Because of the diversity of engineering and scientific disciplines involved in offshore resource development, interdisciplinary cooperation is a key part of the OTC success record. The 11 international engineering and scientific organizations that joined in 1968 to establish OTC represent more than 475,000 professionals. One of the earliest provisions made for Conference management called for representatives of each Sponsor Society to participate in the overall governing of the Conference through an Executive Committee. Each representative responsible for the 1981 OTC is shown below with his corresponding society:
Dan K. Adamson, OTC Executive Manager.
R.C. Rieder, Exhibitors' representative, Continental Emsco Co.
C.A. Hutchinson (SPE-AIME), consultant.
Howard Breck (SEG).
James A. Rickard (MTS), Exxon Production Research Co.
James R. Jackson Jr. (AAPG), Exxon Co., U.S.A.
Conrad G. Welling (SME-AIME), Ocean Minerals Co.
William duBarry Thomas (SNAME), J.J. Henry Co., Inc.
Joseph D. Defilippi (TMS-AIME), U.S. Steel-Research.
Mickey M. Livingston (ASME), Oilwell Division, U.S. Steel Corp.
William B. Katz (AIChE), Illinois Chemical Corp.
William J. Emrich (ASCE), McClelland Engineers.
John C. Redmond (IEEE), Stromberg-Carlson.