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A6 OCTOBER 2017 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 56, NO. 10 1943 Founding 11 members begin the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (N.A.C.E.) 1944 First annual conference 1945 First NACE Section is established and called the Gulf Coast Section 1945 CORROSION journal 1st Edition is published 1946 First annual conference with expo 1947 Awards Committee established 1949 NACE offers first short course on corrosion 1957 First conference held outside the United States, in Canada 1962 Materials Protection (MP) 1st Edition is published 1969 RP0169 published (cathodic protection standard) 1971 NACE begins offering Basic Corrosion courses 1974 Materials Protection changes to Materials Performance 1975 MR0175 published (standard for materials used in H 2 S production) 1978 First certification issued 1983 Coating Inspector Program is launched 1984 NACE launches public affairs initiatives 1986 Endowment Committee created (evolved into the NACE Foundation in 2002) 1988 NACE introduces a new logo 1993 NACE adds "International" to its reach, name, and logo 1997 NACE begins work with ISO (MR0175) 1999 First NACE Global Training License signed (Australia) 2000 Cathodic Protection Certification Program is launched 2001 First training program in China 2002 Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United States (aka Cost of Corrosion study) released 2005 NACE Foundation develops cKit program 2006 NACE acquires CoatingsPro 2009 NACE is granted consultative status to the International Maritime Organization 2009 NACE opens its first education and training facility, The Elcometer Building 2010 NACE adds a cathodic protection test field outside its training facility 2012 CORROSION PAC is launched to amplify voice of corrosion profession in Washington, DC 2013 NACE International Institute is launched 2014 NACE opens training facility in Dubai, UAE and relocates its Houston Headquarters 2015 NACE opens an office in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia 2016 International Measures of Prevention, Application and Economics of Corrosion Technology (IMPACT) Study released 2017 NACE International Institute acquires Master Painters Institute