SECTION NEWS MARCH 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 83 District 19 Shawn McDaniel, director (509) 793-5182 shawnm@bigbend.edu BRITISH COLUMBIA November 25, 2015 Location: Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards Speaker: William Clewes, operations director, Vancouver Shipyards Event: National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) program progress and shipyard facility updates; scholarship award; shipyard tour Activity: The evening consisted of a catered dinner at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards, followed by a PowerPoint® presentation by William Clewes on the progress of the NSPS program and upgrades to the shipyard facility. This was followed by a tour of the shipyard. The evening also included the presentation of a Bruce Third Welding Scholarship to Amanda Messer, one of the two winners who attended the dinner. One hundred people attended the event. PUGET SOUND January 7 Location: Bellevue, Wash. Presenter: Seattle bronze and metal sculptors Judith and Daniel Caldwell Activity: Section members met with bronze and metal sculptors Judith and Daniel Caldwell, and presented District and Section scholarships to one another. Rob White received the Chuck Daily Endowment scholarship, and Chris Sundberg received the District CWI of the Year Award. SPOKANE January 13 Location: Oxarc Training Center, Spokane, Wash. Speaker: Joe Ochsner, welding applications technical specialist, Oxarc, Inc. Topics: Shielding gas blends and applications for welding carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum Activity: With the practical voice of experience, Joe Ochsner covered the major implications and considerations when selecting shielding gases for FCAW, GMAW, and GTAW processes. He emphasized the advantages and disadvantages of using certain shielding gas blends and their effect on the resulting weld product as well as cost considerations. With new developments in welding machines, additional options with shielding gases have become essential for peak performance in industrial BRITISH COLUMBIA — Section Chair Steve Prost (left) thanks William Clewes. PUGET SOUND — Rob White (left) receives the first scholarship from the Chuck Daily Endowment, presented by Arthur Schnitzer. PUGET SOUND — Ken Johnson (right) awards Chris Sundberg the District CWI of the Year Award. BRITISH COLUMBIA — (From left) Geordie Third (of the Bruce Third Scholarship Fund), Amanda Messer (one of two awardees), and Past Scholarship Chair Brad Moe. PUGET SOUND — Chris Sundberg (from left) stands beside two local ASM members, Ken Johnson, Speaker Judith Caldwell, Steve Pollad, Speaker Daniel Caldwell, and Dave Edwards.
Welding Journal | March 2016
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