of the classicist buildings will present themerits of this epoch, whereas the representative of the modern
style will explain the glass and steel constructions of the period
after the fall of theWall.
1-day programme
Tuesday 26/09/2006
Sanssouci with its
palaces, park andcultural landscapeand Potsdam with its
Dutch and Russianquarters – approx
7 hours.
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The Palace of Sanssouci – ‘free of worries’ – will be toured, as
well as the grave of its owner: Frederick the Great. The pertaining
park with its lines of sight and many places of interest will be
explored.
After lunch, the city of Potsdam will be toured by bus. The
highlights here are the Dutch Quarter – built by Dutch colonists –and the Russian Colony, with its wooden houses and the Orthodox
Chapel.
1-day programme
Wednesday
27/09/2006
City walk: The oldand the new Berlin– approx 6 hours
Potsdamer Platz
square with its twocentres – Daimler
City
and
Sony
Center – constructed
over the past years,
completely
fromscratch in no-man’sland. A few steps
farther: Pariser Platz
square – also newly
built, but following
the old model, held
together by theSony Center at Potsdamer Platz
Brandenburg Gate.
After lunch, a visitof the Museum Island with the world famous Pergamon Altar and theGate of Ishtar. Later, a stroll along the splendid boulevard of ‘Unter
den Linden’ and across the most beautiful square of Europe, the‘Gendarmenmarkt’.
1-day programmeThursday
28/09/2006
Twowondersof
construction:
Monasteryof
Chorin and the Ship
Lift of Niederfinow– approx 8 hours.
This trip takes
you to the Mark
Brandenburgregion,
to the Monasteryof Chorin. The
Ship Lift of Niederfinow
well-preserved
Monastery structureof the Cistercians
served as the model
for many buildingsof the monks inNorthern Germany.
The
enormouschurch is a symbolof brick gothic, andthe most varied
types
of
Halls
Monastery of Chorinprovide an insight
into life at a monastery.
After lunch, a totally different structure will be viewed: a ship
lift. It rises gigantically above the River Oder, lifting and lowering
ships over a drop of 36 metres between the rivers Oder andHavel.

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Friday 29/09/2006,
morning
Politics in Berlin:
E m b a s s i e s ,representationsofGermanfederalstates, governmentbuildings – approx. 6hours.
In the centre of
Berlin, the former Federal Chancellery
death strip, where
the wall divided
Berlin into two parts – East and West – and in the surrounding
streets, there was space for the new, political Berlin. This is wheremore than 100 buildings were constructed or refurbished – manyembassies, built in the style of their respective countries, displaying
the greatest variety, numerous representations of the German
federal states, aiming to outdo one another as regards style andsplendour and the gigantic government buildings with libraries,
kindergartens, new bridges among one another and across theRiver Spree. The professionally guided tour will be undertaken on
bus as well as on foot, in part.
BerlinBeing
situatedright in the heart ofEurope, Berlin is a
vibrant place and an
attractive meeting
point of the businessandscientificcommunity, artists
andpolitical
decision-makers
from around theglobe.

World of shopping and entertainment
Stroll along Kurfürstendamm or Friedrichstraße and visit the
Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) department store, ‘Galeries
Lafayette‘ or Potsdamer Platz, a square bordered by futuristicbuildings.
Restaurants and nightlife
International restaurants tempt you to sample their tasty foodaround the clock. They are waiting to be discovered by you!
Berlin‘s multi-cultural atmosphere is indicative of the dynamismof the German capital.
Muses and museums – royalty and palaces – entertainment andstagesOver 170 museums invite you to discover the treasures of world
cultural heritage, such as the Pergamon Altar, Nefretete, the worksof ancient and modern masters ranging from Giotto to Caravaggio,from Breughel to Caspar David Friedrich, from Joseph Beuys tothe ‘Young Savages’. Palaces and magnificent buildings, whichwere commissioned by King Frederic II and his successors, suchas Charlottenburg Palace, the only large palace in Berlin that has
been preserved, or Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, make up thecharm of classical Berlin. Berlin has no competition as regards thevariety of theatres or stage productions. Over one thousand eventstake place every day, making Berlin a Mecca of people interested
in art and culture from all over the world.
ESTREL Convention Centre
Exhibition area
More than 4,000 sq m exhibition space is available during the
ECNDT 2006. European and international NDT societies will meetin Foyer 3 and in the Rotunda.

Good
trafficconnections
With
its
three
airports – Tegel,
Schönefeld
andTempelhof – Berlinoffers numerous air
links to international
destinations; it is an
IC and ICE rail hub
und has exemplary
light rail and underground systems (S and U Bahn).
ClimateOn average, maximum daily temperature during the summer
months is 22-23°C (72°F), in winter 2-3°C (35°F). Precipitation isevenly spread over the year and amounts to 580 mm on an annual
average.
Currency
The Euro is the currency of the Federal Republic of Germany. Most
restaurants, hotels and shops accept standard credit cards such as
American Express, MasterCard and VISA, etc.

1. ESTREL Hall
2. Rotunda
3. Main Foyer

303 sq m booth spaces
48 sq m booth spaces
25 sq m booth spaces

4. Foyer 3

98 sq m booth spaces
48 sq m booth spaces
1105 sq m booth spaces

5. ECC Hall

27 NDT companies
12 NDT societies
4 Publishers
1 NDT company
12 NDT companies
12 NDT societies
51 NDT companies

A total of 91 Exhibitors (NDT companies) from 29 countries
participate in the ECNDT 2006. Furthermore, 24 NDT societies
and 4 publishers will present their organisations.
BreaksCoffee breaks and lunch breaks (sponsored by YXLON International
X-Ray GmbH) will be served in the exhibition and poster area
(ESTREL Hall, ECC Hall B + C, Foyer 1, Foyer 3 and Main Foyer).

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Regional Report
3$1$0(5,&$ASNT’s 15th Annual Research Symposium, Orlando, Florida, USAA

SNT held its 15th Annual Research Symposium from
14 to 17 March 2006 in Orlando, Florida, providing ASNT
members with the opportunity to discuss with colleagues
from around the world the very latest developments in NDT
research and innovative applications of cutting-edge technology.
Held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort, the symposium featured
67 papers in 17 sessions with topics ranging from Quantitative
Ultrasonic Characterisation of Laser Engineered Parts from Army
Mobile Parts Hospital to Structural Health Monitoring by In-situ
Materials Analysis and Space Shuttle Wing Leading Edge Impact
Detection System. Presentations of special significance were theKeynote Address, the Research Award for Sustained Excellence
and the Research Award for Innovation.
Bill Lord, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Engineering –Iowa State University, gave the Keynote Address, ‘Electromagnetic
NDT Methods – A 40 Year Retrospective or Retirement for Cause’.
The address drew such a large crowd that additional seating
was required. Lord discussed the use of magnetic flux leakage,
eddy current and microwave techniques in the aerospace,nuclear power and gas pipeline industries, drawing on his own
experiences to illustrate their development and discussing possible
future directions for NDT research in this area.
Yoseph Bar-Cohen, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the
California Institute of Technology, was honoured with the ResearchAward for Sustained Excellence in recognition of his work in thefield of biomimetics. His address, ‘Biomimetics – Using Nature asan Inspiring Model for Innovation’, was an exciting, multimedia
overview of this advancing field.
The Research Award for Innovation was presented to
Shant Kenderian, of the Aerospace Corporation, for his workon developing the laser-air hybrid ultrasonic technique. He
spoke on ‘Dynamic Railroad Inspection Applications Using theLaser-air Hybrid Ultrasonic Technique’, explaining the history,
characteristics and potential applications of the technique.
Prior to the opening keynote address, ASNT President Sharon
Vukelich recognised Research Council and National Program
Chair Glenn M Light, of the Southwest Research Institute, andProgram Committee Chair Lisa Brasche, of Iowa State University,
for the professional programme. All members of the organisingcommittee were acknowledged by President Vukelich for theirwork on behalf of the Society.
Two short courses were offered at this year’s Annual Research
Symposium. Steven Shepard, of Thermal Wave Imaging, taught
a course on ‘Thermographic NDT’, which addressed both thepotentials and limitations of thermographic testing techniques forvarious applications. Joseph Rose, of Penn State University, taught
a short course on ‘Guided Wave Ultrasonics’. The course provided
an introduction to guided waves, covered the principal theoreticalconcepts and discussed the use of guided wave technology as
applied to NDT and structural health monitoring.
Thirty-five exhibitors presented the latest NDT equipment,
supplies and services in the industry and spoke with attendees
about what the future holds during the tradeshow. Participants
were exposed to the latest innovations in NDT technology andwere able to observe demonstrations of developments in NDTtechnology, techniques and applications.
ASNT thanks all those who helped make the 15th Annual
Research Symposium a success. The Society looks forward to the2007 symposium, which will also be held at the Wyndham Resortin Orlando from 26-30 March. Abstracts are sought and can besubmitted through 15 September 2006. Research and development
topics of particular interest include:
q NDE and Sensors for the Next Generation Space Vehicle
q Overhaul Inspection for Aviation
q Biomedical Applications of NDE Technology

10q Ground Penetrating Radarq Transportation Uses of Inspection Technology
q Electric Power Generation NDE Applications
q Automotive Sensor Technology
q Federal Research Needs and the Implications
Implementation
q Reliability Assessment of Inspection
q National Security Uses of NDE Technologies.

for

Visit the ASNT website: www.asnt.org for submission and event
details.

IV Pan-American Conference for NDTArgentina, 22-26 October 2007
Hotel Panamericano – Buenos Aires
This conference is organised by
the Pan-American Committee
for NDT, which brings together
associations that develop related
activities
intheAmericancontinent fostering NDT activities
in the region, and promoting the
Pan-American Conference for
NDT. Jointly, two major events
will take place: the ISO TC-135
and ICNDT PGP meetings.
Participants
We are expecting the presence ofmanagers, supervisors, engineers,technicians, and NDT inspectors
and researchers, working withequipment inspection, equipment
and structure integrity, welding
and also quality control, from fields as diverse as:
q Gas and petroleum and petrochemical industries
q Electric power generation (hydraulic, thermal,
nuclear and others)q Steel industry
q Automotive industry
q Aerospace industry
q Nuclear industry
q Rendering service companies
q Maintenance and inspection of different industries
q Universities and R&D Centres
q Art & Heritage Curators
Exhibition Hall
It is foreseen an Exhibition Hall will create a forum for thecompanies to promote their products and services, while
visitors will have a unique opportunity to access the latest
technologies, source new contacts, meet industry colleagues,
keep up-to-date, and see hands-on demonstrations.
Social Programme
Buenos Aires 2007 will be a good opportunity to see one of
the most European of all Latin American cities.
Visit us at: http://www.aaende.org.ar
E-mail: info@aaende.org.ar; Tel: 0054-11-6772-7429/7257;
Fax: 0054-11-6772-7426/7355
Organised by:
CONVENTURE- INDEXPORT MESSE FRANKFURT S.A.

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Contact:
J Conte – abende@abende.org.br
W Holliday – wholliday@asnt.org

3$1$0(5,&$CONAEND and IEV will have greater
participation of the Latin American audience
Due to the entry of the IEV – International Conference on Integrity
Evaluation and Life Cycle of Industrial Equipment – in the XXIVCONAEND, the event will have greater participation of the Latin
American audience this year. In 2004, 62% of the international
participants at CONAEND were from South America. This year
the Latin American presence is expected to be 30% higher. Events
will be held in the city of São Paulo from 23-26 July 2006. The
core subjects of both events will be ‘Technological Innovationsin Inspection, NDT Evaluation, Structural Integrity and Life
Expansion of Equipment’. CONAEND already has four sponsoring
companies: ABTCP – the Brazilian Pulp and Paper Association,
ABIQUIM – the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association, AAENDE– the Argentine NDT Association and AENDUR – the Uruguayan
NDT Association.

Committee on Studies to Qualify Rope
Access Professionals will develop standards
for the subject
The Committee of Temporary Special Studies for Qualification
and Certification of Rope Access Professionals met on 20 March
2006 at ABNT headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The objective of
this Committee is to develop a Qualification Standard for the
subject. There is no technical certification in the country yet.
On 3 November 2005, representatives of 17 companies met at
ABENDE headquarters to discuss the certification for Rope Accessor ‘Industrial Alpinism’. ABENDE will be the certifying entity for
professionals in this activity in Brazil. Rope access can be usedin several sectors, among them platforms, ships, industries, tanks
and others. Using this technique, workers can work on clearing,treatment and painting of surfaces, inspections, equipment
installation and maintenance. It is an optional technique for workat height that combines the most advanced techniques for access tohigh sites and to confined space using ropes and climbing specificequipment in works involving risk of fall and/or difficult access. It
allows for a reduction in working time generating a productivity
increase and cost reduction, all in compliance with the safety
standards established by the Regulatory Standard -18 (Working
Conditions and Environment in the Construction Industry).

ABENDE holds an event for the
automotive industry
The 1st Workshop on Nondestructive Testing for the Automotive
Industry will be held on 24-25 July 2006. It is a 16-hour workshop
directed to the automotive industry professionals. One of the guests
holds a doctorate and PhD degree and is an expert in ultrasoundspot welding: professor at the Physics Department of the Universityof Windsor, Canada, Roman Gr Maev.

Reinstallation of the Study Committee on
Staff Qualification and Certification
The purpose is to review the NBR ISO 9712:99 Standard andcompliance with ISO 9712:05. After review, this Standard will
be set as a Mercosur Standard and published in two languages:
Portuguese and Spanish.

ONS 58 – Sector Standardisation Agency
approves two new standards
In January 2006 two new Brazilian NDT standards wereapproved: ABNT NBR 8048 – Non-Destructive Testing – Industrial

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Radiography – Terminology that defines the terms used in
non-destructive testing by conventional and digital industrial
radiography. The ABNT NBR 15307 standard was also approved.
It relates to the Non-Destructive Testing – Dynamic Load Testingon Large Structures – Procedures. This standard establishes theprocedure for dynamic load testing on large structures. Thesestandards can be purchased at ABNT at the site: www.abnt.org.br

ABENDE Magazine in a new format in 2006ABENDE Magazine starts 2006 with a new look. The 12th issue
in January brought some novelties in publishing and printing.
The team grew and now has a Publishing Committee, a reviser
responsible for commercialisation and web design. The coverstory of January’s issue was ‘Staff Training and Certification in
NDT’. See the subjects planned for coming issues:
The subjects for cover stories were elaborated to meet market
expectations:
13 – March – NDT in the Steel Industry
14 – May – NDT and Predictive Maintenance
15 – July – The NDT History in Brazil
16 – September – NDT in the Electric industry
17 – November – NDT in the Mining Industry
18 – January 2007 – NDT in the Oil and Gas Industry.
If you want more information about the ABENDE Magazine,
visit www.abende.org.br or call 55 11 5586-3170. ABENDE
members receive the Magazine for free.

V CORENDE, Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina
V Regional Conference on Non-Destructive
and Structural Testing
The V CORENDE
was organised by
AAENDE – The
Argentine Society ofNondestructive andStructural
TestingandComahue
National University–
The
FacultyofEngineering,
Neuquén
- Opening ceremony
Argentina.
With a great
participationofpeople from manydifferent sectors of
the non-destructive
testing
world,
the V CORENDE
was held at theEngineering Faculty
facilities.
The MERCOSUR
N o r m a l i s a t i o n Brazilian delegation
meeting and the
V CORENDE has an important delegation from Brazil. Also, atechnical exhibition of NDT products and services was held inparallel with the conference; companies from Argentina, Spain,
Uruguay and the USA were present.
The Chair of the V CORENDE closed the meeting inviting allof us to the VI CORENDE, that will take place jointly with the
PANNDT 2007 and ISO TC 135 Committee, in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, from 22-26 October. Details at: www.aaende.org.ar,info@aaende.org.ar; Tel: ++54-11-6772-7429; Fax: ++54-116772-7426.

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Month

Date

Venue

June
2006

27-30

PadovaItaly

QIRT 2006 – 8th Conferenceon Quantitative InfraRed
Thermography

info.qirt2006@itc.cnr.it
qirt2006.pd.cnr.it

July
2006

23-26

São Paulo
BrazilCongress - XXIV CONAEND
Exhibition - XV EXPOEND

abende@abende.org.br
www.abende.org.br

July-August
2006

30 July4 AugustPortlandUSA

22nd Review of Progress in
Quantitative Nondestructive
Evaluation – QNDE

qnde3@cnde.iastate.edu
www.cnde.iastate.edu/qnde/qnde.html

14-18

St LouisUSA

The 7th Structural Materials
Technology (SMT): NDE/NDT for
Highways and Bridges
6th International Symposium on
NDT in Civil Engineering/NDT-CE

conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

5-7

St Petersburg
RussiaThe 7th International Exhibition on
Non-Destructive Testing Equipment
and Devices ‘Defectoscopy 2006’

jane@ndtworld.com
www.ndtworld.com

12-14

Stratford-upon-Avon
UK

18-19

Stuttgart
Germany

Conference on Damage in
Composite Materials – Simulation
and Nondestructive Testing

cdcm06@isd.uni-stuttgart.dewww.cdcm06.de

25-29

BerlinGermany

9th European Conference on NDT(ECNDT)

mail@ecndt2006.info
www.ecndt2006.info

23-27

HoustonUSA

ASNT Fall Conference and Quality
Testing Show

conferences@asnt.org
www.asnt.org

24-27

São Paulo
BrazilSeminars - II Forum on New NDTTechnologies

abende@abende.org.br
www.abende.org.br

5-10

Auckland
New Zealand12th Asia Pacific Conference on
Non-Destructive Testing 2006

www.apcndt2006.com

29-30

Porto Alegre

II Mercosur Meeting on NDT and
Inspection

abende@abende.org.br
www.abende.org.br

26-30

Orlando, Florida,
USA

June
2007

11-14

Harrogate
UK

Second World Congress on
Engineering Asset Management andFourth International Conference on
Condition Monitoring

October
2007

22-26

Buenos Aires
Argentina

4th Pan-American Conferenceon Non-Destructive Testing(PANNDT)

November
2007

12-16

Las Vegas
USA

ASNT Fall Conference and Quality
Testing Show

www.asnt.org

August2008

26-30

Shanghai,China

17th World Conference on NDT

chsndt@public2.sta.net.cn
snit@citiz.net
www.chsndt.com

Durban, South Africa

18th World Conference on NDTamanda.vdwesthuizen@andtc.com

August2006

September
2006

October
2006

November
2006

March
2007

2012

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Event

NDT 2006: 45th Annual
Conference of BINDT

16th ASNT Annual Research
Symposium

Contact

conf@bindt.org
www.bindt.org

www.asnt.org

daniel.grove@bindt.org
www.wceam-cm2007.org

info@aaende.org.ar
www.aaende.org.ar

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