NACE CIP: Globally recognized, Universally preferred.

New courses. New certifications.  An expanded education program.   Visit www.nace.org/trainingguide for more information and make your plans to start 2010 with higher qualifications! The global value of NACE CIP speaks volumes: » Over 12,000 professionals from 108 countries have earned CIP certification » CIP spans the globe, with courses hosted in 33 countries, taught in Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and English » In addition to the benchmark CIP courses, the program also offers industry specialization courses:      - Nuclear Power Plant Training for Coating Inspectors      - CIP Level 2, maritime emphasis      - CIP Bridge course Open the door to new opportunities with the most recognized Coating Inspector Certification worldwide.   Click on the course name for more details, or 'Register' to enroll in one of the upcoming courses.        CIP Level 1 Code Location Date   42410113 Houston, TX October 25 - 30, 2009 Register 42410025 Houston, TX January 3 - 8, 2010 Register 42410066 Media, PA January 3 - 8, 2010 Register 42410061 Surrey, BC, Canada January 10 - 15, 2010 Register 42410062 Halifax, NS, Canada January 17 - 22, 2010 Register 42410026 Houston, TX January 17 - 22, 2010 Register 42410069 Calgary, AB, Canada January 24 - 29, 2010 Register       CIP Level 2 Code Location Date   42610061 Anaheim, CA October 18 - 23, 2009 Register 42610020 Houston, TX October 18 - 23, 2009 Register 42610059 Orlando, FL October 25 - 30, 2009 Register 42610050 New Orleans, LA November 8 - 13, 2009 Register 42610048 Pittsburgh, PA November 15 - 20, 2009 Register 42610021 Houston, TX November 15 - 20, 2009 Register 42610022 Houston, TX December 6 - 11, 2009 Register 42610023 Houston, TX January 10 - 15, 2010 Register 42610054 Media, PA January 10 - 15, 2010 Register   CIP Level 2, maritime emphasis Code Location Date   42810012 Houston, TX October 25 - 30, 2009 Register     CIP Peer Review Code Location Date   43310009 Houston, TX October 23 - 25, 2009 Register 43310032 Anaheim, CA October 23 - 25, 2009 Register 43310043 Orlando, FL October 30 - November 1, 2009 Register 43310024 New Orleans, LA November 13 - 15, 2009 Register 43310010 Houston, TX November 20 - 22, 2009 Register 43310011 Houston, TX December 11 - 13, 2009 Register   Virtual Reality Coating Applicator Training Course Code Location Date   40410002 Houston, TX November 9 - 10, 2009 Register    CIP One Day Bridge Course Code Location Date   42510002 Houston, TX October 17, 2009 Register 42510007 Pittsburgh, PA November 14, 2009 Register 42510006 Dania Beach, FL January 9, 2010 Register 42510003 Houston, TX January 9, 2010 Register    Nuclear Power Plant Training for Coating Inspectors Code Location Date   42210003 Houston, TX November 16 - 20, 2009 Register 42210004 Houston, TX January 11 - 15, 2010 Register   Protective Coatings and Linings Code Location Date   40910001 New Orleans, LA September 28 - October 2, 2009 Register 40910003 Indian Wells, CA November 9 - 13, 2009 Register        Visit www.nace.org/education to see the Elcometer Building at NACE International and the entire NACE International Training Center, the first freestanding facility dedicated exclusively to advancing corrosion education.

See you on the links!     NACE Foundation Fall Classic October 26, 2009

Sign Up Today! Registration prices Individual Player-$150 Corporate Team-$600 (includes one foursome) Corporate Package-$800 (includes one foursome and company recognition) Tournament schedule: 7:30 a.m.-Registration 8 a.m.-Breakfast  and warm-up 8:30 a.m.-Shotgun start 1:30 p.m.-Lunch/awards Sponsorship opportunities Ditty Bag-$3,000 Hole-in-One-$2,000 Beverage Cart-$500   Hole Sponsor-$250 Closest to the Pin-$250  Longest Drive-$250  Putting Contest-$250 Help the NACE Foundation and military veterans as you have a fun day on the links at the 3rd Annual Fall Classic Golf Tournament. This year's tournament will be held at the Wildcat Golf Club in Houston, Texas on October 26, 2009. Proceeds from the Golf Tournament will benefit the NACE Foundation's Flagship Program to assist military veterans with job placement in the corrosion industry. Support our troops In an effort to address the growing workforce demand in the corrosion field, the NACE Foundation has established the Workforce Development program to assists military veterans and their families with job training and placement in the corrosion industry. Through this program the NACE Foundation will also provide scholarships to military veterans and develop a mentor program involving NACE members and Sections. Chairman Keith Perkins-Williams Committee Dana Colquitt-Alpha Leak Detection & Pipeline Services Jeff Hunt-Carboline Gene Lawson-ThyssenKrupp VDM USA, Inc. Lawrence Rearick-Alpha Leak Detection & Pipeline Services John Schmidt-DNV Russell Widner-Polyguard Products, Inc. NACE Foundation Manny Mones Heather Lowry Fall Classic sponsored by:                                                                  DNV Columbus, Inc.              Signature sponsor                    Breakfast sponsor                        Lunch sponsor Sign Up Today!

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2009 Department of Defense Corrosion Conference

U.S. Representative Betty Sutton (D, Ohio) provided the keynote speech at the 2009 Department of Defense Corrosion Conference banquet. The five-day Corrosion Conference commenced at the Gaylord National Hotel near Washington DC on August 10. See photos on Congresswoman Sutton's site here.

Participating in NACE Technical Committees

Thursday marked the end of NACE's Corrosion Technology Week 2009 (CTW/2009). This event, previously called Fall Committee Work Week, now includes other activities such as exhibits, training, and seminars, but the main focus is still technical committees.

There are several types of technical committees, but their raison d'etre is to share information about corrosion. Committees can meet to develop standards and publications, or to sponsor symposia and technical exchanges. Task Groups (TGs) develop some form of document, such as a standard (Standard Practice [SP], Test Method [TM], or Material Requirement[MR]) or a technical committee report. Technical Exchange Groups (TEGs) sponsor technical information exchange (TIE) or sponsor symposia at Annual Conference. Participation in technical committees can be done at several levels.

Spectator
Anyone can stay up-to-date on committee activities by visiting the new pulic face to NACE technical committees. Click here to see the list of Specific Technology Groups (STGs) that organize the NACE technical committees by industry or topic. Find an STG of interest, and then drill down to see the active committees within that STG. By periodically reviewing the website of committees of interest, you can stay abreast of standards development and information in new NACE publications. Standards and publications represent consensus industry practices. Industry standards share best practices with others, incorporating expertise and experience from a broad group. Industry standards can increase safety, provide more effective methods and procedures, and reduce costs by more efficient methods and by eliminating duplication of effort in company specifications.

For a list of new standards published in 2009, click here.

Participant
The members of an STG are the voting pool for draft publications and standards. By joining a STG, you will have the opportunity to vote and comment on all new documents proposed by the technical committees that are part of the STG. STG membership is open to all NACE members, just click here (requires NACE login) to join the STGs that are of interest to you. Other ways of participating include attending the annual conference (next is Corrosion/2010 March 14-018 2010 in San Antonio, Texas) or attending Corrosion Technology Week (next is CTW/2010 September 19-24, 2010 in Orlando, Florida). Committee meetings of all kinds are open to conference attendees, and there are many symposia, technical information exchanges, and other activities. Following the conferences, you can download conference papers, minutes, and drafts of publications from the NACE website.

Active Participant
To become an active participant, join a technical committee or author a symposium paper.  Committee members work on developing publications or sponsoring technical exchanges and symposia. Authors of technical papers will have their paper published by NACE, and present the results of their papers at the technical symposia at the annual conference.  Each symposium needs reviewers to review the content of technical papers and presentations, and ensure that they meet the NACE style requirements.

Leader
There are opportunities for leadership at many levels in technical committees. Task groups, technical exchange groups and symposia each have a chair and vice-chair responsible for ensuring the committees follow the NACE guidelines. STGs manage and guide the technical committees that fall within their topic or industry, and each STG has a chair and a vice-chair. Finally, the Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) has a number of positions that oversee all of the STGs.

I encourage you to participate in NACE technical committees, the benefits are many, and you can tailor the level of participation to suit your needs.

NACE Standard SP0169

NACE SP0169-2007 (formerly RP0169) "Control of External Corrosion on Underground or Submerged Metallic Piping Systems", defines cathodic protection criteria and establishes other standards for controlling external corrosion that are used on pipelines around the world. NACE task group TG 360 is charged with the revision to SP0169 and distributed a draft for ballot that closed September 1st. The committee is scheduled to meet at NACE Corrosion Technology Week Tuesday (today) from 9AM to 5PM to review the results of the ballot. See the meeting agenda here. For more information on the ballot process for TG 360, see here.

The present standard is available from the NACE store here (PDF download, free for members, $42.00 for non-members).

The results of the ballot are available here (requires NACE member log-in). You can download the draft for ballot here (PDF, 620k, requires NACE member log-in).

You can find more informatino about SP0169 at The SP0169 Blog (not affiliated with NACE or The Corrosion Blog).