GAWDA Calendar 2009-2013,
Industry Events | Committees
Note: GAWDA Events in Bold **Tentative
| 2009* | ||||||||
| June 2 - 4 | Tues - Thurs | Weldmex Welding Show | Monterrey, Mexico | |||||
| June 3 - 4 | Wed - Thurs | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ | |||||
| June 2 - 5 | Tues - Fri | Beijing Essen Welding & Cutting | Intenational Exhibition Center, Beijing, China | |||||
| June 16 - 17 | Tues - Wed | AWS Shipbuilding Conference | New Orleans , LA | |||||
| June 21-22 | Sun - Mon | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Lexington, KY | |||||
| July 16 | Thurs | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Lockbourne, OH | |||||
| July 22 - 24 | Wed - Fri | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Coeur d'Alene, ID | |||||
| July 30 - 31 | Thurs - Fri | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Tamarack Country Club, Naperville, IL | |||||
| August 3 | Mon | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Lake of Isles Country Club, N. Stonington, CT | |||||
| August 11 - 13 | Tues - Thurs | IWDC Professional Development Seminar | Indianapolis, IN | |||||
| August 17 - 18 | Mon - Tues | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Kansas City, MO | |||||
| August 20 | Thurs | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Ft. Wayne, IN | |||||
| August 26 - 27 | Wed - Thurs | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Kansas City, MO | |||||
| August 30 - 31 | Sun - Mon | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Mobile, AL | |||||
| August - TBD | TBD | Training for Supervisors Seminar | Indianapolis, IN | |||||
| September 2 | Wed | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Gettysburg, PA | |||||
| September 14 - 19 | Mon - Sat | Schweissen & Schneiden | Essen, Germany | |||||
| September 19 - 22 | Sun - Wed | GAWDA 65th Annual Convention | Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio, TX | |||||
| October - TBD | TBD | PurityPlus Specialty Gas Seminar | Maine Oxy, Auburn, ME | |||||
| October 1 | Thurs | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Seven Springs, PA | |||||
| October 4 - 6 | Sun - Tues | ADA Annual Meeting | Peabody Hotel - Memphis, TN | |||||
| October 13 - 15 | Tues - Thurs | IWDC Specialty Gas Seminar | TBD | |||||
| October 17 - 20 | Sat - Tues | IOMA Annual Meeting | Prague, Czech Republic | |||||
| October 23 - 30 | Fri - Fri | National Safety Council's Congress & Expo | Orlando, FL | |||||
| November 3 - 7 | Tues - Sat | SEMA Show | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV | |||||
| November 4 -7 | Wed - Sat | IWDC Owners’ Meeting | Disney Yacht & Beach Club, Orlando, FL | |||||
| November 4 - 8 | Wed - Sun | AIWD Annual Meeting | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||||
| November 8 - 10 | Sun - Tues | STAFDA | Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA | |||||
| November 13 | Fri | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Stockton, CA | |||||
| November 15 - 18 | Sun - Wed | FABTECH Int’l & AWS Welding Show | McCormick Place So. & No. HallsChicago, IL | |||||
| 2010* | ||||||||
| Dates | Days | Event | Location | |||||
| March 7 - 12 | Sun - Fri | Pittcon Expo | Orlando, FL | |||||
| April 18 - 20 | Sun - Tues | GAWDA SMC | Chicago, IL | |||||
| May 4 -6 | Tues - Thurs | IWDC Sales & Purchasing Convention | Westin, Indianapolis, IN | |||||
| October 3 - 6** | Sun - Wed | GAWDA 66th Annual Convention | Grand Wailea, Maui, HI | |||||
| November 2 - 4 | Tues - Thurs | FABTECH Int’l & AWS Welding Show | Atlanta, GA | |||||
| November 2 - 6 | Tues - Sat | SEMA Show | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV | |||||
| November 2 - 6 | Tues - Sat | IWDC Owners' Meeting | Ritz Carlton, Dove Mountain, Henderson, NV | |||||
| November 7 - 9 | Sun - Tues | STAFDA | Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, AZ | |||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| Dates | Days | Event | Location | |||||
| March 13 - 18 | Sun - Fri | Pittcon Expo | Atlanta, GA | |||||
| May 24 - 26 | Tues - Thurs | IWDC Sales & Purhasing Convention | Indianapolis, IN | |||||
| November 13 - 15 | Sun - Tues | STAFDA | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, , San Antonio, TX | |||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| Dates | Days | Event | Location | |||||
| March 11 - 16 | Sun - Fri | Pittcon Expo | Orlando, FL | |||||
| November 4 - 6 | Sun - Tues | STAFDA | Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL | |||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| Dates | Days | Event | Location | |||||
| March 17 - 22 | Sun - Fri | Pittcon Expo | New Orleans, LA | |||||
| November 4 - 6 | Sun - Tues | STAFDA | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV | |||||
| ACRONYMS | ASSOCIATIONS | |||||||
| ADA | Airco Distributor Association | |||||||
| AIWD | Association of Independent Welding Distributors | |||||||
| AWS | American Welding Society | |||||||
| BIG Group | Buying and Information Group | |||||||
| CGA | Compressed Gas Association | |||||||
| FABTECH | ||||||||
| GAWDA | Gases & Welding Distributors Association | |||||||
| IOMA | International Oxygen Manufacturers Association | |||||||
| IWDC | Independent Welding Distributors Cooperative | |||||||
| NACE | ||||||||
| NAW | National Association of Wholesalers | |||||||
| NSC | National Safety Council | |||||||
| PittCon | The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Inc. | |||||||
| SEMA | Specialty Equipment Market Association | |||||||
| STAFDA | The Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association | |||||||
| WEMCO | Welding Equipment Manufacturing Committee | |||||||
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