Forty-ninth General Assembly and Technical Meeting
The Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center held its annual conference in Shanghai, China, from October 19th to 22nd 2008, including the Forty-ninth General Assembly of the members.
On October 20th and 21st, technical presentations were given, in two half-day sessions - see programme below.
Delegates, guests and accompanying persons enjoyed a Welcome Reception on Sunday evening and a Gala Dinner, hosted jointly by Kemet Electronics Corporation and Ningxia Non-ferrous Metals Smelter, on Monday night. Acrobats, plate-spinners and face- changers added colourful entertainment to an enjoyable evening.
On Wednesday, Kemet welcomed delegates to a tour of their facility in Suzhou.
During the technical sessions, the accompanying persons enjoyed a sightseeing programme, including a walking tour of the old Shanghai and visits to a Confucian temple, the Urban Planning Exhibition Center and the Botanical Garden.
General Assembly
Five companies were elected as new members of the association.
Mr José Isildo de Vargas was elected as President of the T.I.C. for the coming year, succeeding Mr William Young. Mr John Crawley and Mr Itamar Resende were elected to the Executive Committee. Mr Richard Burt, Mr Alan Ewart, Mr He Jilin, Mr William Millman, Dr Karlheinz Reichert, Mr David Reynolds, Mr Lawrence Stryker and Mr Barry Valder were re-elected to a further term of office. Mr William Young resigned from the Committee.
The General Assembly voted an amendment to the Charter of the association. Article 2 will now read:
The registered headquarters shall be in the City of Brussels or any other place in Belgium as agreed by resolution of the Executive Committee. An extract of such resolution must be published in the Annexes to the Moniteur Belge. The T.I.C. now has its headquarters at Chaussée de Louvain 490, 1380 Lasne.
