Dallas, Texas, will provide the venue for the AWS Welding Show April 26 through 28, 2005.  Each year, the event attracts nearly 30,000 decision-makers, distributors, researchers, scientists, executives, and other professionals from 50 countries.  Exhibitors from over 20 countries come to the expo to showcase goods and services including live product demonstrations and free technology sessions. 

The Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) will join the AWS Welding Show in Dallas with a special contact booth pavilion featured on the show floor.  Other special interest pavilions include Gas Products, Oilfield and Pipeline Equipment, Cutting and Grinding Products, Brazing and Soldering, Resistance Welding, Laser Welding and Cutting, and Nondestructive Testing and Inspection. 

Watch as six of the nation’s top students compete on the Expo floor for the honor of representing the U.S. in the World Skills Competition!  The National Student Welding Competition is held in cooperation with SkillsUSA.

In addition, the 35^th International Brazing and Soldering Symposium will take place along with free seminars, professional programs, plant tours, and networking opportunity events. 

For further information, log on to http://www.aws.org/expo or call 800-443-9353, ext. 308.