American Welding Society Qualification & Certification Committee Membership Application

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* 1. If applicable, please provide your American Welding Society membership number.

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* 2. Please provide your contact information.

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City/Town

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ZIP/Postal Code

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Email Address

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* 3. What is your job title?

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* 4. Please attach a copy of your resume here.

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* 5. Which of the following would you classify yourself as?

Producers- Those directly concerned with the production of any product or service specified in the standard.

Users- Those directly concerned with the use of any product or service specified in the standard.

General Interest- Those whose interests do not align with other interest categories.

Educators- Those primarily involved in the technical education of individuals.

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* 6. What is the major product, service, or function of your organization?

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* 7. Your membership on a committee requires FULL PARTICIPATION which entails attending all meetings, serving on task groups, responding to all committee correspondence, and providing comments on ballots per Q&C rules. Meetings will be held either in-person or using a hybrid style of in-person and online platform (Teams/Zoom).

Please consider the level of commitment required before applying for more than one committee, and choose committee(s) that would benefit the most from your contributions. Please select no more than four committees in the list below.

I am interested in participating in one or more of the following committees:

Q&C- Qualification & Certification

QCAU- Facilities Auditing

QCED- Welding Educators

QCEG- Welding Engineers

QCET- Code of Ethics

QCFA- Welding Fabricators

QCIS- Welding Inspector Specialists

QCOI- Owner's Inspector

QCPL- Welding Inspector Plus

QCRE- Reciprocity Agreements

QCRI- Radiographic Interpreters

QCRO- Robotic Arc Welding Personnel

QCRW- Resistance Welding Personnel

QCSI- Structural Inspectors

QCSU- Welding Supervisors

QCTE- Welding Technicians

QCTW- Welding Test Facilities & Welders

QCWI- Welding Inspectors

QCYR- CWI of the Year

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* 8. Your membership on a Q&C committee requires full participation. To be considered for appointment, you agree to the following:

Support, or have your company support, your active participation including time, travel, and financial support, as required

Attend (i.e., travel to and/or attend via online platform such as Teams/Zoom) meetings regularly

Respond to all correspondence and ballots on time

Review and evaluate drafts in a timely manner

If you do not agree to any of the above criteria, please provide an explanation:

Agree

Disagree (Please provide explanation below)

Please provide explanation here.

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* 9. How did you hear about volunteering for an AWS Q&C committee?

Colleague or co-worker

AWS website

AWS email message

AWS social media

The Welding Journal

AWS section meeting

Other (please specify)

By submitting this application, if appointed to a committee, you agree to the following:

To abide by the Q&C Rules of Operation
To abide by the Code of Conduct for Members of AWS Q&C Committees.
That any AWS standards, publications or other intellectual property you author, in any format, either individually or with others, in connection with work performed as a member of an AWS Q&C Committee is owned solely by AWS and that AWS may register copyright in its own name (for further information see AWS Intellectual Property Policy)
That you assume responsibility for obtaining appropriate permissions and agreements when introducing any information, material, ideas, etc. that is copyrighted or proprietary to your company, organization, or employer in any AWS standards, publications, or other intellectual property, in any format (for further information see AWS Intellectual Property Policy).
That any information, material, ideas, etc. that are proprietary to your company, organization, or employer and that are volunteered by you and becomes part of any AWS standards, publications or other intellectual property, in any format, will remain part of that AWS product, and cannot be revoked or have license fees imposed (for further information see AWS Intellectual Property Policy).
To abide by the Policy on the Authority to Speak or Act for the American Welding Society and the Policy for American Welding Society Written Communications both of which define who has the "authority to speak or act for the American Welding Society" and in what situations**

**Copies of Policy on the Authority to Speak or Act for the American Welding Society and the Policy for American Welding Society Written Communications can be found here.