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2011

Letter from the new EFC President  - Professor Philippe Marcus

To all the members of the European Federation of Corrosion

Dear members,

In my now second term of office as President of the EFC, my objective is to continue to improve the services we provide to our members, maintain our leadership in Europe, increase our influence internationally and develop partnerships with other organizations worldwide.

Recently we have created new membership categories and we now welcome EFC International Members and Affiliate Members. International Members qualify as Corrosion Societies based in countries outside Europe while Affiliate Members include Universities, Research Centers and Companies, both European and non-European, which desire to participate in the multitude of activities our organization offers from one, convenient European base. The benefits for these new EFC Members are numerous: they can participate in our 19 Working Parties which cover almost all aspects of corrosion science and engineering ranging from corrosion mechanisms, corrosion inhibition, high temperature oxidation and tribocorrosion to automotive corrosion, corrosion in oil and gas production and in the refinery industry as well as nuclear corrosion, to cite just a few. In response to our philosophy of meeting R&D and industrial needs, new working parties are created when new needs are identified. As an example, a new Working Party on Corrosion of Archeological and Historical Artifacts was formed last year. Networking opportunities provided by the EFC to its members are keys to the advancement of corrosion research and development and to innovation in corrosion protection. EFC Members have access to a restricted area of the EFC website where they can find a wide variety of information and resources, including the Proceedings of the EUROCORR conferences. There are many other benefits for our Members such as discounts on registration to EUROCORR and on our highly respected "Greenbook" series.

I would like also to mention some plans for the future. The EFC will be more involved in the organisation of corrosion courses and in activities related to standards. Activities in the area of international certification are also under consideration.

Finally, I believe that having up-to-date information on all aspects of corrosion and exchange and interaction between academic researchers and industrialists are mandatory and so EUROCORR, the flagship event of EFC, is the place to go and the place where I look forward to meeting you this September.

Sincerely yours,

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Philippe Marcus
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