Welcome Message
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is our great pleasure to extend you a cordial invitation to participate in The Welding Federation-Africa 1ST Annual Assembly and Conference on “Welding and Allied Processes-Blue Print Africa to be held in Cairo, Egypt, March 14-17, 2023. TWF-AC2023 is organized jointly by the Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI) .
TWF-AC2023 will focus on basic and applied research in the field of Materials, Joining, Welding, Manufacturing, Inspection, Quality Assurance, Failure Analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Preventive and Emergency Maintenance, Modeling and Computer Programs with the objective of improving the safety and performance of engineering structures and components.
Participants of TWF-AC2023 will have the opportunity to interact with a rich blend of leading experts and industrialists from Africa, as well as outstanding world leaders in the field of Materials Processing, Welding, Inspection and Failure Analysis. TWF-AC2023 will be a forum of university, industry and government interaction and exchange of ideas in an area of utmost scientific and technological importance.
We are sure that besides the superb technical program, you will enjoy the majestic city of Cairo, the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of around 22 million, is the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East, and the sixth-largest in the world by population. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Cairo's historic center was awarded World Heritage Site-status in 1979. Cairo has the world's second-oldest institution of higher learning, Al-Azhar University. Cairo, like many other megacities, suffers from high levels of pollution and traffic. The recently constructed Cairo Metro (1987) is the oldest metro system in Africa, and ranks amongst the fifteen busiest in the world, with more than 3.5 million daily passenger rides.
Welcome to Cairo city where you will enjoy a unique mixture of Pharaonic, Coptic and Islamic Cultures. TWF-AC2023 will be an unforgettable event from the scientific, technical, social and entertainment points of view. Moreover, a visit to other historical sites such as Aswan will let you enjoy the city from where the stones used to build the Obelisks and Pharaonic Temples came. During your stay in Egypt, you will certainly get the message that many technological developments we enjoy today cannot be understood in isolation of the wonderful civilization, once flourished on this land several thousand years ago.
TWF-AC2023 Organizing Committee
E. Ewais, B. Zaghloul, I. El-Mahallawi, A. El-Batahgy
