March 2007

Volume VII, Issue 126

 

View from the Helm
(Jan 07 MT)

 

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SNAME's T&R Panels

Have you ever thought about joining a SNAME T&R panel?

Click here to participate in the survey.
 
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Member Benefit Update – SNAME Members’ Insurance Program
For Association Members & Their Families

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Members’ Insurance Program was specifically designed with you and your family in mind. A variety of high quality insurance programs at affordable group rates are available to help meet your needs.

The following insurance plans are available to you:

  • Accident Protection
  • Cancer Protection
  • Catastrophic Major Medical
  • Dental
  • Disability Income
  • Medicare Supplement
  • Term Life

The SNAME Members’ Insurance Program strives to meet and exceed your expectations. We are committed to helping provide the protection you and your family need at affordable group rates.

This high quality collection of insurance programs features:

  • Comprehensive coverage
  • Affordable group rates
  • Superior service
  • Quality insurance companies highly rated by A.M. Best Company

Plan ahead.
To learn more about any of these insurance products, including plan features, costs, eligibility, renewability, limitations and exclusions and to access product application forms click here. [hyper link to http://www.selman.cc/sitelet/index.cfm/sname where members will be able to access a downloadable enrollment form]

Questions?
Please call the administrator, Selman & Company, at 1-800-556-7614, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.

Plans may not be available in all states and are not available outside the United States.
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Dell March Offer to SNAME Members

Dell™ RoadReady™ notebooks help keep
your data safe from the bumps and
bruises of life on the road.

Click here for details.
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SNAME and People to People Announce Summer 2007
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Program in China

People to People Ambassador Programs, an organization committed to the exchange of cultural and professional information around the world, is organizing a delegation of naval architecture, marine and ocean engineering professionals who will travel to China in July of 2007. Delegates will have the opportunity to exchange technical information with such entities as shipowning and operating companies, shipyards, academic institutions, design agencies, maritime research institutes and other professional societies and will meet with leaders in naval architecture and marine engineering. These exchanges will include extensive discussions on ship design for complex and specialty vessels, ship construction technology and production techniques, developments in propulsion systems and developments/applications in class rules for various vessel types/sizes.
Click here for more info.
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Texas Section Annual Shrimp Boil

The Shrimp Boil was held Sunday September 10, 2006 at the Walden Yacht Club on Lake Conroe in Montgomery, Texas. This time honored event is held once a year, and brings together SNAME members with their families and friends. This year's Shrimp Boil took place in the Promenade room, which is located on the ground floor of the yacht club with a beautiful view of Lake Conroe. The event was well attended by about 80 people including SNAME members and SNAME student members, and their guests. The food was excellent and the weather was just perfect. The club was also quite nice with a swimming pool and gazebo. Prizes were given to the children (and a few lucky adults).

Link to more Section news - use the navigation bar at top of page.
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2007 JWOD/JETS NEDC National Finals!
NATIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE!
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2007
Washington, DC 20001

Congratulations to the top five finalist teams:

  • Gann Academy, Waltham, MA
  • Gardner Edgerton High School, Gardner, KS
  • Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Staples High School, Westport, CT
  • Wallenpaupack Area High School, Hawley, PA

Each team has won an all expense paid trip to Washington DC, on February 15, 2007 to present, demonstrate, and defend its prototype. The best overall design will win $3,000 for the winning team's sponsoring department. Second and third place entries will also be awarded $1,500 for their sponsoring departments. In addition, each of the five students on the national finalist teams will be awarded a $50 gift certificate to the Discovery Store.

Learn more about our finalists, click here.

The JWOD/JETS NEDC is an exciting program that allows students to explore, research, design, and build a working product that will help individuals with disabilities enter and succeed in the work force. Besides gaining valuable knowledge and skills, students are able to walk away knowing that they have made a difference in someone's life. Participating in the JWOD/JETS National Engineering Design Challenge is a cross-curricular activity that involves problem solving skills, math, science, research, writing, presentation skills, and drafting/design skills.

Megan Balkovic, Director of Development
JETS
1420 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
P: 703-548-5387, ext. 102
F: 703-548-0769

JETS: Working to Inspire a New Generation of Engineers!
TEAMS Competition: February 3 - March 11
NEDC National Finals: February 16 & 17

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Americas Cup Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Bristol, Rhode Island (February 2, 2007) –The America’s Cup Hall of Fame announces selection of two significant sailing leaders for induction into the Hall of Fame. Laurie Davidson (New Zealand) and Bruno Troublé (Paris, France), have been named as the 2007 inductees to the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. The inductees, who exemplify the best in both the design and international promotion of racing for the Cup, will be honored on the occasion of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame 15th Annual Induction Ceremony to be held Sunday, June 24, 2007 in Valencia, Spain. Tickets to this black-tie dinner are available to the public and can be reserved by contacting the America’s Cup Hall of Fame at 401-253-5000 or e-mailing t.souto@herreshoff.org.

America’s Cup Hall of Fame President Halsey C. Herreshoff, who will preside over the Induction Ceremony, said: “The selection of these two outstanding America’s Cup individuals fits perfectly with the mission of the Hall of Fame to elevate only the very best to the top honored status for the America’s Cup. Laurie Davidson, a highly successful designer of America’s Cup yachts, is particularly known for the “Davidson bow”, a forward overhang geometry that was a factor in New Zealand successfully defending the Cup in 2000. Bruno Troublé, an America’s Cup Challenge skipper, is the mastermind behind the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger series. Read more ...
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ASNE Events

Human Systems Integration Symposium 2007
(HSIS 2007)
Military, Industry and Academia: Bridging Human Performance Science to Engineering Practice
Loews Annapolis Hotel, Annapolis, Maryland
March 19-21, 2007
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Intelligent Ships Symposium VII
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Bassone Research Enterprise Center
May 9-10, 2007
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Wallops Island Combat Systems Mini Symposium
"Enterprise T&E - Adding Efficiency and Effectiveness
to Meet the Requirements of the 21st Century "
Chincoteague, Virginia
May 17-18, 2007
Read more ...

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Call for Volunteer Judges
at Science and Engineering Fairs

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 nine fairs that can benefit. For details click here.

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Upcoming Events
(Click on logos for details)

 2007 SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo
and Ship Production Symposium
November 13-16, 2007
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium
03/02/07 - 03/03/07
Annapolis, MD
Blue Energy - Taking the Plunge
03/15/07 - 03/15/07
Wellington, New Zealand
Human Systems Integration Symposium 2007
03/19/07 - 03/21/07
Annapolis, MD
SHIPPING 2007
03/19/07 - 03/21/07
Stamford,CT
Offshore Technology Conference - OTC 2007
04/30/07 - 05/03/07
Houston, TX
ASNE Day 2007
06/25/07 - 06/26/07
Arlington, VA
10th International Ship Stability Workshop
08/30/07 - 08/31/07
Hamburg, Germany
ICCGS 2007
09/09/07 - 09/12/07
Hamburg,Germany
International Symposium On Maritime Safety, Security & Environmental Protection
09/20/07 - 09/21/07
Athens, Greece
FAST 2007
09/23/07 - 09/27/07
Shanghai, China
International Conference on Design for Safety
09/26/07 - 09/28/07
Berkeley, CA
PRADS 2007
10/01/07 - 10/05/07
Houston, TX
Classic Yacht Symposium
04/04/08 - 04/06/08
Bristol, RI
2008 SMTC&E/SPS
10/14/08 - 10/17/08
Houston, TX
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