The International Conference «Welding and Related Technologies into the Third Millennium» will be held by the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on 24–26 November, 2008 in Kyiv.

The invited papers of scientists from different countries of the world about the most important research achievements, obtained during recent years in the field of welding, surfacing, brazing, strength, NDT and technical diagnostics, assessment of residual life of welded structures and surface engineering, special electrometallurgy, and also about the prospects of progress of these trends will be presented and discussed at the plenary sessions of the Conference. Alongside with plenary sessions the poster papers will be also presented.