WMTC
2006
Special Rate for SNAME Members!
Discounted registration fees expire on 6 January!
Attention
SNAME Members considering registering for the World
Maritime Technology Conference, WMTC 2006, hosted by IMarEST
in London, March 6-10. Note that fees rise VERY substantially after 6 January! Visit
www.wmtc2006.com to register, or to obtain
more information.
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Happy
New Year!
SNAME
Member New Year’s Resolutions
~ Make 2006 a great year in your career! ~
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1. Attend your next Section meeting, and get involved by joining a T&R Panel.
2. For international members… Connect with other SNAME members in your
country.
3. Submit a paper for
publication.
4. Plan to attend the SMTC&E in Fort Lauderdale, October 12 –14,
2006
5. Recruit a new member and advance the profession!
6. Become a mentor
to a student member and share your experience.
7. Take a leadership role – share your talents!
8. Take advantage of member discounts and special programs.
9. Upgrade your library … Remember, members enjoy substantial discounts
on SNAME publications.
And Number 10, and perhaps most important of all…
10. Renew your SNAME
membership today. It is the best investment you can make in yourself
and in your profession.
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Author's Inquiry for Biographical Information
on Dair Long
The author
is working with the daughter of Dair Long, small draft designer responsible
for the Fairliner line of pleasure craft after WW2. Earlier Dair designed the
Harco 40'. He was assigned naval architect to PT 1 and 2, and rescue boats.
He also did a number of military designs for the OSS that were classified. He
later did sailboat, commercial, and crash boat conversions. One of the Fairliner
26' cruisers was selected as the camera boat to record the lift off speed and
angle of the Spruce Goose for Howard Hughes. The author would appreciate any
information in the form of recollections, design critique, photos, plans or
other. For more details and author's contact information, click
here.
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PE Update
The time
is fast approaching for the start of the 2006 NAME P.E. Review Course (PERC).
This will be its fifth and further improved offering with ten experienced instructors. The start of the course is scheduled for January
9 and it is expected to be concluded on March 30. Tuition remains at $500 for SNAME
Members and $650 for non-members. To register for the course, contact Richard
Mouk at SNAME Headquarters at rmouk@sname.org, or call him at 1-800-798-2188, Ext
3044. Alternatively, sign up on-line by following the instructions at www.SNAMeLearning.org.
Note that the pass rate for first-time takers has been 93% for the past two
years. The three-hour on-line sessions with the unit instructors provide an
open-ended question and answer period in addition to email responses to questions.
The site offers a course tour and answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
It is expected that there will be about 35-40 registrants for this year's course,
so don't delay. Those who registered previously and wish to retake the course
may do so by reregistering; there will be no added costs for doing so. As
was done last year, it is planned that at the end of the course the Sample Exam
will be provided for all to test their knowledge and skills. The sample exam
conforms to the exam specification and is in the exam format, but it does not
contain questions that have been on past examinations or are planned for future
exams.
If there are questions regarding the NAME P.E. exam, please email them to Walter
Maclean at wmaclean@sname.org or macleanwalter@aol.com.
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Suggestions invited for Super Yacht Technical Session
at SNAME Marine Technology Conference
With the increasing sophistication and size of the super yacht industry, some
members have gained substantial experience at the cutting edge of large yacht
design, production, or operation through their own practice. Since the 2006 annual
meeting is in Fort Lauderdale, and a small vessel emphasis would be appropriate,
the Society's Small Craft Committee is considering a session specifically involving
large yachts. The specific issues that might be of special interest in this field
(in addition to concerns in common with all ships of this size) might include
motion controls, regulation issues, structural analysis, shipyard productivity,
advanced concepts, and economic issues. At this early date the format of this
session can be adapted to suit the content, perhaps a panel discussion to find
areas of common ground where SNAME could help the builders and designers, or perhaps
a special track with presentations and papers. Please send drafts, suggestions,
or thoughts to the Small Craft Committee Chairman Chris Barry at Chris.D.Barry@uscg.mil.
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OTC Updates
Register now for the 2006
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), scheduled 1-4 May 2006 at Reliant Center
in Houston, Texas USA. You can register online at http://www.otcnet.org/2006
to attend the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore
resources for the oil and gas industry.
The first 200 registrants
will receive a souvenir from Major League Baseball’s 2005 National League
Champions, the Houston Astros.
See a full list of the
industry breakfasts and topical luncheons at www.otcnet.org/2006/tech_prog.
Because seating is limited, attendees are encouraged to purchase tickets for
these events with their advance registration.
With an attendance that
consistently exceeds 50,000 and more than 2,000 exhibiting companies, OTC
is ranked among the largest annual trade shows in the U.S.
Sign up for OTC News to
get the latest updates about OTC programs and events at www.otcnet.org/2006.
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President
Compton Reports on
Chesapeake Section Student Event
I
am pleased to report on my first “visit with our students”
that I promised at the Student Summit in October. When Justin Stepanchick
– chair of Virginia Tech section suggested to Chesapeake chair Paul
Cojeen that the Section’s regular technical meeting on Tuesday,
December 6 could also be used as a road trip to Washington – for
a student event – I agreed immediately to join their event. In spite
of a snowstorm on the East Coast on Monday night, the meeting happened,
and what an excellent session it was!!
The event started
just after 4:00. Introductions included ASNE Executive Director, Dennis Kruse (Dennis was filling
in for ASNE President Rick Hepburn, who was not able to attend, as he was sick), and Justin
Stepanchick, Chair of the VPI&SU Section, and Midn 1/C Drew Perciballi, Chair of the Naval
Academy Section. One never knows how an interactive group meeting will turn out, but this
went very well; it was a truly interactive conversation. There were 16 students and the same
numbers from Chesapeake and ASNE Flagship sections.
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Student Section Members (L-R): President Compton, Timothy Lynch,
Justin Baity, Greg Roach, Joe Schaeffer, Mathew Witchgers, James
Shultz, Bobby Neese, Frank Easthman, Section Chair Justin Stepanchick,
Nate Reimold, John Wilde, Desta Amalyou, Ronda Yon and ASNE Executive Director Dennis
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You
will have read about Matt Unger, the chair of the SSC (Student Steering
Committee) and the Student Summit he organized on Saturday morning in
Houston. All of us who attended that session are now focused on the student
member/retention/benefits issues. One of the suggestions from the
Summit was that student sections should “spend some time”
with their “parent” section. That is just what Justin Stepanchick
brought into action.
Read
more (more photos too!)...
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ASNE Events
ShipTech
2006
Advanced Technologies to Meet Shipbuilding Capability
and Affordability Needs
Panama City Beach, AL
January 24-25, 2006
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more ...
Joint
Sea Basing Symposium 2006
Arlington, Virginia
March 23-24, 2006
CALL
FOR PAPERS
Engineering
the Total Ship (ETS) 2006
Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, VA
May 1-3, 2006
CALL
FOR PAPERS
Ninth
International Marine Design Conference
Advancing Marine Design — Naval, Commercial, Inland/Great Lakes and Offshore
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 16-19, 2006
CALL
FOR PAPERS
Electric
Machines Technology Symposium (EMTS) 2006
Integrated Systems Approach to All Electric Force
Renaissance Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
May 22-24, 2006
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more ...
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3rd International Conference
Maritime Transport 2006
Maritime and Inland Waterway
Transport & Maritime History
Barcelona (Spain), 16-19
May 2006
Authors
are requested to submit abstracts in English of no more than 300 words by
9 JANUARY 2006.
Click here
for 1st Announcement and Call for Abstracts, including full details about
the Conference.
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Second
High Performance
Yacht Design Conference
Auckland,
New Zealand
February 14-16,
2006
Jointly
hosted by Royal Institution of Naval Architects and the University of
Auckland, and timed to coincide with the arrival of the Volvo Ocean Race
fleet in New Zealand, the second international conference on high performance
yacht design will be held in February 2006, and will showcase the latest
developments in yacht research from around the globe. This conference
will be a venue where naval architects, engineers, designers and researchers
can present and hear papers on the current state of high performance yacht
and power craft technology.
Click
on conference logo for more information.
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National Engineers Week
Engineers Week, a formal
coalition of more than 70 engineering, education, and cultural societies,
and more than 50 corporations and government agencies, is dedicated to raising
public awareness of engineers’ positive contributions to our quality
of life. Engineers Week promotes recognition among parents, teachers and students
of the importance of a technical education and a high level of math, science,
and technology literacy, and motivates youths to pursue engineering careers
in order to provide a diverse, vigorous and informed engineering workforce.
Each year Engineers Week reaches thousands of schools, businesses, and community
groups across the United States. Engineers Week programs and materials are
accessible to those outside the U.S. as well. Engineers Week 2006 is co-chaired
by the Society of Women Engineers and Northrop Grumman
Corporation.
SNAME, with members throughout
the country and the world, can make an important contribution to Engineers
Week by getting involved. SNAME Members can provide an important contribution
to this effort just by lending their expertise to their local communities.
Just add your name to the national Engineering Contacts list, maintained by
the Engineering Week nonprofit organization.
By adding your name to
the Engineering Contacts list, you are making engineering and your expertise
available to your community. Your participation will help uncloak the "stealth
profession" and could inspire hundreds of people in your community to
learn more about engineering and the impact it has on their daily lives. You
should expect to receive calls from other engineers looking to broaden the
reach of their planned events, as well as calls from teachers looking for
volunteers to come into classrooms, and everything in between.
Click
here to add your name to the Engineering Contacts list, and help promote
your profession to your community. If you would like more information about
National Engineers Week, visit www.eweek.org.
Excerpts
of material retrieved from www.eweek.org 12/06/05.
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JETS - Pre-Engineering Times
December 2005 Issue
Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS), focuses on opening the world of
engineering to junior high and high school students, parents and educators.
JETS provides information about engineering careers as well as programs and
resources that illustrate real-life teamwork and problem-solving skills. At
the beginning of this year SNAME became a participating member of JETS.
Click
here to view the December 2005 issue.
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Upcoming
Events
(Click on logos for
details)
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2006
SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production
Symposium
October 10-13, 2006
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
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Marine
Environmental Engineering Technical Symposium (MEETS)
1/23/06 - 1/24/06
Arlington,VA |
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Pacific
2006 - International Maritime Conference
1/31/06 - 2/02/06
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Sydney,Australia |
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World
Maritime Technology Conference 2006
3/06/06 - 3/10/06
London,England
* See first article
for details
Including
ICMES (10th International Cooperation on Marine Engineering
Systems). Click
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Shipping
2006
3/20/06 - 3/21/06
Westin Hotel
Stamford,CT |
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Offshore
Technology Conference
5/01/06 - 5/04/06
Reliant Center
Houston,Texas |
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International
Marine Design Conference
5/16/06 - 5/19/06
Ann Arbor, MI |
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ICETECH
2006 - Int'l Conference & Exhibition on Performance of Ships & Structures
in Ice
7/16/06 - 7/19/06
Banff, Alberta, CANADA |
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Propellers/Shafting
Symposium
9/12/06 - 9/13/06
Virginia Beach,VA |
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ICSOT
2006
9/14/06 - 9/15/06
Busan, Korea |
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9th
International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles (STAB)
9/25/06 - 9/29/06
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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