Minutes of the 25th Meeting of theInternational Committee on Nondestructive Testing
Held during the ECNDT, Copenhagen, 27 May 1998

Present:

Austria , DGzfP:
Bangladesh, BSNDT:
BelarusBelgium, BANT:
Brazil, ABENDE:
Bulgaria, BGSNDT:Canada, CSNDT:
China
Croatia, CrSNDT:Czech, CNDT:
FinlandFrance, COFREND:
Germany, DGzfP (NDTnet):
Greece, HSNT:
Holland, KINT:
Hungary, HONDT:
India:
Ireland, IIWEI:
Italy
Japan, ISNDI:
NorwayPoland, SIMP:
Russia, RSIYDTTD:
Slovakia, SSNDT:Slovenia
Spain, AEND:
Sweden, FOP:
Switzerland, SGZP:
Tunisia, COTEND:UK, BInstNDT:USA, ASNT:H Theiretzbacher, A Salcher, G Aufricht
Mahi U Khan, Dr Md Sana Ullah
Petr Prokhorenko
Fr. X Deliege, J Charlieu
Claudio Camhini, M I Gebrael
A Skordev
D J Marshall
Xu Yongchang, Chengbin Guo, Xiaojun Zhou
V Krstelj
J Obraz
J Sillanpää
M Poudrai
D Schnitger, R Diederichs
I Prassianakis, M Fytos
J Boogaard
T Konkoly, F Fucsok
Baldev Raj
M J Prendergast
G Nardoni
M Tagaki, M Onoe
B Skatland, R H Sövik
J Mottl
V Klyuev
P Gabriska
J Grum
E Romero, J Sanz Irazu,
J E Bohman
T Luthi
F Herelli
R Dawson, M Gallagher, J M Farley
D L Culbertson, M Turnbow

Introduction
President Nardoni welcomed the delegates to the meeting, the first to be held between
World Conferences, and gave a brief Invocation. He emphasised the importance of NDTand the world leadership role of the ICNDT. It was a great pleasure to see 30 countries
represented at the meeting.

15th WCNDT Roma 2000
President Nardoni introduced the team who will share responsibility for organising the next
World Conference: Mr Gatti (exhibition), Mr Ghia (relation with ICNDT) and Mrs Criscuolo ofTriumph (logistics).
It was emphasised that accommodation in Rome in the year 2000 will be difficult. Therefore
the conference organisers through TRIUMPH have reserved a large number of hotel rooms
which will have to be released if they are not booked. ICNDT delegates were therefore

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strongly urged to book their accommodation EARLY and certainly by the publisheddeadlines.

Regional Associations
President Nardoni remarked on the development in status and importance of the Regional
Associations of NDT Societies, noting the European federation of NDT had been formed
from the ECNDT, the Pan-American Committee with 19 members was holding the first PanAmerican Conference, and the Asia-Pacific Committee with 9 members had held its last
Conference in Anaheim in March.
He stated that ICNDT should have formal relations with these regional committees.
Action:formality of relationships with Regional Associations to be consideredby P&GP and recommendations to be reported to ICNDTTask group on expansion of ICNDT Membership
Douglas Marshall reported the discussion on the subject at the P&GP and that he had
agreed to take charge of the Task Force.
Action:

D Marshall to produce a ‘matrix’ on requirements for Applications andpublish this on the Internet.

Use of Internet for ICNDTProfessor Onoe explained that he has created an ICNDT Home Page and used this to
publish notices on WCNDT/ICNDT and minutes of meetings. It was agreed that further use
could be made of the Internet to create an ICNDT Information Network with links to other
NDT “Homepages”.
The Task Force will comprise Professor Onoe, JSNDI - leader, R Diederich DGzfP, D Gilbert
BInstNDT and a representative to be nominated of ASNT.

Task Group on Harmonisation of Certification
Dr Farley reported the activities of this group, in particular the objective to create a common
framework for certification schemes which comply with ISO9712.
Action:

Task GroupThe committee recognised the value of Accreditation of certification bodies and requested
that Dr Farley should write to the EAF requesting that they should extend their activities toCertifying Bodies for Personnel.
Action:J M Farley

President Nardoni asked the Task Group to consider producing a definitive ICNDT Guidance
document which explains Standards, Accreditation, Recognition Agreements.
Action:Task GroupNew Constitution

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President Nardoni handed out a draft Revised Constitution for ICNDT.
On a proposal by Professor Schnitger, seconded by D Marshall, it was agreed unanimouslythat the document should be referred to the P&GP committee for review, revision andthereafter circulation to the full ICNDT at least six months before the Rome WCNDT.

Next Meeting
The next meeting of the full ICNDT will be in Rome during the World Conference.

(Minutes prepared by J M Farley, ICNDT Secretary)

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