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Past, Present & Future – 30 years of the International Tube Association 14
Technical Sub Committee) and setting the standards by
which speaker applications for conferences are selected
and evaluated. In 2004 the ‘President’s Trophy’ was re-
named to commemorate his immense contribution.
The continuingpopularity andexcellenceof ITA technical
events led to the introduction of additional ‘Papers
Award’ shields in 2008. Past award winners are listed in
the appendix (page 37) and the roll call features many of
the world’s leading experts in their fields over the years.
In 2007 the Indian Board, through the good offices of its
chairman and vice president Yogesh Bhatia of Gallium
Industries, introduced basic training seminars in tube
production to help the Indian industry meet the need
for more qualified production engineers.
Looking to the future the ITA is examining the potential
for organising Internet-based seminars or ‘webinars’ to
reach an even wider audience in the most cost effective
way possible.
The ITA helps to educate and inform members by
providing them with an annual subscription to either
of the industry’s leading trade magazines ‘Tube & Pipe
Technology’ or ‘Tube Products INTERNATIONAL’.
A more recent innovation has been the introduction of
a special quarterly bulletin in Chinese for members in
the PRC that incorporates a technical article from the
Association’s catalogue.
J Asperheim and B Grande of EDF, Norway receiving
Professor Hugh Sansome Speaker award from Pam
Sansome with Albert Sedlmaier in attendance at
Tube Düsseldorf 2004