Rope and Tension Member Committee

Oceans 2010 Conference

2010-04-26T07:03:00.000-07:00

OCEANS 2010 will be held September 20th — 23rd at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington. This is the annual conference of the Marine Technology Society, and it is jointly sponsored by MTS and the Oceanic Engineering Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE/OES).

The conference website is now accepting abstracts for technical papers and student posters.

For more information about the conference, click here.

Call for Abstracts

2010-03-16T09:18:00.000-07:00

The 9th International Rope Technology Workshop (IRTW) will be held at Texas A&M in March 2011. The MTS Ropes and Tension Members (R&TM) Committee is planning this workshop together with OIPEEC (the International Organization for the Study of the Endurance of Ropes). This combination conference and workshop will feature published papers as well as unpublished presentations.

Abstracts for published papers should now be submitted to conference2011@oipeec.org. The deadline for submitting paper abstracts is May 31.

An opportunity to submit abstracts for unpublished presentations will be provided later. For more information on the 2011 IRTW, and to offer your services in planning, contact MTS-Ropes@ATT.net.

2009 8th International Rope Technology Workshop Presentations

2009-12-08T09:20:00.000-08:00

Thank you for your participation in this year’s 8th International Rope Technology Workshop. Presentations that have been approved are now available online; more will be added as soon as they are approved by the presenters. To access the presentations go to the “2009 8th International Rope Technology Workshop Schedule” page or click here. The title of the presentations that have been approved will link to the PDF files.

Thank you once again for your hard work and dedication to the field of rope technology. Without your valuable time and effort, the 8th International Rope Technology Workshop would not have been a success.

Abstract Submittal Deadline is Tomorrow!

2009-10-29T06:45:00.000-07:00

The deadline for abstract submittal is tomorrow, October 30th. You can submit your abstract online by completing the abstract form here. For more information on the 2009 MTS International Rope Technology Workshop including speakers, hotel information, city information and more just click here. The schedule for the workshop is also available online here.

2009 MTS International Rope Technology Workshop

2009-07-21T13:10:00.000-07:00

This year the MTS International Rope Technology Workshop will take place in Galveston, Texas at the Tremont House on December 3rd and 4th. For more information about the Tremont House, visit their website at http://www.galveston.com/thetremonthouse/ .

Website Design Update

2009-06-15T12:06:00.001-07:00

The Rope and Tension Member Committee website has been redesigned. Below is a preview of the previous home screen. We tried to make it easier and more appealing. If you have any suggestions or questions about the new design please let us know.