Students Invited to Apply to Attend the 2022 AWS Leadership Symposium!
District and Section leaders:
In 2022, two AWS Leadership Symposium events will be held (July 24-27, and August 7-10), and we need your help identifying AWS Student Members to participate. Up to five students will be selected to attend each event.
The Student application deadline is February 11, 2022! Please encourage outstanding students you know, teach and/or who are part of your District/Section to apply today! *Additional information about the student application process can be found in the news below.
Onto the news!
Please take 5 minutes to read through the news we've prepared for you this month.
And, as always; Don't hesitate to reach out and let me know how we can support your efforts, answer any questions you may have, or get you connected with your peers around the Society.
Thank for all you do with and for the AWS.
Most sincerely,
-Darrill
Darrill A. Gaschler Sr. Manager, Sections and Student Chapters American Welding Society® P: 305-443-9353 x260 | E: dgaschler@aws.org
In The News This Month
AWS Section Solutions Conversations
12/15: CWI Roundtable w/ District 10 Director Tom Kostreba
Students Invited to Apply to Attend the 2022 AWS Leadership Symposium
Application deadline is February 11, 2022!
2021 Section Rebate and Anniversary Payment is on its way
Eligible Sections to receive check by end of calendar year
AWS Foundation Update
Applications Now Open for 2022-23 AWS Scholarships
AWS Education
2022 In-Person and Online Seminar & Exam Schedules
2022 AWS Conferences & Events
1. AWS Section Solutions Conversations
Join Us On Wednesday, December 15 to learn about the CWI Roundtable from AWS District 10 Director Tom Kostreba
2. Students Invited to Apply to Attend the 2022 AWS Leadership Symposium
AWS is seeking applications from students who wish to attend the Leadership Symposium in 2022 at AWS Headquarters, in Miami, FL.
In 2022 two events will be held, the first July 24-27, and the second August 7-10. Up to five students will be selected to attend each event.
Application deadline is February 11, 2022!
Qualification / Eligibility Requirements for Student Applicants:
Active AWS Member (Student, Early Career or Individual)
Must be 18 years of age or older at the time of the AWS Leadership Symposium
Must be a student at the time of the AWS Leadership Symposium
Exceptional leadership skills
Outstanding school and community achievements
Exhibits potential of becoming a future AWS Section Leader
Must submit an AWS Leadership Symposium Student Application by February 11, 2022
If you know of a student whose activities have produced outstanding school and community achievements and who exhibits exceptional leadership skills, the AWS Leadership Symposium will provide an excellent opportunity for him or her to grow these qualities and become a future AWS Section leader.
Student applications received by February 11, 2022 will be forwarded to the AWS District Director associated with the student applicant’s AWS Section or AWS Student Chapter assignment for District selection. The National AWS Membership Committee will review applications of all District student candidate selections and will make a final selection of up to five students per event at their Spring meeting. AWS HQ will communicate the results to all student applicants no later than May 1, 2022.
3. 2021 Annual Rebate and Anniversary Payment is on its way
The Annual Section Rebate and Anniversary Payment checks are being placed in the mail to all eligible* Sections and should be delivered to those Sections before the end of the calendar year.
We encourage Sections to deposit the check as soon as possible upon receipt and considering investing a portion of those funds in resources that will make the Section more accessible and more meaningful to the AWS members it has been established to support. For example; the AWS Houston and AWS Nashville Sections have both recently invested Section funds to acquire a Meeting Owl Pro - a 360-degree camera, mic, and speaker combined into one easy-to-use device - which has allowed them to broadcast their in-person Section meetings to an online audience, making Section activity more accessible than ever.
Please contact AWS Sr. Manager, Sections and Student Chapters, Darrill A. Gaschler with any questions regarding the 2021 Section Rebate and Anniversary Payment.
*Eligibility is based on successful fulfillment of the annual reporting requirement.
4. AWS Foundation Update
Applications Now Open for 2022-23 AWS Scholarships
Applications for National, District, and Section Scholarships are now open with a deadline of March 1st. More than $2 million in scholarships will be awarded in 2022. Students attending technical schools, two-year college, and four-year universities are eligible to apply. Visit www.aws.org/scholarships to learn more.
Welding Helmet Prizes for Competitions and Section Student Nights
The American Welding Society Foundation is providing red or black auto-darkening welding helmets, courtesy of Jackson Safety, to be used as prizes for welding competitions or as door prizes at AWS Section student events.
In 2022, the American Welding Society will continue setting the stage for new ideas, products, and technology at its nationally recognized conferences and events, all while providing valuable best-in-class education that can keep you a step ahead of the competition.
Here's what's coming in 2022:
IN-PERSON CONFERENCES
Updates to the Codes Conference | February 22 | Fort Worth, TX
Inspection Expo & Conference | February 23-25 | Fort Worth, TX
How to Use ASME Section IX | March 1-3 | San Diego, CA
Welding Qualification Workshop – The Nuts and Bolts of Qualifying Welding Procedures and Personnel | April 11-13 | Houston, TX
Shipbuilding & Aluminum Conference | May 3-5 | San Diego, CA
How to Use ASME Section IX | May 16-18 | Miami, FL
Advances in Welding and Additive Manufacturing Research | June 12-17 | Miami, FL
Welding of Stainless Steel | July | Raleigh, NC
Innovative Methods for Implementing PWHT | August 23 | Houston, TX
Welding Summit | August 24-25 | Houston, TX
How to Use ASME Section IX | August 29-31 | Charlotte, NC
Pipeline Welding Conference | September 13-14 | New Orleans, LA
Automated Welding & Sensor Conference | October | Cincinnati, OH
How to Use ASME Section IX | October 25-27 | Houston, TX
FABTECH | November 8-10 | Atlanta, GA
VIRTUAL CONFERENCES
Plastic Welding Quality Evaluation | January 27, 2022
Women in Welding: Design in the Workplace | March 29, 2022
Aerospace D17.1 – Classifications and Procedures | April 6, 2022
Mark your calendar to attend one or more AWS Conferences today. Find event updates and registration details at aws.org/conferences
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What Are Other Sections Doing? See For Yourself!
As noted above; the Upcoming AWS Section Meetings page was created to make AWS Section meetings and events more visible and more accessible than ever before.
Want your upcoming meeting or event to be added to the page? Simply select the "Have your meeting/event added to the list of Upcoming Section Meetings" option the next time you submit a request via the Section Request Form.
Don't Forget About the AWS Section Toolkit!
Resources like those noted in this newsletter, and so much more, are ready for you in the AWS Section Toolkit. While you're there; bookmark it!
One last request: Please share this with your fellow Section leaders to ensure they stay up-to-speed on all Section-related news.
About this email:
Each month, I will distribute an electronic newsletter to all active Section Officers and Section Committee Chairpersons (who have a valid email address in our database).
The goal of distributing these newsletters is to effectively communicate important details we want you to be aware of.
I encourage you to discuss these details with your Section’s leadership team to ensure everyone is up-to-speed on all relevant news coming from AWS Headquarters as well as a feature on recent successes from some of your colleagues in the field. Reviewing these details as a team is a great way to promote and foster a strong line of communication among Section leadership as well as within your Section.
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