From the Editor's Desk

Imagine an august gathering of international scientists, engineers, technologists, welding professionals and acolytes, numbering well over 350, participating in brainstorming sessions on Welding science and technology spread over 3 days - and that is what you would have seen in the International Welding Conference in New Delhi on 15-17 February’99 (IWC’99). Overall, this gala occasion with the deep involvement of a large body of people was analogous to a symphony produced over 3 consecutive days.