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NDT 2020: Call for Papers
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The 59th Annual Conference of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) will be taking place from Tuesday 15 to Thursday 17 September 2020 at the Park Inn by Radisson Hotel, Northampton, UK.

This prestigious event will consist of three parallel technical sessions covering a broad range of NDT technologies and applications. This will see experts in NDT meet to exchange experiences, ideas and the very latest developments that will shape the future of NDT.

Papers are invited from academia and industry on all aspects of (NDT), including:

• Rail and axle testing
• Aerospace
• Bonded joint inspection
• Power generation
• Nuclear
• NDT of food
• NDT in forensic science
• Automated and robotic NDT
• Theoretical modelling
• Inspection qualification
• Composites
• Adhesives and bonding
• Thermography
• Ultrasonics
• Phased arrays
• Electromagnetics
• Radiography
• Digital radiography
• Digital signal processing and imaging
• Novel techniques
• Monitoring
• Research
• Time-of-flight diffraction
• Technology transfer in NDT
• Medical and related NDT
• The needs of NDT end-users.

Abstracts (of no more than 200 words) must be submitted online at: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ndt2020 by 8 May 2020.

All abstracts and papers will be subject to peer review by members of the International Scientific Advisory Committee. All approved papers will appear in the conference proceedings. Papers will be published only upon receiving the full registration fee and a signed copyright form (provided by BINDT upon acceptance of submission) before 14 August 2020.

Selected papers may be published in BINDT's international journal Insight, the International Journal of Condition Monitoring or other leading international journals. Papers related to 'case studies' may be published in BINDT's newsletters, Condition Monitor and NDT News.

Travel and Attendance Award

The aim of this award is to encourage attendance at the BINDT annual conferences by contributors from foreign nations. The target group for this award is individuals from the profession of NDT who wish to attend the conferences but are unable to do so due to financial constraints. Applicants can range from individuals at an early career stage to experienced contributors who are unable to attend because of restricted finance.

To view the eligibility criteria and details on how to apply, visit https://www.bindt.org/events/ndt-2020/travel-and-attendance-award/

Exhibition

A table-top exhibition of NDT-related products will run alongside the conference with over 50 companies expected to exhibit. Attendance at the exhibition is free of charge and is open 15-16 September.

If you wish to exhibit at NDT 2020, and for more information, please visit https://www.bindt.org/events/ndt-2020/information-for-exhibitors/

Exhibition space may be provisionally reserved and will be allocated on a 'first-come, first-served' basis.

Contact: Karen Cambridge
Conferences and Events Department, BINDT, Midsummer House, Riverside Way, Bedford Road, Northampton NN1 5NX, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)1604 438300; Fax: +44 (0)1604 438301; Email: conf@bindt.org

About BINDT
The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) is a UK-based professional engineering institution working to promote the advancement of the science and practice of non-destructive testing (NDT), condition monitoring (CM), diagnostic engineering and all other materials and quality testing disciplines. Internationally recognised, it is concerned with the education, training and certification of its members and all those engaged in NDT and CM and through its publications and annual conferences and events it disseminates news of the latest advances in the science and practice of the subjects. For further information about the Institute and its activities, visit http://www.bindt.org
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