PresidentProf. Emma ANGELINIDept of Applied Science and TechnologyPolitecnico di TorinoCorso Duca degli Abruzzi 2410129 Torino, ItalyTel: +39 011 090 4642Fax: +39 011 090 4699E-mail: emma.angelini@polito.it 1st Vice PresidentProf. Vngaranahalli Srinivasan RAJADept Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Sciencendian Institute of Technology BombayMumbai 400 076 IndiaTel: +91 22 2576 7892Fax: +91 22 2572 3480E-mail: vsraja@iitb.ac.in 2nd Vice PresidentProf. Dr. Zehbour PANOSSIANInstitute for Technological Research of Sao Paulo StateAv. Prof. Almeida Prado, 532, Cidade UniversitáriaCEP – 05508-901, Sao Paulo, BrazilTel: +55 11 3767 4044Fax: +55 11 3767 4079E-mail: zep@ipt.br Immediate Past PresidentProf. Dr. Günter SCHMITTInstitute for Maintenance and Corrosion Protection Technology (IFINKOR) gGmbHKalkofen 4, D-58638, Iserlohn, GermanyTel: +49-(0)2371-9597-0Fax: +49-(0)2371-9597-22E-mail: gue.schmitt@t-online.de / guenter.schmitt@ifinkor.de Secretary/TreasurerProf. Sabrina GrassiniDept of Applied Science and TechnologyPolitecnico di TorinoCorso Duca degli Abruzzi 2410129 Torino, ItalyTel: +39 011 090 4642Fax: +39 011 090 4699E-mail: sabrina.grassini@polito.it