September 25th, Friday
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Eastern
The first GAWDA Virtual Annual Convention and 75th Anniversary Celebration is here!
Join your peers 
and industry leaders on this hour and a half virtual session as we connect and learn about the current strategies of the association and our future. We appreciate your commitment and support, and look forward to your virtual presence!
Registration is now open! Click here to sign up today.
Agenda
(Subject to change, updated 8/13/2020; click here to download.)
| 11:00 am | President’s Welcome Abydee Moore, GAWDA President |
| 11:10 am | Executive Director Welcome John Ospina, GAWDA Executive Director |
| 11:15 am | Association Updates Abydee Moore, Bob Ewing and Gary Halter, Executive Committee Members |
| 11:45 am | Volunteer Awards Brad Peterson, GAWDA First Past President |
| 11:46 am | 2020 – 2021 Slate of Officers Brad Peterson, GAWDA First Past President |
| 11:48 am | WEMCO: Excellence in Welding Award Update |
| 11:55 am | CGA Distributors Program and Award Update Rich Gottwald, CGA President and CEO |
| 12:05 pm | 2022 & 2023 Future Meetings Announcement Robert Anders, GAWDA Second Vice President |
| 12:10 pm | Final Thoughts Abydee Moore, GAWDA President |
| 12:15 pm | GAWDA 75th Anniversary Video Replay |
