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You can enroll in the two-level RAMS® Tutorial Certification Program at the Registration Area.  The first level requires that you attend five core concept tutorials.  The sescond level requires an additional 10 tutorials based on your own professional needs and interests, taken across at least two Symposia.  The Certificate Program must be completed within fours [...]

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Special arrangements have been made with ASQ to offer ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) and Six Sigma Green Belt examinations on Thursday, January 31, 2013, from 8:00 – noon.  Walk in registration for the CRE and SSGB examinations will be permitted up to noon, Wednesday 30 January 2013 on a [...]

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You can earn CEUs by attending our Tutorials and Workshops at no extra charge (0.1 CEU per hour).  Simply use a CEU completion form included with your registration packet.  Complete the form according to the instructions and return it to the registration desk at the conclusion of the Symposium.  Your CEU certificate will be emailed [...]

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RAMS® is fortunate to have the support of our Sponsoring Societies–professional societies whose guidance and participation make our annual symposium possible. Each sponsoring society is represented by a seat on the RAMS® Board of Directors.                  

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We have wonderful new elective tutorials for 2013. The information will be posted to our website in June.  Stay tuned!

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We have wonderful new core tutorials for 2013. The information will be posted to our website in June.  Stay tuned!

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We currently have a 2013 Call for Papers – Extended Deadline for our 2013 Symposium. We invite you to share your research – theoretical or practical, success stories, lessons learned, R&M knowledge, and R&M discoveries at the 2013 RAMS® in Orlando. Tell us how you are contributing to improving the bottom line by applying reliability and maintainability [...]

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We currently have a Call for Papers – Extended Deadline for our 2013 Symposium. We invite you to share your research – theoretical or practical, success stories, lessons learned, R&M knowledge, and R&M discoveries at the 2013 RAMS® in Orlando. Tell us how you are contributing to improving the bottom line by applying reliability and maintainability [...]

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RAMS 2012: ”Securing Tomorrow’s Future With Reliability and Maintainability” A .pdf version of our 2012 Program Matrix is here. RAMS 2012 will focus on the continuing development of reliability (and safety) as a competitive advantage in every industry from communications and energy to transportation and defense. In the history of this Symposium, reliability, maintainability, and [...]

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Taught by seasoned reliability professionals, these core concept tutorials are the backbone of the RAMS education. Attendance at 5 will earn you the first level of RAMS Tutorial Certification.

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Panels are structured to provide an open exchange of information between technology experts, corporate executives, and Symposium attendees. Details of session times and locations will be posted as they become available.  

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Sessions are linked to tutorials to bridge the gap between theory and experience.  Paper sessions provide technical details addressing how principles are applied. Access to authors is provided for follow-up subsequent to presentation of papers. See the 2012 program matrix for more info.  

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Building on the foundational concepts presented in the Core Tutorials, the RAMS Elective Tutorials advance your knowledge of reliability and maintainability. Attend 10 Elective Tutorials in 2 years, and receive the RAMS certificate, a letter of completion, and a list of the tutorials you chose.

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In the reliability and maintainability disciplines, your quest for technical knowledge is always present. Every year at RAMS, you have the opportunity to learn and earn IEEE Continuing Education Units, demonstrating your continuing advancement–of both your skill and your field. Attend our Tutorials and Workshops (0.1 CEU per hour), and use the CEU completion form included [...]

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Presented by leading researchers and practitioners in the field, the RAMS Tutorial Program is the best in the industry. Attendees can choose from an offering of twenty tutorials on topics ranging from the basic concepts of R&M engineering to advanced topics in cutting-edge areas of R&M research and applications. The tutorial sessions are linked to technical paper [...]

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ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB), and Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB) Exams will be offered at the 2012 Symposium in Reno, Nevada. Special arrangements have been made with the American Society for Quality (ASQ) to offer the ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) and Six Sigma [...]

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The annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium would not be possible without the generous support of various organizations and individuals who donate time, money, and effort to further the exchange of information under the RAMS® auspice every year. Our nine sponsoring societies guide and direct the RAMS® organization; patrons provide the much-needed funding to put on and promote the [...]

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RAMS® is fortunate to have the support of our Sponsoring Societies–professional societies whose guidance and participation make our annual symposium possible. Each sponsoring society is represented by a seat on the RAMS® Board of Directors.  

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The following companies have generously sponsored the Symposium through Corporate contributions in 2011.  There are three levels of Corporate support for 2012: Diamond, Platinum, and Gold.  This corporate support allows the Symposium to provide additional level of services to attendees that would otherwise not be possible, so the RAMS is grateful for this support.  The Symposium [...]

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The following Companies exhibited at RAMS 2012 at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Hotel and Resort in Reno, Nevada. ALD Group / SoHaR BQR EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) EXIDA Fulton FindingsTM Isograph, Inc. Item Software (USA), Inc. Minitab, Inc. Ops A La Carte PHM Technology, Pty. Ltd. PTC-Relex RELIASS Reliability Information Analysis Center (RIAC) ReliaSoft Corporation [...]

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We have wonderful new core tutorials for 2013.  And here they are:

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Once again I welcome you to the RAMS® 2013 web site.  This is the late April, early May update to my message, and I will again discuss two topics.  One is about our Banquet Speaker, and the other is about the value of attending RAMS® 2013. Regarding our Banquet Speaker, we are in the process [...]

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Reliability – the Key to a Better Bottom Line It is my pleasure to welcome you to the web site for the 60th Annual Reliability & Maintainability Symposium – RAMS® 2013.   As you can see, we are offering an economic message for this year’s RAMS®. I have long held that proper application of Reliability [...]

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