Dear Colleagues,

I am glad to inform you that IIT Bombay is hosting 17th Asian Pacific Corrosion Control Conference (APCCC-17) on behalf of India. The conference will be jointly organized by Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) and NACE International Gateway India Section (NIGIS). The conference will be held at Victor Menzes Convention Center of our Institute and is scheduled for January 27-30, 2016.


We plan to organize a strong technical program that caters to academia, R & D and industries. We also plan to conduct preconference workshops relevant to industry and academia utilizing eminent experts who will participate in the conference.
I am enclosing the flyer for your information and more details can be found hereand request overwhelming participation by colleagues of your country to present your countries work. Potential authors/delegates are invited to register their names at the website for us to communicate.

Following are the deadlines:

  • Abstract submission due date: May 31, 2015
  • Acceptance intimation: June 30, 2015
  • Manuscript submission: October 31, 2015


I would greatly appreciate if you can circulate among those involved in corrosion research, education and control. If you wish me to contact any of your colleagues, kindly let me know the contact details and we shall be able to communicate with them. If you have any questions, kindly let me know I shall be able to respond to them.

We shall be happy to receive your delegates and make their stay a useful and memorable one.

Kind regards

VS. Raja
Convener, APCCC17

Institute Chair Professor

Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

IIT Bombay

Mumbai 400 706, INDIA

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