Our Exhibitors:
Inspection Conference
Houston, Texas
Examining Ways to Improve the Inspections Industry
Be among the first to attend the inaugural Inspection Conference, where experts from the American Welding Society (AWS), American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), and NACE International (The Corrosion Society), join forces on a comprehensive array of topics common to corrosion engineering, nondestructive testing, steel construction and welding inspectors.
Learn tips, technology and resources to improve the quality of your plans, drawings and documentation, visual inspections, procedures and testing processes.
Click here to download the Inspection Conference Program in PDF Format >
PLEASE NOTE:
Registration for the Weld Cracking Symposium will be closed as of 1PM CST on January 17th 2020.
Registration for the Inspection Conference will be on-site only beginning Monday, January 20th at 10AM, at the Hyatt Regency.
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• Weld Cracking Workshop 8am – 5pm
• Exhibitor Set Up 2 – 5pm
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• Registration Opens 7:30am – 5pm
• Exhibitor Set Up 7:15 – 10:30am
• Exhibit Hours 11:30am – 6:30pm
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• Registration 7am – 5pm
• Exhibit Hours 7:15 – 8am / 10am – 6:30pm
• Program 8am – 5pm
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• Registration 7am – noon
• Exhibit Hours 7:15am – 10:30am
• Program 8am – 5pm
• Exhibitor Tear Down 10:30am – 12 noon
Keynote Speaker
Keni Thomas
Staff Sergeant
The United States Army
In the summer of 1993 Staff Sergeant Keni Thomas was deployed to Mogadishu Somalia with the 3rd Ranger Battalion as part of an elite special operations package called Task Force Ranger. Their mission was to find and capture a criminal warlord named Mohammed Farrah Aidid.
On the 3rd of October, Keni and his fellow rangers distinguished themselves in an eighteen hour fire-fight that would later be recounted in the highly successful book and movie “Black Hawk Down”. Nineteen Americans gave their lives and 78 were wounded in the worst urban combat seen by US troops since WWII.
After Mogadishu, Staff Sergeant Thomas volunteered for one more enlistment in the Army. He became an assistant team leader for a six-man ranger reconnaissance team.
Keni got out of the Army to pursue his music career and now works full-time as an award winning country music recording artist and songwriter in Nashville. He and his band Cornbread were featured in the movie “Sweet Home Alabama” and his music can be heard on country stations nationwide.
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The 11th Weld Cracking Symposium is a continuation of the long running and very popular AWS conference series.
In 2020, this symposium will directly precede the AWS Inspection Conference and focus on the subjects of weldment cracking & inspection techniques/technology. This event will provide the fabrication and construction industry, as well as owner/operators, with leading information on cracking mechanisms, materials of construction, inspection methods and mitigation techniques.
The conference program will be designed to bring together engineers, inspection specialists, fabrication leads and managers for an engaging and educational event. Leaders in the construction & inspection industries will present the latest information and create an engaging environment for knowledge sharing. For those wanting to improve their knowledge base and increase their network, the conference will provide the perfect setting to catch up on the latest industry developments, trends and technologies.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Boian Alexandrov
Welding Engineering Program –
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Member Cost: $375
Non-Member Cost: $475
Date: January 20, 2020
Time: 8-5 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE:
Registration for the Weld Cracking Symposium will be closed as of 1PM CST on January 17th 2020.
Registration for the Inspection Conference will be on-site only beginning Monday, January 20th at 10AM, at the Hyatt Regency.
