Did You Miss Us?
Due
to the record breaking snow storm which recently struck New Jersey, the
February 15th issue of the SNAMeNewsLetter
was not published.
As you can see in
these photos, I was snowed in despite my husband's gallant efforts to
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Our jacuzzi didn't
look too inviting either!
The good news is,
our March issue is a bit bigger - we didn't want our readers to miss anything!
- Connie Cali-Poutré
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Member Benefit: RxAmerica Insurance Plan
For the period 10/1/02-
12/31/02 SNAME members submitted 218 prescriptions with a retail cost of over $9,000.
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resulting in a saving of almost 20%
This discount prescription
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Just show your card and save on prescriptions drugs at participating pharmacies.
Even if your basic health insurance covers a percentage of the cost of prescription
drugs, your share can be expensive. Take advantage of this SNAME member benefit
now!
To receive your free RxAmerica prescription card click
here or call 1-800-424-9883.
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Hampton Roads Section News
On January 23, the Hampton
Roads Section held one of its most exciting meetings ever
at The Mariners' Museum in Newport News, VA. Nearly 100 members and
guests were treated to Chief Curator Curtiss Peterson's "Monitor Conservation
Project" presentation and toured the nationally renowned museum with
its collection of over 800 Monitor artifacts. The Mariners' Museum is
the designated museum for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and is responsible
for curating and conserving all materials from the Monitor site. It currently
has under conservation and on exhibit the Monitor's turret, engine and condenser,
propeller, shaft, and numerous other smaller items ranging from hull plates
to shoes worn by members of her crew. Click
here to go to the Mariners' Museum website.
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This year’s Annual Meeting, the World Maritime Technology
Conference (www.worldmaritimetechnology.org),
with a theme of “Marine Industry Challenges in the New Global Economy,”
will be very special for a number of reasons. It is the first-ever international
marine technical meeting involving 12 of the world’s societies of naval
architecture and marine engineering as Principal Sponsors. Additionally, 22
other worldwide marine groups and organizations have endorsed the event as Participating
Organizations. All have pledged to encourage their members to prepare technical
papers for the meeting, promote and advertise the event to their members, and
encourage participation by member companies to exhibit their latest technology
at the 175-booth World Maritime Technology Exposition. At this writing the response to our international Calls for Papers
has been very encouraging, and it appears that we will have in excess of 100
papers or presentations necessitating five, or possibly six, session tracks
plus a student paper track.
Currently,
it appears that over half of all technical papers will be prepared and presented
by international authors, and that an approximate distribution of technical
papers will be as follows:
·
30% - SNAME peer reviewed Papers, T&R Presentations, Panels,and mini-symposia
· 30% - Ship Production Symposium Papers
· 30% - papes from Principal Sponsors and Participating Organizations, and
· 10% - Student papers and other presentations
In order
to optimize the international aspects of the meeting, SNAME activities will be held on Friday, leaving Saturday through Monday for the international
program including the technical papers, social events, and certain of the international
awards. During the International Luncheon two special events worthy of global
prominence will occur - The naming of the Sperry Award winner for 2003, and
recognition of the 50th anniversary of the world-renowned paper by Willard Pierson and
Manley St. Denis entitled “ On the Motions of Ships in Confused Seas”.
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25th Weinblum Lecture
Modeling Viscosity Effects in Surface-Wave Problems
Professor Ronald Yeung of
University of California at Berkeley will present this year's Weinblum Lecture at 10:00 am on Monday,
March 24th at the National Academies Building in Washington DC. These lectures
are sponsored annually by Panel H-5 of the SNAME Hydrodynamics Committee and
the Naval Studies Board.
For further information click here.
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What's New on the SNAME Website
The rosters for SNAME's
Executive Committee and Council
have been updated to reflect the 2003 members.
Click
here to view the 2003 Executive Committee roster.
Click
here to view the 2003 Council roster.
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ICMES
ICMES 2003 is scheduled
for May 18-21 in Helsinki and Stockholm, and is sponsored by SNAME,
IMarEST, and the NY Met Section. Papers will address Environmental
Issues, Ship Machinery Systems, and Industrial Information Technology in Marine
Applications. A list of authors is now posted on the web site. The Conference
will start at Helsinki Technical University,
and will continue as a cruising conference onboard MS Silja Serenade
en route to Stockholm. The Conference will end in Helsinki, with post-conference
tours of local manufacturing facilities. For on-line registration and exhibition
reservations, click here.
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ISODC Website
The ISODC (International Student Offshore Design Competition)
has a new web site. Unfortunately, they lost their initial web site when another
company bought the url. Once it was discovered, the new url was purchased
www.isodc.com, which is up and running
again.
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USCG Commandant ADM Collins' Speech
The US Coast Guard has posted
the speech given by ADM Thomas Collins, Commandant, USCG at the International
Maritime and Port Security Conference in Singapore on January 21, 2003. In the
speech, Admiral Collins discussed how the ISPS Code and the US Maritime Transportation
Security Act are complementary measures designed to improve maritime security. Click
here for the speech.
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OTC Update
OTC 2003 General Sessions Highlight Challenges & Opportunities
in Offshore Industry
Two General Sessions planned for the 2003 Offshore Technology Conference
(OTC), 5 - 8 May, at Reliant Center,in Houston, Texas feature some of the industry’s
most significant topics and are presented by an elite group of industry experts.
Click here for more information.
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NSRP and ONR Sponsor Lean Shipbuilding
and Ship Repair Forum in Seattle
The
National Shipbuilding Research Program and the Office of Naval Research
are sponsoring this forum on April 1-3 in downtown Seattle, WA. An optional
day-long session on Lean Basics will precede the forum on March 31.
The forum will include presentations on Lean implementation in the aerospace
industry, with tours of Seattle-area manufacturing sites (Boeing and
others) where Lean has been adopted, as well as presentations from shipyard
personnel.For an agenda and registration forms click
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White House Office of
Science & Technology Policy
During the week of March 16-22, 2003, the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP) will launch the "Excellence in Science, Technology
and Mathematics Education" Week (ESTME). This is a terrific program that
works to support science, technology and math education through:
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Encouraging
volunteers from around the nation to be guest
speakers in local schools;
- Distributing education-focused
posters for classroom use;
- Cooperating with the
President's Awards for Excellence in
Mathematics & Science Teaching (PAEMST);
- Helping to establish
a partnership between science-oriented
companies and their local schools.
If you can find the time that week, we encourage you to contact your local
school and offer to speak to students on Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
This is the perfect opportunity to begin "outreach" in your own
community, and who knows - you may be the catalyst for a young naval architect
or marine engineer in the future! At the very best, you are getting SNAME's
name and purpose out there in the community.
One of the ways SNAME is getting involved is to list SNAME HQ as well as
our regional and local sections and student chapters in the "Resource
Directory" section of a special website for this purpose. This Directory
will include listings of scientific societies (and their regional/local sections
and student chapters, if applicable) that are willing to be contacted by local
grade school teachers to provide classroom guest speakers. This directory
will serve as an important tool that can be used by teachers throughout the
school year, and will certainly benefit our profession with the Outreach it
will provide.
This type of program is exactly the type of Outreach SNAME is seeking to
participate in - reaching the students at the lower grade levels and generating
an interest in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering...outreach at its
best! This directory will help
teachers across the country be able to utilize local resources when appropriate.
"Outreach" will be the buzz word for SNAME over the next few years
- it is through outreach and marketing that we will generate awareness and
interest in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineers, and through increased
awareness we can grow our Society and increase membership.
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T&R Press Releases
This pdf
contains all of the one-page press releases describing T&R bulletins and
reports released since 2000, and the freshman Marine Engineering text. Click
here for the pdf.
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Have You Renewed Your SNAME Membership?
If
you have not renewed your SNAME membership
we would like to think of it as mere oversight. As a professional society,
SNAME depends on the membership dues to fund many of its operations that
supports your profession. Please help us in our quest for this most worthy
charter by renewing your membership today!
If
you are unsure if you have renewed, please contact the Member Services
Dept. staff at SNAME HQ (1-800-798-2188 within North American, or 201-798-4800
outside of North America). The staff will be happy to advise if your dues
are current, and if not, renew your membership immediately over the phone.
Other alternative payment methods are:
To
pay your dues online click
here.
Mail your payment to: SNAME 601 Pavonia Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 USA
Remember,
to be included in the up-coming SNAME Directory your dues must be current
as of March 31, 2003.
We
take this opportunity to thank our renewing members and for their vote
of confidence in SNAME.
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MarAd Conference on Maritime Training
The Maritime Administration
will host a one-day conference on maritime security training at the US Merchant
Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY on March 20 to develop information for standards
and curricula for the training and certification of maritime security professionals.
For details and registration information, click
here.
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LINK-OF-THE-MONTH
This month's Link-of-the-Month
is IMarEST (The Institute of Marine
Engineering, Science and Technology). IMarEST, formerly known as the Institute
of Marine Engineers, is a nominated and licensed body of the Engineering Council
(UK) and a member of the Science Council (UK). IMarEST is one of the Principal
Sponsors of the 2003 World Maritime Technology
Conference.
Click on
the IMarEST logo below to go to their website.
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