Minutes of the ICNDTAnnual Meeting
Online Participants:

Thursday 10th February 2022

S K Babu
B Alves
C Ardeleanu
I Baillie
C Belinco
M Carboni
T Chady
J ConteE Eckhardt
A Erhard
P Fisch
A Garcia
F Gomez
C Hakan Gϋr
G Idinger
Ji Jinguan
D Joshi
L TopolářI Mukriz
T Sakagami
V Syasko
G Tubrett
P Wadyalkar
D-Y Yoon
C Wassink

ICNDT Chair/President NDTSS Singapore
President FSEND-Relacre, Portugal
ARoENd, Romania
President BINDT, United Kingdom
AAENDE, Argentina/PANNDTVice President AIPnD, Italy
PTBNIDT/SIMP, Poland
ABENDI, Brazil/President PANNDT
President SSNDT, Slovakia
President DGZfP, Germany
President SGZP/SSNT, Switzerland
President AAENDE, Argentina
EFNDT President/President AEND, Spain
TURK NDT, Turkey
CEO, ÖGfZP, Austria
Executive Director ChSNDT, China
President ISNT, India
President, CNDT Czech Republic
MSNT, Malaysia
JSNDI, Japan President
President RSNTTD, Russia
CNDE, Canada
AINDT, Australia
President KSNT, Korea
President KINT, Netherlands

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Y Cho
J M Farley
D J Gilbert
B GhoseR Klieber
J R LeeT Ogata
S OokaC Rizzetti
C BaileyÖGfZP, Austria/Treasurer
KSNT, Korea/WCNDT President
ICNDT Past ChairICNDT General Secretary/BINDT
ISNT, India
Secretary SGZP, Switzerland
KSNT, Korea
Past President JSNDI, Japan
JSNDI, Japan/WG4 Chair
AIPnD, Italy
BINDT – Minute SecretaryNon-voting
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Opening
The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting which was the second Annual Meeting that has
been held remotely. We have gone through several waves of the pandemic and we all know
people who have been affected or we have been affected ourselves. The Chair was very
pleased so see everyone online today.
2021 was a very difficult year for ICNDT; we delayed our physical GA and the WCNDT has
been delayed again. However the decisions that we have taken were the right decisions.
Although the WCNDT could have been moved to 2023, because of the regional conferences
scheduled for 2023, it was decided to move the WCNDT to 2024. We do now feel confident
that the WCNDT will go ahead in 2024. We are seeing the continuous Omicron variant acrossthe globe but the impact is not as serious.
ICNDT financial matters will be dealt with by the Treasurer later in the meeting but the Chair
reported that the ICNDT is stable and we closed 2021 with a balance of €138k.
In terms of business worldwide, the market size is growing and there was published researchwhich estimated €7.4 billion in 2021 and a 14.6% growth is expected in 2022 for the NDT andinspection market size, mostly due to the recovery from the pandemic. It is expected that themarket will reach €12 billion in 2026.
There are a number of events lined up for 2022 as detailed on the ICNDT website. 2022 islooking promising for us to meet and the Chair encouraged all societies to start meeting
physically again and to come out of the virtual way of working.
D Gilbert advised that the notice of the Annual Meeting was issued with due process being
followed.
Roll Call
All participants introduced themselves and advised whether they were attending in a voting or
non-voting capacity.
Apologies were received from P Milligan, J Muhrén, A Mullin, N Ooka and P Trampus.
D Gilbert confirmed that the meeting was quorate.

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2021 Annual Report
D Gilbert presented the highlights of the Annual Report which had been circulated prior to themeeting.
D Gilbert thanked all those who had helped and contributed to the 2021 Annual Report inparticular Dr Farley, Dr Babu and Mr Aufricht for his contribution on the finances. He also
thanked regional representatives and committee and WG chairs for their contributions.
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have an impact of the operations of the ICNDT as well as
the regional groups and member societies. However, by their admirable innovation andadaptation they have succeeded in maintaining their important activities.
The biggest impact has been the further postponement of WCNDT and because of this some
important arrangements regarding the election of Officers, hosting of the 22nd WCNDT andawards were made in 2020 and, at the Annual Meeting in February 2021 it was decided tocontinue with these arrangements.
As far as meetings are concerned, we had the Annual Meeting in February 2021 whichapproved the 2020 Annual Report and the fees and budget for 2021. In July 2021 we had avery successful online GA and 42nd Meeting when 27 voting members were present and 12
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observers. Reports were received from the regional groups, working groups, committees andISO and the new ICNDT website was officially launched by Dr Farley. Nine societies also gave
presentations.
ICNDT Executive meetings were held on the 7th May and 27th November and in addition several
online meetings were held between the IEC and the WCNDT organising committees.
There were no formal meetings of the IAC in 2020 but a workshop was held in October 2021
chaired by Dr Farley.
As far as working groups are concerned, WG1 held an online meeting in April which covered awide range of topics, including standards, updating the WGI action plan and the development ofan ICNDT Good Practice Guide – Fraudulent Management by Personnel Certification Bodies.
This guide will be published on the ICNDT website soon. The ICNDT Certification Executive
Committee activities centred around the MRA, conformity assessments of Personnel
Certification Bodies (PCBs) and the Examination Question Bank (EQB).
The IEC carries out most of its work by email and online meetings. There are now 47
signatories to the MRA Schedule 1 and there are 21 PCBs registered under MRA Schedule 2
which is three more than the previous year. There is a further application in progress. The
ICNDT Register of PCBs has been extended to include MRA membership and all known PCBs
have been contacted to supply data. The register has been updated to show PCBs that haveupdated their data and the revised register is available on the ICNDT website. The ICEC has
also issued the ICNDT EQB to an additional PCB showing that there is a continued demand forthis. There is ongoing work with regard to the future of the EQB as well. The ICEC Secretary is
Mr Colin Bird who can be contacted at the email address available on the website.
The Membership Committee led by J Conte has been in contact with potential new members
and the formation of new NDT societies, notably in Chile and Ecuador, but the pandemic hasdelayed progress. There is an application from the Kazakhstan Association which is inprogress. It is important to note that this society is aware that it is now necessary to become amember of the regional group in their particular area. This will then automatically lead tomembership of the ICNDT. A pending request was also dealt with from Nigeria and this was
also approved in 2021.
WG3 – Research & Education – no meetings were held during 2021. There was a Specialist
International Group (SIG) on NDE 4.0 which was very active and published an article on theiractivities in the ICNDT journal. The SIG on NDT Reliability made good progress and also
published an article in the ICNDT journal.
WG4 – Communications – planning to hold a meeting at the WCNDT so no physical meetings
have been held due to the pandemic. Action plans have been updated in accordance with the
ICNDT Strategic Plan and the working group has progressed the ICNDT Photographic
Competition, the new website and the collection system of membership fees through theRegional Federations. There are further developments under consideration within this groupfor the ICNDT website and is hoped that this will provide a more effective communication and a
streamlined approach for members and users.
WG5 – Radiation Protection & Safety – a large part of the activity is associated with ISEMIR
which is a web based information system. A survey was conducted which was very successful
collecting data from regulatory bodies as well as companies.
WG6 – there were no meetings in 2021 but Argentina has offered to discuss all standards of
ISO/TC 108/SC 5 ‘Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics of Machine Systems’ within WG6.
Chair’s activities – Dr Babu attended the online Annual Meeting but travelled to the UK toattend the 42nd GA. During the pandemic he has delivered a video message for the 6th Iranian
NDT International Virtual Conference and virtually participated in the NDE 4.0 Conference. He
delivered a lecture to researchers from the Seoul National University of Technology and also
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delivered a lecture during the Annual Conference of KSNT. He recently provided opening
remarks virtually for the Far East NDT New Technology & Application Forum held in China.
D Gilbert summarised by saying that although many face to face meetings have not beenpossible the activities have continued and have been significant throughout all of the working
groups.
ISO TC135 – online meeting held on 22nd October which was led by Dr N Ooka for the last timeas Chair of that committee. The new Chair of ISO TC135 is T Ogata. Most activities of interest
were related to the ISO 9712 revised standard. The ballot was closed on the 16th November
and the new standard has now been published.
There have been two issues of the ICNDT journal in 2021 and we are looking to continue withthat for 2022.
Acknowledgements – ICNDT wished to thank its Executive Committees, Committees andWorking Groups for their efforts during 2022 and acknowledged the support of the secretariat
provided by BINDT. Thanks were also reiterated to the 20th WCNDT organising Committee,
particularly Professor Ik-Keun Park, Conference Chair and Professor Younho Cho, WCNDTPresident, for their efforts in dealing with the complexities of organising and rearranging the 20th
WCNDT. All volunteers working for their NDT societies have again faced extra challenges in
2021 and this work is much appreciated. It is vital to continue to create a safer world throughwider use of NDT and diagnostic technologies.
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Accounts and balance as at 31/12/2021 – G Aufricht
The Treasurer reported that we started 2021 with a balance of €133k and ended the year with€138k which was a very slim balance without the donation from the WCNDT. We have also
had problems with the receipt of fees from the European regions because they had problems intransferring the 40% share to ICNDT.
Most of the expenditure is related to the ICEC Secretary for controlling the MRA processes.
The Secretary (Colin Bird) does a lot of very good work together with the ICEC Chair (Harold
Jansen) and it was a pleasure working with both of them.
Because of the pandemic, there have been no face to face audits and therefore we could not
realise the necessary audits and we tried to find a way of solving these problems. There was avery small amount of MRA PCB costs.
The auditors have checked the accounts and confirmed the balance without any comments orremarks.

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Budget for 2022
There are some planned activities such as face to face meetings and audits as well as an
upgrade of the ICNDT website with the help of JSNDI. We are considering a new software
platform for the EQB. The budget for 2022 will be without an increase of fees so we start with
an opening balance of €138k but may end the year with an allocation to reserves of €133k.

4.

Approval of Financial reports and membership fees
The Annual Report, Balance Sheet for 2021 and Budget for 2022 were unanimously approved.
The membership fees for 2022 (no change) were also approved unanimously.

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Approval of Operating Procedures
There were no changes to the Constitution or Operating Procedures during 2021 and nochanges are in progress.
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GA Plan
The Chair proposed that the 2022 GA is held as a virtual meeting on 29th April 2022. An
invitation and agenda will be circulated by email well in advance. It is anticipated that this will
be a four hour meeting with detailed presentations from those societies willing to present. We
would also expect a report from the regions about their upcoming conferences in 2023.
The GA will include the new ISO 9712 and the implications and will also include a plan todeliver various ICNDT workshops at the 2023 ECNDT.
The ICNDT GA during ECNDT 2023 will include the selection of Chair and Officers for the nextterm.
We will then have our 2024 GA during the 20th WCNDT in Korea. We will discuss potential
dates for this as well as meetings we are planning to have at the ECNDT in Portugal.

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Report on IAC – M Farley
A workshop was held on 1st October 2021 to explore ideas for the Strategic Plan. The focus
was on innovations because of the pandemic, both for implementation by ICNDT and member
societies. There were presentations from ASNT, BINDT and DGZfP. Topics that werediscussed for change were online branch meetings, online annual conferences, online board
meetings, online SIG meetings, home working arrangements and the ‘continuous work model;
for volunteer work. An additional idea from Professor Herelli is to organise a meeting ofindividuals who specialise in providing mediation services in disputes involving NDT. These
ideas will be the basis for new ICNDT actions in future strategic plans.

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WCNDT Update – Y Cho
Unfortunately we had to postpone the WCNDT one more time to 2024. The conference will
now be held week commencing 24th May 2024 and hopefully we can finally make it happen asa successful in person event. Y Cho has been given some challenging tasks but the money is
the most important issue, particularly how much of an impact there will be on the budget due tothe multiple postponements. However, there is continued support for the WCNDT and it is stillin good shape with around 90% of presenters and exhibitors still on board. The lastannouncement of the WCNDT postponement was made at the end of last year but we may
receive some more requests for refunds during the first half of this year.
KSNT has put together a paper showing the status of abstracts submitted by country andregion. We still have more than 1,000 papers (including posters) which is still a very goodnumber and is comparable to previous World Conferences. We are very grateful to all for theircontinued support.
The exhibition is still looking good, we still have 188 exhibitors which is close to 90% of theinitial number. It is anticipated that we will be refunding about €100k but the total income for
the WCNDT is more than €3m so there will still be a good amount of income. Although wehave been through a very difficult situation financially, Y Cho believed that there is still a very
positive feeling about the success of the WCNDT.
Y Cho reported that he had recently received an email from NDT Net with the suggestion of
making the WCNDT papers available as a special issue within the NDT Net. Y Cho has not yet
replied because he personally felt that this was not something that we could provide to one
private company. The WCNDT is a different level of conference compared to the smaller scaleregional conferences and its long standing tradition and history must remain. We could
consider publishing all of the papers in the future as a special issue in the ICNDT name but notin the name of a private company. We need to be careful about how we respond to NDT Net.
S Babu agreed that we should not be giving our papers to NDT Net and this will be discussed
in more detail with the IEC. D Gilbert agreed with what Y Cho and S Babu have said and he
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would like to see more details of what is proposed. S Babu suggested that we allocate time at
the next GA to discuss the WCNDT in more detail.
Y Cho asked about the process of deciding the next WCNDT host society and asked if thisprocess will be followed at the WCNDT in 2024 or whether the GA in 2023 will be the time forthe voting process. S Babu advised that this will be on the agenda for the WCNDT in 2024.
D Gilbert advised that several societies have put themselves forward as host for the 22nd
WCNDT and he will contact each of these societies to see if they are still interested in putting
forward a bid. We will follow the due process for sending out any information as far as this isconcerned.
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2022 Meeting Schedule
29th April 2022 (tentative) – online GA.
There will be four IEC meetings on a quarterly schedule.
WG1 meeting – late March/early April – dates to be confirmed.
WG4 meeting – February 2022.
Physical 2023 GA and 44th meeting – July 2023 in Lisbon.
GA 2024 and 45th/46th meetings – June 2024 in Korea.

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Any other business
D Yoon expressed appreciation on behalf of the KSNT and the WCNDT Organising Committee.
Because of the pandemic the WCNDT has been postponed a number of times and he thanked
IEC for their sincere discussions. He also thanked Argentina for their consideration in moving
the 21st WCNDT to 2028. The WCNDT is not just an event for one country but is a festival for
NDT societies around the world and their participation in 2024 is needed. KSNT promised to
do their best for the successful hosting of the WCNDT in 2024.
Meeting closed.

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Annual Report 2021
ICNDT is formally registered as alegal association in Vienna in accordance with theAustrian Corporations Act and has a bank account to
conduct financial business transactions.
The constitution meets the requirementsof the Austrian Corporations Act.
As an incorporated body, ICNDT is required to submit
its Annual Report and audited Financial Report to therelevant Austrian authorities.
This is the Annual Report for 2021.

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Vision and Mission
Our Vision
To create a safer world through wider use of non-destructive testing (NDT) and diagnostic technologies.

Our Mission
To lead a global network of NDT societies and their regional groups devoted to the promotion of the development of the scienceand practice of NDT for the benefit of the public worldwide.

Introduction
The operations of the International Committee for Non-Destructive Testing (ICNDT), its regions and its member NDT societies
continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but by admirable innovation and adaptation they have succeeded inmaintaining their important activities. The biggest impact has been the further postponement of the 20th World Conferenceon Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT), which was due to be held in South Korea in June 2020 and is now scheduled for
27-31 May 2024.
Following the postponement of the 20th WCNDT due to the COVID-19 situation, it was necessary to make alternative
arrangements for some of the ICNDT business that is normally conducted every four years at the World Conference.
In accordance with the ICNDT Constitution, a General Assembly (GA) should be held at the World Conference. At the GA, the
ICNDT Officers (Chair, General Secretary and Treasurer), the Secretariat and the Auditors are elected. The GA also decides on thevenue of the next but one World Conference (in this case the 22nd).
The ICNDT Executive Committee (IEC) discussed what should be done and recommended the following:l The GA meetings should be postponed until the 20th WCNDT.
l The current office bearers, Secretariat and Auditors should remain in office until the GA is held at the 20th WCNDT.
l The decision on the 22nd WCNDT should be postponed until the GA is held.
l The presentation of the ICNDT Awards should be postponed until the 20th WCNDT.

Since these recommendations are outside the normal constitution, it was necessary to ask for approval of them by the full
membership of ICNDT. In accordance with the Constitution (paragraph 8.1), a quorum of one third of the voting membershipand a simple majority of the votes cast was required. Each Full Member had one vote. A period of four weeks was allowed forvoting via email ballot, with a deadline of 22 May 2020. The members gave unanimous approval. At the Annual Meeting on
11 February 2021, approval was given to continue these arrangements.

Meetings, Committees and Groups
Annual Meeting 2021
The Annual Meeting of ICNDT members was held online on 11 February 2021, with 32 voting members present and 13 observers.
Those present included: Dr Sajeesh Babu, Chair; David Gilbert, General Secretary; Gerhard Aufricht, Treasurer; Dr Mike Farley,
Past Chair and ICNDT Advisory Committee (IAC) Chair; Professor Younho Cho, President of the Korean Society for Nondestructive
Testing (KSNT); and Professor Ik-Keun Park, Chair of the WCNDT Organising Committee. The Annual Report for 2020 was approved,along with the accounts for 2020 and the fees and budget for 2021, which were presented by Gerhard Aufricht. Members were
given an update on the plans for the 20th WCNDT, which was at that time scheduled for February 2022.

ICNDT online General Assembly and 42nd Meeting
An online GA was held on 19 July 2021, from 10h00-15h00 BST. The meeting was chaired by Dr Sajeesh Babu, ICNDT Chair,
who was present at the headquarters of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) in the UK along with David Gilbert,
General Secretary. 27 voting members (including four regional representatives) and 12 observers were present.
Reports were received from the regional groups, the Working Groups (WGs) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
There was discussion around the rearrangement of the 20th WCNDT to spring 2022 and the 16th Asia-Pacific Conference on
Non-Destructive Testing (APCNDT) and the 13th European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (ECNDT) to 2023.
The new ICNDT website was officially launched by Dr Mike Farley. Nine member societies gave short presentations on theiractivities.
The unconfirmed minutes of the meeting are available to view on the ICNDT website at: www.icndt.org/ICNDT_GA_2021_07_19_
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ICNDT Executive Committee (IEC)IEC meetings were held online on 7 May and 27 November 2021. Both meetings were chaired by Dr Sajeesh Babu. In addition,
several online meetings were held between the IEC and the WCNDT Organising Committee. IEC members also attended theGeneral Assembly in July 2021 and the IAC Workshop on the Strategic Plan in October 2021.

ICNDT Advisory Committee (IAC)
Due to the postponement of the 20th WCNDT, there was no meeting of the IAC in 2020. Dr Mike Farley, IAC Chair, organised andchaired a workshop on 1 October 2021 to explore ideas for the next ICNDT Strategic Plan. The focus was on innovations that havecome about because of the pandemic and how these might be followed up by ICNDT and made use of by other member societies.
There were presentations from the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), BINDT and the German Society for NonDestructive Testing (DGZfP), along with discussions covering:l Online branch meetingsl Online annual conferencesl Online board meetingsl Online Specialist International Group (SIG) meetingsl Home working arrangements/changed facility needs (‘team spaces’)l The ‘continuous virtual work’ model for volunteer workl Online conferences.

An additional idea, from Professor Herelli, Past President of the African Federation for Non-Destructive Testing (AFNDT), is toorganise a meeting of individuals who specialise in providing mediation services in disputes involving NDT. These ideas will be
the basis for new ICNDT actions in future strategic plans.

World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (20th WCNDT)The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to disrupt the plans for the 20th WCNDT. There was excellent progress to the end of
November 2021, with a total of 1206 abstracts submitted and over 700 registered participants from 48 countries. Professor Younho
Cho and Professor Ik-Keun Park of KSNT regularly reported any progress to the IEC and the online GA.
Recently, two physical meetings were held between the ICNDT Chair and KSNT. The meetings were held on 24 and 25 November
2021 with the Planning and Strategic Committee and the Organising Committee, respectively. A situation analysis was tabled
discussing the uncertainty of the Korean government’s situation regarding the opening of borders and the non-availability of avenue for the later part of 2022. These factors meant that the feasibility of making the 2022 conference accessible to all was agreat challenge. Major exhibitors expressed a preference for a face-to-face meeting and were not keen on a hybrid format due tofewer interactions and exchanges, leading KSNT to take the decision to postpone the conference and exhibition until a later date.
On further analysis of the various planned regional conferences, it was found that the best option was to move the conference to2024; this would result in a cycle shift in the timing of the World Conference, which is normally held every four years. The hostof the 21st WCNDT (the Asociación Argentina de Ensayos No Destructivos y Estructurales (AAENDE)) has kindly agreed to shift its
conference to 2028. With approval from the KSNT Organising Committee meeting held on 16 December 2021, the conference
is now rescheduled to be held from 27-31 May 2024 at the same convention centre, Songdo Conventia, Incheon, South Korea.
Several meetings and workshops were planned alongside the WCNDT – some may need to be organised virtually or alongsideother regional or national conferences.
The world is recovering from the pandemic and safety and health is a top priority for ICNDT. In the meantime, more technicalpapers are expected to be submitted and the latest innovations will be showcased during the next WCNDT.
At the meeting of the IEC on 27 November 2021, which included representation from the four regions, it was agreed unanimouslythat 2024 will be kept completely free for the 20th WCNDT, ie there will be no regional conferences or competing national events.

Working Group 1 (Qualification and Certification)
An online meeting of WG1 was held on 21 April 2021. The following issues were discussed: WG1 membership; best practices
in the implementation of ISO/IEC 17024:2012 for NDT personnel certification; the updating of the WG1 Action Plan; a reporton the work of the ICNDT Certification Executive Committee (ICEC); the current situation with the revision of ISO 9712:2012
and other ISO standards related to NDT personnel qualification/certification; the updating of the ICNDT Guide to Qualification
and Certification of Personnel for NDT to reflect the changes to ISO 9712, pressure equipment directive (PED) approval for nonEuropean countries; and the Workshop on Certification to be held at the 20th WCNDT in South Korea.
It was decided to develop an ICNDT Guide to Good Practice – Fraudulent Management by Personnel Certification Bodies to prevent
unfair delivery of ISO 9712 personnel certification and reduce the risk for Certification Bodies. A Task Group (TG) was establishedwith Convener Dr Sajeesh Babu. The idea is that members that are part of Schedule 2 of the ICNDT Multilateral Recognition

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Agreement (MRA) will extend their best efforts to eliminate any deviations from both ISO/IEC 17024:2012 and ISO 9712:2012
during the operation of their certification schemes. The guide will seek to provide the best practice on the following: the structureof Certification Bodies; outsourcing; the application process; use of the Examination Question Bank (EQB), practical examination;
instruction writing/procedure writing; and decisions on certification. The guide will be published on the ICNDT website.
WG1 will start work on interpretation of the new version of ISO 9712 as soon as it is published.

The ICNDT Certification Executive Committee (ICEC)
Activities of the ICEC centre around the MRA, conformity assessment of Personnel Certification Bodies (PCBs) and the EQB. The
ICEC, which carries out most of its work via email and the internet, held online meetings on 5 January, 25 June, 27 October and
15 December 2021.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ICEC Secretary has worked with the PCBs where necessary to maintain their registration
if audits were delayed. It can now be reported that all of the ICNDT OP19-registered PCBs are fully audited and registered.
There are now 47 signatories to the MRA Schedule 1. There are 21 PCBs registered under the MRA Schedule 2, which is three morethan the previous year, with a further Schedule 2 application in progress. The ICNDT register of PCBs has been extended to include
MRA membership and all known PCBs have been contacted to supply data. The register has been updated to show PCBs that havemade contact and updated their data and this revised register has been published on the ICNDT website.
ICEC has issued the ICNDT EQB to an additional PCB, showing the continued demand for this, and has ongoing applications for
the EQB.
Present ICEC members are as follows:
l Mr Harold Jansen (Chair)l Mr Alexander Mullin (WG1 Chair)l Dr Norikazu Ooka (Asia-Pacific region)l Mr Gerhard Aufricht (ICNDT Treasurer)l To be confirmed (Africa region)l Mr João Rufino Teles Filho (Pan-America region)l Dr Matthias Purschke (Europe region).

The Secretary is Colin Bird, who can be contacted at: icec-secretary@icndt.org

Membership Committee
Members are as follows:
l Mr João Conte (Chair)l Mr Alexander Mullin (RSNTTD, Russia) – mullin@ndt-rus.rul Mr David Gilbert (BINDT, UK) – david.gilbert@bindt.org
l Mr Les Dick (NZNDTA, New Zealand) – ljdick@ndt.co.nz
l Dr Matthias Purschke (DGZfP, Germany) – pm@dgzfp.del Mr Shohei Ooka (JSNDI, Japan) – shohei@jsndi.or.jp
l Prof Ferid Herelli (COTEND, Tunisia) – herelliferid29@gmail.com

Led by Mr João Conte, the focus of the Membership Committee has been on contact with potential new members and the formation
of NDT societies in Chile and Ecuador. However, the pandemic has delayed progress. The application of the Qazaqstan Association
Defectoscopy – Kazakhstan has been approved. This association is aware that it is necessary to become a member of the Asia PacificFederation for Non Destructive Testing (APFNDT), which automatically leads into the ICDNT. A pending request still exists for theInstitute of Non-Destructive Testing – Nigeria (INDTN), which will be subject to due diligence once the pandemic permits.
During the last virtual meeting of the Pan-American Federation for Nondestructive Testing (PANNDT), the committee was informedthat some Latin American societies were not able to pay the ICNDT annual fee due to the hard economic situation.

Working Group 3 (Research and Education)
There were no meetings of WG3 during 2021.
The Specialist International Group on NDE 4.0 published an article about its activities in the ICNDT Journal.
The Specialist International Group on NDT Reliability made good progress, with an article published in the ICNDT Journal and acompleted Action Plan.

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Working Group 4 (Communications)
WG4 was planning to hold meetings at the 20th WCNDT in Seoul, South Korea, and the 16th APCNDT in Melbourne, Australia.
However, there were no physical meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Shohei Ooka, Chair of ICNDT WG4, updated theaction plans according to the ICNDT Strategic Plan created by the ICNDT Executive Committee. With his Working Group, theChair progressed the ICNDT Photograph Competition, the renewal of the ICNDT website and a collection system for the ICNDT
membership fees through the Regional Federations. In addition, a discussion took place regarding a revamped interface system for
the ICNDT website that will provide more effective communication and a streamlined approach for members and users.
The ICNDT Journal was published twice, Volume 9 Issue No 8 in May 2021 and Volume 9 Issue No 9 in November 2021.

Working Group 5 (Radiation Protection & Safety)
Mr David Gilbert is a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Working Group on ISEMIR-IR. The Information
System on Occupational Exposure in Medicine, Industry and Research (ISEMIR) is an IAEA web-based information system that aims
to optimise occupational radiation protection. It is divided into two topical areas in which radiation protection of workers can bea challenge:l Interventional cardiology (IC)l Industrial radiography (IR).

The ISEMIR-IR WG comprises the following personnel: Mr David Gilbert (UK); Ms Charlotte Kaps (Germany); Mr Richard van
Sonsbeek (Netherlands); Mr Francisco Da Silva (Brazil); and Mr Jizeng Ma and Mr Guojun Yuan (both IAEA).
A virtual (Webex) meeting of the WG was held on 22 June 2021, the main objectives of which were to review and analyse theresults of the global survey and discuss the strategy to promote the ISEMIR-IR system.
Mr David Gilbert presented a summary of the results of the survey at the 2021 ICNDT General Assembly. The key points were as
follows:l Two new surveys were conducted: one for regulatory bodies and one for NDT companies.
l 	A good number of completed questionnaires were received from NDT companies – a total of 284 from 42 different countries(of which 130 were from companies in Europe).
l 	Collected data included categories of data recorded, including number of individual doses, source details, accidents/incidents,

number of radiographers, training records and workload (films/year).
l A total of 45 completed questionnaires were received from regulatory bodies, from 44 different countries.
l 	One of the main conclusions is that there is still plenty of work to do to promote the use of the database worldwide, especiallyin service companies.
ISEMIR is an important part of the activities but it is not the only subject covered by WG5.
WG meetings are planned to be held at the 13th ECNDT in July 2023 and the next WCNDT.

Working Group 6 (CM & Technical Diagnostics)
There have been no meetings of WG6 in 2021 but Argentina has offered to discuss all standards of ISO/TC 108/SC 5 ‘Condition
Monitoring and Diagnostics of Machine Systems’ in WG6. As that committee has a strong relationship with some aspects of asset
management (there is a liaison officer between both ISO/TC committees, TC 108 and TC 251 ‘Asset Management’), the offer isalso to discuss within WG6 the subjects of TC 251, related to condition monitoring. During December, an open discussion of an
ISO/TC 108/SC 5 standard was held for the first time in the frame of this Working Group.
Professor Len Gelman and Mr César Belinco, Co-Chairs, WG6

Chair’s Activities
Dr Sajeesh Babu, ICNDT Chair, attended the ICNDT Annual Meeting online due to the pandemic, then travelled to the UK toattend the 42nd General Assembly with Mr David Gilbert, General Secretary, from BINDT headquarters. During the pandemic, hedelivered a video message for the 6th Iranian NDT International Virtual Conference (IRNDT 2021) and virtually participated in the
NDE 4.0 Conference by presenting a joint paper with Dr Mike Farley on ‘ICNDT actions on NDE 4.0’. He delivered a lecture toresearchers from the Seoul National University of Technology and also delivered a lecture during the Annual Conference of KSNT.
He recently provided the opening remarks virtually for the Far East NDT New Technology & Application Forum (FENDT 2021) heldin Kunming, China. As the attendance at physical events was severely curtailed due to the pandemic, adoption of new means ofcommunication was successful during 2021.

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ICNDT Officers 2021:
ICNDT Chair

Dr Sajeesh K Babu (Singapore)ICNDT Past Chair

Dr Mike Farley (UK)ICNDT General Secretary

Mr David Gilbert (UK)World Conference President

Prof Younho Cho (Korea)

NDT Society to provide Secretariat

The British Institute of NDT (UK)

Treasurer

Mr Gerhard Aufricht (Austria)

Auditors

Mr Douglas J Marshall (Canada) and Dr Werner Schmid (Switzerland)

Chair – ICNDT Certification Executive Committee

Mr Harold Jansen

Chair WG1 – Qualification and Certification

Mr Alexander Mullin (Russia)

Chair WG2 – Membership

Mr João Conte (Brazil)

Co-Chairs WG3 – Research and Education

Prof Younho Cho (Korea) and Prof Anton Erhard (Germany)

Chair WG4 – Communications

Mr Shohei Ooka (Japan)

Chair WG5 – Radiation Protection & Safety

Ms Charlotte Kaps (Germany) and Mr David Gilbert (UK)

Co-Chairs WG6 – CM & Technical Diagnostics

Prof Len Gelman (UK) and Mr César Belinco (Argentina)

Chair WG7 – Administration

Dr Mike Farley (UK)Regional Group Representatives:
AfricaAsia-Pacific

EuropePan-America

Dr Kamal Sahaimi
Mr Harold Jansen
Dr Norikazu Ooka
Mr Les Dick
Mr Fermín Gómez Fraile
Mr Alexander Mullin
Mr César Belinco
Mr Neal Couture

Strategic Planning and Organisation
A draft updated Strategic Plan was due to be presented at the Annual Meeting in 2020. However, before finalisation the COVID-19
pandemic hit and priorities changed. The IEC has continued to organise ICNDT according to the intent of the Strategic Plan but
taking into account the COVID-19 situation.

Changes to the Constitution and Operating Procedures
There have been no changes to the Constitution or updates to the Operating Procedures (OPs) during 2021.

APFNDT (Asia-Pacific)
APFNDT Membership and Executive Committee
The APFNDT website can be accessed at: www.apfndt.org/index.html
The APFNDT Executive Committee (AEC) meeting was held online.

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Regarding APFNDT’s membership and organisation status, the current members and regional representatives are as follows:
Full Members

17 societies

Secondary Full Members

Three societies

Associate Members

Eight societies (2017-2020)

Regional Representative Group One

Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia – two members

Regional Representative Group Two

East Asia, South East Asia – four members

Regional Representative Group Three

Pacific and Oceania – two members

APFNDT Executive Committee:
President

Dr Norikazu Ooka (JSNDI, Japan)

Vice President

Dr Jong Po Lee (KSNT, Korea)

Past President

Dr B Venkatraman (ISNT, India)

General Secretary

Mr Les Dick (NZNDTA, New Zealand)

Treasurer

Mr Kevin Smith (ASNT, USA)

President of the 16th Asia-Pacific Conference on
Non-Destructive Testing (16th APCNDT)Mr Paul Grosser (AINDT, Australia)

AuditorDr Sajeesh K Babu (NDTSS, Singapore)

Secretariat

Mr Shohei Ooka (JSNDI, Japan)

APFNDT Board Members:
Regional Representative Group One(Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia)

Dr D J Varde (ISNT, India)
Mr Alexander Mullin (RSNTTD, Russia)
Dr Gong Tian Shen (ChSNDT, China)

Regional Representative Group Two(East Asia, South East Asia)

Dr Man Yong Choi (KSNT, Korea)
Dr Takamasa Ogata (JSNDI, Japan)
Prof Chih-Hung Chiang (SNTCT, Taiwan)

Regional Representative Group Three(Pacific and Oceania)

Mr Glenn Tubrett (CINDE, Canada)
Mr Pranay Wadyalkar (AINDT, Australia)

APFNDT Task Groups
The following seven TGs were established in order to carry out specific activities:
TG1 Membership

Mr Kevin Smith (ASNT, USA)TG2 APFNDT JournalProf Jung-Ryul Lee (KSNT, Korea)

TG3 Communications

Mr Shohei Ooka (JSNDI, Japan)

TG4 Education and Training

Dr B Venkatraman (ISNT, India)

TG5 Certification

Mr Paul Grosser (AINDT, Australia)

TG6 Standards

Dr Takamasa Ogata (JSNDI, Japan)

TG7 NDE 4.0

Mr Pranay Wadyalkar (AINDT, Australia)

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Current Activities of APFNDT (2021)
While face-to-face meetings were not possible, the AEC met numerous times online to manage Federation activities, review OPs
and conduct general business such as budgetary items. In addition, for the first time an online APFNDT GA was successfully heldon 1 October 2021. Organised by the Australian Institute for Non-Destructive Testing (AINDT), the 16th APCNDT, due to be heldin Melbourne, Australia, from 18-22 October 2021, has been postponed until 28 February-3 March 2023, but the event preparation
is progressing as planned. Additionally, a report was given on the 17th APCNDT, due to take place in Hawaii, USA, in 2026,
organised by ASNT.
TG1 met to discuss potential new members, the creation of a new membership OP and ways in which to provide support for current
members. TG4 reported that traction and support for the APFNDT newsletter had been gained and, as such, three publications
were issued throughout 2021. TG6 conducted a valuable survey on member society certified personnel regarding standards in use
and aims to use this information for the distribution of standards to members in accordance with approved funds allocated fromthe budget. TG7 met several times throughout the year to discuss and plan future activities.

Future Activities for APFNDTThe AEC will continue to meet on a regular basis throughout the year and activities will be coordinated through the TGs. In particular,
those TGs with approved budget items, such as TG2 and TG6, will work to develop and implement their proposals. TG1 will continue
to develop support for current members, new members and drafting a new membership OP. TG4 will continue collaborating with
ICNDT WG4, distributing the newsletters and developing the APFNDT website, online payment system and membership directory.
Furthermore, APFNDT will work to revitalise all the activities of the TGs and promote cooperation with external organisations, suchas ISO/TC 135 standardisation activities, the IAEA’s NDT projects and continuing work with the Asian Welding Federation (AWF)
in the field of NDT regarding welding.
For the next meeting, depending on the COVID-19 situation, the AEC and Board plan to meet at the 20th WCNDT to discuss
regional matters of the Federation.

AFNDT (Africa)
During 2021, the African Federation of NDT (AFNDT) has mostly focused on national activities, with very little focus on regional activities.
President

Dr Kamal Sahaimi (COMEND, Morocco)

Executive Secretary

Mr Harold Jansen (SAIW, South Africa)
Algeria (CRTI)
Angola (CTN)
Cameroon (Hydrac)Ghana (GAEC)Countries/Full Members

Kenya (KEBS)
South Africa (SAINT)
Sudan (SSNDT)
Tunisia (CETIME)
Morocco (COMEND)
Libya (Welding Center Tripoli)

Affiliate Member and Secretariat

South Africa (SAIW)

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the adoption of digital platforms to facilitate meetings, a more active approachto regional corporation was initiated during two successful meetings held on 7 and 16 December 2021. Representatives from
Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Tunisia, Cameroon, Mauritius and South Africa took part during these meetings.
The objectives of these meetings were to address modifications required to the current constitution that was adopted in 2014, as
well as means to increase participation in the Regional Federation.
The outcomes of these meetings were as follows:l 	Proposed amendments to the constitution were to be collated and discussed during a meeting scheduled for 27 January 2022,

followed by the finalisation of the revised constitution, tabling it for final adoption during an AGM planned for April 2022.
l 	The objective of contacting all 54 countries in the AFNDT region and encouraging active participation was supported.

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EFNDT (Europe)
During 2021, the European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing (EFNDT) carried out many different actions, despite the situation
facing all societies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board of Directors (below) met several times online during the year.
Board of Directors Members
President

Mr Fermín Gómez Fraile (Spain)

Vice President

Mr Alexander Mullin (Russia)

Treasurer

Mr Etienne Martin (France)
Professor Anton Erhard (Germany)
Dr Yordan Mirchev (Bulgaria)
Mr Jan Verkooijen (The Netherlands)

Directors

Professor Michele Carboni (Italy)
Dr Pavel Mazal (Czech Republic)
Mr Bento Otonne Alves (Portugal)
Mr David Gilbert (UK)
Co-opted Members (non-voting)
Mr Gerhard Aufricht (Austria)
Mrs Dominique Moussebois (Belgium)
Ex-Officio Members (non-voting)General Secretary

Dr Emilio Romero (Spain)

Past President

Professor Peter Trampus (Hungary)

ECNDT 2023 President

Mr Bento Otonne Alves (Portugal)

ECEC President

Dr Matthias Purschke (Germany)

Auditor

Mr René Klieber (Switzerland)

EFNDT Matters
EFNDT has redefined the ten Working Groups and three Forums and these have started their work through virtual meetings andconferences. These ten groups and three forums are as follows:l WG1 – Educationl WG2 – Radiation Protection and ADR
l WG3 – Condition Monitoringl WG4 – Laboratory Accreditationl WG5 – NDT for Public Safety and Securityl WG6 – NDT on Additive Manufacturing (two meetings)
l WG7 – Failure Analysis (Risk Analysis) (one meeting together with ICNDT)l WG8 – Human Factorsl WG9 – Ethics (internal work with some associations)l WG10 – NDT 4.0 (six meetings, one conference hosted by DGZfP and an international conference planned in Spain foraerospace NDT (AEROEND 4.1))
l Forum for European National Aerospace NDT Boards (NANDTBs) (two meetings and development of EN 4179)
l Forum for Railway Industries
l Forum for Marine (preparing underwater inspection specifications; contact with the International Association of Classification

Societies (IACS)).

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Additionally, a Working Group with the European Welding Federation (EWF) has been reactivated to complete the European NDTEngineer proposal (two meetings in 2021).
An agreement has also been reached with the TIC Council Confederation of Inspection and Certification Organisations to work
together on WG6 and WG10 matters.

Projects and Actions
Robotics for Inspection and Maintenance (RIMA) is a four-year EU Horizon 2020 project that aims to establish a network of 13
Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) on robotics, sharing best practices and providing services to facilitate uptake of inspection andmaintenance technologies. The RIMA network encompasses leading research organisations supporting one DIH per region, alignedwith regional policies and industry sectors and sectorial associations that will make a bridge with end-users and industries. EFNDT
is in the process of establishing whether or not its members wish to participate.

Other Matters
The EFNDT General Assembly held recently was divided into two parts. A Task Group led by Mr Alexander Mullin, EFNDT Vice
President, prepared a revision and update to the EFNDT statutes to be discussed at the General Assembly on 10 December 2021.
This was submitted for approval at an Extraordinary Assembly on 17 January 2022.

BrexitEFNDT has had two extraordinary meetings to analyse the situation due to Brexit in relation to the European PED 2014/68/EU.
BINDT has agreed a process with an EU27 Recognised Third-Party Organisation for the certification of NDT personnel. This process
is fully compliant with CEN/TR/15589 Route B requirements and allows BINDT/PCN to issue certifications that are acceptable
under the PED.
ECNDTThe Organising Committee of the next ECNDT had several meetings with the President and Secretary of EFNDT and recommended
to the Board of Directors (BoD) that the dates for the 13th ECNDT should be rescheduled to 3-7 July 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, due
to the postponement of the 20th WCNDT and after consultation with the Lisbon Exhibition Centre and the professional conference
organisers, sponsors and exhibitors. This recommendation was approved by the BoD.
IAEA-ARCAL PROJECT
On 18 May 2021, a webinar was held with some South American countries, Italy and Spain, focusing on their certification schemes.
EFNDT will make a presentation of its activities and projects in order to invite these countries to disseminate it.
Mr Fermín Gómez Fraile, EFNDT President

PANNDT (Pan-America)
Current members of the Pan-American Federation for Nondestructive Testing (PANNDT) are as follows:
Argentina

AAENDE

Asociación Argentina de Ensayos No Destructivos y Estructurales

Bolivia

ASBOSENDIC

Asociación Boliviana de Soldadura, Ensayos No Destructivos,
Inspección y Corrosión

BrazilABENDI

Associação Brasileira de Ensaios Não Destrutivos e Inspeção

CanadaCINDE

Canadian Institute for Non-Destructive Evaluation

Chile

ACHISEND

Asociación Chilena de Soldadura Inspección y Ensayos no
Destructivos

Colombia

ACOSEND

Asociación Colombiana de Soldadura y Ensayos No Destructivos

Costa Rica–

Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica

Ecuador

ESPOL

Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral

USA

ASNT

American Society for Nondestructive Testing

MexicoIMENDE A.C.

Instituto Mexicano de Ensayos No Destructivos, A.C.

MexicoAMEXEND A.C.

Asociación Mexicana de Ensayos no Destructivos Asociación Civil

Peru

APEND

Asociación Peruana de END

Uruguay

AENDUR

Asociación Uruguaya de Ensayos No Destructivos

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The current PANNDT Board is as follows:
President

Mr João Conte (ABENDI, Brazil)

Vice Chair

Mr David Bajula (ASNT, USA)

Treasurer

Prof Jorge Amsler (AAENDE, Argentina)

Secretary

Mr Glenn Tubrett (CINDE, Canada)

The PANNDT Strategic Plan is being reviewed by the Board and the next PANNDT Conference is scheduled for June 2023, in
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
PANNDT members held a virtual meeting in June 2021, while the Board held two virtual meetings (in May and October 2021).
At these meetings, representatives gave an overview of their activities as well as the best practices on changing to online training,
examinations applications, etc.

MRA, PCB and EQB
Multilateral Recognition Agreement (OP19)l There are currently 47 signatories to Schedule 1 of the MRA. See: https://bit.ly/3HrPsmH
l There are currently 21 PCBs registered under the MRA Schedule 2, an increase of three during 2021. The latest registrations are

Korea, China Taiwan and India. See: https://bit.ly/32Uq1eJ

Personnel Certification Body Compliance Assessment (OP20)
l China re-registered under OP20 in 2021.

Examination Question Bankl The	 maintenance and longer-term development of the EQB remains under discussion and it is hoped that an online delivery

system may be facilitated in the future. A demonstration of an online EQB has now been provided by the Southern African
Institute of Welding (SAIW), South Africa.
l The EQB was issued to the Instituto Mexicano de Ensayos No Destructivos (IMENDE), Mexico, in 2021.

ISO/TC 135
The in-person meetings of ISO/TC 135 committees planned for the days following the 20th WCNDT in Seoul, June 2020, were
postponed. ISO/TC 135 and SC’s meetings were held online from 11 to 22 October 2021 to develop related standards, with reportson those activities of 2019 and 2020. An online meeting of ISO/TC 135 Plenary was held on 22 October 2021 led by Dr Norikazu
Ooka (JISC) for the last time as the Chair of ISO/TC 135. ISO/TC 135 resolved to hold the next meeting with ISO/TC 135 and all
SCs at the 20th WCNDT in Korea as a face-to-face and/or hybrid meeting with the advice from ISO Central Secretariat due to the
COVID-19 situation.
Online meetings of ISO/TC 135/SC 7 were held on 18 October 2021 in conjunction with other ISO/TC 135 meetings to report oneof the main activities of the ISO 9712 FDIS following the ballot which was closed on 16 November and as a result of this the newstandard was published. Dr Mike Farley and Dr Sajeesh K Babu participated as liaison members of ISO/TC 135 on behalf of ICNDT.

Website/Journal/Publications
The ICNDT Secretariat has continued to provide updates to members through the website and the ICNDT Journal.
ICNDT is delighted to have overseen a transition to a much more attractive and versatile website, courtesy of an agreement with
the Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection (JSNDI). Mr Shohei Ooka, JSNDI, organised the new website using the same
contractor that the Japanese Society uses for its own website. The work has been completed satisfactorily and data and documentsfrom the old website have been transferred over (see www.icndt.org). Under the agreement, ICNDT paid a financial contribution
to the cost of the new website and JSNDI has agreed to cover the maintenance and service costs going forward.
ICNDT is grateful to DGZfP for previously providing the platform for the ICNDT website and to BINDT, especially Zoe White andCindy Bailey, for updating and maintaining the previous website.

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Finance
The audited financial report for 2021 and the budget for 2022 are shown in the following pages.

Acknowledgements
ICNDT wishes to thank its Executive Committee, Committees and Working Groups for their efforts during 2021 and acknowledges
the support of the Secretariat provided by BINDT. Thanks are also reiterated to the 20th WCNDT Organising Committee, particularly
particularly Professor Ik-Keun Park, Conference Chair, and Professor Younho Cho, WCNDT President, for their efforts in dealing
with the complexities of organising and rearranging the 20th WCNDT.
All volunteers working for their NDT societies have again faced extra challenges this year and this work is much appreciated. It isvital to continue to create a safer world through wider use of NDT and diagnostic technologies.

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Balance at 31.12.2021

Opening balance

2021

2021

Income (€)

Expenditure (€)

133,260.12

Donation from Austrian Chamber of Commerce

500.00Donation from WCNDT

0.00

Membership fees (new fee structure)

10,575.19

Bank account Nr: 290-317-995/01 – interest

13.54

PCB CA service (OP20)

0.00

MRA Service (OP19)

3300.00

EQB product: application fees (OP23)

0.00

EQB update fees (OP23)

0.00

Meeting expenses/Go to meetings

0.00

Bank account Nr: 290-317-99501 – cost

326.28Bank expenditures for incoming fees

66.10

Printing costs

0.00

Office costs

235.75PCB CA service costs (system administration, insurance)(OP20)

1924.06

MRA/PCB – auditor payment (OP19)

2960.00

EQB service costs (administration and overheads)(OP23 contingencies)

363.71440.00Professional service

2760.00

Preparation of ICNDT monographs

0.00

Supplies (ICNDT badges, flags, etc)

0.00

Miscellaneous (shipping, conference calls)

0.00

Total
Allocation to reserves (31.12.2021)
Gerhard Aufricht, Treasurer, 3 January 2022, Vienna. Rev 1.

147,648.85

9075.90
138,572.95

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Financial Report – Draft Budget 2022
Income (€)
Opening balance (01.01.2022)

Expenditure (€)

138,572.95

Donation from Austrian Chamber of Commerce

500.00Donation from WCNDT

0.00

Membership fees 2022
Membership fees 2021 (EFNDT)

22,792.00
9224.00

Bank account Nr: 290-317-995/01 – interest

30.00

PCB CA service (OP20)

1000.00

MRA service (OP19)

5400.00

EQB product – application fees (OP23)

3750.00

EQB update fees (OP23)

600.00Meeting expenses/Go to meetings

1500.00

Bank account Nr: 290-317-995/01 – cost

300.00Bank expenditures for incoming fees

50.00

Printing costs

2000.00

Office costs

2000.00

PCB CA service costs (system administration, insurance)(OP20)

2000.00

MRA/PCB – auditor payment (OP19)

6400.00

EQB service costs (administration and overheads)(OP23 contingencies)

2500.00

Professional service

3840.00

Preparation of ICNDT monographs

0.00

Supplies (ICNDT badges, flags, etc)

2000.00

Miscellaneous (shipping, conference calls)

500.00Website upgrade

25,000.00

Total

181,868.95

Allocation to reserves (31.12.2021)

133,778.95

48,090.00

Gerhard Aufricht, Treasurer, 3 January 2022, Vienna. Rev 1.

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MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF ORGANIZING COMMITTEE SINCE NOVEMBER 2021
● The organizing committee of the 20th WCNDT had review meeting with Dr. Sajeesh Kumar

Babu on Nov.24-26, 2021 in Korea to discuss various options for future direction of the20th WCNDT.
●The organizing committee of the 20th WCNDT officially decided to postpone theconference at the meeting held on Dec.16, 2021 and new date for 20th WCNDT is May
27-31, 2024. The venue remains the same as Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea.

●

Posting official announcement of the postponement on the conference website at the endof Dec, 2021 and sending out e-news letter informing postponement to all related
conference stakeholders including presenting authors, registered participants, exhibitors,
and sponsors as well.

●

Informing all ICNDT member societies and IEC of postponement of the conference in early
January, asking for their active participation and continued interest in the conference. And
also letting them know the change of the president of the KSNT and 20th WCNDTChairman●

Updating logistic issue on 20th WCNDT including any changes of major policies andpractically applicable details in the form of “ Frequently Asked Questions” on theconference website.

●

Submitting articles on the postponement of 20th WCNDT to the APFNDT Secretariat to
publish in the APFNDT newsletter.

UPCOMING ACTIVITY PLAN FROM FEBRUARY 2022
● Responding to request of registration fee refund for those who will not be able to attend

the conference because of inevitable circumstances with excluding bank transfer fees andadministrative charges● Renovation of the conference website by reflecting rescheduled important dates, revised

conference program, minor change in the member of organizing committee and opening
the online registration/abstract submission system as well.
● Establishing detailed plans for conference organization and entire budget in preparation

for increasing in overall expenditure and decreasing in earnings led by the postponementof the conference in 2024.
Secretariat: The Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
22 Teheran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel:+82-2-583-7564; Fax: +82-582-2743; Email: ksnt@ksnt.or.kr

● Encouraging previous abstract submitter who haven’t registered yet to make registrationin accordance with the re-designated date.
• Reorganizing conference management plan factoring into postponement of about two
and a half years for efficient management of the conference.
• Thorough management of current registrations and abstracts as well as promotion of
additional registration and abstract submission.
• Making an effort to focusing on additional booth sales.

STATUS QUO OF THE 20 TH WCNDT● As of Jan. 2022, Registration Status (Based on Country & Region)
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37

Country & Region

Full
Student Meeting
Companion
Exhibition
75
21
1
15
Korea
1
Argentina
42Australia
523Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus2
4
4
Belgium
1
Brazil16
51311
Canada
23
11
4
21
China
1
Colombia
2
Croatia2
2
1
3
Czech Republic
1
Denmark
2
Finland28
1
14
France43
84329Germany
11Hong Kong
Hungary
1
1
5
India
Iran
1
4
Israel
5
2
Italy
29
14
2
1
Japan
Kazakhstan
1Lithuania
4
2
Malaysia
71
Netherlands
1
New ZealandNigeria11
NorwayPhilippines
6
Poland1
Portugal
Romania13
2
1
Russia2
6Singapore
Secretariat: The Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
22 Teheran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel:+82-2-583-7564; Fax: +82-582-2743; Email: ksnt@ksnt.or.kr

NDT Society
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
-

Total
112
2
6
11
1
0
10
1
36
59
1
2
9
1
3
43
88
2
1
7
1
5
7
48
1
1
6
8
1
0
3
0
6
2
0
16
8

38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46

Slovakia
Spain
SwedenSwitzerland
Chinese Taipei
ThailandUK
Ukraine
USA

3
3
2
2
3
10
24
320

Total

1
4
1
4
79

1
1
15

2
1
18

4
1
21
6
14
171

1
1
1
1
2
19

1
3
8
6
3
3
37
7
46
622

* excluding cancellation & non-payment● As of Jan. 2022, Abstract Submission Status (Based on Country & Region)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

Division
Korea
China
Germany
USA
Japan
FranceUK
CanadaIndia
RussiaSingapore
Czech Republic
Italy
BrazilChinese Taipei
Netherlands
Malaysia
Switzerland
Iran
Austria
PolandBelgium
SwedenSpain
Hong Kong
ThailandTurkeyCroatia
Finland

Oral
145
129
97
82
65
59
58
48
32
14
15
12
10
5
8
9
11
10
6
10
5
7
8
5
4
4
4
2
3

Poster
108
58
18
7
8
9
5
7
3
13
2
5
2
7
3
2
0
1
4
0
4
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
1

Total
255
187
115
89
73
68
63
55
35
27
17
17
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
4

30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55

Division
Vietnam
Belarus
UkraineSouth Africa
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Israel
NorwayPhilippines
MexicoColombia
Hungary
LebanonLithuania
Romania
Nigeria
Argentina
LatviaNew Zealand
Nepal
Pakistan
Portugal
Slovakia
UAE
Kenya
Tunisia
Total (1198)
Domestic
Oversea

Secretariat: The Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
22 Teheran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel:+82-2-583-7564; Fax: +82-582-2743; Email: ksnt@ksnt.or.kr

Oral
4
1
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Oral
146
775

Poster
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Poster
109
176

Total
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total
253
945

● As of Jan. 2022, Exhibition Contracts Completed: All 343 booths (based on 9 sq.m.) aresold out.
No.

Countries & Region

No. of Companies

1

China

37

2

Korea

37

3

USA

28

4

Germany

17

5

UK

15

6

France127

India, Japan

10 (5 for each)

8

Canada, Israel, Italy, Singapore

12 (3 for each)

9

Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Ukraine
Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland,
Sweden, Chinese Taipei
26 Countries

12 (2 for each)10

Secretariat: The Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
22 Teheran-ro 7-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel:+82-2-583-7564; Fax: +82-582-2743; Email: ksnt@ksnt.or.kr

8 (1 for each)
188 Companies