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Past, Present & Future – 30 years of the International Tube Association 25
1979
Founding of the ITA and election of first Executive •
Board
First ever technical conference organised by the ITA •
itself in Birmingham UK
1986
Intras Ltd (ITA management company) signed •
contract with NOWEA to create first Tube Düsseldorf
exhibition
First edition of Tube Industry Yearbook & Directory •
published
1988
First Tube Düsseldorf exhibition •
1990
Establishment of Board of Directors USA of the ITA •
(Re-named North American Management Board in
1992)
1992
ITA signed agreement with Messe Düsseldorf to be •
industry partner and sponsor of Tube Düsseldorf
1994 and subsequent exhibitions
1994
Creation of ITA Indian Management Board •
1996
ITA signed agreement with Messe Düsseldorf for •
Tube Singapore exhibition
APPENDIX
Key Dates in ITA History
The first Tube Düsseldorf staged in 1988
together with supporting ITA conference