THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
8:00am - 10:00am
Panel Session #1: Polar Patrol
Chair: Andrew Kendrick
Location: Ballroom B
As maritime and offshore
activities continue to expand in Arctic waters, circum-polar
countries are becoming more involved with issues such as security and
search and rescue. The panel will discuss the specific needs for Arctic
coastal states to design, build and operate marine assets which can
satisfy their needs to define and protect their sovereignty and to meet
their obligations for SAR, spill response etc.
Panelists:
Danish Royal Navy Admiral
Canadian Coast Guard - Polar Icebreaker Office
Canadian Navy - Arctic Patrol Vessels
Norwegian Coast Guard Vessels operations - Svalbard
Panel Session #2: Fast Service, Patrol and Combat Craft
Chair: Gil Romano, Metal Shark Boats
Location: Ballroom D
High performance water-craft are used for a wide range of duties including
coastal patrol, law enforcement, port and harbor security, fast attack
missions, and search & rescue. Over the years there have been
significant advances in the development of hull-forms which are both fast and
seaworthy, in propulsion systems which deliver the power required to travel
efficiently at high speeds, as well as in structural design and construction
methods. This panel will present some of the most recent developments and will
discuss what future innovations are on the horizon.
Confirmed Panelists:
Dave Menna, Donald L. Blount & Associates
Matthew Unger, Metal Shark Boats
Keith Whittemore, Kvichak Marine Industries
Dave Shepard, USCG Office of Boat Forces
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Panel Session #3: Offshore
Wind and the Role of Naval Architects, Marine Engineers and Ocean Engineers
Chair: David Gray, The Glosten Associates
Location: Ballroom D
Offshore wind projects are coming to
the US coasts. Projects in Europe are expanding. Asia has lots of
potential. Offshore wind plants require skills from naval architects,
marine engineers, ocean engineers, shipyards, marine contractors, vessel
officers and crews, marine surveyors, marine geologists, divers, and
others. Offshore wind plant projects will require port infrastructure
development and long term maintenance capabilities including significant small
boat capacity. The members of this special panel will present their
experiences in this industry and forecast where it is going in the US and the
world and how we as SNAME members can play a part.
Confirmed Panelists:
Andries Hofman, GustoMSC
Gregory Matzat, PE, Cardinal Engineering, US Department of Energy, Wind and
Water Power Program
Qing Yu, PhD, ABS
William Hurley, PE, The Glosten Associates, Inc.
Panel Session #4: Indigenous Naval Architecture
Chair: Dave Helgerson
Location: Ballroom B
The design and construction of marine craft pre-dates our current
knowledge of science and engineering by millennia. Much can be learned
from study of the design and construction of indigenous boats and
ships. This panel will explore a wide range of such examples from the
tropics to the Arctic, including traditional vessels from the east and
west coast of North America. This is not intended to be a historical
review, but rather the opportunity to learnlessons from the past that
can be applied to today's design and construction.
Panelists:
Chris Barry : Traditional Northern California Fishing Boats
Peter Noble: African and North American Indigenous Boat Design