The 65th annual Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course (AUCSC 2020) will take place May 12-14th, 2020, in Morgantown, WV.  Detailed information and on-line registration is available at www.aucsc.com.

AUCSC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational association, focusing on underground corrosion, primarily pipelines and storage tanks and offering over 100 hours of basic, intermediate, and advanced training, and providing attendees with technical information about the causes and prevention of corrosion on underground structures. Additional courses in coatings, internal corrosion, todays technology, water and wastewater corrosion prevention, several hands on outdoor clinics and a corrosion fundamentals course will also be offered.  Licensed professional engineers (P.E.’s) may earn professional development hours (PDH’s) for attending AUCSC; P.E.’s should submit proof of their completion of AUCSC courses to their state’s engineering licensing board.  A NACE Technician Exam Review Course is also offered. NACE will offer various NACE Exams during AUCSC 2020; please contact NACE directly for additional information regarding the exam at (281) 228-6211. AUCSC course hours may be applied towards NACE recertification requirements.

The AUCSC scholarship program provides 2 scholarships for the WVU system Oil and Gas Program  and 2 scholarships for the University of Akron Corrosion Engineering Program. In addition, for 2020 the scholarship program is funding 2 veterans in the NACE Foundation workforce development program. This program puts veterans through the NACE Basic Corrosion Course then either the Cathodic protection level I or the Corrosion Inspector Level I course then assists in finding a job for the veterans upon successful completion of the courses.

The pre-registration fee for the entire AUCSC 2020 program is $150.00 before May 1, and on-site registration is $200.00. Please visit www.aucsc.com for pre-registration and additional information, or contact AUCSC at info@aucsc.com or (304) 293-4307.

AUCSC will also be hosting a second annual, one-mile “Fun Run” on Wednesday, May 13th. The entry fee will be $10 with all participants receiving a T-shirt to commemorate the run.  Please refer to the AUCSC website for payment, date, time, and location information.