Introduction and Value of Professional Memberships

What was discussed-

· Introduction of the host-Steven T. Snyder and what the podcast is about and what is intended to be delivered to listeners and why.

· The top reasons, advantages, and benefits of becoming a member of a Professional Society 

· Basic Benefits, Networking, Section meetings/outings, Training Education, Certification, Influence, Best Practices, and Exchanging ideas, but most importantly the relationships that can and do sometimes last an entire career or lifetime.

· How your career can be influenced by the involvement in Professional Societies, like AWS, ASNT, and ASQ specifically. 

Useful links and organizations :

Memberships-Professional -Resources

Welding

https://www.aws.org/membership
https://www.sws.org.sg/membership-landing.aspx?pid=1
https://www.cswip.com/about-us
http://iiwelding.org/iiw-members
https://www.awf-online.org/
https://www.iccsafe.org/membership/join-icc-dues-applications/

NDT

https://asnt.org/MajorSiteSections/Membership/Join_Renew.aspx
https://www.bindt.org/membership/
https://www.icndt.org/

Quality

https://asq.org/membership
https://www.quality.org/ircamembership
https://exemplarglobal.org/who-we-are/

Scholarships

https://www.aws.org/foundation/page/scholarships
https://www.careersinwelding.com/scholarships/
https://asnt.org/engineeringaward
https://www.nde-ed.org/EducationResources/Scholarships/scholarships.htm
https://www.ndt.org/news.asp?ObjectID=63345
https://asq.org/about-asq/asq-awards/scholarships

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