CORCON, a landmark event that facilitates the exchange of technical information and interaction amongst professionals

"CORCON, an annual conference and expo on corrosion science and engineering in India, stands as one of the largest gatherings in Asia dedicated to this field," said Mr Sumeet Kataria, Chairman CORCON 2023, speaking at the inaugural function on October 25, 2023 at Hotel Sahara Star, conveniently located outside the Terminal 1, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai.

"This event serves as a robust platform for sharing knowledge, acquiring information, identifying business prospects, and fostering valuable networks within the corrosion community. It is a win-win situation for all those who converge here. CORCON stands as a beacon of knowledge and innovation in the field of corrosion. This year, CORCON aims to push the boundaries of our understanding, explore cutting-edge research and fostering partnerships that transcend the boundaries."

The four-day event held October 25-28, 2023 had three plenary talks, 23 keynote sessions, seven technical interactive forums, 18 symposia with more than 150 papers presented over four parallel sessions and poster presentations.

Prof Amir Eliezer, AMPP Board of Directors, Chair 2023, who was the chief guest at the event emphasized that the merger of NACE and SSPC has brought in many more opportunities. Showing his commitment to the growth of AMPP in India, he made it a point to attend the event in spite of the crisis in his homeland. He exhorted more persons from India to take part and get involved in the activities of AMPP by making it a more global organization from the American centric it is now. He said: "There are no such chapters in the world that have so much activity. For example, a few months ago, we had only one student chapter, and now we have three. After the merger, when we started this year, we had 32,000 members and now it's grown to 35,000. With a strong and growing economy, a 1.4 billion strong people, there is so much potential to grow."