1. Monitor Usenet newsgroups related to materials testing (MT) such as sci.techniques.testing.misc, sci.techniques.testing.nondestructive, sci.materials, sci.polymers, sci.materials.ceramics, sci.eng.metallurgy.

a. Provide advice on how to search for MT information
b. Guide people to write appropriate (form and content) posts to the newsgroups
c. Contribute general posts of upcoming conferences involving MT

2. Maintain an IRC presence...

a. set up times, topics and events for MT issues
b. give advice on general subject involving MT and/or Internet
c. moderate the MT chat channels. (e.g. #MTIR, #NDT, #FRACTURE)

3. Develop and Maintain a MTIR Web Page....

a. description of MTIR
b. links to on-line MT resources
c. internet tips
d. upcoming events

4. Develop, promote, and conduct MT conferences on-line......

a. interact with conventional MT societies.....
b. educate on internet technology to enable on-line conferences
c. work out legal and copyright issues for on-line conferences

5. Conduct training seminars on-line and in real life....

a. developing mailing list courses for MT and/or Internet
b. give MT/Internet seminars in real life

6. Distribute Internet freeware and shareware software....

a. enable IRC, voice, video....
b. provide techinal assistance in how to setup software
c. give pointers on how to best use the software

7. Develop new Usenet newsgroups related to materials testing such as:

a. sci.techniques.testing.fracture
b. sci.techniques.testing.wear
c. ...

8. MTIR Links, News Groups, Software Sources and Help....

9. MTIR's Internet Based Training....

10. MTIR Conferences, Online, IRC, and In-Person!