lower cost of the required education, quick entry into a vital field, opportunity to expand one’s professional focus (for example, on different methods), and the prospect of secure employment over a career. Golden Gate S A N F R A N C I S C O , C A L I F O R N I A The Golden Gate Section held its Annual Vendor Fair 2020 on 12 March at Embodied Wines in Livermore, California. A great time was had by all. The Section would like to thank all the vendors who provided raffle prizes and purchased a space, and to Allison J. Wright for providing prize-winning cookies. India C H E N N A I , I N D I A The India Section successfully conducted its training program on eddy current testing via videoconferencing in May with around 220 members in attendance. The Section had the opportunity to have Director at Large and Regional Director, Region 19, Marwan F. Basrawi and Director at Large Sebastian Z. Fernandes attend the meeting. The speaker was Navita Gupta, who gave a great presentation. Metro NY/Northern New Jersey R O C K V I L L E C E N T R E , N E W Y O R K The Metro NY/Northern New Jersey Section met on 11 March in Freeport, New York, with 21 members and guests in atten- dance. The Section was awarded the bronze-level President’s Award. Tara M. Kavanaugh presented the award to Antionette (Toni) Y. Bailey for being the driving force behind the revival of the Section. The Section would also like to J U L Y 2 0 2 0 • M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N 775 Golden Gate Section members and vendors at the Annual Vendor Fair 2020. Society Notes Readership Survey Thank you to all our readers who completed the ASNT Periodicals Readership Survey that was conducted by ReadEx Research in March 2020. More than 13 000 surveys were distributed via email with a completion rate of nearly 19%. A summary of results will be presented in a future issue of Materials Evaluation. The winners of the $100 Visa gift cards were David Wright and Doug Corbett. 2020–2021 Election Notice Meet the full slate of nominees and candidates by reading their biogra- phies at asnt.org/election. Voting begins 1 July 2020. All eligible voting members of the Society will receive an email from Intelliscan with instructions and a link to submit your ballot online. Eligible voting members who do not have an email address on file with ASNT will receive a ballot by mail. Voting closes 21 August 2020. Results will be posted on asnt.org no later than 1 September 2020. Digital Imaging Conference Now Virtual The Digital Imaging and Ultrasonics for NDT conference scheduled for 28–30 July 2020 will now be a virtual only conference. Please visit asnt.org/events to register. Membership Dues Waiver Of the concerns our members may be presently facing due to COVID-19, we do not want your ability to maintain your ASNT membership to be among them. If you’re a member who has become unemployed as a result of the ongoing pandemic, you may be eligible for a hardship waiver of your dues for up to six months. Please call ASNT customer service at 1-800-222-2768 (1-614-274-6003) for assistance. Section Vice Chair Edward P. Dukich presented on the evolution of the portable UV-A light at the Metro NY/Northern New Jersey Section meeting.

776 M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N • J U L Y 2 0 2 0 congratulate Bailey on becoming their Regional Director (Region 2). Section Vice Chair Edward (Ed) P. Dukich presented on the evolution of the portable UV-A light with demonstrations of older model lights, bulbs, and filters including new LED light assemblies, LED UV replacement bulbs, and the newest flashlights. Demonstrations included the differences (advantages and disadvantages) between mercury vapor arc, high-intensity discharge, and LED bulbs. The presentation was fun, informa- tive, and enjoyed by all. North Alabama H U N T S V I L L E , A L A B A M A The North Alabama Section hosted a virtual meeting on 13 April. Participants included Section Secretary Nathan Curtis, Section Chair Willie G. Finney, Jr., and Section Vice Chair George K. Hodges, as well as Section members Richard Elvin Mitchell II and Roger Mainville. The Section won a bronze-level President’s Award for the third year in a row. The Section would like to thank all North Alabama Section members. Northern New England N E W I N G T O N , N E W H A M P S H I R E The Northern New England Section held a virtual business meeting on 2 April. Dana W. Wilson, William Hinton, Antonio (Tony) J. Maggio, Cleve B. Burbage III, and Lindsay A. Warner were in attendance. Pacific Northwest S E A T T L E , W A S H I N G T O N On 3 March the Pacific Northwest Section listened to Robert D. Gessel present on “Failure Investigation and Monitoring of Roof Transport Wheel Axles,” with 17 members and guests in attendance. The presentation was about a local landmark, the T-Mobile Stadium. Gessel presented slides on the investigation that resulted after a wheel bearing broke on the retractable roof. The ultrasonic testing method was used to find the cracks in the axles. A shear wave examination was performed among the other bearings, which determined that there were additional bearings with similar defects. Overall, without having ultrasonic tech- nology, finding hazardous defects like the one that caused the bearing to break would have been a much longer and more costly project. Rockford Stateline R O C K F O R D , I L L I N O I S The Rockford Stateline Section and Chicago Section held a joint virtual technical meeting on 14 April with 18 members and guests in attendance. The guest speaker for the evening was NDT Team Leader Gary E. Mathias of The Modal Shop Inc., located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mathias presented on “The Basics of the Resonant Acoustic Method per ASTM E2001.” The talk was centered on the ASTM standard and how the resonant acoustic technique can be applied. Mathias first gave an overview of the theory and how the process works, and then showed a number of applica- tions across a wide spectrum of industries. Rockford Stateline Section Chair Joel A. Mohnacky of Collins Aerospace orches- trated the meeting and facilitated the question and answer period. Western New York B U F F A L O , N E W Y O R K The Western New York Section hosted an online meeting on 24 March. The schedule for meetings and programs for the coming year were discussed. With the current COVID-19 crisis, the Section decided to schedule an online meeting for May with Chuck Hellier as the speaker. ww Speaker Robert D. Gessel (left) received a speaker’s gift from Pacific Northwest Section Vice Chair Tyler J. Young. section news