BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30@ropecord.com DTSTART:20270512T000000Z DTEND:20270514T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260709T184836Z URL:https://ropecord.com/events/cordage-institute-2027-annual-conference/ SUMMARY:Cordage Institute 2027 Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:Please save the date for the Cordage Institute's 2027 Annual Co nference\, taking place May 12–14\, 2027\, at The Wigwam in Phoenix\, Ar izona.\n \;\nThe Annual Conference will bring together cordage industr y professionals for three days of technical collaboration\, committee meet ings\, industry education\, and networking. The program will feature techn ical working group meetings\, the Technical Operating Committee meeting\, the Annual Business Meeting\, a technical seminar\, the Sim Whitehill Golf Tournament\, and numerous opportunities to connect with colleagues and in dustry leaders.\n \;\n\nAdditional details\, including registration\, hotel accommodations\, the meeting program\, and special events\, will be posted as they become available.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ropecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ logo2.jpg LOCATION:https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Wigwam/@33.493736,-112.35503 45,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!3m8!1s0x872b47404f0e207d:0x31aa86c29c7e0939!5m2!4 m1!1i2!8m2!3d33.493736!4d-112.3550345!16s%2Fg%2F1tdzggcd?entry=ttu&g_ep=Eg oyMDI2MDcwNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29@ropecord.com DTSTART:20261006T000000Z DTEND:20261007T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260303T152810Z URL:https://ropecord.com/events/2026-fall-technical-meeting/ SUMMARY:Cordage Institute 2026 Fall Technical Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Fall meeting of the Cordage Institute Technical Committee w ill be held on October 6-7\, 2026 at the Element Philadelphia Downtown. In addition\, the Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday\, October 6th.\n\n A group dinner will be planned for the evening of Tuesday\, October 6th.  More information will be added soon! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ropecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ logo2.jpg LOCATION:https://www.google.com/maps/place/Element+Philadelphia+Downtown/@3 9.9510122,-75.1682227,16.75z/data=!4m9!3m8!1s0x89c6c62fc8b0c2f5:0xf23c47d7 06813cf0!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d39.9511163!4d-75.1651992!16s%2Fg%2F11ftmdfj1z?e ntry=ttu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27@ropecord.com DTSTART:20260127T000000Z DTEND:20260128T000000Z DTSTAMP:20251104T184530Z URL:https://ropecord.com/events/cordage-winter-2026-technical-meeting/ SUMMARY:Cordage Institute Winter 2026 Technical Meeting DESCRIPTION:A virtual meeting featuring discussions on Cordage Institute St andards and Guidelines\, including a Virtual Technical Committee meeting.\ n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ropecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ logo2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26@ropecord.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250930 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20251002 DTSTAMP:20260107T210246Z URL:https://ropecord.com/events/cordage-institute-fall-2025-technical-meet ing/ SUMMARY:Cordage Institute Fall 2025 Technical Meeting DESCRIPTION:On September 30-October 1\, 2025\, the Cordage Institute held a Technical Meeting at the dual-branded\nElement Philadelphia Downtown and W Philadelphia\, conveniently located near Rittenhouse Square and City\nHa ll. This year's meeting included an evening of friendly bowling that offer ed attendees an opportunity to\nconnect and unwind in a fun setting. Addit ionally\, the full Cordage Institute Technical Committee met\, with\neach subcommittee and Task Group presenting their reports. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ropecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ logo2.jpg LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23@ropecord.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250520 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20250523 DTSTAMP:20250606T135001Z URL:https://ropecord.com/events/cordage-institute-2025-annual-conference/ SUMMARY:Cordage Institute 2025 Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:Highlights of the Cordage Institute 2025 Annual Conference\n\n& nbsp\;\n\nOn May 20-22\, 2025\, the Cordage Institute held their Annual Co nference at the Hotel Place d’Armes in Montreal\, Quebec.  The full con ference program included a Technical Seminar\, Business Meeting\, Technica l Subcommittee and Task Group meetings\, as well as a meeting of the full Technical Committee\n\n \;\n\nThe Business Session included the keynot e presentation “Navigate the Economy: Prepare for Takeoffs and Landings ” by Jeremy Bess and Patrick Luce.\n\n \;\n\nThe busy program for th e Technical Seminar included the following presentations:\n\n \;\n\nTh e Influence of Bending Ratio on the Strength of HMPE Slings\n\nPresented b y Loet Hoppe with I-Coats NV on behalf of Binbing Hou\, Yuhua Wang\, and R afael Chou with Zhejiang Four Brothers Rope\n\n \;\n\nTotal Mooring Sy stem Energy Considerations and Testing opportunities\n\nPresented by John Hughson\, Danielle Stenvers\, and Michael Botterbusch with Samson Rope Tec hnologies\n\n \;\n\nDynamic Behavior of Aramids: Implications for Rope and Cable Applications\n\nPresented by Bo Cornelissen\, Egbert Bottema\, and Ben Rolink with Teijin Aramid B.V.\n\n \;\n\nTanker Mooring Line F ailure Trends and Analysis\n\nPresented by Elizabeth Huntley with Whitehil l Manufacturing\n\n \;\n\nSustainable Ropes\n\nPresented by John Flory with Tension Technology International\n\n \;\n\nAdditionally\, new me mber presentations were given by Innovarte and Galan Textile Machinery.\n\ n \;\n\nOn Wednesday night\, at the President’s Night Dinner\, the m usic was provided by Jazz Instead and set the upbeat mood for the evening. Amy Jenkens was awarded The Richards Technical Contribution Award\, and F orrest Sloan was thanked for his service as the Chair of the Cordage Insti tute Technical Committee.\n\n \;\n\nWe would like to extend a special thank you to the following conference sponsors:\n\n \;\n\nAvient Prote ctive Materials\n\nFibrXL\n\nFletcher Industries\, Inc\n\nGalan Textile\n\ nGraphene One\n\nHailide America\, Inc.\n\nHamilton International\n\nHerzo g GmbH\n\nHoneywell\n\nI-Coats N.V.\n\nKuraray America\, Inc\n\nNexis Fibe rs\n\nRobco Engineering A/S\n\nTeijin Aramid\n\nTP Industrial Yarns B.V.\n \n \;\n\nHave pictures to share? Send them to info@ropecord.com for th e upcoming newsletter!\n\n \;\n\nCheck your passports and save the dat e for the Cordage Institute and Eurocord 7th Joint Conference on June 14-1 7\, 2026 in Portugal. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ropecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ logo2.jpg LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25@ropecord.com DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250206 DTSTAMP:20241126T183210Z URL:https://ropecord.com/events/cordage-institute-winter-2025-technical-me eting/ SUMMARY:Cordage Institute Winter 2025 Technical Meeting DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nA virtual meeting featuring discussions on Cordage In stitute Standards and Guidelines\, including a Virtual Technical Committee meeting.\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ropecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ logo2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20@ropecord.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20241001 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20241003 DTSTAMP:20250310T200819Z URL:https://ropecord.com/events/cordage-institute-fall-2024-technical-meet ing/ SUMMARY:Cordage Institute Fall 2024 Technical Meeting DESCRIPTION:The fall meeting of the Cordage Institute Technical Committee w ill be held on October 1-2\, 2024 at the Element Philadelphia Downtown. In addition\, the Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday\, October 1st.\n\n A group dinner will be planned for the evening of Tuesday\, October 1st.   \n\nTo register for the event\, please email info@ropecord.com and indic ate if you will be joining the optional group dinner on Tuesday\, October 1st. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ropecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ logo2.jpg LOCATION:https://www.google.com/maps/place/Element+Philadelphia+Downtown/@3 9.9510122,-75.1682227,16.75z/data=!4m9!3m8!1s0x89c6c62fc8b0c2f5:0xf23c47d7 06813cf0!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d39.9511163!4d-75.1651992!16s%2Fg%2F11ftmdfj1z?e ntry=ttu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:15@ropecord.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240616 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20240620 DTSTAMP:20240927T135735Z URL:https://ropecord.com/events/cordage-institute-and-eurocord-2024-joint- conference/ SUMMARY:Cordage Institute and Eurocord 6th Joint Conference DESCRIPTION:Highlights of the Cordage Institute and Eurocord’s 6th Joint Conference \n\nOn June 16-19\, 2024\, the Cordage Institute and Eurocord h eld their 6th Joint Conference at the Sonesta Resort in Hilton Head Island \, South Carolina. The full conference program included a Technical Semina r\, Business Meeting\, Technical Subcommittee and Task Group meetings\, as well as a meeting of the full Technical Committee. During the full Techni cal Committee Meeting\, reports from each Subcommittee and Task Group were provided.\n\nThe Business Session included the keynote presentation “Ar tificial Intelligence and the Cordage Industry: Opportunities and Challeng es” by Professor W. Keith Robinson from Wake Forest University School of Law.\n\n \;\n\nThe busy program for the Technical Seminar included th e following presentations:\n\n Integrated Structural Health Monitoring of Woven Structures\n\nPresented by Dr. John. Ohanian with Luna Innovations Incorporated\n\n Yarn-on-Yarn Testing Method – Stability Improvement fo r Abrasion and CoF Measurements\n\nPresented by Rafael Chou with Zhejiang Four Brothers Rope Co. Ltd.\n\n Biotwine Made from Seaweed to Replace Pet roleum-Based Plastic Twine and Tubular Mesh for Terrestrial and Ocean Farm ers\n\nPresented by Katie Weiler with Viable Gear\n\n Untangling Justice: The Forensic Examination of Cordage at the FBI Laboratory\n\nPresented by Linda M. Otterstatter with FBI Trace Evidence Unit\n\n Industry 4.0 and Rope Manufacturing – How Will the Data Revolution Change One of Our Olde st Inventions\n\nPresented by Luis Padila with Knowix\n\n Bio-Based Coati ngs and Life Cycle Management/Assessment: An Update – Climate Change\, S ustainability\, Life Cycle Assessment and Coatings: What to do?\n\nPresent ed By Koen Van Goethem and Loet Hoppe with I-Coats N.V.\n\n \;\n\nAddi tionally\, new member presentations were given by Buccaneer Rope Company\, Graphene One\, and Barbara Danak with Nexis Fibers presented “Sustainab ility as the Core Strategic Program at Nexis Fibers.”\n\n \;\n\nOn M onday night\, at the President’s Night Dinner\, the music was provided b y Ben Robbins and set the upbeat mood for the evening. The presentation of the Gale Foster Award of Merit to Steve Hudson\, received by Diane Cousin eau Hudson\, was met with great applause. Both Brent Gerdes and Bill Pears on were thanked for their years of service on the Board of Directors. Fina lly\, Bill Putnam was thanked by Beth Huntley for his service as the Presi dent of the Cordage Institute.\n\n \;\n\nWes Conger with Cortland is t he 2024 recipient of “The Richards” Technical Contribution Award. Name d in honor of the Cordage Institute’s former Technical Director\, Dave R ichards\, “The Richards” is presented annually to members who have dem onstrated their dedication to the organization and to the industry through their hard work and exceptional contributions to the Cordage Institute’ s technical program. Wes\, unable to attend the conference\, received the award prior to the event. A video of Wes receiving the award was shown to attendees during the Business Meeting.\n\n \;\n\nWe would like to exte nd a special thank you to the following conference sponsors:\n\n Avient P rotective Materials\n FibrXL\n Fletcher Industries\n Hailide America\n Hamilton International\n Herzog GmbH\n Honeywell\n I-Coats N.V.\n Kur aray\n Nexis Fibers\n Robco Engineering\n Teijin Aramid\n TP Industria l Yarns\n\n \;\n\nCheck your passports and save the date for the Corda ge Institute 2025 Annual Conference. 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