Shown are some of the participants at the District 10 CWI Roundtable event. The Mahoning Valley Section executive committee and Student Chapter officers are shown at their planning meeting in October. Central Michigan Section members and Boy Scouts are shown at the Merit Badge Clinic event held in September. WELDING JOURNAL 87 Lane Smerglia, Jim Myers, Dave Cook, Mark Demchak, Bob Gardner, Gary Smerglia, and Richard Harris, District 10 director. The District 10 roundtable was held at Babcock & Wilcox Commercial in Euclid, Ohio. MAHONING VALLEY OCTOBER 17 Activity: The Section executive committee and Student Chapter officers met to plan activities for the coming season. The meeting was held at Rachel’s Restaurant in Austintown, Ohio. NOVEMBER 8 Speaker: Robert Matteson, director of technology Affiliation: Taylor-Winfield Technologies Topic: Resistance welding basics and equipment Activity: About 70 members and guests attended this program, held at Columbiana County Career Center in Columbiana, Ohio. NORTHWESTERN PA. OCTOBER 9 Speaker: Carl Peters, director of education Affiliation: The Lincoln Electric Co. Topic: Education and careers in welding Activity: The program, held at Erie Institute of Technology in Erie, Pa., was attended by 42 members and guests. NOVEMBER 6 Activity: The Northwestern Pa. Section members and guests toured the Eriez® facility in Erie, Pa. Christine Williamson, human resources manager, presented a history of the magnetics company and led the tour for the 50 attendees. District 11 Robert P. Wilcox, director (734) 721-8272 rmwilcox@wowway.com Christine Williamson is shown with Tom Kostreba, Northwestern Pa. Section chair, during the November Eriez® tour. Speaker Carl Peters (left) is shown with Tom Kostreba, Northwestern Pennsylvania Section chair, at the October meeting. CENTRAL MICHIGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 23 Activity: The Section members conducted a Boy Scout Merit Badge Clinic at Lansing Community College in Lansing, Mich. The program qualified 14 boys to earn their welding merit badges. Participating were Catherine Lindquist, Craig Barnes, Roy Bailiff, Bill Eggleston, and Jeff Haynes.
Welding Journal | January 2013
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