Shown at the Columbia Section program are (from left) Larry Dowd, District 5 Director Carl Matricardi, and Rick Shannon. Shown at the North Florida Section meeting in September are (from left) Allen Garber, Bob Bitzky, Doug Yates, Drew Duffy, and Shelby Smith. Shown at the South Carolina Section program are (from left) C. Ray Pearre, Chair Gale Mole, and Bill Creek. WELDING JOURNAL 81 District 5 Carl Matricardi, director (770) 979-6344 cmatricardi@aol.com District 6 Kenneth Phy, director (315) 218-5297 kenneth.phy@gmail.com District 7 Uwe Aschemeier, director (513) 351-3545 uwe@miamidiver.com Shown at the Northern New York Section program are (from left) Bob Strugar, speaker Dale Kapuscinski, and Chair Larry Hidde. Speaker Bill Myers (right), an AWS past president, is shown with Charles Crumpton, Florida West Coast Section chair. COLUMBIA OCTOBER 18 Speaker: Michael Daley Affiliation: Owen Steel Topic: Welding-related documents, welder qualification and certification requirements Activity: District 5 Director presented the CWI of the Year Award to Tommy Dowd, received in his absence by Larry Dowd. The event was held at Arclabs in Columbia, S.C., hosted by Rick Shannon. FLORIDA WEST COAST NOVEMBER 14 Speaker: Bill Myers, welding engineer Affiliation: Dresser Industries (ret.) Topic: Welding cast iron Activity: The event was held for 21 attendees at Frontier Steakhouse in Tampa, Fla. NORTH FLORIDA SEPTEMBER Activity: The Section members visited Commercial Diving Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. SEPTEMBER 20 Speaker: Bob Bitzky, training and process manager Affiliation: ESAB Welding & Cutting Topic: Spray and short circuit welding processes SOUTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 18 Activity: The Section met at Trident Technical College in North Charleston, S.C., for a demonstration of blacksmithing techniques. The presenters were C. Ray Pearre and Bill Creek from the Philip Simmons Artisans Blacksmith Guild. NORTHERN NEW YORK NOVEMBER 6 Speaker: Dale Kapuscinski, district sales manager for New York state Affiliation: The Lincoln Electric Co. Topic: Welding technology advancements Activity: Chair Larry Hidde presented Bob Strugar the past chairman’s award.
Welding Journal | January 2013
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