Date of Event: 10/09/2025 Location: Ralph & Kacoo’s, Spanish Fort, AL Number of Attendees: 36 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Stephen George, Outside Sales; Specialty Gases, WESCO Gas & Welding Supply, Inc.Topic – Welding Shielding Gases Event Summary: The Mobile Section held their October meeting at a local restaurant, Ralph & Kacoo’s. There were 36 in attendance at the meeting. The…
Date of Event: 09/18/2025 Location: Pensacola State College, Pensacola FL Number of Attendees: 43 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Mike Listau, Dean Workforce Education, Pensacola State College Event Summary: The Mobile Section kicked off their 2025-2026 year with their annual Scholarship Night. The meeting was hostedby Pensacola State College, in Pensacola Florida. Mike Listau gave a great presentation on industry trends…
Date of Event: 05/08/2025 Location: AIDT Maritime Training Center – Austal Side Number of Attendees: 47 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Cassaundra Cole, Chief Training for General Dynamic’s Electric Boat, Austal locationZachary Denman, Electric BoatDeanna Paz, Austal USA Event Summary: Cassaundra Cole, Chief of Training for General Dynamic’s Electric Boat Austal location, was the main speaker forthe Mobile Sections May…
Date of Event: 04/10/2025 Location: Aviation Center of Excellence, Crestview FL Number of Attendees: 58 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Christopher Abadia, Director of Aviation, Northwest Florida State College Event Summary: SEE UPLOAD
Date of Event: 03/20/2025 Location: The Original Oyster House Spanish Fort AL Number of Attendees: 73 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Richard L Holdren, AWS National PresidentAnthony Blakeney, District 9 Director Event Summary: SEE UPLOAD AWS President Richard L. Holdren gives a presentation on welding certifications during a joint section meeting hosted by the Mobile Section Award recipients shown L…
Date of Event: 02/13/2025 Location: AIDT Maritime Training Center, 360 Addsco Rd, Mobile AL Number of Attendees: 52 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Floyd Kiel, Midalloy, Regional Manager Event Summary: SEE UPLOAD Mobile Section Chairman, Derrick Lett, presented Floyd Kiel a plaque of appreciation for serving as the Mobile Section speaker for the month Jody Heusman, Mobile Section Chairman, recognized Sean…
Date of Event: 09/26/2024 Location: 3733 Battleship Pkwy Spanish Fort, AL Number of Attendees: 52 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Anthony Blakeney, District 9 Director Event Summary: First and foremost, let me give a shout out to all those at AWS headquarters that helped us get our meetingnotice, cancelation and rescheduled meeting notice out at the last minute. Your help…
Date of Event: 09/28/2024 Location: CAMP MAUBILA, GROVE HILL, AL Number of Attendees: APPROXIMATELY 350 Event Summary: Scouts of America Five Rivers FallCamporee 2024“Galactic Heist”The AWS Mobile Section had the honor of assisting in this year’s south region Scouts ofAmerica Five Rivers Fall Camporee 2024. The event was held at Camp Maubila in Grove Hill, ALon September…
Date of Event: 10/10/2024 Location: Red-D-Arc, Theodore, AL Number of Attendees: 45 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Allan Long, Account Manager for Red-D-Arc Event Summary: Red-D-Arc, a large provider of welding-related rental products and services hosted and sponsored the AWSMobile Section October meeting. First everyone enjoyed some great barbeque provided by Red-D-Arc, thenattendees were divided into two groups and were…
Date of Event: 11/14/2024 Location: AIDT Maritime Training Center, Mobile, AL Number of Attendees: 62 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Fronius team, Taylor Logan, Tray Colaianni, Cinnamon Digan, Jordan Lobitz and Michael Pavlock. Cinnamon was the primary speaker and gave a presentation on Fronius and what they are doing the shorten the welding industry skills gap. Event Summary:The AWS Mobile…