Date of Event: 03/21/2026 Location: UA Local 449 Steamfitters Training Facility, Wise Rd, Harmony Pa. Number of Attendees: 19 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Richard Sample, Owner – Vizions Inspections LLC, ASNT Level III / Senior API Inspector.Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT): Applications, Benefits, and Industry Adoption Event Summary: The American Welding Society invites you to our 2026 Spring CWI Roundtable,…
Date of Event: 07/23/2025 Location: Mead Park, Corry, Pennsylvania Number of Attendees: 30 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Jason Neff, Thomas Kostreba Event Summary: A local summer camp has a weekly introduction tp skilled trades for their students ages from 10 to 15 years old. Jason and I presented welding and the path welding can take you in life with welding…
Date of Event: 05/31/2025 Location: 1020 Art Collective, 1020 Holland, Erie Pa. Number of Attendees: 100 Event Summary: Local welded art competition, social and awards banquet. Adam Stempka receiving Meritorious award Roger Kostreba receiving the District CWI of the year Welded art contest contestants
Date of Event: 05/15/2025 Location: Riverside Brewing, Cambridge Springs Pa. Number of Attendees: 22 Event Summary: The NWPA and Drake Well sections meet annually to hold a social event to pass out awards and introduce some people to AWS. All awardees and board members
Date of Event: 10/01/2024 Location: Rochester Arc + Flame Center, 125 Fedex Way, Rochester Ny. Number of Attendees: 17 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Michael Krupniki, AWS PresidentKevin Adair, DirectorJon Kelley, Blacksmith Event Summary: Erie High Welding students visited Arc & Flames and participated in a lesson about metallurgy and forging. The students were all able to make…
Date of Event: 08/31/2024 Location: Erie Institute of Technology, Erie, Pa. Number of Attendees: 11 Presenter/Notable Guest(s): Roger Kostreba, NDE training Manager at Kostreba’s Inspections and Training, AWS CWI, NDE Level II, VT, MT, PT, UT. NACE CIP, 1 Event Summary: CWI Roundtable consisted of a presentation on using digital U.T. equipment and the areas a CWI should…
Date of Event: 08/02/2024 Location: Whispering Pines, Meadville Pa. Number of Attendees: 128 golfers and 16 volunteers Event Summary: The NWPA and Drakewell 16th annual golf outing. This year was a great success. Because of our great volunteers and generous industry partners playing and sponsoring our outing, we have raised thousands of dollars, and we can…
Date of Event: 05/04/2024 Location: 1020 Collective Gallery 1020 Holland Street Erie Pa. 16501 Number of Attendees: 60 Event Summary: The art competition brought artists and their sculptures in to compete from a 50-mile radius. All of the artwork showed tremendous talent. Noah Hummer, Luke Hummer, Bryan Stempka, Dianna Denniston, Adam Stempka, Brian Parker 1st and 2nd…