Technical Activities Committee (TAC)
CHAIR: Dave Fink, The Lincoln Electric Company
SECRETARY: Peter Portela
COORDINATOR: Sara Vidal
SCOPE: The Technical Activities Committee oversees the AWS standards development program. It administers the activities of all AWS technical committees in accordance with the TAC Rules of Operation and promotes AWS standards across all technical committees. TAC also collaborates with other standards development organizations to eliminate any restrictive welding requirements that would otherwise hinder the promotion of AWS standards. TAC acts in an advisory capacity to the Standards Council in respect to technical matters of the Society.
LIST OF SUBCOMMITTEES
- AWS TACA Subcommittee on Awards
- AWS TACR Subcommittee on Rules
- AWS TACX Executive Subcommittee
JOIN THE COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE
Technical Activities Committee membership is comprised of all AWS Technical Committee Chairs.
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