The II International Conference on Welding and Joining of Materials ICWJM 2007 will be held from April 16 to 18, 2007 in Cusco, Peru. This conference is organized by The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, in collaboration with the AWS International Peruvian Section, EXSA S.A., and The University of Illinois at Chicago.

The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for the exchange of information and knowledge in the fields of welding and joining technologies, covering activities in industries, universities and research centers worldwide. Prestigious international experts will give keynote presentations. In addition to the technical program there will be an industrial exposition.

This event represents the continuation of an effort that was initiated three years ago with the ICWJM 2003, organized in Lima, with the attendance of more than 300 participants.

From June 19-21, 2007 the 8th International Conference on Brazing, High Temperature Brazing and Diffusion Bonding represents one of the world-wide leading conference in this field. The conference will bring together the professional world of joining technology in Aachen, Germany.

Technical developments are progressing faster and faster. Innovative products are manufactured from most modern materials, which are subjected to extreme conditions both during the manufacturing and in operational applications. Therefore, a crucial role is given to the joining technique. The brazing technique in particular offers a multiplicity of interesting solutions to the manufacturer to join different kinds of materials and products.

Even for the application of these joining processes a special level of knowledge is necessary, which results from the application- oriented information exchange of practice and science and mediates the newest realizations.

Th conference will cover:

• the transfer of scientific findings to operational practice can be elaborated,
• the production process can be optimized with regard to technical and economic aspects,
• new materials methods and production methods can be presented, and
• the professional contact between users and researchers can be established or intensified.

If you notify AWS at least two weeks before a scheduled con- ference or seminar that you are unable to attend, you will receive a full refund.  Notification received less than two weeks before a scheduled  conference or seminar will result in a refund less a $75 administration/hotel attrition fee.

If you are a no-show, no registration fess will be refunded.  AWS encourages substitutions at any time and will work to reschedule regi- strants on a space-available basis.

In an effort to assist individuals attending our programs, AWS contracts a special rate with the hotel where the program is being held.  The rate cutoff date is thirty (30) days from the seminar start date.  When submitting your application, please keep in mind that sometimes due to circumstances beyond our control, you might not receive hotel information on time.  Therefore, it is your responsibility to contact AWS and obtain the necessary information.  AWS does not guarantee the rates will be honored if reservations are done after the hotel’s cut off date.

Note: AWS reserves the right to cancel any event in its reasonable discretion.  In the event of cancel- lation by AWS, registration fees will be refunded in full.  AWS shall have no further liability.