{"id":253,"date":"2020-02-20T20:43:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awssection.allcovered.io\/columbus\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2020-06-30T12:02:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T12:02:11","slug":"news-and-events-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/news-and-events-2\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"253\" class=\"elementor elementor-253\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f017bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f017bd\" 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-5c8bb1e\" data-id=\"5c8bb1e\" 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-af20ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af20ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News and Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50afdb4 elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"50afdb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/2026\/03\/21\/call-for-nominations-7\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCall for Nominations\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\tMarch 21, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Call for Nominations The 2026 Nominating Committee has selected the following Regular Nominees for 2026-2027: Jerry Van Meter for ChairmanNancy Porter for Vice-ChairmanHarvey Castner for<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/2026\/03\/21\/call-for-nominations-7\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Call for Nominations\" 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-1201 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-meeting-announcement\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/columbus\/2026\/03\/20\/section-meeting-high-deposition-gmaw-welds\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSection Meeting: High-Deposition GMAW Welds\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\tMarch 20, 2026\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 Meeting on April 9, 2026 &#8211; High-Deposition GMAW Welds Please join us on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at Hofbrauhaus for a social time, dinner,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/2026\/03\/20\/section-meeting-high-deposition-gmaw-welds\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Section Meeting: High-Deposition GMAW Welds\" 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-1186 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcement category-meeting-announcement\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/columbus\/2026\/03\/20\/aws-golf-outing-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAWS Golf Outing 2026\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\tMarch 20, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>AWS Columbus Section Golf Outing Reservations AWS Columbus Section Golf Outing Reservations Printable Flyer<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/columbus\/2026\/03\/20\/aws-golf-outing-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about AWS Golf Outing 2026\" 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-1174 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcement\" role=\"listitem\">\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\/columbus\/2026\/03\/20\/jason-keys-receives-section-meritorious-award\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJason Keys Receives Section Meritorious Award\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\tMarch 20, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Jason Keys Receives Section Meritorious Award Jason Keys, past chairman of the Columbus Section, received the AWS Section Meritorious Award from current chairman Jerry 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