system and boiler, refurbished lab counters and cabinets, and a new roof. The renovations spanned a two-year period. 2003 AATCC launched International Test Method Training Programs in 2003, beginning in India. The program now includes 30 trainers in 13 countries. Test method training CDs were launched in 2003. 2004 AATCC began offering its UV Calibration Program in 2004. In 2004 AATCC made major changes to its Constitution, transitioning the 50-plus member governing Council to an approximate 20-member Board of Directors. Three interest groups—Chemical Applications, Concept 2 Consumer, and Materials —were also created and incorporated into the governance. . The online Buyer's Guide and downloadable test methods were introduced to the website in 2004. For the first time in 2004, AATCC co-located the International Conference with the American Textile Machinery International (ATME-I) show in Greenville, S.C. In October 2004, the first issue of the online newsletter AATCC News was published. In November 2004, sale of the AATCC Technical Manual in a searchable CD format was approved. In that same year, AATCC agreed to be one of the four sponsoring organizations for the online peer-reviewed Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics (JEFF). 2005 AATCC purchased the Computer Integrated Textile Design Association (CITDA) in 2005 and launched the C2C Student Design Competition. The Indian Section, centered around Mumbai, became the first local AATCC section outside the US. AATCC made available all journal articles from 1969 to the present available in a searchable, online archive. The journal itself became available in digital as well as printed format. The Materials Engineering Competition began in 2005. 2006 In 2006, an agreement allowed China Textile Leader to translate and reprint articles from AATCC Review. A lower priced developing nation membership was developed in 2006, incorporating the digital magazine. The China Textile Information Center was contracted to translate the AATCC Technical Manual into Mandarin, print, and sell the manual in China. 2007 AATCC dedicated the William R. Martin Jr. Walkway at the Technical Center at the end of 2007. Proceeds from inscribed bricks support AATCC Foundation's charitable activities. 2008 The second international section, the Kongu section, began around Tirupur, India in March 2008. This section was later reabsorbed by the India section. AATCC approved an international student chapter at SASMIRA in Mumbai, India in November 2008. The group officially launched in early 2009. Web-based Textile Fundamentals modules are offered in conjunction with the College of Textiles at North