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Professionalism and Professional Societies:
Some Thoughts from
an Old Professional
Tom Lamb,
in his acceptance speech upon being named Honorary Commodore of The Quarterdeck
Society at the University of Michigan on April 15, 2005, focused on professionalism
and professional societies. This theme was inspired by his concern for the apparent
lack of interest or value in professionalism, involvement and support for our
professional society, SNAME.
Tom asks
the following questions:
What makes
a profession and what is professionalism?
What distinguishes a healthy and successful profession?
Why do we need professional societies?
Why should NA and ME graduates be members of their professional society?
Why are we in this situation today?
Click
here for the full text of the speech.
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SNAME
and ASQ
Joint Meeting Invitation
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Tampa, florida |
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The Maritime Quality Culture Forum of the American Society for Quality
(ASQ)
and
The Southeast Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
(SNAME)
Cost
of Quality or…lack of! –
Charting a New Course for Quality in the Maritime Industry
Click
here for details and registration information.
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SNAME and SSNAME Agreement Signed
On December 5,
2005, during the Marintec 2005 Conference in Shanghai, China, an Agreement
of Cooperation was signed between SNAME and the Shanghai Society of
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SSNAME), which confirmed our
cooperative relationship in the areas of mutual interest devoted to
the promotion of the art and science of maritime technology.
Pictured above
are Robert D. Tagg, SNAME’s Functional Vice President for Knowledge
Management and Prof. Zhang Shengkun, President of SSNAME.
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Student Section Report
Memorial
University of Newfoundland - The MUN Student Section of SNAME
typically begins each academic semester with a section meeting. This year, the
student section promoted SNAME among graduate students. During the fall semester,
the student section hosted a meeting on October 7th and on November 10th, for
undergraduate and graduate students in Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering
(ONAE. Both meetings provided the students the opportunity to get together and
mingle with their professors and learn more about SNAME. The second meeting,
on November 10th, also provided the opportunity for graduate students to exchange
information about their own work. After the meeting, graduate students and their
professors decided to give monthly seminars in the future section meetings.
Read more ...
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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
Read
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
Read
more ...
ASNE
Day 2006
Acquiring the Future Sea Force - Balancing Capability and Affordability
Hyatt Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia
June 19-21, 2006
Read
more ...
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Oceanology International Exhibition
and Conference
London, UK
21-23 March 2006
This
event, Oi06, is an opportunity to explore the UK and
European markets for marine science and ocean technology, including oil
and gas exploration and production, marine survey, maritime security,
navigation and remote sensing, and environmental science.
Click
here for a conference brochure, and here
for information on a half-day seminar on ROVs .
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Alert!
Human Element Bulletin
Why regulation needs to be realistic
Regulation
is important, while compliance with it is essential for safe ship operation.
Violations of the rules and regulations account for many accidents. The latest
issue of Alert!, the International Maritime Human Element Bulletin, focuses upon
regulation, and concludes that while absolutely necessary, regulations need to be both
realistic and practical. Read
more ...
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USCG Cutter Undergoing Small Boat
Launch-and-Recovery Model Tests
The US
Coast Guard Deepwater Program’s Fast Response Cutter, which successfully
completed its preliminary design review in mid-September, is undergoing a year-long
series of model-tank tests. An area of special interest is the cutter’s
design for a stern ramp for small boat launch-and-recovery operations,
using free-floating models of the cutter and boat.
For an interesting article
on the tests see www.uscg.mil/deepwater/pdf/December05Newsletter.pdf.
Note also the related article and photograph on page 6 of the pdf.
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PE Update
The 2006
Naval Architect/Marine Engineer Professional Engineer Review Course (PERC) is
now up and running. All those planning to take the NAME P.E. Exam on Friday,
April 21 should be signed up by now as the first Online Session of PERC is scheduled
for Wednesday, January 18 at 8:00 PM EST. The course
tuition remains at $500 for SNAME members and $650 for non-members, a real bargain
if viewed in light of the 93% success rate for 2004 and 2005 course registrants.
In addition to the regular course, a set of sample examination questions
will be given to all registrants at the end of the course.
Based on the questions raised over the last several years (2002-2005), a set
of Frequently Asked Questions is also offered to help registrants become
more familiar with the exam and examination conditions. Each year the course
is updated and expanded by the instructors to better assist the registrants
in their preparations. A similarly high pass rate is anticipated for 2006.
To register on-line go to www.snamelearning.org
and click on COURSE REGISTRATION and SIGN UP NOW. Then follow the step-by-step instructions. Alternatively, contact Rich Mouk at SNAME Headquarters
by e-mail or by telephone at (201) 798-4800,
Ext 3044.
If you have any special questions, please send them to Walter Maclean at: wmaclean@sname.org
or macleanwalter@aol.com. Responses
will be given as soon as possible.
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National
Engineers Week
February 19-25, 2006
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. Read
more ...
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I-95 Corridor Coalition -
Short Sea and Coastal Shipping Options
The Report
of the Short Sea Shipping Study can be found at http://144.202.240.28/pman/ViewProject.asp?pid=185.
This important study confirmed the importance of existing short-sea shipping
operations throughout the I-95 Coalition region (US east coast), identified specific commodity
types and traffic lanes, and revealed the important role that States and MPOs
play in supporting short-sea shipping operations. With the distribution of this
study, MARAD and the Coalition are committed to continue working together to
build upon these initial findings by continuing to engage important short-sea
shipping stakeholders in the region and by developing a more detailed understanding
of how short-sea shipping fits within the region’s intermodal supply and
distribution chain.
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Advanced Materials Conference
Ship and Ground Vehicle Applications
April
18-19, 2006
Baltimore, MD
This
conference addresses the use of lightweight, advanced materials, such
as titanium, magnesium, and composites. Registration is limited to U.S.
citizens. For more information see: http://www.nmc.ctc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=eventinfo&id=41
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North American Conference on Short Sea Shipping
The Canadian Chamber of
Shipping and Transport Canada have organized this conference, scheduled for
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from April 18 to 20, 2006. The conference
is the result of collaboration between Canada, the United States, and Mexico
following the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation on Short Sea Shipping, intended
to promote shortsea shipping and to facilitate discussion of the contribution
from the marine mode within an integrated North American transportation system.
For more information and
conference website, click
here.
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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
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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