AWS to Cooperate with Indonesian Welding Society in Personnel Certification and Education Achdiat Atmawinata (seated at left), IWS president, and Dean Wilson (seated at right), AWS vice president, are shown with representatives of the Indonesian Welding Society, American Welding Society, and the U.S. Department of Commerce. American Welding Society representatives met with leaders of the Indonesian Welding Society (IWS) and U.S. government officials at the Ted Weiss Federal Building in New York City Sept. 25 to sign a cooperation agreement aimed at implementing AWS certification programs in Indonesia. The agreement also references plans for the future establishment of a training center in Indonesia to provide training and certification for welders and welding instructors in that country. Participating at the meeting from American Welding Society were Vice President Dean Wilson, Jeff Weber, senior associate executive director, and Jeff Kamentz, corporate director of international sales. The principal representative from IWS was Achdiat Atmawinata, president. Representing the U.S. Department of Commerce were Craig Allen, deputy assistant secretary for Asia, and David Gossack, counselor for commercial affairs. The deadline for nominating candidates for the following awards is December 31 prior to the year of the awards presentations. WELDING JOURNAL 75 November 1, 2013, is the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2014 Prof. Koichi Masubuchi Award. This award is presented each year to one person, 40 years old or younger, who has made significant contributions to the advancement of materials joining through research and development. Nominations should include a description of the candidate’s experience, list of publications, honors, and awards, and at least three letters of recommendation from fellow researchers. This award is sponsored by the Dept. of Ocean Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), this award includes a $5000 honorarium. E-mail your nomination package to Todd A. Palmer, assistant professor, The Pennsylvania State University, tap103@psu.edu. Candidates Sought for Welding-Related Awards Contact Wendy Sue Reeve, wreeve@aws.org; (800/305) 443-9353, ext. 293. William Irrgang Memorial Award This award is given to the individual who has done the most over the past five years to enhance the Society’s goal of advancing the science and technology of welding. It includes a $2500 honorarium and a certificate. Honorary Membership Award This award acknowledges eminence in the welding profession, or one who is credited with exceptional accomplishments in the development of the welding art. Honorary Members have full rights of membership. Nat. Meritorious Certificate Award This award recognizes the recipient’s counsel, loyalty, and dedication to AWS affairs, assistance in promoting cordial relations with industry and other organizations, and for contributions of time and effort on behalf of the Society. George E. Willis Award This award is given to an individual who promoted the advancement of welding internationally by fostering cooperative participation in technology transfer, standards rationalization, and promotion of industrial goodwill. It includes a $2500 honorarium. Int’l Meritorious Certificate Award This honor recognizes recipients’ significant contributions to the welding industry for service to the international welding community in the broadest terms. The award consists of a certificate and a one-year AWS membership.
Welding Journal | January 2013
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