Welding Summit 2026: Improving Welding Competency
Join leading welding professionals from August 5–7, 2026, at The Woodlands Resort, TX. Mark your calendar—registration opens soon for the premier welding event of the year!
In a rapidly changing industry with globally historic construction and capital investments, it is more important than ever to functionally understand code compliance. Whether you are manufacturing, fabricating, or constructing, improving competency will improve your operations.
This upcoming Summit will take a new turn with sessions dedicated to ASME “B” Codes, ASME BPVC IX, ASME BPE, API 582 &1104, and AWS D1.1, D1.6, & D18.1 compliance made understandable from the drawing board to the shop and field. We will also dive into the differences in welding procedures and welder qualification among these codes as well as NDE and Heat Treatment requirements.
Location
Location
Park City, UT
The Woodlands Resort
A Hilton property, is an all-encompassing Texas escape just 30 miles outside Houston. Spanning 350 acres, the resort offers a variety of activities for all travelers, including golf courses, tennis, pickleball, and a conference center.
It is also home to the family-friendly Forest Oasis pool complex, featuring a 30-foot tower, 1000-foot lazy river, and Puffy’s Sprayground™ for the little ones, making it the perfect family destination.
For additional resort details, click here.
Keynotes
Keynotes
Dwayne Mattox
Dwayne Mattox has grown up in welding and has used it to visit some of the most amazing parts of the world. He has been welding all his life with a brief exception to fulfill his childhood dream of being an Airborne Ranger in the U.S Army. Dwayne has welded in foreign countries, under water, and on anything from cars to rocket engines. He has tried his hand at a couple of TV roles, he blacksmiths as a hobby, and is currently a Field Application Engineer for Miller Electric.
Patrick Van Fleet
Patrick was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His father was in the Army and mother was a German citizen. He graduated High School in Hohenfels, Germany, in 2008 and enlisted in the Marine Corps on May 17, 2009, where he graduated Boot Camp and became an infantry Marine. He served from Nov 2009–Nov 2011 on the Silent Drill Platoon in Washington, DC. He was ordered to go to 3rd LAR (Light Armored Reconnaissance) in 29 Palms, California and later deployed to Helmand Provence in Afghanistan in 2012 where he was injured. In November 2014 he was medically discharged from the Marine Corps.
Patrick moved to Yuma, Arizona where he attended Arizona Western College, earning two A.A.S. degrees in automotive technologies. He became an A.S.E. certified mechanic in December 2017 and then transferred to Northern Arizona University where he earned a B.A.S. in industrial technologies in May 2021. He later returned to Arizona Western College to earn another A.A.S, this time in welding, studying D 1.1 structural welding for SMAW and FCAW and SMAW open root. He is currently one of two automation specialists for Airgas North Central region. He has been an AWS member since 2019.
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