{"id":155,"date":"2017-11-21T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/?page_id=155"},"modified":"2022-04-14T15:02:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:02:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"155\" class=\"elementor elementor-155\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a4c6a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a4c6a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd7b898\" data-id=\"bd7b898\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1014088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1014088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sections<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aded1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aded1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>The Heart of AWS: Our Local Sections<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 14px;\">Our Sections are the foundation of AWS: These locally-based groups shape the continued strength and advancement of our global organization and the welding industry in general.<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Discover many advantages of AWS section meetings and activities:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 14px;\">\n \t<li><strong>Fresh thinking.<\/strong>\u00a0Need new ideas to help you achieve your goals; work smarter or generate more efficient results? 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