{"id":5,"date":"2018-04-19T11:55:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T11:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awssection.allcovered.io\/alberta\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-03-18T14:44:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T14:44:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/alberta\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5\" class=\"elementor elementor-5\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e3c8156 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e3c8156\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-329ef905\" data-id=\"329ef905\" 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<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>1ST VICE CHAIR<\/strong><br>Vacant<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>SECRETARY<\/strong><br>Kimberly Meszaros<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dear&nbsp; Members, Please note that due to the excitement surrounding the Stanley Cup Playoffs and this&nbsp;event will be&nbsp;rescheduled. We\u2019ll share the new date and details as soon as they are confirmed. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you at<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/alberta\/2025\/05\/16\/%f0%9f%93%a2due-to-stanley-cup-playoffs-off-this-event-will-be-rescheduled-5-20-aws-alberta-pub-night-elections%f0%9f%8d%bb\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \ud83d\udce2Due to Stanley cup playoffs off this event will be rescheduled- 5\/20 AWS Alberta Pub Night &amp; Elections\ud83c\udf7b\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-998 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/alberta\/2025\/05\/15\/%f0%9f%8f%8c%ef%b8%8f-join-us-for-the-4th-annual-charity-golf-tournament-on-august-14th\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\ud83c\udfcc\ufe0f Join Us for the 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on August 14th!\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 15, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Section 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament&nbsp; The American Welding Society, Alberta Section, is very pleased to announce that we will be hosting our 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on:&nbsp;August 14th, 2025, at The Ranch Golf &amp; Country Club. Format: Texas Scramble, Shotgun Start, Teams<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/alberta\/2025\/05\/15\/%f0%9f%8f%8c%ef%b8%8f-join-us-for-the-4th-annual-charity-golf-tournament-on-august-14th\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \ud83c\udfcc\ufe0f Join Us for the 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on August 14th!\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-load-more-anchor\" data-page=\"1\" data-max-page=\"27\" data-next-page=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/alberta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/page\/2\/\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-pagination\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"page-numbers prev\">&laquo; Previous<\/span>\n<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Page<\/span>1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" 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class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Scholarships\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/awssection.com\/alberta\/scholarships\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScholarships\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks to the generous support of Alberta Professionals and our Sponsor Companies, The AWS&nbsp;Alberta Section has been able to continue to strengthen the welding community in Alberta by helping to support the next generation of welding tradespeople and professionals through the establishment of scholarships.<br \/>\nWith your continued support we hope to expand the scholarship 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