Please Click on the Panelist Name for Bios and Photos
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.
Confirmed Panelists:
RDML Bruce Baffer, Director of Acquisition Programs, USCG
Ken Hill, Engineering Manager, Vessel Procurement, CCG
Torben Jorgensen, General Manager - Specialised Tonnage, Maersk Broker (ex-Danish Navy)
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/ Jay Edgar, 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 study of ethno-technology provides useful insight for naval architects. Indigenous craft provide examples of highly effective solutions achieved over time without modern engineering. In many cases, engineering validates and provides additional insight into the solutions achieved over time. User perspectives are important to consider, as is the impact of available materials and their limitations.
The Panel will pick up where Peter Noble's paper of 1994 left off, with the recognition "that boats, ships and marine craft are among the earliest examples of man's creative instincts being applied to developing technology on a substantial scale. We should not ignore this legacy; we should study it, understand it and use it in order that we can fulfill our mission now and in the future." Peter will introduce us to ocean-going log canoes from Dahomey (now Benin) in west Africa, multi-hull from the east coast of Madagascar and Umiak whale boats from Wainwright, AK. We will step from that point to address kayaks, a watercraft of great interest.
Have you every rolled a kayak? Have you wondered about the characteristics of today's kayaks and how they derived from native watercraft? A group of world renown kayak experts will participate along with members of the SNAME T&R community.
Confirmed Panelists:
Vernon Doucette, Editor, Qajaq Journal
Dan Segal
Ben Fuller
Chris Barry, United States Coast Guard
Peter Noble, ConocoPhillips
Chris McKesson, University of New Orleans