SECTION NEWS 62 WELDING JOURNAL / DECEMBER 2016 BY CINDY WEIHL — cweihl@aws.org BY ANNIK BABINSKI — ababinski@aws.org District 1 Douglas Desrochers, director (508) 763-8011 dadaws@comcast.net CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS/ RHODE ISLAND September 22 Location: Not Your Average Joes, Seekonk, Mass. Summary: The Section held its first executive committee meeting for the 2016–2017 season. Attendees discussed plans for future events, financials, scholarship details, and updated bylaws. District 2 Harland W. Thompson, director (631) 546-2903 harland.w.thompson@us.ul.com PHILADELPHIA September 14 Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bensalem, Pa. Presenter: Bob Wiswesser, Senior CWI, Level 3 ASNT Topic: AWS certifications, changes to CWI exam, and nine-year CWI renewal Summary: Wiswesser spoke to members about the various certifications available from AWS and the recent changes to the Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) exam. He also explained the various paths that current inspectors could take to complete the requirements for their nine-year renewal. October 12 Location: Team Industries, Swedesboro, N.J. Presenter: Brad Bornstein, manager of technical sales, N.J., PA, DE, Olympus Instruments. Topic: Differences between shear wave and phased array as used for weld defect determination Summary: Bornstein shared a technical presentation with Section members. PHILADELPHIA — Section Chairman Michael Chomin (left) presented a speaker gift to Bob Wiswesser. CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND — Program Chair Steve Flowers, Chairman Timothy Kinnaman, guest Kevin De Sousa, and District 1 Director Douglas A. Desrochers posed for a photo following their executive committee meeting. PHILADELPHIA — Guest speaker Brad Bornstein (right) and Section Chairman Michael Chomin are seen at the October meeting. TIDEWATER — Former Chairman Paul Hebert passed the torch to new Chairwoman Jackie Phillips. CUMBERLAND VALLEY — The Tim Wright Welding, Inc., team gathered for a photo after placing first in the Section’s golf fundraiser.
Welding Journal | December 2016
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