Here are the proceedings of the IIW International Conference on Global Trends in Joining, Cutting and Surfacing Technology that took place in Chennai in 2011. Table of Contents • Preface • Plenary Session • Friction Stir Processes • Weldability of Stainless Steel • Manufacturing and Fabrication • Friction Stir Processes • Welding Process • Quality and Integrity of Welded Structure • Welding of Dissimilar Metals • Welding Processes • Mechanical Properties and Process Parameters • Surface Re-engineering and Hardfacing • Welding of Nonferrous Metals/alloys • Welding Consumables • Creep Resistant Steels • Manufacturing and Fabrication • Numerical Modelling and Neural Network • Welding of Steels • Health, Safety and Welding Education • Experimental Studies in Welding • High Energy Density Beam Welding • Welding Consumables • Residual Stress and Distortion • Fatigue Analysis • Solid Phase Joining • Numerical Modelling and Neural Network • Author Index.