The Tire Society, Inc. is an Ohio not-for-profit corporation with worldwide membership whose charter is to increase and disseminate knowledge as it pertains to the science and technology of tires. It hosts a two-day Meeting and Conference in Akron, Ohio every year which includes the presentation of twenty to thirty original papers as well as a plenary lecture by a leader in Tire Mechanics. In addition, it edits and distributes a critically reviewed authoritative journal, Tire Science and Technology, on a quarterly basis.