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Welding Journal | January 2014

SECTIONNEWS Shown during the Boston Section’s tour are (from left) Dist. 1 Director Tom Ferri, Fitz Acheson, John Hamel, Kevin Noel, Dave Aubin, and Jeff Mannette, Section chair. Students participating in the Philadelphia Section program are (from left) Trace Say, Nick Parrish, Malik Downing, Jacob Doll, and Daniel Fillipelli. District 3 Michael Wiswesser, director (610) 820-9551 mike@welderinstitute.com Actions of Districts Council WELDING JOURNAL 79 District 1 Thomas Ferri, director (508) 527-1884 thomas_ferri@victortechnologies.com District 2 Harland W. Thompson, director (631) 546-2903 harland.w.thompson@us.ul.com Biazzio Giordano, Student Chapter advisor, is shown at the Philadelphia Section event. BOSTON NOVEMBER 4 Activity: The Section visited Climax Portable Machine and Welding Systems in Amherst, N.H. Conducting the tour were Fitz Acheson, John Hamel, Kevin Noel, and Dave Aubin. PHILADELPHIA/Parkside CTE Student Chapter OCTOBER 9 Activity: The Section members met at Parkside High School Career and Technical Education Center in Salisbury, Md., to see members of the Student Chapter demonstrate their welding skills and learn about the school’s welder education program. Leading the event was welding instructor and Student Chapter Advisor Biazzio “Bill” Giordano. AWS Member Counts December 1, 2013 Sustaining ......................................601 Supporting.....................................344 Educational ...................................664 Affiliate..........................................545 Welding Distributor........................50 Total Corporate ..........................2,204 Individual .................................59,225 Student + Transitional .................9,670 Total Members.........................68,895 On Nov. 17, 2013, after due consideration, Districts Council approved the Monterrey Section charter (Dist. 18). Approved: Transferring Jackson, Lee, Pulaski, and Rockcastle Counties from the NE Tennessee Section (Dist. 8) to the Lexington Section (Dist. 14). Approved: Student Chapter charters for York Tech Welding (Dist. 4), Bradley Central High School (Dist. 8), NE Wisconsin Technical College (Dist. 12), and West Seattle (Dist. 19). Approved: Disbanding the following Student Chapters: North Montco Technical Career Center (Dist. 2); Central Westmoreland Career and Technical Center (Dist. 7); and Kent Meridian High School, Lake Washington Technical College, Olympic College, South Sound, Spokane Community College, and Tri- Tech Skills Center (Dist. 19); and the Wilmington Skills Center (Dist. 21).


Welding Journal | January 2014
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