{"id":1009,"date":"2026-01-13T18:15:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/pittsburgh\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:23:33","slug":"recap-annual-past-chairmans-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/pittsburgh\/2026\/01\/13\/recap-annual-past-chairmans-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Annual Past Chairman\u2019s Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1009\" class=\"elementor elementor-1009\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e72c65 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e72c65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd55a73\" data-id=\"cd55a73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ebb567 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ebb567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Date of Event:<\/strong> 01\/13\/2026<\/p><p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>LeMont Restaurant &#8211; Pittsburgh, PA<\/p><p><strong>Number of Attendees:<\/strong> 40<\/p><p><strong>Presenter\/Notable Guest(s):\u00a0<\/strong>Matt A. Boring, P.E., CWEng, CWI of DNV Energy Systems Group gave a presentation on Weld Failures Involved in Pipeline Girth Welds<\/p><p><strong>Event Summary:\u00a0<\/strong>The American Welding Society Pittsburgh Section hosted this annual event at LeMont Restaurant in Pittsburgh, PA to recognize the current and past chairmen of the Section. After a fantastic dinner, with unbelievable views of the city, was enjoyed by all, Reagan Eichert, Student Chapter Chairperson from Parkway West Career &amp; Tech Center, talked about her experience at the Leadership Symposium in Miami, being the youngest to attend this year, at 18 years old, encouraging others to attend. Reagan&#8217;s talk was followed by a very interesting &amp; informative presentation by Matt Boring of DNV Energy Systems on Weld Failures Involved in Pipeline Girth Welds. The night was concluded with recognition to the past District Director, Roger Hilty and the past Section Chairman, Don Stoll and a welcoming of the new District Director, Randall Dull and Section Chairman, Huck Hughes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab4f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eab4f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2026\/01\/IMG_4072-scaled.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_4072\" 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