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TEXAS
SECTION ANNUAL MEETING
The 11th
Offshore Symposium
Opportunities and Challenges: Technology for the Gulf of Mexico and Beyond
This is a single day conference
to be held at the Westin Oaks Hotel in Houston, Texas on February 20, 2002.
The symposium schedule includes opening and closing sessions as well as technical
sessions covering the following topics: TLP and SPAR Design and Analysis, Operational
and Management Considerations, and FPSO and FSO Design and Analysis. Registration
to the conference includes admission to the meeting, luncheon, and a reception
following the closing session.
Please direct all inquiries
to Paul E. Griffin, Secretary/Treasurer of the Texas Section
Phone 281-230-2629
E-mail
PaulGriffin@chevrontexaco.com
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Breaking
News !!
SNAME
Announces Changes in its 2003 Annual Meeting
SNAME, in conjunction with
its Annual Meeting in 2003, will host the first International Marine Technical
Conference & Exposition (IMTCE) to be held in San Francisco, CA on October 17-20,
with a theme of "Globalization in the New Environment".
SNAME will invite many of
the international marine technical societies to join us as principal sponsors
and participants in this first-time-ever event. A Conference Steering Committee,
chaired by Mr. Thomas P. Mackey, has already been formed, and a Technical Program
Committee, co-chaired by ADM Robert E. Kramek and Dr. Henry Marcus, will be
responsible for developing a superior technical program designed to attract
a wide marine audience of international presence. SNAME's goals of enhanced
technical exchange and improved communication and coordination among the societies
while significantly growing the conference through international participation
in 2003, may lead to a triennial event in the future. This event is likely to be hosted by
another of the co-sponsoring marine societies outside of the U.S.
Each principal sponsor will
be invited to nominate representatives to serve on the Technical Program Committee
to insure a balanced program of technical papers, presentations, and workshops
covering current and topical subjects in all sectors of the international marine
industry. Four tracks, each with plenary sessions, are envisioned including:
- Ship Operation (Security,
Safety & Quality, Environmental Protection, Innovative Propulsion Systems)
- Ship Design and Technology
(Recent Innovative Ships and Offshore Platforms, Interactive Ship Design and
Intermodal Transportation, R&D Needs and Activities)
- Ship Production (Major
Advances in Shipbuilding, the Ship Production Symposium)
- The Role of Marine Technical
Societies in Globalization and the New Environment (Education, Consultation
with Int'l Maritime Organizations, Acceptance of Professional Qualifications,
Sharing Technical Information).
Sponsors will promote the
IMTCE in their own countries to encourage authors to prepare
papers, members to attend the conference and local vendors and manufacturers
to exhibit at the International Maritime Exposition (IMExpo).
Mark
your calendars now, and look for further developments through the SNAMeNewsLetter!
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SNAME Directory
Have you paid
your 2002 dues?
In accordance with Society Bylaws, any member whose dues are unpaid on March 31st will
be considered an inactive member, and hence be excluded from the SNAME Membership
Directory.
1. You can pay
your dues online at http://www.sname.org/members/dues.pl
2. You can fax your credit card information to: 201-798-4975.
3. You can call our Member Service Dept. at 800-798-2188 (US and Canada only),
or 201-798-4800.
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Sperry Award
The Elmer A. Sperry Award was established in
1955 to commemorate the life of Elmer A. Sperry, whose inventions, including the gyroscope, the
first electric automobile, air and sea navigational aids, and many others, contributed to the
advancement of many modes of transportation.
The Sperry Award is unique. It is the only transportation engineering honor presented jointly
by six professional engineering societies (ASME, IEEE, SNAME, SAE, AIAA, ASCE).
John M. Dempsey, Jr. (LM) is SNAME's representative to the Sperry Board.
Click
here for more information
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SUNY Maritime College Tours
The State University of New York Maritime College (www.sunymaritime.edu)
is holding open house tours for interested students and their families on February 2nd, March 23rd, and May 5th. The Maritime
College accepts out-of-state and international students as well as NY State residents, and has
a 100% career placement rate.
Contact admissions@sunymaritime.edu
or phone 718-409-7220.
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T&R - New Bulletin
T&R Bulletin 7-9, Guidelines
for Application of IMO 1992 Rules for Probabilistic Damage Stability for Dry
Cargo Ships, is now available. Copies may be ordered by contacting Claudio
Pujols at SNAME HQ.
Click here to e-mail
Claudio
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T&R - Two New Workshops
The Federal Bar Association's
Waterborne Transportation Section and SNAME Panel O-36, Maritime Economics,
announce two workshops to be held in Washington DC:
1. For June 2002, Economic
and Legal Issues of High Speed Waterborne Transportation, to explore issues
that arise in high-speed movement of passengers and cargo. The workshop will
provide a framework for decision making, and analyze and discuss various case
studies involving successful and failed high speed operations.
2. In November or December
2002, Economic and Legal Issues of Ballast Water Management, to address issues
surrounding protection from invasion by non-indigenous species and other contaminants,
from the viewpoints of regulators, port administrators, and shipowners and operators,
including risks, treatment technologies, and costs.
For more information, please
contact the chairperson, J. Zeien (jzeien@bellatlantic.net).
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2002 IMExpo
The visit to Boston will surely prove to be an exciting event. ABS, Durmax,
Newport News Shipbuilding,
Viking Life Saving Equipment (America) Inc., to name only a few, have already reserved their booth space
for IMExpo. This year, the Ship Production Symposium
Pavilion will be part of the IMExpo,
which is sure to increase visitor traffic.
Exhibitors
- Reserve your booth space now to ensure that your company and products receive
the exposure they deserve.
For more information contact, Susan Giver
or Brenda Elmore-Feliciano.
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PERC Reminder
It is not too late to register
for the Professional Engineering Review Course (PERC)! This is a 10-week, internet-based
distance learning preparatory course for the P.E. Exam that will be offered
by 44 states and U.S. jurisdictions this year. If you are planning to take the
P.E. Exam, this course is a must for you!
To register now or learn
more, click here: http://www.SNAMeLearning.org
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Web Site Manager Note
New Button on the SNAME website
This is where you click to see what is happening at SNAME !
I am happy to announce
there is a new button on the SNAME homepage,
located in the left column, under the heading SNAME Services. It's the
second button on the list and is called "SNAME
News". The
fly-out menu contains the options to view What's New,
SNAMeNewsLetters, SNAME
Newsflashes, and T&R News.
At present, the
"Newsflashes" page is still under construction. We hope to have it
completed by the next issue of this newsletter. However, the other three items are
now available.
Click here to see
this new feature - SNAME Homepage
Questions/comments
about our new link? Please notify me.
Connie Cali-Poutré, Manager, SNAME Web Site
e-mail Connie
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LINK-OF-THE-MONTH
New
Feature: There
are hundreds of links located on the SNAME Web Site. Each month, a link from
our home page will be featrued in the SNAMeNewsLetter. This month's link
is the Southeast Section home page. This
page was created by the section's web liaison, Randall R. Fiebrandt. Randy is
responsible for updating the information on the page, which in this case includes
a list of all the officers, the Southeast Section's meeting schedule, and minutes
from previous meetings going back to 1999. The page also has links to the Student
Sections in Florida. Randy installed a counter which shows how many "hits"
the page receives, and a link back to the SNAME Web Site. Great job!
February 2002 Link-of-theMonth
= http://www.sname.org/sections/southeast/
If you have questions/comments
regarding the Southeast Section's home page, please contact Randy via e-mail
- e-mail Randy
If you would like more information regarding the creation/update of a Section
home page, please contact me at - e-mail
Connie
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5th Ocean Technology Job Fair
Mark your calendars for
the 5th Ocean Technology Job Fair. It will be held on Friday February 22, 2002,
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA from 11-4PM. For
companies and organizations looking for great employees in the fields of engineering,
ocean engineering, computer aided design, ocean science and more, this is the
place to come. Over 100 individuals from all over New England attended last
time and we expect even more this time.
For individuals seeking
first time employment or mid-career changes, this is also the place to come
to meet prospective employers from a variety of marine related fields. In addition
to visiting the participating companies' exhibits and brief presentations, attendees
will be able to attend the New England SNAME Annual Student Paper Competition.
The day will be topped off at 4PM with keynote speaker, Captain Craig McLean,
Director of NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration.
Companies who will be recruiting
at the February 22 event include: Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Div, Naval
Undersea Warfare Center-Newport, RI, Naval Oceanographic Office Stennis Space
Ctr, and Scientific Solutions- Nashua, NH. Check the web site for more as they
sign on.
Registration and more information
is available at: http://web.mit.edu/sname/www
and at MOTN, 3 Otis Street, Hingham, MA 02043, tel. 781-740-1456 fax 781-749-1120,
email: Martrep@aol.com.
This event is being co-sponsored
by the MIT Course 13 Student Engineering Association (13 SEAs), the Marine and
Oceanographic Technology Network, and the New England Section of the Marine
Technology Society.
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