Dinner, Tour, and Keynote with Karen Gilgenbach!

Tuesday, April 21 | 6:30 PM CT

Nippon Sanso Matheson

2040 California Crossing Road Dallas, TX 75220

RSVP by Thursday, April 16

Dear Section Members,

Spend a Tuesday evening with us! 

Join us on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30 PM CT for a plant tour, dinner, and keynote presentation, “Arc-Smarts-How Welding Knowledge Powers Careers,” with guest speaker, Karen Gilgenbach, Senior Vice President – Marketing, at Nippon Sanso Matheson.

The plant tour is available for those attendees wearing steel-toed footwear.

Safety glasses will be provided.

📅Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026

⏰Time: 6:30PM CT Tour & Dinner / 7:00PM CT Keynote Speaker

📍Location: Nippon Sanso Matheson, 2040 California Crossing Road Dallas, TX 75220

➡️RSVP: Email northtexas@awssections.org by 4/16/2026

Learn more below about Karen’s extensive welding industry experience and active involvement with AWS including being a Director at Large for the AWS Board of Directors!