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Burgess (Dist. 8), Alstom Power N. C. Cole (Past President), NCC Engineering D. L. Doench (At Large), Hobart Bros. Co. T. A. Ferri (Dist. 1), Thermal Dynamics Automation K. Fogleman (Dist. 16), Consultant P. H. Gorman (Dist. 20), Sandia National Laboratories S. A. Harris (Dist. 4), Altec Industries K. L. Johnson (Dist. 19), Vigor Shipyards J. Knapp (Dist. 17), Gas and Supply M. Krupnicki (Dist. 6), Mahany Welding Supply T. J. Lienert (At Large), Los Alamos National Laboratory S. Lindsey (Dist. 21), City of San Diego D. E. Lynnes (Dist. 15), Lynnes Welding Training C. Matricardi (Dist. 5), Welding Solutions, Inc. S. P. Moran (At Large), Weir American Hydro W. R. Polanin (At Large), Illinois Central College R. L. Richwine (Dist. 14), Ivy Tech State College D. J. Roland (Dist. 12), Airgas USA, LLC, NorthCentral Region R. W. Roth (At Large), RoMan Manufacturing M. Sebergandio (Dist. 3), CNH America K. E. Shatell (Dist. 22), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. M. Skiles (Dist. 9), Consultant J. Stoll (Dist. 18), The Bohler Welding Group U.S. H. W. Thompson (Dist. 2), UL, Inc. R. P. Wilcox (Dist. 11), Consultant J. A. Willard (Dist. 13), Kankakee Community College D. R. Wilson (Past President), Welldean Enterprises WELDING JOURNAL Publisher—Andrew Cullison Editorial Editorial Director Andrew Cullison Editor Mary Ruth Johnsen Associate Editor Kristin Campbell Assistant Editor Melissa Gomez Assistant Editor Annik Babinski Peer Review Coord. Sonia Aleman Publisher Emeritus Jeff Weber Design and Production Production Manager Zaida Chavez Sr. Production Coordinator Brenda Flores Manager of International Periodicals and Electronic Media Carlos Guzman Advertising Sr. Advertising Sales Exec. Sandra Jorgensen Sr. Advertising Sales Exec. Annette Delagrange Manager of Sales Operations Lea Paneca Sr. Advertising Production Manager Frank Wilson Subscriptions Subscriptions Representative Evelyn Andino eandino@aws.org PUBLICATIONS, EXPOSITIONS, MARKETING COMMITTEE D. L. Doench, Chair, Hobart Brothers Co. S. Bartholomew, Vice Chair, ESAB Welding & Cutting Prod. Lorena Cora, Secretary, American Welding Society D. Brown, Weiler Brush C. Coffey, Lincoln Electric D. DeCorte, RoMan Manufacturing S. Fyffe, Astaras, Inc. On the cover: FABTECH returns to Chicago. Shown is a view of the Chicago River and Marina Tower. (Photo courtesy of Choose Chicago.) D. Levin, Airgas R. Madden, Hypertherm D. Marquard, IBEDA Superflash J. F. Saenger Jr., Consultant S. Smith, WeldAid Products D. Wilson, Welldean Enterprises J. N. DuPont, Ex Off., Lehigh University L. G. Kvidahl, Ex Off., Northrop Grumman Ship Systems D. J. Landon, Ex Off., Vermeer Mfg. S. P. Moran, Ex Off., Weir American Hydro E. Norman, Ex Off., Southwest Area Career Center R. G. Pali, Ex Off., J. P. Nissen Co. N. Scotchmer, Ex Off., Huys Industries R. W. 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