{"id":537,"date":"2026-03-27T13:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easterniowa\/?p=537"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:09:26","slug":"2026-welding-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easterniowa\/2026\/03\/27\/2026-welding-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Welding Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"537\" class=\"elementor elementor-537\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de4fdfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de4fdfc\" 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-7f4b039\" data-id=\"7f4b039\" 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-794b501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"794b501\" 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>Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) and American Welding Society (AWS) Eastern Iowa Section 162 are proud to present the 2026 Welding Competition.\u00a0<\/p><p>Local high school and college students are invited to compete for a chance to win welding gear and AWS scholarships!<\/p><p>The competition will take place on\u00a0Wednesday, May 20 from 9AM &#8211; 2PM.<\/p><ul><li><p>Doors open at 9AM<\/p><\/li><li><p>Event starts at 10AM<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>How to Sign Up:<\/p><p>Students: Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weldingcompetitionawsandeicc.my.canva.site\/student-website-registration?utm_campaign=Section%20Communications&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9MKWPXZ00y9d4Id24gaz42VaAN1oM-OXpyLtxTn0jmMF4iuxIAOhHnSgQONq2vpZLaakDG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\" data-hs-link-id-v2=\"seCuWAJ7\">THIS LINK<\/a>\u00a0to fill out a form to enter the competition. 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