| Abstract: | Networks for Corrosion Protection – A historical review on occasion of the 10th anniversary of the GfKORR‐Society for Corrosion Protection, Germany The GfKORR‐Society for Corrosion Protection, Germany, was founded as a non‐for‐profit organisation in 1995 by amalgamation of the two former corrosion societies AGK‐Arbeitsgemeinschaft Korrosion e.V. and the VDKORR‐Verein Deutscher Korrosionsfachleute e.V.. Within 10 years GfKORR grew to a scientific‐technical society with far more than 500 members (including 70 legal members) which discuss problems of corrosion and corrosion protection within 20 different working groups. In 1998, GfKORR became a member of AiF‐Working Assosiation of Industrial Research Associations and together with 12 other AiF members formed the Curatorium for Corrosion Research. Since then GfKORR solicited from AiF 2.43 Mio EUR for corrosion research projects. GfKORR is active in supporting standardisation work and fosters education, continuing education and information transfer in the field of corrosion and corrosion protection, specifically by organizing national and international conferences, seminars and workshops. |
