Speaker Presentations

Speaker Presentations

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Pre-Event Speaker Presentations
Author
Presentation
Ethics and Welder Certification
By Daryl Peterson
"A Smoldering Nest": Deadly Coverups in the Workplace
By James Chiles
Certified Welding Inspector: Work Requirements & Ethics
By Richard Polanin
Costume Change: Potential Conflicts of Interest
By Shanen Aranmor
When Practical Considerations and Human Factors Create Technical Issues
By William F. Newell Jr.
Speaker Presentations
Author
Presentation
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: AI-Integrated Welding Automation and Inspection History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but it Often Rhymes
By Jeff Noruk
Giving Birth to “AWStin”: AWS’s Journey to Implementing Artificial Intelligence
By Carey Chen
Why Good Coatings Inspections and Documentation Matter
By Roger Abercrombie
Artificial Intelligence in Welding Inspection
By Lee Pielaet
The 2025 RCSC Specification for Structural Joints / High-Strength Bolts
By Robert Shaw
Fusion Bonded Epoxy (FBE): Surface Preparation, Application, and Inspection Considerations
By Jennifer Pratt
AI and the Inspector’s Eye
By Cal Pepper
Lessons Learned/An Erector’s Take on Inspections
By Tim Duke
Building the Next Generation of Structural Steel Inspectors
By Christian Crosby
From NASCAR Guy to CWI
By William Evans
What’s New in the AWS D1.1:2025 That Affects Inspectors?
By Rich Campbell
Inspection: Do’s and Don’ts of Steel and Coatings Projects
By Kimmer Kline and James Gravley
Modern Dynamics in Steel Bridge Shop Inspection
By Ronnie Medlock and Robin Dunlap
Future Welding Inspector (FWI): Identify Welding Defects/Discontinuities!
By Shanen Aranmor
Meeting Regulatory and Code Requirements through Flawed Mockups
By Jeremy Ring
Critical Compliance and Inspection Requirements Chapters 360-N + 341J
By Larry Kruth