Plenary Speaker

Professor Dennis Else Professor Dennis Else became part-time Chair of the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission in December 1996 and joined the Board of the South Australian WorkCover Corporation in August 1997. He also chairs the New South Wales Mining Safety Council and continues his long association with the University of Ballarat, in the role of Protector Safety Professor of OHS. Prior to that he was Pro Vice-Chancellor, responsible for organisational development and change at the University of Ballarat, as it aspired to be a model learning organisation. Professor Else has been a Commissioner in the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Commission and chaired the Standards Australia committee, which developed the OHS Management Standard 4804.

The Alex Wilson Memorial Lecture

Mr Tony Sonneveld Tony Soneveld was a personal friend and business colleague of Alex Ross Wilson from 1963 until his passing in May 1999. During this period, Alex fostered and encouraged his career in metallurgy, NDT and management. Tony pioneered the Queensland branch of NDTAA in 1972 before becoming a member of the NSW branch council of AINDT in 1973. He served as state president from 1977 1978 and was elected as Federal President from 1981 to 1983. As an Active member of the Standards Association of Australia - NDT, his input into various subcommittees which included MT/7/5 and MT/7/6, as well as the executive committee MT/7, has been invaluable. Tony has presented numerous papers and lectures to AINDT and various other institutes such as the University of NSW, AWI, AWRA and the NSW Institute of Technology to name just a few. However, by far his greatest accomplishment was with Aust-Amec Pty Ltd, formerly Metlab (1968 to 1989), where he progressed from Metallurgist to Director/ General manager and was recognised as the driving force that forged this company into one of the most stable and successful commercial NDT companies this country has ever seen. In view of his meritorious service to the NDT institute, the NSW branch council has nominated Tony for the Foundation Honorary Member of the AINDT. In view of his meritorious service to the NDT institute, Tony was elected to Honorary Member of the AINDT in 1993. Currently, he is the Manager Director of Termi-Mesh, Sydney. The Alex Wilson Memorial Lecture

Keynote Speakers

Dr Mike Farley Dr Mike Farley is the Director of Technology and Licensing at Mitsui Babcock Energy Limited (MBEL), a UK based subsidiary company of Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding (MES) of Tokyo. Mitsui Babcock provides a wide range of NDT and condition monitoring activities (R&D and specialist services) in support of the power (fossil and nuclear), petrochemical and offshore oil and gas industries. Dr Farley is a former President and Honorary Secretary of the British Institute of NDT, General Secretary of the International Committee for NDT and a member of the Board of Directors of the European Federation of NDT. Achievement & Reliability of Non-Destrucitve Testing

Dr Gary Georgeson Dr. Gary Georgeson is currently the non-destructive evaluation (NDE) focal for the Aircraft & Missiles MR&D organization within the Boeing Company, and is based in Seattle. He obtained a PhD in Materials Science in 1985 from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Since coming to Boeing in 1988, Gary has worked primarily in the areas of NDE and materials evaluation, with a special focus on composite structures. He has been the project manager as well as NDE consultant for a variety of programs aimed at developing composite aerospace structures. He has defined or established NDE techniques for many of the advanced composite structures recently developed by Boeing. His areas of expertise include X-ray computed tomography, eddy current testing, airborne ultrasonics, and other forms of ultrasonic testing and analyses. Dr. Georgeson has published or presented over 65 technical articles on NDE or materials evaluation, and holds several patents for innovative NDE instruments for aerospace structures. NDT - A Continueing Responsibility in the Future of Aerospace

Mr Douglas Marshall Douglas J. Marshall has held the position of Managing Director of the Canadian Institute for NDE for the past three years. His career began at Dofasco in 1968, where he served as a Radiographer before being appointed as Senior Reliability Specialist in 1992. Mr Marshall was awarded a CSNDT Fellowship in 1990 for continuous dedication to the NDT community before being appointed to the position of President of the Canadian Society for Nondestructive Testing from 1991 to 1993 and again in 1997. The following year he was awarded the W.E. Havercroft Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to the advancement of nondestructive testing in Canada. Mr. Marshall has been an active member of both the national and international nondestructive testing community and is presently the President of the 16th World Conference (2000-2004). NDT Overview - Equipment Reliability

Professor Giuseppe Nardoni Giuseppe Nardoni is the founding President of the Italian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (AIPND), the past President of the European Council for NDT and the current President of ICNDT, (International Committee on NDT). He has been actively involved with NDT for more than 39 years. As an electrotechnical engineer he joined ATB in 1960. ATB is a leading international company specializing in Pressure Vessel Construction for nuclear and petrochemical use. He guided the development of NDT in advanced ultrasonic, acoustic emission, high energy radiation and other methods applied to the examination of welds, forgings, castings and plates to become the head of Quality and Research. In 1979 he promoted the foundation of the Italian Society for NDT. In 1988, together with his sons Pietro and Diego, he established the I&T Nardoni Institute devoted to the technology transfer of advanced NDT techniques, education and NDT examinations of structures and materials. The role of ICNDT and Regional Groups in the harmonisation process for training & certification.

Dr Baldev Raj Dr. Baldev Raj is Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering, Indian Academy of Sciences, The National Academy of Sciences, India, International Institute of Quality Assurance, Hon. Fellow, British Institute of NDT, Hon. Member, International Committee on NDT, Founder member and Board of Governors of the World Federation of NDE Centres, USA. He is the Director of Materials, Chemical & Reprocessing Groups at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, India and steers the activities and programs of about 900 science & technology personnel in multi and inter-disciplinary programs. His field of specialisation is materials characterisation, testing and evaluation using NDE methodologies, materials development and performance assessment and R&D management. He has won many major awards and is a member of many professional bodies and committees nationally and internationally. He has more than 200 publications in leading national and international journals, endorsed books, authored 5 books and edited 10, 4 Indian Standards and filed 7 patents. He has played an active role in providing continued education to a vast spectrum of industries in the area of NDT, welding and corrosion. A Perspective on Development in NDE to Enable a Safe & Reliable Nuclear Power Industry

Mr Chris Smallbone Chris Smallbone is a qualified Mechanical and International Welding Engineer and a professional Chartered Engineer in Australia and the UK. From 1974, as Executive Director, he built up the very successful South African Institute of Welding (SAIW) and S.A. Skills Foundation, including national personnel qualification and certification programs. Since 1995, he has been Executive Director of the Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA), successfully working towards improved industry competitiveness. Chris has received seven major awards from the American Welding Society (AWS), SAIW and WTIA. He is a Director and Board Member of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Welded Structures and has served on numerous industry boards including National Training Boards, Standards Committees and others. He has been involved with the International Institute of Welding (IIW) since 1978 as Vice-President, Director and Board Member. He Chaired the Working Group establishing the IIW Education, Training and Qualification program now adopted in 26 countries (1992-1998). He is the IIW Director responsible for regional activities and liaison with developing countries. NDT and It's Importance to Industrial Plants and Equipment