COMING EVENTS NOTE: A DIAMOND ( ♦) DENOTES AN AWS-SPONSORED EVENT. API 2013 Inspection Summit & Expo. Jan. 7–10. Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Tex. American Petroleum Institute. www.api.org/inspectionsummit. Automate 2013 Show and Conf. Colocated with ProMat® 2013. Jan. 21–24. McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill. Robotics Industries Assn., AIA Advancing Vision + Imaging, and Motion Control Assn. www.automate2013.com. ♦LAM — 5th Annual Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop. Feb. 12, 13. Hilton Houston North Hotel, Houston, Tex. American Welding Society is a cooperating society in this event. AWS members receive discounted registration. www.lia.org/conferences/ lam. Solar POWER-GEN™ Conf. and Expo. Feb. 13–15. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif. www.solar-powergen.com. ♦WEMCO/RWMA Co-Located Annual Meeting. Feb. 21–23. Saddlebrook Resort, Wesley Chapel, Fla. Cosponsored by AWS standing committees WEMCO, an association of welding equipment manufacturers, and RWMA, Resistance Welding Manufacturing Alliance. Contact wemco@aws.org; FAX (305) 442-7451. ♦AWS 8th Shipbuilding Conf. Feb. 26, 27. Wyndham Riverfront New Orleans, New Orleans, La. Sponsored by the American Welding Society (800/305) 443-9353, ext. 264; www.aws.org/conferences. 2nd Int’l Conf. on Manufacture Engineering, Quality and Production System (ICMEQP 2013). Feb. 27, 28. Feng Chia University, Hong Kong, China. www.icmeqp-conf.org/. Adhesion Society Annual Meeting & Expo. March 3–6. Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, Daytona Beach, Fla. www.adhesionsociety. org/Meeting/meeting.htm. ASQ Lean and Six Sigma Conf. March 4, 5. Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, Ariz. Sponsored by American Society for Quality (ASQ). http://asq.org/conferences/six-sigma/program/ index.html. ASNT 22nd Annual Research Symposium. March 18–21. The Peabody Memphis, Memphis, Tenn. American Society for Nondestructive Testing. www.asnt.org. ILSC® Int’l Laser Safety Conf. March 18–21. Doubletree by Hilton, Orlando, Fla. Laser Institute of America. www.lia.org/ilsc. AeroDef Manufacturing and Composites Manufacturing 2013. March 19–21. Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Calif. Society of Manufacturing Engineers. www.aerodefevent.com. ♦Weld Cracking Conf. March 26, 27. Las Vegas, Nev. Sponsored by the American Welding Society (800/305) 443-9353, ext. 264; www.aws.org/conferences. 13th Annual Lean and Six Sigma Conf. March 4, 5. Phoenix, Ariz. asq.org/conferences/six-sigma/program/index.html. MC2 2013 MTConnect: Connecting Manufacturing Conf. April 10, 11. Hyatt Regency, Cincinnati, Ohio. MTConnect® Institute. www.mtconnectconference.org. GAWDA 2013 Spring Management Conf. April 13–16. Grand Hyatt Hotel and Convention Center, River Walk, San Antonio, Tex. Gases and Welding Distributors Assn. www.gawda.org. Society of Vacuum Coaters SVC TechCon 2013. April 20–25. Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, R.I. www.svc.org. ♦ JOM-17, Int’l Conf. on Joining Materials. May 5–8. Konventum Lo Skolen, Helsingør, Denmark. Institute for the Joining of Materials (JOM) in association with the IIW. Cosponsored by AWS, TWI, Danish Welding Society, Welding Technology Institute of Australia, University of Liverpool, Cranfield University, Force Technology, and ABS (Brazilian Welding Assn.). E-mail Osama Al-Erhayem at jom_aws@post10.tele.dk; www.jominstitute. com/side6.html. INTERTECH 2013, Superabrasive Materials, Principles, and Applications for the Aerospace and Defense Industries. May 6–8. Hyatt Regency Baltimore Harbor Hotel, Baltimore Md. Industrial Diamond Assn. www.intertechconference.com. POWER-GEN India & Central Asia, Renewable Energy World Conf. & Expo, and HydroVision® India. May 6–8. Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai, India. www.power-genindia. com/index.html. IIE Annual Conf. and Expo. May 18–22. Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico. www.iienet2.org/annual2. TECHNICAL TRAINING The Hobart Institute of Welding Technology offers our comprehensive Technical Training courses through the year! Upcoming start-dates: Prep for AWS Welding Inspector/Educator Exam Jan 21 : Mar 11 : Apr 15 : May 13 : Jun 17 : Jul 15 60 JANUARY 2013 Prep for AWS Certified Welding Supervisor Exam Jun 3 : Sep 30 Liquid Penetrant & Magnetic Particle Inspection Feb 18 : Jun 10 : Aug 5 : Sep 30 Arc Welding Inspection & Quality Control Mar 4 : May 6 : Sep 9 : Oct 21 : Nov 18 Welding for the Non Welder Feb 11 : May 28 : Jul 29 : Sep 3 : Oct 28 Welding Instructor Course Jul 8 Visual Inspection Apr 2 : Aug 20 : Oct 15 1-800-332-9448 or visit us at www.welding.org for more information. © 2013 Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, Troy, OH St. of Ohio Reg. No. 70-12-0064HT For info go to www.aws.org/ad-index
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