World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing
The WCNDT is a prestigious once every four year conference where the world gathers to learn, share, and promote NDT. The first WCNDT dates back to 1955 and has since been a sought after event ,as well as, for a National NDT Society to host.
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President: Prof. Younho Cho (Korea) Honorary Memberships: Mr. Fermin Gómez Fraile Honorary Memberships: Prof. Younho Cho Award Winners: Roentgen Award Dr. Shant Kenderian Pawlowski Award Mr. David Gilbert Havercroft Award The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Sokolov Award Prof. Roman Maev Young Achiever Award Dr. Misty Haith Young Achiever Award Dr. Hogeon Seo |
INCHEON, Korea | 2024 |
| XIX | President: Dr. Matthias Purschke Honorary Memberships: Dr. Sajeesh K Babu (Singapore) Honorary Memberships: Ms. Sharon Bond (Canada) Honorary Memberships: Mr. Joao Conte (Brazil) Honorary Memberships: Mr. David Gilbert (UK) Honorary Memberships: Ms. Vjera Krstelj (Croatia) Honorary Memberships: Mr. Alexander Mullin (Russia) Honorary Memberships: Dr. Matthias Purschke (Germany) Award Winners: Roentgen Award Prof. Tony Dunhill Runner-up NPO Energomash Pawlowski Award Dr. Mike Farley Runners-up Prof. Vjera Krstelj, Dr. Makoto Ochiai, Dr. Vasily Sukhorukov Havercroft Award Mr. Roger Lyon Runner-up Prof. Anatoly Gourvich Sokolov Award Prof. Hermann Wüstenberg Runners-up Profs. Bruce Drinkwater and Paul Wilcox, and Valentin Kaloshin Young Achiever Award Alexander Machikhin Runner-up Katy Milne |
MUNICH, Germany | 2016 |
| XVIII | President: Manfred Johannes Honorary Memberships: Mr. Manfred Johannes (South Africa) Honorary Memberships: Dr. Rong Sheng Geng (China) Honorary Memberships: Dr. Norikazu Ooka (Japan) Honorary Memberships: Mr. John Thompson (UK) Award Winners: Roentgen Award Profs. Peter Cawley and Michael Lowe (combined nomination); and Prof. Teruo Kishi Pawlowski Award Mr. Douglas J Marshall Havercroft Award Mr. Patrick Fallouey and Dr. Hajime Hatano (combined nomination) Sokolov Award Prof. Chris Scruby Young Achiever Award Dr. Alexey Efimov and Mr. Christopher Lane |
DURBAN, South Africa | 2012 |
| XVII | President: Rong Sheng Geng Honorary Memberships: Dr. Rainer Link (Germany) Honorary Memberships: Mr. Tony Sonneveld (Australia) Award Winners: Roentgen Award Prof. Vladimir L. Chakhlov Runners-up CIVA, the NDT simulation software; V Vengrinovich and V Artemiev Pawlowski Award Tony Sonneveld and Gerhardt Aufricht Runner-up Xu Yongchang Havercroft Award Z S Nikiforova, S A Popoudina, S I Zinovjeva and V V Levkovich Runner-up Nadezhda P. Biryukova Sokolov Award Dr. Rong Seng Geng Runner-up Eduard S Gorkunov Young Achiever Award Andrei Evgenievich |
SHANGHAI, China | 2008 |
| XVI | President: Douglas Marshall Honorary Memberships: Mr. Douglas Marshall (Canada) Honorary Memberships: Dr. Sotirios Vahaviolos (USA) Honorary Memberships: Prof. Guo (China) Honorary Memberships: Mr. H Thieretzbacher (Austria) Honorary Memberships: Prof. Ferid Herelli (Tunisia) Award Winners: Roentgen Award Research Institute of Introscopy - JSC MSIA "Spectrum" Runners-up Tecnatom; Ewert/Redmer (BAM) Pawlowski Award Giuseppe Nardoni Runner-up John Zirnhelt Education, Training & Certification Award John Zirnhelt Sokolov Award Dr. Baldev Raj Runner-up Anatoli Gourvich Young Achiever Award Anish Kumar Runner-up Philippe Rubbers |
MONTREAL, Canada | 2004 |
| XV | President: Giuseppe Nardoni Honorary Memberships: Mr. Gerhard Aufricht (Austria) Award Winners: Roentgen Award The American Society for NDT (ASNT) Award Winners: Pawlowski Award Agfa |
ROME, Italy | 2000 |
| XIV | President: Dr. Baldev Raj Honorary Memberships: Dr. Baldev Raj (India) Honorary Memberships: Prof. Vladimir Klyuev (Russia) Honorary Memberships: Prof. Morio Onoe (Japan) Honorary Memberships: Dr. Mike Farley (UK) Honorary Memberships: Mr. O P Singhania (India) |
NEW DELHI, India | 1996 |
| XIII | HPresident: C. Hallai Honorary Memberships: Prof. Paul De Meester (Belgium) Honorary Memberships: Giuseppe Nardoni (Italy) |
SAO PAOLO, Brazil | 1992 |
| Ⅻ | President: Gerard Van Dijk Honorary Memberships: H Bosselaar (The Netherlands) Honorary Memberships: Ari de Sterke (The Netherlands) |
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands | 1989 |
| Ⅺ | President: W.E. Widner | LAS VEGAS, USA | 1985 |
| Ⅹ | President: Prof. M.N. Mikheev Honorary Memberships: William Havercroft (Canada) Honorary Memberships: Prof. H Kopinek (Germany) Honorary Memberships: Mr. Roy Sharpe (UK) Honorary Memberships: Prof. Z Pawlowski (Poland) Honorary Memberships: Prof. M Mikheev (Russia) |
MOSCOW, USSR | 1982 |
| Ⅸ | President: L.S. Heard Honorary Memberships: Dr. Leslie Mullins (UK) |
MELBOURNE, Australia | 1979 |
| Ⅷ | President: Prof. P. Bastien Honorary Memberships: Prof. Homes (Belgium) Honorary Memberships: Prof. Vaupel (Germany) |
CANNES, France | 1976 |
| Ⅶ | President: Prof. Z. Pawlowski Honorary Memberships: Mr. G H Tenney (USA) |
WARSAW, Poland | 1970 |
| Ⅵ | President: Prof. V. Huuk | HANOVER, Germany | 1970 |
| Ⅴ | President: M.W.F. Havercroft | MONTREAL, Canada | 1967 |
| Ⅳ | President: M.H.N. Pemberton | LONDON, Great Britain | 1963 |
| Ⅲ | President: Prof. H. Kihara | TOKYO, Japan | 1960 |
| Ⅱ | President: M.G.H. Tenney | CHICAGO, USA | 1957 |
| Ⅰ | President: Prof. G.A. Homes | BRUSSELS, Belgium | 1955 |