SECTION NEWS CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS/ RHODE ISLAND/BOSTON March 30 Location: New England Institute of Technology, Rhode Island Presenter: Tony Anderson, director of aluminum technology for ITW North America Summary: Anderson gave an aluminum welding technology seminar to 131 attendees. MAINE March 4 Location: Bangor, Maine Summary: Ariel Pelton was the 2016 Maine SkillsUSA silver medalist for welding. According to available records and memory, she is the first female to medal in the Maine state competition. Beside being a competitive welder, she is also a competitive cheerleader. Ariel attends the St. Croix Regional Technical Center in Calais, Maine, and she is enrolled in the welding program at Washington County Community College for 2016/2017. MAINE — Ariel Pelton was the first female to place in the Maine SkillsUSA competition. 102 WELDING JOURNAL / JUNE 2016 March 5 Location: Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, Maine Topic: Preparation visit for District 1 Conference on May 14 Summary: Section Chairman Russ Norris and District 1 Director Douglas A. Desrochers met to discuss the preparations and arrangements for the District 1 Conference. CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND/BOSTON — Aluminum seminar presenter Tony Anderson (from left) poses with Bristol Plymouth RVTHS Senior Edward Pizarro, Old Colony RVTHS Junior Justin Porrello (both employees of GTR Manufacturing), Brockton, Mass., and District 1 Director Douglas A. Desrochers. MAINE — Section Chairman Russ Norris (left) and District 1 Director Douglas A. Desrochers at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, where the District 1 Conference was held. CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND/BOSTON — Central Massachusetts/Rhode Island Chairman Tim Kinnaman (from left), District 1 Director Douglas A. Desrochers, Vice President of the New England Institute of Technology Steven Kitchen, Boston Chairman Tom Ferri, and the aluminum welding technology seminar presenter Tony Anderson. CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND/BOSTON — Attendees listened attentively during Tony Anderson’s aluminum welding technology seminar.
Welding Journal | June 2016
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