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Are you interested in joining a strong international community? Do you have fruitful ideas to share?
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Why
get involved
The IIW has identified the critical necessity for more young people to pursue careers at all levels in welding and its allied technologies, i.e. from the welder to the scientist. The IIW also has the ongoing need to attract the younger generation of welding professionals. The members of this group are investigating the formation of IIW Student Chapters by working with students at those universities interested around the world.
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Competent and dynamic young people are essential to the IIW’s future. Whether you are a student or new to your industry, IIW welcomes your innovations and contributions to build our technical and scientific knowledge base.
Join IIWWith 51 Member Countries, the National Delegations of which are
comprised of a harmonious combination of representatives from research,
academia and industry, the IIW is in a unique position to influence and
attract cooperation on a global and multi-tiered scale. Those who
regularly participate in IIW activities truly BELIEVE in the IIW, what
the IIW represents, and what the IIW offers.
Whether they are individual consultants, members of R&D staff of
corporate entities, or professors/researchers/students of universities
or research institutions, they all come back again and again to share in
the IIW’s knowledge exchange network.
To me, IIW means meeting experts from industry and research from all over the world who share the same interest in welding technology. Here you have the opportunity to present your results to an international audience and to get to know the most important trends and news in welding technology. As a newcomer, I was warmly welcomed at the various Young Professional Events and I was able to meet many great people. What I really liked is that the organizers put a lot of effort into making you become a part of this community. I would like to thank IIW very much for the great organization and I look forward to the next meetings!
As a PhD candidate, meeting over 60% authors of my cited references is cheerful. The knowledge sharing at the commission sessions further enriched my scope of research. The social events were awesome. The environment was splendid.
My first experience was in 2017 at the IIW AA in Shanghai, during which I attended Working Units (WUs), Study Group Standardization and collaborative forums. It was a great moment of mutual exchange that gave us the idea to develop YP events in Cameroon. We have organized the 1st International Forum of Welding Trades in Cameroon, now with the IIW YP we plan the FIMS to become an annual conference. As a result, we are involved in a welding and piping training and certification project targeting 2,500 young people from vocational schools in Cameroon.
With 51 Member Countries, the National Delegations of which are
comprised of a harmonious combination of representatives from research,
academia and industry, the IIW is in a unique position to influence and
attract cooperation on a global and multi-tiered scale. Those who
regularly participate in IIW activities truly BELIEVE in the IIW, what
the IIW represents, and what the IIW offers.
Whether they are individual consultants, members of R&D staff of
corporate entities, or professors/researchers/students of universities
or research institutions, they all come back again and again to share in
the IIW’s knowledge exchange network.
IIW is aware that you are the future of materials joining industry and technologies and that is why the BoD has a special Task Group for YPs. Also all the Technical Working Units focus on involving YPs in IIW activities.
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