{"id":342,"date":"2026-01-20T19:19:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/mahoning\/?p=342"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:19:49","slug":"first-cwi-roundtable-meetings-of-2026-march-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/mahoning\/2026\/01\/20\/first-cwi-roundtable-meetings-of-2026-march-21\/","title":{"rendered":"First CWI Roundtable Meetings of 2026 \u2013\u00a0March 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The American Welding Society invites you to our&nbsp;2026 Spring CWI Roundtable, a focused professional development session designed to strengthen inspection competency, expand technical understanding, and support continuing education for Certified Welding Inspectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date &amp; Time:<\/strong>&nbsp;Saturday, March 21 from 9AM-12PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;UA Local 449 Steamfitters Training Center \u2013 232 Wise Rd Harmony, PA 16037 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ua449.com\/?utm_campaign=Section%20Communications&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9a1qbv6pgmsfIlP8YtrQ7J56Q1iIgAh_Aw5k6DPjSj2GBbcdqscwUs7Xy7AWPm5sMqXhZd\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.ua449.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Featured Speaker:<\/strong><br><strong>Richard Sample<\/strong><br>Owner \u2013 Vizions Inspections LLC<br>ASNT Level III \/ Senior API Inspector<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Richard brings more than three decades of advanced inspection experience across petrochemical, power generation, fabrication, and heavy industrial environments. 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