{"id":485,"date":"2025-10-10T16:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/spokane\/?p=485"},"modified":"2025-10-10T16:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:14:36","slug":"%f0%9f%93%a3join-us-10-22-for-aws-october-meeting%f0%9f%a7%91%f0%9f%8f%bc%f0%9f%8f%ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/spokane\/2025\/10\/10\/%f0%9f%93%a3join-us-10-22-for-aws-october-meeting%f0%9f%a7%91%f0%9f%8f%bc%f0%9f%8f%ad\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udce3Join Us 10\/22 for AWS October Meeting\ud83e\uddd1\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83c\udfed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Come join us in&nbsp;Spokane, WA! &nbsp;Spokane Community College, Building 28, Standard Technical Education will be hosting our Section Meeting&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>October 22nd at 5:30 PM.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Speaker: Chris Merrill, PE, Structural Engineer, HMH Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Topic: Welding &amp; Structural Engineering: The When, How &amp; Why<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date and Time: Tuesday, October 22, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location: Spokane Community College, Building 28, Standard Technical Education, west entrance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>About the talk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris will cover when welding is appropriate in structural work, how to approach joint design and procedure selection for performance and code compliance, and why specific choices affect reliability, cost, and inspection outcomes. 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