Our 100th Issue! "This issue of the SNAMeNewsLetter represents a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to provide you, our members, with frequent, timely updates on what's happening at SNAME and in the global maritime industry. Thanks to a lot of hard work on the parts of both your SNAME Headquarters Staff, and your fellow SNAME members who are serving or have served on the Electronic Media Committee, we're proud to present to you our 100th issue! Here is a sample of some testimonials from our colleagues on this special occasion." ...Roger Compton, President "The semi-monthly SNAMeNewsLetter keeps our members up-to-date with SNAME offerings as well as important SNAME and other marine industry news and events around the world."...Bruce S. Rosenblatt, Past-President "The most important attribute of Leadership is ' Communication' . As the leading Naval Architecture and Marine and Ocean Engineering organization in the world our SNAMeNewsLetter is an excellent example of that Leadership." ...Robert Kramek, President-Elect "I find the SNAMeNewsLetter to be a very timely and concise means of keeping SNAME members connected and abreast of time sensitive issues...no matter where we are at the time. It certainly beats snail mail, hands down." ...Bob Rogaski, SNAME Member "The SNAMeNewsLetter has been an invaluable tool to the Student Steering Committee. It has helped the SSC promote student-related activities and programs. Additionally, the eNewsLetter has allowed us to bring due recognition to SNAME student sections and student members. Congratulations on 100 issues, and here's to 100 more!" ...Matt Unger, Chair, Student Steering Committee

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Duke of Edinburgh to Open WMTC 2006

His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, will open the World Maritime Technology Conference (WMTC 2006) at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on the afternoon of Monday 6 March 2006. WMTC 2006, with its theme ‘maritime innovation – delivering global solutions’ features a technical conference with keynote addresses; nearly 240 technical presentations by authors from 33 countries in ten subject-specific streams; poster sessions; a daily ‘innovation hour’; an exhibition; a programme of industrial visits; and a full social and networking calendar of events. For the complete announcement click here.

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Marine Technology Error The January 2006 issue of SNAME News contained an omission of the concluding sentence in the article on LNG. On page 42 this sentence should have read: "I encourage this group to use venues like this Society for knowledge sharing and technological innovation."

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Ten Commandments About
Ship Design and Engineering
University of Michigan
14 February 2006

The Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering will host a lecture
by Peter Tang-Jensen of Odense Steel Shipyard.
For details please click here.

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"President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen to be Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. Vice Admiral Allen currently serves as Chief of Staff for the United States Coast Guard. He also served as the Principal Federal Official overseeing Hurricane Katrina response and recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast region." Read more...

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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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State University of New York Maritime College’s
Department of Global Business and Transportation

Conference on Cutting-Edge Issues in Shipping

SUNY Maritime College's Department of Global Business and Transportation is hosting this one-day conference on February 2, 2006 - 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM, at the College's Bronx, New York campus. Topics include Shipbrokerage Today and Tomorrow, Vessel Speed/Performance: Allocating the Losses, Cargo Insecurity, Charter Party Arbitration: Emerging Trends, Port and Maritime Security Update. There is no registration fee for the conference. For more information click here.

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Brookings Institution Issues Freight Report The Brookings Institution has issued a Transportation Reform Series paper titled “Principles for a U.S. Public Freight Agenda in a Global Economy.” The report is an excellent primer on the nature and importance of freight mobility as well as freight trends and issues including the changing global economy, longer, more complex and leaner supply chains, port and route diversification, the rise of value-added warehousing, and increasing community awareness of the importance of enhancing freight mobility. It details the following elements to strengthen a national agenda for freight: a systems approach; increased funding, innovative arrangements, multi-agency relationships, private sector involvement, enhanced outreach, and public education. The report is available on the web at: www.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/20060117_freightsystems.htm.

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JETS - Pre-Engineering Times
January 2006 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 January 2006 issue.

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Cargo Handling in the Globalised Marketplace

Asia Pacific Maritime plays host to the ICHCA
International Conference for the first time in
SINGAPORE

Singapore, 26 August 2005 – Asia Pacific Maritime 2006 (APM), which runs from 22-24 March 2006 at the Singapore Expo, will play host to ICHCA International Ltd’s 28th Cargo Handling Conference. This biennial conference will have as its theme “Cargo Handling in the Globalised Marketplace” and will focus on the growth in containerised trade in Asia and the implications of the changes in cargo handling methods, procedures and equipment that this growth is engendering. Click here for more information.

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Extraordinary Women Engineers Save the Date! February 21, 2006 Join us at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 21, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. for a reception to celebrate the publication of Changing Our World: True Stories of Women Engineers, the book that inspired the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project. This event is scheduled during National Engineers Week, chaired in 2006 by the Society of Women Engineers. Through real-life stories, this full-color, 256-page book celebrates the contributions of women engineers to every aspect of modern life. Publication of Changing Our World represents a significant milestone for the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project. When placed in school libraries and counseling centers, the book will provide girls and their parents with a fresh new perspective on engineering. The featured stories will also form the basis of educational outreach resources scheduled for development in the next phase of the project. Coalition partners are encouraged to use the book and its content in their own outreach programs. To preview the book, visit www.engineeringwomen.org/

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Each year the ASNE/SNAME Committee on Environmental Engineering solicits volunteers to serve as judges at science and engineering fairs in the Washington DC area. This year there are seven fairs that can benefit. For details click here.

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