{"id":764,"date":"2025-06-06T16:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/?p=764"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:34:12","slug":"recap-aws-district-17-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/2025\/06\/06\/recap-aws-district-17-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: AWS District 17 Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"764\" class=\"elementor elementor-764\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be12a45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be12a45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ab84e1\" data-id=\"9ab84e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654c64a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"654c64a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 06\/06\/2025<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Kalahari Resorts &amp; Conventions, Round Rock, TX<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 21<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>District 17 Director Viji Kuruvilla led the conference.<\/p><p>During lunch, Kyle Naylor from Athena Manufacturing presented on workforce opportunities offered at the company to welding students.<\/p><p>Welding Journal staff member Kristin Campbell served as the staff representative.<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>At the AWS District 17 Conference, many members gathered from the Oklahoma City, Tulsa, North TX, Ozark, Central TX, Central Arkansas, East TX, and Northeastern Arkansas Sections to select representatives to attend various future events, receive awards, and get scholarships. As a surprise, District 17 Director Viji Kuruvilla was presented with AWS Life Member honors. After the successful day-long event, members enjoyed burgers for dinner and had a fun time bowling. The Central TX Section served as the host.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00b43a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c00b43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Group-selfie.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Group selfie\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc2OSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9jZW50cmFsdGV4YXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC81M1wvMjAyNVwvMDZcL0dyb3VwLXNlbGZpZS5qcGVnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Group-selfie-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-769\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Group-selfie-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Group-selfie-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">During the AWS District 17 Conference, attendees smiled for a group selfie.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb1a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecb1a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Viji.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Viji\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc3NCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9jZW50cmFsdGV4YXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC81M1wvMjAyNVwvMDZcL1ZpamkuanBlZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Viji-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Viji-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Viji-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">At the event, District 17 Director Viji Kuruvilla was presented with AWS Life Member honors.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89461a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89461a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Group-shot.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Group shot\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc3OCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zZWN0aW9ucy5hd3Mub3JnXC9jZW50cmFsdGV4YXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL3NpdGVzXC81M1wvMjAyNVwvMDZcL0dyb3VwLXNob3QuanBlZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Group-shot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-778\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Group-shot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/centraltexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2025\/06\/Group-shot-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Toward the end of the conference, participants posed for a group shot. In the front row (from left) are Brooklyn Higa, Kristin Campbell, Jim Bridwell, Johnny Collins, Daniela Lowry, Thomas Hinkle, Todd Turley, and J Jones. In the back row (from left) are Eric Spahrmann, Michael J. Hinterlach, Bryan Baker, Viji Kuruvilla, Josh Winterscheid, Toby McEntire, Nick Gamer, John D. Trotter, Jimmy Stokley, Thomas Gongloff, Matt Johnson, and Charles Jeffress. Not pictured: Kyle Naylor.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date of Event: 06\/06\/2025 Location:\u00a0Kalahari Resorts &amp; Conventions, Round Rock, TX Number of Attendees: 21 Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0District 17 Director Viji Kuruvilla led the conference. During lunch, Kyle Naylor from Athena Manufacturing presented on workforce opportunities offered at the company to welding students. 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