American Welding Society - POCWA
 PACIFIC OCEAN COALITION OF WELDING ASSOCIATION
Mission and Goals
POCWA is an alliance of educational, professional and scientific organizations representing nations bordering the Pacific Ocean. Its members are committed to progress through the uniform promotion and development of materials joining technology.
The organization's primary mission is to promote unity and cooperation in all phases of the industry. Its paramount goal is to expand, guide and standardize the practice of welding and joining throughout the region using AWS Codes & Standards.
The coalition consists of 15 organizations representing 11 countries. Each country is an equal partner in coalition.
Member organizations of POCWA work collectively to advance the industry by addressing issues of common interest. Through this interaction, the group sponsors annual conferences aimed at unifying welding codes used throughout the region and shares market, product and technology information to benefit manufacturers, sellers and buyers.

Structure & Leadership
Agreements establishing POCWA were signed by the ten welding organizations at the group's first organizational meeting on Saturday, March 21, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois, during the 1992 AWS International Welding and Fabricating Exposition and Convention.
Elected as the Alliance's first president was Mr. John Donaldson of the Welding Technology Insititute of Australia, with vice presidents Professor Qilong Wang (China-CMES), Mr. Baekyo Choi (Korea), and Dr. Yuzuru Fujita (Japan).
Ray Shook of the American Welding Society is the coalition's executive director, with AWS deputy director Jeff Hufsey as secretary/treasurer.
POCWA's governing body meets annually at the AWS International Welding and Fabricating Exposition held in the United States. The administrative offices of POCWA are located at the AWS headquarters in Miami, Florida.

Solidifying a Consensus Toward Unified Progress
POCWA's constituent organizations have united in the pursuit of globalizing the materials joining industry and is dedicated to advancing the materials joining industry throughout the Pacific Rim Region

MEMBERS

Australia
Ms. Anne E. Rorke
Technology Manager
Welding Technology Institute of Australia
Unit 3, Suite 2, 9 Paramatta Road
Lidcombe, NSW 2141, Australia
Telephone: 011-61-2-9748-4443
Facsimile: 011-61-2-9748-2858
Email: a.rorke@wtia.com.au
Website: www.wtia.com.au

Mr. Chris Smallbone
Executive Director
Welding Technology Institute of Australia
Unit 3, Suite 2,
9 Paramatta Road
Lidcombe, NSW 2141, Australia
Telephone: 011-61-2-9748-4443
Facsimile: 011-61-2-9748-2858
Email: c.smallbone@wtia.com.au
Website:
www.wtia.com.au

Canada
Mr. Brian McQueen
President
Canadian Welding Bureau
7250 West Credit Avenue
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 5N1, Canada
Telephone: 905-542-1312
Facsimile: 905-542-1318
Email: brian.mcqueen@cwbgroup.com.ca

Mr. Slavko Panezic
Manager of Marketing
Canadian Welding Bureau
7250 West Credit Avenue
Mississauga, Ontario L5N 5N1, Canada
Telephone: 905-542-1312
Facsimile: 905-542-1318
Email: Spanezic@compuserv.com

China
Dr. Ing. Peifan Ding
Deputy General Secretary
Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society
46 Sanlihe Road
Beijing 100823, China
Telephone: 011-86-10-68-59-5318/9
Facsimile: 011-86-10-68-53-3613
Email: dingpf@cmes.org

Mr. Tianhu Song
Vice President/General Secretary
Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society
46 Sanlihe Road
Beijing 100823, China
Telephone: 011-86-10-68-59-5319
Facsimile: 011-86-10-68-53-3613
Email: suxy@cmes.org (Secretary - Xiaoying Su)

Dr. Paul C. K. Chung - POCWA president
Chairman
Chinese Taipei Welding Society
1001, Kaonan Highway
Nantze, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 811 ROC
Telephone: 011-886-7-352-2381
Facsimile: 011-886-7-353-6139
011-886-7-353-4806
Email: paul@mail.mirdc.org.tw

Dr. Chon L. Tsai
Director
Chinese Taipei Welding Society
c/o IWTRL Rm. 217, 130, Section 3,
Keelung Road
Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Telephone: 614-292-0522
Facsimile: 011-886-2-2363-6257
614-292-6842
Email: iwtrl@ms15.hinet.net
tsai.1@osu.edu

Mr. Zhang Yanmin
Chinese Welding Society
111 HexingLu
Harbin 150080, China
Telephone: 011-86-451-632-2012
Facsimile: 011-86-451-633-3949
Email: cws@public.hr.hl.cn

Dr. Lin Shangyang
Chinese Welding Society
111 HexingLu
Harbin 150080, China
Telephone: 011-86-451-633-6445
Facsimile: 011-86-451-632-5871
Email: linshy@public.hr.hl.cn

Prof. Wu Lin
Chairman of the Board
Harbin Institute of Technology
West Dazhi Str. 92
Harbin, China
Telephone: 011-86-451-641-5889
Facsimile: 011-86-451-362-1048
Email: LinWu@hitnet.hit.edu.cn
crwdai@hope.hit.edu.cn

Japan
Dr. Yuzuru Fujita
President
Japan Welding Engineering Society
1-11 Kanda Sakuma-Cho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, Japan
Telephone: 011-81-3-3257-1521
011-81-3-3257-1644
Facsimile: 011-81-3-3255-5196
Email: itoua@iwes.or.jp (Secretary - Akiko Ito)

Mr. Hirohiko Kogure
Executive Director
Japan Welding Engineering Society
1-11 Kanda Sakuma-cho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, Japan
Telephone: 011-81-3-3257-1521
011-81-3-3257-1644
Facsimile: 011-81-3-3255-5196
Email: kogure@jwes.or.jp

Prof. Dr. Toshiharu Nomoto
President
Japan Welding Society
1-11 Kanda Sakuma-Cho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0025, Japan
Telephone: 011-81-3-3253-0488
Facsimile: 011-81-3-3253-3059
Email: nomoto@naoe.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Dr. Suzuki Masabumi
Executive Director
Japan Welding Society
1-11 Kanda Sakuma-Cho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101, Japan
Telephone: 011-81-3-3253-0488
Facsimile: 011-81-3-3253-3059

Korea
Mr. Choi, Baek Kyu
President
Korea Welding Industry Cooperative
No. 1009 B/D, 36-2 Yoido-dong,
Youngdungpo-ku, Seoul, Korea
Telephone: 011-82-2-785-5504/6
Facsimile: 011-82-2-785-3586

Mr. Noh Sun, Ryu
Executive Director
Korea Welding Industry Cooperative
No. 1009 B/D, 36-2 Yoido-dong,
Youngdungpo-ku, Seoul, Korea
Telephone: 011-82-2-785-5504/6
Facsimile: 011-82-2-785-3586
Email: ryuns@kwic1.co.kr

Mr. Jong Mook, Lee
Chairman
Korea Welding Industry Cooperative
No. 1009 B/D, 36-2 Yoido-dong,
Youngdungpo-ku, Seoul, Korea
Telephone: 011-82-2-785-5504/6
Facsimile: 011-82-2-785-3586

Prof. Young Sik, Kim
President
Korea Welding Society
Yusung, Daejeon, 305-343
Korea
Telephone: 011-82-42-861-2696
Facsimile: 011-82-42-861-1172
Email: rkoweld@ppp.kornet21.net

New Zealand
Dr. John Meikle
Director, HERA
New Zealand Welding Committee
P.O. Box 76-134
Manukau City, New Zealand
Telephone: 011-64-92-622-885
Facsimile: 011-64-92-622-856
Email: admin@hera.org.nz
John@mq1.compass.net.nz

Mr. Phil Stacey
President, NZIW
New Zealand Welding Committee
P.O. Box 76 134
Manukau City, New Zealand
Telephone: 011-64-92-622-885
Facsimile: 011-64-92-622-856
Email: P.Stacey@Taranaki.AC.NZ

Philippines
Mr. Rodolfo C. Hizon
President
Philippine Welding Society
Room 302 JVR Building
5782 Felipe St., Bel-air
Makati City, Philippines
Telephone: 011-63-2-635-3641 work
011-63-2-939-0483 home
Facsimile: 011-63-2-635-0609
011-63-2-636-5371
Email: RUDY@EEI.COM.PH

Mr. Wilfredo C. Claudio
Executive Director
Philippine Welding Society
Room 302 JVR Building
5782 Felipe St., Bel-air
Makati City, Philippines
Telephone: 011-63-2-930-7734
Facsimile: 011-63-2-938-1015

Singapore
Mr. Chee Pheng Ang
President
Singapore Welding Society
c/o ASMI
World Trade Center
1 Maritime Square #09 -10
Singapore 099253
Telephone: 011-65-661-8475
Facsimile: 011-65-661-8688
Email: chee-pheng.c.p.ang@shell.com.sg

Ms. Vicki S. Lim
Chairman, Technical Talk Subcommittee
Singapore Welding Society
c/o ASMI
World Trade Center
1 Maritime Square #09-10
Singapore 099253
Telephone: 011-65-233-8671
Facsimile: 011-65-835-3039

Dr. Zheng Sun
Chairman, Membership
Singapore Welding Society
World Trade Center
1 Maritime Square #09-10
Singapore 099253
Telephone: 011-65-793-8594
Facsimile: 011-65-792-5362 or 2779
Email: zsun@gintic.gov.sg
www.singnet.com.sg/~singweld

Dr. Heng Keng Wah
Second Vice President
Chairman, International Affairs & NDT Certification
c/o ASMI
World Trade Center
1 Maritime Square #09-10
Singapore 099253
Telephone: 011-65-790-4617
Facsimile: 011-65-792-6559
Email: ASKWHENG@ntu.edu.sg

Thailand
Dr. Banleng Sornil
International Affairs
Thailand Welding Institute
King Mongkutís Institute of Technology
North Bangkok
1518 Pibulsongkram Rd.
Bangkok 10800, Thailand
Telephone: 011-66-2-585-8541-9 ext. 1024
Facsimile: 011-66-2-587-4350
011-66-2-586-9007
Email: IRO@kmitnb.ac.th

United States
L. William Myers
President
American Welding Society
550 N.W. LeJeune Road
Miami, FL 33126, USA
Telephone: 800-443-9353
Facsimile: 305-443-7559
Email: l_william_myers@dresser-rand.com

Ray Shook
Executive Director
American Welding Society
550 N.W. LeJeune Road
Miami, FL 33126, USA
Telephone: 800-443-9353
Facsimile: 305-443-7559
Email: shook@aws.org

Mr. Jeff Hufsey
Deputy Executive Director
American Welding Society
550 N.W. LeJeune Road
Miami, FL 33126, USA
Telephone: 800-443-9353
Facsimile: 305-443-7559
Email: hufsey@aws.org