Standing Committees
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Meeting of the
SNAME Membership Committee
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Standing Committees govern and manage the Society's operations by establishing policies and managing staff per the bylaws.
All Committee activities are under the perview of the SNAME Executive Committee & Council. The Executive Committee supervises and directs the day-to-day affairs of the Society, in accordance with the strategic direction and policies defined by the Council. The affairs of the Society are governed by a Council chosen from its membership, and the Council shall have full control of the activities of the Society, subject to the limitations of the Society Bylaws |
T&R Committees and Panels
The Technical and Research Committees are the engine by which the Society produces the lion's share of its world-class technical information. By means of the T&R Program, the Society encourages and sponsors maritime research into areas of the ocean sciences, with particular emphasis on marine vehicles and offshore structures. The T&R Program consists of several "T&R Committees" dedicated to general areas of research. "Panels" serve as subcommittees of the T&R Committees to provide more focused research into defined areas.
The T&R Organization Chart provides an overview of the T&R Committee/Panel structure. |
T&R Organization Chart
(click to download)
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Sections
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Membership Chair Suzanne Beckstoffer Presents Supersection Banners to representatives of winning chapters
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Sections are the geographically based subgroups of the Society. All members of SNAME belong to a section, and can change sections as they move about their home country or internationally. Sections are governed by their boards, headed by section chairs. Five regions organize the sections in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
Superior sections are recognized through Supersection honors, presented at the Annual Meeting. Criteria for Supersection recognition include excellence in section management and the realization of goals of benefit to the Society. |
Student Sections
To encourage Society membership among students and to foster their professional development and growth, SNAME introduced Student Sections in 1977. Student groups are sponsored by an established local Section. An officer or specially designated Executive Committee member acts in the capacity of advisor to and liaison between the local and student Sections. In addition, a representative of the Student Section sits on the Executive Committee of the senior group.
Individual Student Sections are established by Sections and overseen by faculty advisors. The Student Steering Committee (SSC) governs all Student Section activity with the advice and support of SSC Faculty Advisor Dr. Richard Boutwell. |
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