Category: Post Event Report

Recap: AWS & ASNT Joint Technical Meeting and Networking Dinner

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Date of Event: 06/17/2026 Location: Hudson Valley Community College Number of Attendees: 25 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Larry Mullins – ASNT Regional Director – Regions 1 (New England) Mohawk-Hudson Section of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT). Event Summary: Our featured presenter, Larry Mullins, discussed current activities and developments at the intersection of welding, nondestructive testing (NDT), and Navy…

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Recap: AWS District 6 Conference

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Date of Event: 05/29/2026 Location: Haun Welding Supply in Syracuse NY Number of Attendees: 32 Event Summary: AWS District 6 section leaders gathered at the end of May for the annual District Conference and team dinner, bringing together representatives from across the district to discuss leadership, section growth, and continued support for welding education. During the conference,…

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Recap: Section 5 Thruway Cup Qualifier

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Date of Event: 03/21/2026 Location: Capital Region BOCES Albany NY Number of Attendees: 30 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Special thanks to our judges. Event Summary: High school students from the Northern New York Section came together on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Capital Region BOCES in Albany, New York, to compete in the Section 5 welding competition. Participants worked…

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Recap: Battery Night

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Date of Event: 02/25/2026 Location: Capital Region BOCES CTE Number of Attendees: 25 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Special thank you to: Sam DiPasquale from Lincoln Electric Todd Stowell from MillerRon Stahura & Toby Schrock from ESAB Event Summary: The Northern NY section hosted battery night at Capital Region BOCES CTE. With the support of industry partners Miller Electric, Lincoln Electric,…

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Recap: Capital Region BOCES Industry Advisory Meeting and Lincoln Hyperfill Demo

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Date of Event: 12/18/2024 Location: Capital Region BOCES CTE, Albany, N.Y Number of Attendees: 26 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Padraic Bean, Lincoln Electric Sam DiPasquale, Lincoln ElectricChris Johnson, Instructor Capital Region BOCES Micah Belgiano, Instructor Capital Region BOCES Don Mattoon, Instructor Capital Region BOCES  Event Summary: Section members participated in an evening of welding and camaraderie at Capital Region…

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Recap: AWS RPI SRI Conference

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Date of Event: 09/19/2024 Location: Russel Sage Dining Hall, 1649 15th Street, Troy. Number of Attendees: 31 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Cedric Demers-Roy, M. Eng.; Manager, Robot Vision Control, SERVO-ROBOT Event Summary: Section members attended technical presentations from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on current research involving sensing for the wire-arc additive process and from SERVO-ROBOT on laser vision systems for bringing…

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Recap: NYS AWS Thruway Cup

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Date of Event: 05/04/2024 Location: Rochester Arc + Flame Number of Attendees: 80 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Mike Krupnicki – AWS President Ryan Eubank – Guest Judge – Program Coordinator at Lakeland College and Welding Instructor for Welding Educators Padraic Bean – Guest Judge – Weld Process Consultant for The Lincoln Electric Company Event Summary: The first annual AWS “Thruway…

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