{"id":319,"date":"2025-09-02T19:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/southwestvirginia\/?p=319"},"modified":"2025-09-02T19:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:54:26","slug":"%f0%9f%8c%9f-exciting-events-ahead-with-aws-southwest-virginia-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/southwestvirginia\/2025\/09\/02\/%f0%9f%8c%9f-exciting-events-ahead-with-aws-southwest-virginia-section\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf1f Exciting Events Ahead with AWS Southwest Virginia Section!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Upcoming Events&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello! My name is William Daniel Shinault, and I wanted to introduce myself to the section as the newly appointed section Chair, as well as provide an update about what we are working on in the section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, we will be having a welding camera demo hosted by B.T.E.C. on October 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0at 5:30PM. 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This event will be held at Disney Coronado Springs Resort from October 7 through October 8.&nbsp;The competition will be questions based on general welding knowledge and a visual examination of weld samples.&nbsp; There will be prizes for the 1st and 2nd place.&nbsp; Please direct any questions or participants to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:kholbert@aws.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kholbert@aws.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students! You can join the American Welding Society for free! You can enjoy 4 years of membership at no cost while you pursue your education. Take advantage of this opportunity. We have a lot of exciting things happening with a lot of our energy being focused on our youth. Last year the AWS estimated a deficit of over 400,000 skilled welders needed to meet demand into 2025. It is important, more now than ever, to cultivate the next generation of welders and to help them find their way into the workforce. 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