Date of Event: 05/15/2026 Location: Manchester Community College Metal Fabrication Manchester, NH Number of Attendees: 60 Event Summary: The Steel Fabricators of New England facilitated a welding competition for New Hampshire high schools for a total of 30 students competing for cash prizes, welding machines and welding related tools and accessories for the top three winning…
Date of Event: 05/06/2026 Location: Assabet Valley Regional Technical School Number of Attendees: 100 Event Summary: Boston section chairman Tom Ferri presented to Assabet Valley Metal Fabrication and Welding instructor Chris Wittmier with the section instructor of the year award Boston section chairman Tom Ferri presented the educator of the year award to Assabet Valley metal fabrication…
Date of Event: 05/04/2026 Location: Greater New Bedford Regional Technical High School New Bedford, MA Number of Attendees: 101 Event Summary: The Boston and Central Mass/Rhode Island Section held a joint event called Welders Night. We had regional manufactures representatives perform live demonstrations and hand on trials of the equipment they chose to. demonstrate. Essentially it was…
Date of Event: 05/01/2026 Location: Blackstone Valley Regional Technical High School Number of Attendees: 50 Event Summary: Friday May 1m 2026 the top twelve Massachusetts technical high school students competed in the annual USA Skills welding competition. The students were tested on Oxy Fuel Cutting, SMAW,GMAW,FCAW and GTAW processes. The winner will compete at the national Skills…
Date of Event: 04/25/2026 Location: Doubletree by Hilton 172 N Main Street Concord, NH 03301 Number of Attendees: 25 Event Summary: At the 86th annual District One conference Boston Section Chairman Tom Ferri passed around a photo of the first New England (now district one) conference dinner meeting held at the hotel Lennox in Boston Mass on…
Date of Event: 04/25/2026 Location: Annual District Conference Concord, NH Number of Attendees: 30 Event Summary: Boston Chairman presented AWS Boston section member Bruce Chickering with his 50-year gold member award at the annual district one conference held at the Double Tree conference center in Concord, NH Boston section chairman Tom Ferri presents the 50-year gold AWS…
Date of Event: 04/15/2026 Location: Aidans Pub Bristol, RI Number of Attendees: 3 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Boston Section Chairman Tom Ferri Event Summary: Boston Section Chairman Tom Ferri presented the Dalton E Hamilton Memorial District Award to David Deveau. Davis has been a Certified Welding Inspector for 31 years. Boston Section Chairman presented the Dalton E. Hamilton CWI of…
Date of Event: 01/14/2026 Location: City Welding 10 Ararat Street Worcester, MA 01606 Number of Attendees: 12 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Boston Section Chairman Tom Ferri presented the gold award to 50-year member Paul Curci Event Summary: District one member Paul Curci reached his 50 year or Golden Membership. Boston section chairman and longtime friend of presented to Paul his…
Date of Event: 10/25/2025 Location: Gillette Stadium Number of Attendees: 3000 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): The main stage featured Aaron Witt (BuildWitt), Demi Knight Clark (She Built This City), and Leon Garrett (Kenco Plumbing & Drains), with a guest appearance from two-time champion and New England Patriots alum Rob Ninkovich, who has a family history tied to iron working.…
Date of Event: 10/25/2025 Location: Gillette Stadium Foxboro, Massachusetts Number of Attendees: 5,000 Event Summary: A bring Back the Trades event was held at Gillette Stadium home of the six-time super bowl champion New England Patriots. The event drew over 5,000 attendees hosted by a variety of sponsors including the AWS virtual welding trailer The AWS Trailer…