Forty-eighth General Assembly and Technical Meeting
The Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center held a conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from October 21st to 24th 2007, including the Forty-eighth General Assembly of the members.
Technical sessions took place on October 22nd and 23rd - see abstracts below.
Delegates, guests and their ladies enjoyed a Welcome Reception on Sunday evening and a Gala Dinner, hosted by CBMM, on Monday night.
On Wednesday, plant tours to CIF and CBMM had been scheduled. Unfortunately, torrential rain leading to airport closures prevented us from reaching CIF. We were very grateful to CBMM for welcoming to their facility additional delegates who agreed to change tour.
During the technical sessions, the ladies enjoyed a sightseeing programme which took them on a boat trip round the Guanabara Bay and on a guided tour of the Botanical Gardens.
General Assembly
Six companies were elected as new members of the association.
Mr William Young was elected as President of the T.I.C. for the coming year, succeeding Dr Axel Hoppe. Mr Alan Ewart, Dr Karlheinz Reichert and Mr Barry Valder were elected to the Executive Committee. Mr Richard Burt, Mr Jose Isildo de Vargas, Mr He Jilin, Mr William Millman, Mr David Reynolds, Mr Lawrence Stryker and Mr William Young were re-elected to a further term of office. Dr Axel Hoppe and Mr Michael Herzfeld resigned from the Committee.
Ms Emma Wickens was formally appointed Secretary General of the T.I.C.
