SOCIETY NEWS BY MELISSA GOMEZ — mgomez@aws.org AWS and WEMCO Seek Nominations for 2016 Excellence in Welding Awards The American Welding Society (AWS), Miami, Fla., and WEMCO, an association of welding manufacturers, and a standing committee of AWS, have issued a call for nominations for the 2016 Excellence in Welding Awards. The awards recognize outstanding contributions to the welding industry in the following categories: Individual (you or other individual) Educator (welding instructor at an institution, training facility, etc.) Educational Facility (organization that conducts welding education or training) Small Business (less than 200 employees) Large Business (200 or more employees) Distributor (welding products) AWS Section (AWS local chapter) Media (industry and business publications) Veterans (all branches of the U.S. military). All individuals, organizations, and groups may be nominated for multiple categories. Self-nominations are also acceptable. The deadline for submissions is June 30. Winners of the 2016 awards will receive a WEMCO-sponsored trip to the 2016 FABTECH Show in Las Vegas to receive their award. To learn more about the awards and submit a nomination, visit aws.org/ excellenceinwelding. Winners of the Excellence in Welding Awards receive this trophy and a trip to the FABTECH Show. AWS Participates in 2016 Japan International Welding Show The 24th Japan International Welding Show was recently held in Osaka, Japan. The event, which is held biannually, was hosted by Sanpo Publications, Tokyo, Japan, under its new president, Yutaka Kukital. The theme this year was “Think Future, Act Now! Gateway to Great Success in Asia.” Ray Shook, AWS executive director, was among those in attendance. He participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony and gave a short speech at an international reception. JUNE 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 97
Welding Journal | June 2016
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