About WAI

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The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc., founded in 1930, is a worldwide technical society for wire and cable industry professionals that is governed by volunteers from around the world. Based in Madison, Connecticut, USA, WAI promotes, collects, and disseminates technical, manufacturing, and general business information to the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, fiber optic, and fastener segments of the wire and cable industry.

“This year we are going to have an Industry 4.0 Pavilion {at Interwire 2021} and lots of technical presentations that will showcase the latest technologies of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Companies will demonstrate how Industry 4.0 technologies are applicable to wire and cable manufacturing and how the efficiency of equipment and processes can be significantly enhanced through their use."
~ Richard Baker, Vice President of Engineering, Prysmian Group North America

Committees

Exhibition Planning Committee
Exhibition Planning Committee
This committee recommends venues for the Association-hosted trade shows. Members include: Andrew R Richards (Chairman), Georgia Allen, W T Bigbee, Anthony De Rosa, Jeffrey N Dewberry, Robert L Fulop, Jason Garrison, Marco Gerardo, Al Kozlowski, Monica J Lepper, Jay D Luis, Thomas H Maxwell, Jr, Zach McAfee, Timothy Moore, Barry Mosemann, Rahul Sachdev, Brad Scherer, David Skaggs, Joseph F Snee, Jan Sorige, Mark S Spencer, Edmond T Torbey, and James R York.
Conference Programming Committee
Conference Programming Committee
This committee manages WAI's technical and practical programs and plans conference sessions. Members include: Thomas Heberling (Co-Chairman), James R York (Co-Chairman), Richard S Baker, Daniel Blais, Jan Sorige, Willem Sundblad, and Andy G Talbot.
Education Committee
Education Committee
This committee develops WAI's programs, courses, and webinars. Members include: Eric P Bieberich (Chairman), Peter M Blackford, Donald M Dodge, Joseph P Domblesky, Steven Ford, Jason Giebfried, Tracy Gooding, C Richard Gordon, Doug Grover, David Gzesh, Erik A Macs, Stacy Martin, Richard Medoff, Isaac Muller, Donald Neville, Dale Olp, Brian Parsons, Horace Pops, Christopher Reeve, Matthew Reinoehl, Robert Shemenski, Eric Wagner, Bhaskar Yalamanchili, and Kurt Breischaft.