Rely on AWS to bring you the highest quality conferences in the welding industry.
Quality educational materials – and welding conferences in particular – are just one way your membership serves you. By presenting the latest technology, cutting-edge topics, and industry experts, AWS puts the key to industry expertise and advancement in its members’ hands.
2021 conferences
Structural Welding Codes & Standards Conference
April 28
Codes and standards for the construction of structures are revised periodically and these revisions can have significant implications for fabricators.
COVID-19 and Its Impact on the Welding Industry
May 20
It is without question COVID-19 has impacted our country. Now – the American Welding Society dives into how this pandemic has significantly affected the Welding Industry.
RWMA Resistance Welding Spring School
June 22-23
Each Spring, AWS and RWMA team up to offer a 2-day school, taught by resistance welding industry heavyweights, that explores concepts and materials outside the scope of the CRWT exam.
Instructor’s Institute
July 18 – 23
The AWS Instructors Institute provides welding instructors an opportunity to enhance and strengthen their teaching skills, experience hands-on learning of new teaching techniques, and learn more about AWS programs such as SENSE.
Advances in Welding and Additive Manufacturing Research
August 8 – 13
This five-day, technically intensive conference will focus on cutting-edge developments in the science of welding, joining and additive manufacturing research. Plan now to join other leading researchers, scientists and engineers from all over the world.
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* Abstract Submission Deadline: May 1, 2021
International Brazing and Soldering Conference
October 3 – 6
Save the Date for the American Welding Society’s International Brazing & Soldering Conference in October 2021.
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* Abstract Submission Deadline: May 3, 2021
2nd Shipbuilding & Aluminum Conference
October 5-7
Industry experts will deliver the latest research and innovations in both the Shipbuilding and Aluminum industries. Aluminum is one of the most versatile and widely used metals in manufacturing.
RWMA Resistance Welding Fall School
October 13-14
Each Fall, AWS and RWMA team up to offer a 2-day school, taught by resistance welding industry heavyweights, that explores concepts and materials outside the scope of the CRWT exam.
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