IIW 2018 Awards booklet

Dr-Ing. Uwe Reisgen

Dr Damian J. Kotecki

Mr Chris Smallbone

Mr Deok-SangYoo

Dr Jinle Zeng

Dr Stephen Liu

Dr Stan A. David

DrYosuke Ogino

Dr PatrickW. Hochanadel

Prof.Yoshinori Hirata

Dr Zhili Feng

Dr KyleTousignant

Dr-Ing. Peer Woizeschke

Dr-Ing.Vencislav Grabulov

Mr Jérôme Dietsch

At this Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Annual Assembly of the International Institute of Welding (IIW), hosted by the Indonesian Welding Society, IIW is honouring the winners of this year’s pres- tigious IIW Awards and acknowledging their significant contri- butions to welding and joining around the world. IIW Awards recognise a wide range of achievements such as outstanding technical accomplishments and contributions to IIW Working Units, illustrious careers in the industry or acade- mia, contributions to global advancement and meritorious ser- vice to the IIW. We are proud to promote and recognise excellence through the prizes, often sponsored by Member Societies, many of which are named to pay tribute to eminent individuals who played signi- ficant roles in the history of our welding industry and Institute.

These eminent individuals were founding fathers, or champions of IIW’s Mission and Goals, or made significant contributions to the development of revolutionary scientific and technical advances in welding and allied processes. It was the dedication and vision of these famous IIW personalities which set the stage for the organisation to be recognised today as the largest and most prestigious worldwide network for knowledge exchange of joining technologies. Our congratulations go to the 2018 IIW Award winners who have each made their own mark on IIW’s history through their achievements, professionalism and enthusiastic participation in global welding cooperation.

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