Annual Report 2011
ICNDT is formally registered as alegal association in Vienna in accordance with theAustrian Corporations Act and has opened a bankaccount 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 2011.

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Meetings
The ICNDT Executive Committee (IEC), chaired by Mike Farley, met six times during the year by teleconference. The Policyand General Purpose Committee (PGPC), chaired by Douglas Marshall, met on 2 October 2011, just prior to the PanAmerican Conference, which was held in Cancún, Mexico, from 3-7 October 2011. These meetings played an importantrole in the governance of the ICNDT in a year during which significant progress has been made.
The activities of Working Group 1 (WG1), chaired by John Thompson, were also prominent during 2011 and meetings were
held at the 6th Conference on Certification and Standardisation from 12-13 June 2011 in Valencia, Spain, and at the PanAmerican Conference, Cancún, Mexico, on 1 October 2011.

Strategic Planning
During the year the primary focus of the IEC was on delivering the actions of the strategic plan, which was initially developed
following the 17th WCNDT in Shanghai in 2008. An interim review of the current status of the strategic plan was undertaken prior
to the IEC meeting held in January 2011, as well as a further interim review at the PGP meeting held in Cancún in October 2011.
Ongoing reviews on the progress of the resulting action plans were held at each IEC meeting. The main initiatives of thestrategic plan are:l Support for NDT societiesl Promote the importance of NDT and establish links with external bodies
l NDT qualification and certification
l NDT research and educationl Promote best practices and harmonisation in NDT.
Significant progress was made towards the implementation of a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) and an ICNDTPersonnel Certification Body Approval (PCBA) Scheme for ICNDT members. Overwhelming support was received from boththe IEC and PGP when the issue was voted on. Full support for implementation of this initiative will be sought from themembership during 2012.
The final review meeting of a parallel enquiry by joint members of CEN 138/ISO TC135 committees on the harmonisationof certification standards was also held in Cancún, Mexico, with the participation of ICNDT, on 4 and 5 October 2011,
and agreement on the final draft of a joint EN ISO 9712 standard for certification of NDT personnel was reached. The newstandard is expected to be published in 2012.
The year 2011 also marked the introduction of membership fees for full and associate members of ICNDT to ensure thefuture financial viability of the Committee as a corporate entity. A total of 46 members had paid their fees by the end of theyear, thereby retaining their membership and voting status. Those that failed to pay will be allowed to attend the ICNDT GA
in Durban, but without a vote.
ICNDT also had a successful year with regard to gaining new members, with the following countries becoming full members:
Colombia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Uzbekistan.
These countries will be presented with their membership certificates at the General Assembly meeting at the 18th WCNDT.
Considerable initiatives were made to increase the involvement of the African Federation of NDT (AFNDT) in ICNDT
activities, particularly the 18th WCNDT in Durban. In this respect, ICNDT has established a specific Travel Award for 2012of up to €10,000 to enable four candidates to apply and take active participation in the 18th WCNDT.
ICNDT also conducted two workshops at the Pan-American Conference in Mexico to encourage awareness of ICNDT
membership to new and potential Central and South American members and also to raise awareness of ICNDT initiatives
on qualification and certification.

Operating Procedures
The following operating procedures were produced or modified during the year. These procedures were:l OP18 ICNDT Certification Executivel OP19 ICNDT Multilateral Recognition Agreement – System Documentsl OP20 ICNDT Personnel Certification Body Approvall OP21 ICNDT Monographs.
These operating procedures have been approved by the IEC and PGPC and will be submitted to the General Assembly in2012.

		

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Website/Journal/Publications
The ICNDT Secretariat has continued to make incremental improvements to the services provided to members through thewebsite and journal, which have been consistently of a high standard thanks to the efforts of Sharon Bond (CINDE) andCorinne Mackle, David Gilbert and the Publishing Department of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing.
The German Society, DGZfP, has continued to provide the platform for the ICNDT website, which now also includes thefacility for member societies that do not have the resources to set up their own website to take advantage of a shell schemewithin the ICNDT site framework, enabling them to establish a web presence.
A detailed review, led by John Thompson, has been undertaken of the ICNDT Guide to Qualification and Certification anda new version will be available for distribution at the the 18th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing.

18th WCNDT – Durban – Republic of South Africa
The President of the 18th WCNDT, Manfred Johannes, has provided regular updated reports of progress on the WCNDT at IECmeetings. All exhibition space is sold out and all plenary speakers and planning of workshops have been confirmed. The mainfocus is on attracting attendance at the conference through the support of the ICNDT membership.

Finance
The audited financial report for 2011 and budget for 2012 are appended to this document.

Dr Mike Farley, Chairman, ICNDT

Budget for 20122012 €2012 €IncomeExpenditure

Opening balance(carryover from 2011)

45,803.84

Donation – 18 WCNDT, Durban

20,000.00

Donation from
Austrian Chamber of Commerce

500.00Fees: 40 members @ €250		 (€10,000.00 less pre-payments		 €2,750.00)

7,250.00

Fees: 11 Associate members @ €100(less pre-payments €0.00)

1,100.00

Bank expenditures

300.0018 WCNDT travel/accommodation award

10,000.00

Meeting expenses

2,000.00

Printing cost
(NDT Guideline, ICNDT Journal etc)

2,500.00

Preparation of ICNDT Monographs

2,000.00

Supplies (ICNDT badges, ribbons, flags)

3,000.00

Miscellaneous(shipping, conference calls)

500.00Total
Allocation to reserves
Ing G Aufricht (Treasurer), Vienna, 06.02.2012

74,653.84

20,300.00

54,353.84
See over for 2011 accounts

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Balance at 31.12.2011
2011 €2011 €IncomeExpenditure

Opening balance(carryover from 2010)
Nr: 290-317-995/00

31,430.68

Donation fromAustrian Chamber of Commerce

500.00Member fees(including pre-payments)

16,901.41

BINDT – printing cost

1,996.50

Office costnilBank expenditures
Nr: 290-317-995/01

207.30Bank expenditures
Nr: 290-317-995/01 – fees

211.51

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

53.06

Supplies(ICNDT plaques, ribbons, CDs)

nil

Promotion(ICNDT logo reproduction, BINDT
video)

nil

Regional Conferences(Africa plaques)nil

Miscellaneous(shipping, conference call)nil

Miscellaneous(Cancún representation)

666.00Totals

48,885.15

Allocation to reserves

45,803.84

3,081.31

Ing G Aufricht (Treasurer)
Vienna, 06.02.2012

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