2. This is AWS
American Welding Society
a visit with the world’s premier
organization dedicated to welding
and allied joining processes
3. AWS: Beginning at the Beginning
Welding gives outstanding performance in
readying WWI war and transport ships for U.S.
Emergency Fleet Corp.
Post war sees merging of Emergency Fleet Corp.
and Nat’l Welding Council into new society
Its research arm evolves into today’s Welding
Research Council
4. A Rose by Any Other Name
Society’s publication is titled
the Welding Journal in 1940
Welding Journal offers peer
review, feature articles, late-
breaking news, book and product
reviews, and advertising on
cutting edge products
Its 60+ awards include the
Editorial Excellence Award from
Folio magazine
5. Strength Through Sections
First Section was Philadelphia, chartered in
May 27, 1920
Today, there are 22 Districts housing over
170 Sections including 19 overseas:
Manama, Bahrain; Regensburg, Germany;
Kingston, Jamaica; Manchester, England;
Panama City, Panama; Lima, Peru; Helsingor,
Denmark; Taipei, Taiwan; Port of Spain,
Trinidad; Caracas, Venezuela; TelAviv, Israel;
and Chennai, India
6. The AWS Welding Show
The AWS Welding attracts
thousands of professionals from
all over the world , along with
the Who’s Who of sister
associations staging their special
events from this annual AWS
gathering which has assumed
truly global status
The AWS Welding Show is the
only annual Vertical Market
Welding Exposition in the United
States
7. Bulletin No. 1
From inception, AWS was organized into
committees for writing standards
Its first standard, “Standard Tests for
Welds” was Bulletin No. 1 (1921)
Today, AWS has more than 170 ANSI-
approved documents at some point in their
standards cycle, requiring the know-how &
work of 1,500 volunteers
8. Consensus Building
AWS’ unique value to industry is that
it is an unbiased forum
for the exchange, consideration and
discussion of ideas
and proposals
9. The Flagship Standard
D1.1 has had a 74-yr
evolution, keeping pace
with the design,
inspection and
workmanship
requirements for safe,
modern structures
D1.1:2002 Now
Available
10. Fabricators Discover D1
A comparison between 1986 users of D1.1
Structural Welding Code—Steel and 1996 users,
showed a 25% increase in use by fabricators — a
growing trend among the QA/QC minded
Sister standard, D1.2-97 Structural Welding
Code — Aluminum has been revised
All AWS standards are integrating SI and U.S.
Customary measurements
11. If You’re Good Enough Part 1
AWS certification program launched in 1976
with Certified Welding Inspector
36,000 professionals worldwide have been
certified to AWS QC1 Standard for AWS
Certification of Welding Inspectors
Reciprocity exists between U.S. and select
programs of other countries
Certified members receive Inspection Trends
magazine
12. You’re Good Enough Part 2
AWS Welding Engineer
Senior CWI
Customized welder certification
13. The Soul of the Profession
Welding for Communities -
AWS’ national public service
campaign launched 5 years
ago
Wins recognition from
American Society of Ass’n
Executives in 1997
April 6-12, 2003
14. To Recognize Excellence
AWS Extraordinary Welding
Awards
Historical Welded Structures
Outstanding Development in
Welded Fabrication
15. To Recognize Excellence
Recent Historical Welded
Structures and Outstanding
Development in Welded
Fabrication Award Recipients
include
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
USS Cavalla
The Pentagon
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
USS Wisconsin
Rock &
Roll
Hall of
Fame
16. AWS Online
50,000 user sessions
monthly on http://www.aws.org
Search back issues of
Welding Journal
AWS JobFind
Buy at the E-Store
Secured electronic
transactions
Free hyperlinks for
Sustaining Members
Free Section website
service
Online Buyer’s Guide
18. Who are we?
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19. The Intangible
Membership means “I’m professional”
I’m one of the nearly 50,000 engineers,
educators, researchers, welders, inspectors,
execs, and sales associates from all over the
world who’ve joined AWS
My society is the largest organization in the
world dedicated to the science and technology
of welding
20. Don’t miss the best & largest
fabrication show in the world April 8-10,
2003, in Detroit, Michigan
Cobo Hall
800 exhibitors from over 60 countries
Technical talks from basics to R&D
Make the right contacts
Apply your networking skills
21. The mission of the American Welding
Society is to provide quality products and
services to our members and the industry,
which will advance the science, technology
and application of materials-joining
throughout the world.
“Thank you”
