During this triennium (2016-2019), IUVSTA is
turning 60. This is the very good occasion to
initiate new actions of communication inside
and outside the Union, towards all colleagues
attending our meetings, schools, workshops,
exhibitions and other technological and
scientific events, organised most of the time
by our member societies.
This book is one of these actions, and it is a
wonderful tool of exchange with all member
societies and more, and to honour, by
updating them, these fabulous texts already
set by past editorial teams (see introduction
on the following page).
We want here to express very special thanks
to Marie-Geneviève Barthés-Labrousse and
Nikola Radic, who have invested their time
and competences for the best success of
this 2018 edition of “IUVSTA book”, in an
editorial team chaired by Anouk Galtayries,
and completed by the work of Sylvie
Bourgeois, and Mariano Anderle.
For its first time as a paper book and as
an electronic book, it was not possible to
imagine it without :
•
many photographs provided by many of
you, especially IvanPetrov, LarsWesterberg,
and John Grant, but not only. Many thanks
to all of you!
•
the financial help of the sponsors, from
8 different countries. Many thanks to all
companies and to their representatives
for this project.
IUVSTA is 60, is active and is ready to tackle
the scientific and technological challenges
for society across the world.
We are only at the beginning of a new
century of new projects and ways to give
to IUVSTA the role and visibility it deserves.
Mariano Anderle
(IUVSTA Past President)
Lars Montelius
(IUVSTA President)
Anouk Galtayries
(IUVSTA President-Elect)