Hosted in locations around the world, provide unique opportunities for experts, practitioners and accompanying persons to meet and network at both professional and personal levels.
The sovereign body of the IIW is the IIW General Assembly, composed of delegates representing the Responsible Member societies.
Since 1983 a concurrent International Conference has facilitated access for the local welding industry and young professionals to international experts and leading-edge research and technology and provided a platform for showcasing developments in the host nation to the welding world.
| Year | Annual Assembly | International Conference |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rodi | Energy infrastructures and Transportations across the seas |
| 2023 | Singapore | International Conference on welding and Joining |
| 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | Innovative Welding and Joining Technologies to achieve Carbon Neutrality and promote Sustainable Development |
| 2021 | ON-LINE | Artificial intelligence to innovate welding and joining |
| 2020 | ON-LINE | – |
| 2019 | Bratislava, Slovakia | New Progressive Materials and Welding Methods in the Automotive Industry |
| 2018 | Bali, Indonesia | Advanced Welding and Smart Fabrication Technologies for Efficient Manufacturing Processes |
| 2017 | Shanghai, P.R. China | Green Welding Technologies for Effective and Reliable Manufacturing |
| 2016 | Melbourne, Australia | From Concept to Decommission: The Total Life Cycle of Welded Components |
| 2015 | Helsinki, Finland | High Strength Materials – Challenges and Applications |
| 2014 | Seoul, South Korea | Advanced Technology in Welding and Joining for Heavy, Automotive and Electronics Industries |
| 2013 | Essen, Germany | Automation in Welding |
| 2012 | Denver, USA | Welding for Repair and life Extension of Plants and Infrastructure |
| 2011 | Chennai, India | Global Trends in Joining, Cutting and Surfacing Technology |
| 2010 | Istanbul, Turkey | Advances in Welding Science and Technology for Construction, Energy & Transportation Systems |
| 2009 | Singapore | Advances in Welding and Allied Technologies |
| 2008 | Graz, Austria | Safety and Reliability of Welded Components in Energy and Processing Industry |
| 2007 | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Welding and Materials Technical, Economic and Ecological Aspects |
| 2006 | Québec City, Canada | Tubular Structures |
| 2005 | Prague, Czech Republic | Benefits of New Methods and Trends to Economy, Productivity And Quality |
| 2004 | Osaka, Japan | Technical Trends and Future Prospectives of Welding Technology for Transportation, Land, Sea, Air and Space |
| 2003 | Bucharest, Romania | Welded construction for urban infrastructure |
| 2002 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Advanced Processes and Technologies in Welding and Allied Processes |
| 2001 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Joining Technologies of Dissimilar Materials and Structural Integrity Problems of Jointed Materials |
| 2000 | Florence, Italy | Welded Constructions: Achievements and Perspectives for the New Millennium |
| 1999 | Lisbon, Portugal | The human Factor and its Environment |
| 1998 | Hamburg, Germany | Welding in Shipbuilding |
| 1997 | San Francisco, USA | Performance of Dynamically Loaded Welded Structures |
| 1996 | Budapest, Hungary | Welded Structures, in Particular Welded Bridges |
| 1995 | Stockholm, Sweden | Welding of Stainless Steel |
| 1994 | Beijing. P.R. China | Advanced Techniques and Low Cost Automation |
| 1993 | Glasgow, UK | Extending the Life of Welded Structures |
| 1992 | Madrid, Spain | Engineering design in welded constructions |
| 1991 | The Hague, The Netherlands | Joining/Welding 2000 |
| 1990 | Montreal, Canada | Advances in Joining Newer Structural Materials |
| 1989 | Helsinki, Finland | Welding Under Extreme Conditions |
| 1988 | Vienna | Weld Quality: The Role of Computers |
| 1987 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Stress Relieving Heat Treatments of Welded Steel Constructions |
| 1986 | Tokyo, Japan | Electron and Laser Beam Welding |
| 1985 | Strasbourg, France | Automation and Robotisation in Welding and Allied Processes |
| 1984 | Boston, USA | Welding of Tubular Structures |
| 1983 | Trondheim, Norway | Underwater Welding |
| 1982 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | – |
| 1981 | Porto, Portugal | – |
| 1980 | Estoril, Portugal | – |
| 1979 | Bratislava, Slovakia | – |
| 1978 | Dublin, Ireland | – |
| 1978 | Dublin, Ireland | – |
| 1977 | Copenhagen, Denmark | – |
| 1976 | Sydney, Australia | – |
| 1975 | Tel-Aviv, Israel | – |
| 1974 | Budapest, Hungary | – |
| 1973 | Düsseldorf, Germany | – |
| 1972 | Toronto, Canada | – |
| 1971 | Stockholm, Sweden | – |
| 1970 | Lausanne, Switzerland | – |
| 1969 | Kyoto, Japan | – |
| 1968 | Warsaw, Poland | – |
| 1967 | London, UK | – |
| 1966 | Delft, The Netherlands | – |
| 1965 | Paris, France | – |
| 1964 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | – |
| 1963 | Helsinki, Finland | – |
| 1962 | Oslo, Norway | – |
| 1961 | New York, USA | – |
| 1960 | Liège, Belgium | – |
| 1959 | Opatija, Croatia | – |
| 1958 | Vienna, Austria | – |
| 1957 | Essen, Germany | – |
| 1956 | Madrid, Spain | – |
| 1955 | Zurich, Switzerland | – |
| 1954 | Florence, Italy | – |
| 1953 | Copenhagen, Denmark | – |
| 1952 | Göteborg, Sweden | – |
| 1951 | Oxford, UK | – |
| 1950 | Paris, France | – |
| 1949 | Delft, The Netherlands | – |
| 1952 | Göteborg, Sweden | – |
| 1951 | Oxford, UK | – |
| 1950 | Paris, France | – |
| 1949 | Delft, The Netherlands | – |