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30th AnniversaryThis year is the
30th Anniversary of the SNAME Arctic Section!
Watch for upcoming  special events to celebrate this important milestone. 

ICETECH12
September 17-20, 2012
Banff, Alberta, Canada
 
For more information please visit the ICETECH website.

SNAME Arctic History:
 Look back 30 years, peruse Ice News from 1982.

Thank you to the Arctic Section's 2010-2011 Chair, Karen Muggeridge. Karen Karen Muggeridge, 2010-11 Arctic Section ChairMuggeridge received the SNAME Certificate of Appreciation from Alex Brovkin at the November 16 luncheon.
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Annual Scholarship
A yearly scholarship is available to any full time graduate student enrolled in a Canadian University whose research will assist in providing solutions to problems encountered in the Canadian Arctic or in cold ocean environments. This year's application deadline is April 27. More information...

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SNAME Arctic Luncheons:

Our monthly luncheon schedule will resume in October 2012. Details of each luncheon will be posted here.

Presentations cover a large variety of topics, including marine, Arctic, logistics, scientific research, ice monitoring, ice management, and more. Contact Alex Brovkin if you are interested in attending future luncheons or would like to present at one. Phone 403.234.5481 or by email.

The luncheon series summer break has now begun. Luncheons resume in October 2012. The Arctic Section hosts ICETECH 2012 in September, and hopes you will join us at this international conference on ships and structures in ice. Please visit the ICETECH website for more information.
Wine sponsored by Boskalis
Thank you to Boskalis for kindly sponsoring the luncheon meals and wine for our guests at the May 16th luncheon. It helped to make an enjoyable season finale to our luncheon series. 

Visit our archives page to review previous luncheons.

                       



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