International Events
JULY 2009
20-21: Malaysia International NDT Conference and Exhibition '09 (MINDTCE '09).
Venue: Kuala Lumpur.
Contact: Dr Abd Nassir Ibrahim, Tel: 019-3514212, E-mail: nassir@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my or Mr Mohd Najib Ahmad, Tel: 019-984462, E-mail: najibah@petronas.com.my
20-22: Digital Imaging XII.
Advances in digital radiography.
Venue: Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA.
Contact: ASNT, 1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box 28518, Columbus, OH 43228-0518, USA. Tel: +1 614 274 6003; Fax: +1 614 274 6899; E-mail: conferences@asnt.org; web: www.asnt.org
21-23: Ageing Infrastructures Workshop.
Addressing mainly transportation and energy-related infrastructure.
Venue: Columbia University, New York.
Contact: The Infrastructure Security Partnership, 607 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3117, USA. Tel: +1 703 549 3800; Fax: +1 703 684 0231; E-mail: chassan@same.org; Web: www.tisp.org
26-31: 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE).
Needs no introduction. Abstracts due 1 May.
Venue: University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA.
Contact: Sarah Kallsen or Heidi Long, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, 1915 Scholl Road, 111 ASC II, Ames, Iowa 50011-3042, USA. Tel: +1 515 294 8152; Fax: +1 515 294 7771; E-mail: skallsen@cnde.iastate.edu; web: http://www.cnde.iastate.edu/QNDE/abstracts
27: NDE Demonstration Forum.
To take place at the 2009 ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping (PVP) Conference.
Venue: Hilton Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Contact: Dr Carl E Jaske, DNV Columbus, 5777 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017-1386, USA. Tel: +1 614 761 1214; Fax: +1 614 761 1633; E-mail: carl.jaske@dnv.com
AUGUST 2009
25-27: 'NDT in Canada' 2009: National Conference and Sixth International Workshop for Advances in Signal Processing for NDE of Materials.
Organised by the Canadian Institute for NDE (CINDE).
Venue: Spencer Ivey Leadership Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
Contact: Sara Basara, CINDE Events Coordinator Assistant. Tel: +1 905 387 1655 ext 238; E-mail: events@cinde.ca; web: http://events.cinde.ca/
26-28: 9th International Conference & Exhibition on Operating Pressure Equipment.
Incorporates the biennial conference of the Australian Institute for NDT.
Venue: Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.
Contact: Materials Australia, Suite 205, 21 Bedford Street, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051, Australia. Tel: +61 3 9326 7266; Fax: +61 2 9326 7272; E-mail: events@materialsaustralia.com.au; web: www.materialsaustralia.com/OPE09
SEPTEMBER 2009
1-3: 10th International Conference of the Slovenian Society for Non-Destructive Testing.
With the theme: 'Application of Contemporary NDT in Engineering'.
Venue: Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Contact: The Slovenian Society for Non-Destructive Testing, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aškerčeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Tel: +386 1 4771 203; Fax: +386 1 4771 225; E-mail: ndt-ljubljana@fs.uni-li.si
8-10: 10th International Specialised Exhibition – 'Defectoscopy 2009'.
Organised by the 'Restec' Exhibition Company and NDT World Review. New for this Jubilee Exhibition will be 'Test Drive' – an area where exhibitors can demonstrate products in operation and visitors can try out equipment.
Venue: Mikhailovsky Manège, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Contact: Exhibition space: Restec Exhibition Group, CJSC. Tel: +7 (812) 320 96 76 / 320 80 92; Fax: +7 (812) 320 80 90; Email: ptcomp@restec.ru; Web: www.restec.ru/defectoscopy. Test Drive: NDT World Review. Tel: +7 (812) 534 05 43; Fax: +7 (812) 534 01 94; Email: lh@ndtworld.com
14-19: 3rd Quality Testing International Exhibition 2009.
The German Welding Society (DVS) and the German Society of Non-Destructive Testing (DGZfP) are, for the third time, combining their professional know-how and creating a forum where the quality testing community can present its innovations, products and services to a highly-qualified trade audience.
Venue: Essen, Germany.
Contact: Messe Essen GmbH, Postfach 10 01 65, 45001 Essen, Germany. Tel: +49 (0)2 01 72 44 0; Fax: +49 (0)2 01 72 44 448; Hotline: 01805 22 15 14 (12 cent/min); E-mail: info@messe-essen.de; Web: www.messe-essen.de
15-17: Materials Testing 2009 and NDT 2009 Conference.
Premier event in the UK/European NDT scene.
Venue: Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, UK.
Contact: The Conference Department, BINDT, 1 Spencer Parade, Northampton NN1 5AA, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1604 630124; Fax: +44 (0)1604 231489; E-mail: karen.cambridge@bindt.org; web: www.materialstesting.org, www.bindt.org
16-18: The Fourth World Congress on Engineering Asset Management & Intelligent Maintenance Systems Conference 2009.
Venue: Athens, Greece.
Contact: Congress Secretariat, HI Event Management, 7A/53 Tribune St, South Brisbane,
Old Australia 4101, PO Box 12563, George St Post Shop Brisbane, Old Australia 4003. Tel: + 617 3210 1646; Fax: +617 3210 1606; Email: wceam@hievents.com.au; Web: www.wceam.com
21-24: Air Transport Association of America (ATA) NDT Forum.
Annual forum presenting NDT developments specific to the aerospace industry.
Venue: The Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Contact: Sherri Brooks, Creative Conference Solutions. Tel: +1 304 872 5670; Web: http://www.airlines.org/2009NDTForum
23-24: Marine and Ship Fatigue Seminar.
Best practice guide to prevention and repair of structural failures. Organised by Lloyd's Maritime Academy.
Venue: MWB Victoria, London SW1.
Contact: Lloyd's Maritime Academy. Tel: +44 (0)20 7017 5510; Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 4745; Email: maritimecustserv@informa.com; Web: www.lloydsmaritimeacademy.com/shipfatigue
23-25: 3rd International Scientific-Technical Conference and Exhibition.
Organised by the Belarusian-Russian University and the Institute of Applied Physics with the theme 'Modern methods and devices for testing the quality and diagnostics of the object state'.
Venue: Mogilev, Republic of Belarus.
Contact: Organising Committee, Prospect Mira 43, 212005 Mogilev, Republic of Belarus. Tel: +375 297 431879 / +375 222 266422; Fax: +375 222 251091; E-mail: konf@bru.mogilev.by / sss.bru@tut.by
23-26: MATEST 2009 International Conference.
Organised by the Croatian Society for NDT.
Venue: Cavtat, near Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Contact: CrSNDT Director Ana Lypolt. Tel/Fax: +385 (0)1 6157 129; E-mail: matest@fsb.hr / crsndt@fsb.hr; web: www.fsb.hr/matest / www.fsb.hr/hdkbr
OCTOBER 2009
12-14: 5th International Workshop: NDT in Progress.
Organised by the Czech Society for NDT (CNDT) and the German Society for NDT (DGZfP) and co-sponsored by the European Federation for NDT (EFNDT).
Venue: Floret Hotel and Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic.
Contact: Dr Pavel Mazal, CNDT – NDT in P, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 2, CZ 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic. Tel: +420 541 143 229; Fax: +420 541 143 231; E-mail: cndt@cndt.cz; web: www.cndt.cz
13-15: MAINTAIN – International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance.
Venue: M,O,C, Munich, Germany.
Contact: Messe München GmbH (MMG), Messegelände, 81823 München, Germany. Tel: +49 89 3 23 531 63; Fax: +49 89 3 23 531 19; Email: info@maintain-europe.com; Web: www.maintain-europe.com
14: Optics in NDE – one-day meeting.
Held at Photonex ’09 and organised by the Institute of Physics Optical Group.
Venue: Royal Conference Suite, Stoneleigh Park, Coventry CV8 2LZ, UK.
Contact: Programme organiser – Dr Steve Morgan, University of Nottingham. Tel: +44 (0)115 951 5570; Fax: +44 (0)115 951 5616; Email: steve.morgan@nottingham.ac.uk. Meeting administration – Barbara Neat, Enlighten Meetings. Tel: +44 (0)1372 750555; Fax: +44 (0)1372 750666; Email: info@enlightenmeetings.co.uk. Web: www.photonex.org/iop/register.php
19-23: ASNT Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show.
Venue: Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Contact: ASNT, 1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box 28518, Columbus, OH 43228-0518, USA. Tel: +1 614 274 6003; Fax: +1 614 274 6899; E-mail: conferences@asnt.org; web: www.asnt.org
27-28: 2nd NDT New Technology Forum.
The Forum will include presentations on state-of-the-art NDT, structural integrity, academic research and industrial practices as well as many examples of its application to resolve industry’s day-to-day problems.
Venue: São Paulo, Brazil.
Contact: Anne Matthey, Events and Affairs Co-ordinator, Brazilian Society of Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection, Rua Guapiaçu 05, Vila Clementino, 04024-020 São Paulo - SP, Brazil. Tel: (11) 5586 3172; Email: eventos@abende.org.br; Web: www.abende.org.br
NOVEMBER 2009
4-6: Defektoskopie 2009: NDE for Safety 2009.
International conference and NDT exhibition. Co-sponsored by the European Federation for NDT
Venue: Hotel Aquapalace Praha, Prague, Czech Republic.
Contact: Mr Pavel Mazal, Czech Society for Nondestructive Testing (CNDT), Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, CZ 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic. Fax: +420 541 143 231; E-mail: cndt@cndt.cz; web: www.cndt.cz
8-13: 13th Asia Pacific Conference on Non-Destructive Testing 2009.
Organised by the Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection (JSNDI).
Venue: Yokohama, Japan.
Contact: The Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection, MBR99 Building, 67 Kanda-sakumagashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0026, Japan. Tel: +81 3 5821 5105; Fax: +81 3 3863 6524; E-mail: apcndt2009@jsndi.or.jp; web: http://www.apcndt2009.com
10-12: Non-Destructive Evaluation of Composite Materials Course.
A three-day short course of lectures, demonstrations and practice organised by QinetiQ and Imperial College, London.
Venue: Cody Technology Park, Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.
Contact: Dr E Anne Birt, A7 Building Room G070, QinetiQ, Cody Technology Park, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 0LX. Tel: +44 (0)1252 396206; Fax: +44 (0)1252 393053; Email: eabirt@qinetiq.com; Web: www.qinetiq.com
11-13: VII Regional Conference on Nondestructive and Structural Testing – VII CORENDE.
Organised by the Argentine Association of NDE (AAENDE). Deadlines: abstracts 15 June 2009, full papers 30 August 2009.
Venue: Rosario, Argentina.
Contact: Argentine Association of NDE (AAENDE). Tel: +54 11 6772 7429; Fax: +54 11 6772 7426; Email: viicorende@aaende.org.ar; Web: www.aaende.org.ar
26-28: 14th China International Exhibition on Quality Control and Testing Equipment.
Venue: Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China.
Contact: Goodwill Exhibiton & Promotion Ltd, Hong Kong, Room 801 Cameron Commerical Centre, 458-468 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Tel: +852 2893-4338; Fax: +852 2838-1388/+852 2834-3137; Email: goodwill@goodwill-exh.com.hk; web: www.mat-test.com
DECEMBER 2009
10-12: Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ISNT) National Seminar and Exhibition on NDE, NDE 2009.
Venue: Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India.
Contact: R J Pardikar, Convenor – NDE 2009, ISNT Building, BHEL Main Office Road, Adjacent to Institute of Engineers Bldg, Opp to 79 Bldg of BHEL, Tiruchirappalli-620014, Tamilnadu, India. Tel: +431 2556154/2575237; Email: nde2009@gmail.com / isnttry@gmail.com / convenernde2009@gmail.com; Web: www.nde2009.in
MARCH 2010
17-19: 6th African Conference on NDT.
Venue: Accra, Ghana.
Contact: Dr K A Danso, National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, PO Box LG 80, Legon-Accra, Ghana. Tel: +233 21 401272; Fax: +233 21 400807; Email: kabdanso@yahoo.com
22-26: 19th ASNT Annual Research Symposium and Spring Conference.
Venue: Williamsburg Marriott, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
Contact: ASNT, 1711 Arlingate Lane, PO Box 28518, Columbus, OH 43228-0518, USA. Tel: +1 614 274 6003; Fax: +1 614 274 6899; Email: conferences@asnt.org; Web: www.asnt.org
JUNE 2010
7-11: 10th European Conference on NDT.
Venue: Moscow.
Contact: Russian Society for NDT and Technical Diagnostics, Bld 1, Usacheva Str 35, Moscow, Russia. Tel: +7 499 246 7132; Fax: +7 499 246 8888; E-mail: info@ecndt2010.ru; web: www.ecndt2010.ru
SEPTEMBER 2010
29-30: Maintenance, Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics Seminar.
Venue: Oulu, Finland.
Contact: POHTO, The Institute for Management and Technological Training, Oulu, Finland. Email: info@pohto.fi; Web: www.pohto.fi
