GAWDA Calendar 2009-2013
Industry Events | Committees
Note: GAWDA Events in Bold **Tentative
| 2009* | ||||||||
| Dates | Days | Event | Location | |||||
| January 27 - 29 | Tues - Thurs | NAW Executive Summit | The Fairmont Washington, Washington, DC | |||||
| February 4 - 5 | Wed - Thurs | GAWDA Regional Meeting | Raptor Bay Golf Club, Bonita Springs, FL | |||||
| February 4 - 6 | Wed - Fri | BIG Group Owners Meeting | Orlando, FL | |||||
| February 26 - 28 | Thurs - Sat | WEMCO Meeting | Rancho Bernardo Inn Golf Resort and Spa, San Diego,
CA Rancho Bernardo Inn Golf Resort and Spa, San Diego, CA |
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| March 8 - 13 | Sun - Fri | Pittcon Expo | McCormick Place, Chicago, IL | |||||
| March 22 - 24 | Sun - Tues | GAWDA SMC | Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Chicago, IL | |||||
| March 30 - April 3 | Mon - Fri | NHA Annual Hydrogen Conference | Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia, SC | |||||
| April 18 - 22 | Sat - Wed | CGA Annual Meeting | Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach, FL | |||||
| April 22 - 24 | Wed - Fri | GAWDA SMC | Grove Park Inn Resort, Asheville, NC | |||||
| May 19 - 21 | Tues - Thurs | IWDC Sales & Purchasing Convention | Westin, Charlotte, NC | |||||
| June 2 - 4 | Tues - Thurs | Weldmex Welding Show | Monterrey, Mexico | |||||
| June 2 - 5 | Tues - Fri | Beijing Essen Welding & Cutting | Intenational Exhibition Center, Beijing, China | |||||
| September 14 - 19 | Mon - Sat | Schweissen & Schneiden | Essen, Germany | |||||
| September 20 - 23 | Sun - Wed | GAWDA 65th Annual Convention | Grand Hyatt San Antonio, San Antonio, TX | |||||
| October 4 - 6 | Sun - Tues | ADA Annual Meeting | Peabody Hotel - Memphis, TN | |||||
| 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 15 – 18 | Sun - Wed | FABTECH Int’l & AWS Welding Show | McCormick Place So. & No. Halls, Chicago, 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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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