Join Portland Chapter as Shana Peschek, Executive Director of the Machinists Institute, reviews their programs and initiatives which provide cutting-edge worker training and development programs to help employers stay ahead of new technological advances, maintain a high-quality and skilled workforce, and promote skills transfer from tenured employees to those recently hired. The Machinists Institute partners […]

The Portland Chapter is excited to welcome Judodine Nichols, Chief Sustainability Officer at Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., to speak at our 2022 Industry Dinner. Dr. Judodine Nichols is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., a global leader in sustainable metals production and one of the largest publicly traded manufacturers and exporters of […]

Please plan to join the Portland Chapter of AWMI for our 30th Annual Auction on October 20th!  We’re going western so dress in your favorite western attire!  Jeans are acceptable but the venue mandates that no guns or prop guns are allowed. Ticket sales end this Friday (10/14) so don’t wait to register! Please consider […]

Please join the Portland Chapter of AWMI as we recognize our long serving members. More details and tickets coming soon!

Wear your favorite team’s jersey to Portland Chapter’s 2023 Membership Drive & Networking Event as we will be getting a little competitive! We’ll have different sports stations in different areas of the room with prizes for the best scores.  Tailgating style food and lots of networking opportunities so this will be a great break from […]

The Portland chapter is excited to welcome Nick Webb from Ryerson to speak to our group on March 16th, 2023. Nick Webb is the Director of Risk Management and Commodity Hedging within Ryerson.  Prior to this Nick spent almost a decade as a commodity broker at Wells Fargo, Newedge, and Jefferies, where he structured trading […]

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!  WE HOPE WE SEE YOU AT ANOTHER PORTLAND CHAPTER EVENT SOON! The Portland Chapter is pleased to welcome Brendan Brophy, VP HSE at NS BlueScope Coated Products North America to speak at our Annual Industry Dinner. Brendan joined BlueScope as a metallurgical cadet with BlueScope (then BHP Steel) in Port […]

The California, Seattle, and Portland Chapters are hosting a Western Region Fundraiser Raffle and Trivia Night! We hope you can join us for an evening of fun, challenging questions, and networking. Just in time for summer you could win this metal fire pit for your yard – a $1600 value! If you don’t see an […]

We hope you can join the Portland Chapter for our 31st Annual Auction on October 17, 2023 at the Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, WA. It will be “A Black Tie Affair” so plan to dress up and join us for a night of good food and great conversation as we raise money for […]

New Date – Please join us at TopGolf on February 22, 2024 for our Membership Drive Event!  Three Hours of golf and food are included with your ticket. This will be a great chance to network with AWMI Members and friends and play some golf in the middle of winter. Tickets available through our Square […]