{"id":880,"date":"2026-02-12T16:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/?p=880"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:12:22","slug":"february-section-meeting-with-aws-president-dr-joshua-burgess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/easttexas\/2026\/02\/12\/february-section-meeting-with-aws-president-dr-joshua-burgess\/","title":{"rendered":"February Section Meeting with AWS President Dr. Joshua Burgess"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"880\" class=\"elementor elementor-880\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3a9ac4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3a9ac4\" 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-3b3531b\" data-id=\"3b3531b\" 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-b492d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b492d66\" 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 align=\"left\">We would like to invite you to LeTourneau University, Longview, TX for a Section Meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"left\">AWS President Dr. Joshua Burgess will go over his AWS story from student to President and the importance of welding in the power industry, including failure analysis and the use of additive manufacturing.\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"left\">Event Agenda:\u00a0<\/p><p align=\"left\">&#8211; 6:30PM &#8211; 7:15PM: Welcome \/ Networking &amp; Dinner<\/p><p align=\"left\">&#8211; 7:15 PM &#8211; 8:00 PM: Presentation \/ Q&amp;A<\/p><p align=\"left\">\u27a1\ufe0fRSVP:\u00a0Please RSVP by\u00a0Monday, February 23\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:easttexas@awssections.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\" data-hs-link-id-v2=\"icJI\/mWf\">easttexas@awssections.org<\/a><\/p><p align=\"left\">\ud83d\udccdLocation:\u00a0LeTourneau University at\u00a02100 S. 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