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Special Events Comfort Adams Lecture
Comfort A. Adams LectureWelding in the Deep Oceans: Conquest of the Other Frontier
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM (** Final time and date to be determined **)
Dr. Stephen Liu, PhD, CEng, FAWS, FASME, FASM, Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Director for the Center for Welding, Joining, and Coatings Research at the Colorado School of Mines, is this year’s Adams Lecturer. The Comfort A. Adams Lecture is named after the Founder and First President of AWS. This annual lecture is made by an outstanding scientist or engineer, honored by the AWS Board of Directors.
Special Events RD Thomas
R.D. Thomas, Jr., International LectureGlobal Relevance of International Standards
10:00 AM (American Council of IIW meeting immediately following lecture at 10:30)
(** Final time and date to be determined **)
Carl-Gustaf Lindewald, Chairman of IAB/WGA3a Welders Guidelines, is this year’s lecturer. The R.D. Thomas, Jr., International Lecture award was created to honor R.D. Thomas, Jr. for his participation in IIW/ISO activities and is presented by AWS to an individual who is involved in IIW/ISO International activities. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture illustrating the incorporation of global studies in the standardization of welding technology during the AWS Welding Show and at the Annual Assembly of the IIW.
Golf Outing
Arrive a day early and join us at the 2008 FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show Golf Outing!Sunday, October 5, 2008
Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort
www.lvpaiutegolf.com
Reward yourself, your employees or your customers with a round of golf at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort. Resting in the undisturbed beauty of the Southern Nevada desert, at the base of the picturesque Spring Mountains, the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort is just 30 minutes northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Open to everyone officially participating in the 2008 FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show, this is a great way for exhibitors, vendors and show attendees to mix and mingle in a relaxed environment and unwind before the show begins!