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IWMA SPOTLIGHT ON AWARDS

“Travel Award Scheme to the world’s largest and most prestigious wire exhibition”

Free Places for Students/ Researchers at CabWire

IWMA Educational Trust Fund supports research in USA Following an application by Research Assistant Professor Emmanuel De Moor at the ASPPRC (Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center) at the George S Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, the trustees of the IWMA Educational Trust Fund have agreed to provide two years of funding for research projects at the establishment. The funding award is also supported by IWMA member company Bekaert. The two research

projects are “Study of boron and vanadium alloying of high carbon steel wire to improve properties” and “Determination of free nitrogen in wire steels”. Professor De Moor has accepted an invitation from the organizers of the CabWire World Conference 2011 to present a technical paper based on the research: “Effect of boron alloying on microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of high carbon wire”. For more details visit www.iwma.org

The IWMA Educational Trust Fund is a charitable institution established to provide support for education and research in the wire and cable industry.

Applications invited for the John C Hogg Travel Award for wire Düsseldorf 2012 T he IWMA is again able to announce a Travel Award Scheme to the world’s largest and most prestigious wire exhibition. he scheme is available to students, apprentices or trainees recommended or sponsored by a member of the IWMA. The aim is to help individuals who would not normally have the opportunity to visit wire Düsseldorf. The Award provides: 1 . Return economy air travel from country of domicile to Düsseldorf, Germany during the period of the trade fair. excluding meals and local travel expenses. 3 . Free entry and catalogue to wire/Tube Düsseldorf 2012 4 . VIP guest ticket for the IWMA Industry Dinner on 27th March 2012 during wire. All members of the IWMA are invited to in- troduce this scheme to a suitable applicant whom they consider worthy and applicable according to the terms and conditions of the scheme. Full details can be found on the IWMA website, or from the secretary’s office. 2 . A minimum of two nights hotel accommodation in Düsseldorf,

The trustees of the Educational Trust Fund have agreed that the Fund will support the IWMA’s CabWire technical conference as the main sponsor. A key part of the sponsorship is the provision of up to 12 free registrations to students engaged in study or research in the wire and cable sectors. These free registrations will be made available on a first come first served basis and the Trust will be contacting universities and institutions with students and research students interested in the wire and cable sector.

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