Dear Members,
Save this Date!
Join us for an On-Line gathering on Tuesday April 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM (Noon) AK time, where we’ll dive into exciting plans, explore member insights, and address your meeting desires and aspirations!
Below is the primary discussion points for this meeting.
- Adopted the new Alaska Section 125 By-Laws, Attached
- SkillsUSA Alaska, Attached flyer for upcoming events
- Recent CWI Part B test in Anchorage-Supported by Lou Alvord, Creighton Moore, Thank you
- Number of Alaska student that applied for Scholarships
- Alaska welding schools Instructor and support for AWS scholarship application
- Industry and welding supplier’s participation and support for Alaska community
- AWS Alaska Section 125 Officer’s election: Discussion
- Budget, Current Saving/Check, Expenses
- AWS AK Sec 125 are in need of Officers and Volunteers.
Chairman ; First Vice Chairman; Second Vice Chairman; Secretary; Treasurer; Awards Committee Chairman; Certification Committee Chairman; Education Committee Chairman; Image of Welding Committee Chairman; Executive Committee; Membership Committee Chairman; Program Committee Chairman; Publicity Committee Chairman; Roster Administrator; Scholarship and Foundation Section Representative; S.E.N.S.E. (Schools Excelling through National Skills Standards Education), Student Affairs Committee Chairman; Student Member Liaison; Technical Representative
Any Alaska Member and/or Organization can host an In-Person meeting. AWS ALASKA will support an event.
RSVP if you want to alaska@awssections.org, or just sign-in the day and time of the meeting.
The meeting is also posted on the AWS Website: https://sections.aws.org/alaska/
Your support is welcomed and needed.
Please feel free to reach out to the AWS ALASKA Section Officers with any questions. alaska@awssections.org
Location: Online- Zoom Meeting – https://aws-org.zoom.us/j/87627141121
Day, Date, Time: Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 12:00 PM Noon Alaska Time
Below is are brief notes from the AWS ALASKA Section 125 meeting on Feb. 19, 2025
- Attendees: Dennis L., Leslie D., Jose O., Don G., Pete D.
- New bylaws were presented, motion made. There were no objections so motion passed and new Bylaws were accepted.
- Industry and welding supplier’s participation in AWS and the Alaska Section. Gil would ask around.
- Jose has reached out to local schools, like UAA, AVTEC, and others to let them know about student membership and gauge interest in student chapter.
- AI: He suggested a flyer that gives more details. Leslie agreed to ask AWS National for this.
- SkillsUSA happening in Anchorage at the end of March. Pete has students going.
- AI:Â Dennis wanted more information and was going to read website and reach out to Pete
- Pete is running girls in welding program in Fairbanks in June. May be a good for AWS to host lunch and talk to girls about welding careers.
- Dennis is signed up for District 19 meeting and Pete is registered for AWS instructor’s institute.Â
- Leslie suggested getting a nationally known speaker and volunteered to look into it.
- Next meeting is Tuesday, April 15 from noon-1:00