Date of Event: 04/14/2026 Location: Drury Inn, 3320 Village Drive, Middletown, OH 45005 Number of Attendees: 20 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Carey Chen, Executive Director & CEO AWS; Ben Finney, Owner/Welding Engineer, Fischer Engineering Co. LLC Event Summary: This was a joint meeting of AWS Dayton, AWS Cincinnati, ASM Dayton and ASM Cincinnati. Carey Chen, Executive Director/CEO AWS was a…
Date of Event: 02/14/2026 Location: Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH Number of Attendees: 1500 Event Summary: Dayton AWS staffed a hands on virtual welding booth at the annual Tech Fest STEM fair put on by the Affiliated Societies of Dayton on February 14 and 15, 2026. Over 1,500 kids attended the event over the weekend. Several had…
Date of Event: 12/09/2025 Location: Butler Tech Career Center, Fairfield, OH Number of Attendees: 21 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Travis McCormick, Program Vice President, Scouting America, Dan Beard Council Skilled Trade Center Event Summary: Participants learned how the Scouting America, Dan Beard Council is actively promoting skilled trade merit badges at their new dedicated Skilled Trade Center located at Camp…
Date of Event: 10/28/2025 Location: Asian Buffet, Dayton, OH Number of Attendees: 7 Event Summary: Wrapped up planning for 2025-2026 Section year.James Grand was presented with the District Meritorious award. James Grant being presented the District Meritorious Award by Dayton Chairman Drew Stockler. Left to right: Charley Carpenter,. Chris Anderson, James Grant,. Larry Barley, Drew Stocker Jeff…
Date of Event: 03/22/2025 Location: Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, Troy, OH Number of Attendees: 26 Boy Scouts Event Summary: 26 Scouts from the Dayton area attended a Welding Merit Badge workshop on Saturday, March 22. The event was co-hosted by AWS Dayton Section and Hobart Institute of Welding Technology. Scouts started the morning by learning welding…
Date of Event: 02/15/2025 Location: Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH Number of Attendees: 2500 Event Summary: TechFest is a free two-day (2/15 to 2/16) family event held at Sinclair Community College brought to you by the TechFest Dayton Foundation! TechFest is Ohio’s premiere STEM Event and brings over 90 exhibitors and presenters together for an experience that…
Date of Event: 11/19/2024 Location: Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Number of Attendees: 50 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Chris Anderson, Dayton Section Chairman; Drew Stocker, Dayton Section First Vice-Chairman; Larry Barley, Dayton Section Past Chairman. Event Summary: The Dayton Section presented a Student Night hosted by Hobart Institute of Welding Technology. The students enjoyed a dinner from Chick-fil-A and were…
Date of Event: 09/24/2024 Location: Yaskawa Motoman, 100 Automation Way, Miamisburg, OH 45342 Number of Attendees: 12 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Chris Anderson, Associate Chief Welding Engineer and Dayton Section Chairman. Robotic Spot Welding software. Event Summary: Chris Anderson spoke about Robotic Spot Welding Software. The section enjoyed a pizza dinner. The event was held at Yaskawa Motoman Robotics in…