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Mark
your calendar and plan early to join us at the
Marine Industry’s premier technical event.
Do
not miss the chance to network with your peers and make new
contacts with leading international companies, all coming together
around the premier technical program for the marine industry
that only SNAME can deliver. Make the SNAME Annual Meeting and
Expo your priority this year and be where industry and technology
meet.
Visit
the website
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SNAME
Supports WMTC 2009
January 21-24, 2009
Mumbai, India
World
Maritime Technology Conferences have been hosted by SNAME in San
Francisco in 2003, and by IMarEST in London in 2006. The next
conference will be held in Mumbai, India, January 21-24, 2009,
hosted by the Institute of Marine Engineers, India (IMEI). See
www.wmtc2009.com.
WMTC
2009 offers an opportunity to present a paper to an international
audience representing nearly all segments of the maritime industry
worldwide. Synopses of 450 words are required by 15 May 2008.
Final drafts are required by 15 September 2008. For details click
here.
India
is a maritime power with large investments by the Federal and
State governments, the private sector, and international companies.
Suppliers of major and auxiliary machinery and equipment established
in India benefit from the impressive and rapid growth of the Indian
maritime industry. WMTC 2009 is an excellent opportunity for international
recognition.
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Please
Renew your 2008 Membership!
If
you have not already done so, please renew no
later than March 31st.
SNAME
bylaws require us to drop you from our roster if you have not
renewed
by March 31st.
Maintain
your status as a “Member in Good Standing” and renew
today.
Click
here to renew on-line or call SNAME HQ at 201-798-4800.
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Career
Center Update -
INTERNSHIP JOB POSTINGS
To meet the
demands of the ever growing industry, SNAME now offers its members
the opportunities to post open internship positions on the job
board for free! Member employers can visit the job board and
pay no fee to find qualified interns. Non-members can post internships
as well for the nominal fee of $50. This is a great opportunity
for members and nonmembers, job seekers and employers alike.
Employers
will have the chance to post their positions on the job board
in which interns are looking through the listings. It’s
difficult to find an internship today in your specialized field
and SNAME has recognized that and is bringing interns and employers
together.
The
Career Center is also a great resource
for the interns. Not only do they provide special internship
postings, but interns can post their career profiles on the
website for employers to browse. This allows interns to showcase
their talents and let employers come to them as well.
If
you have any questions about the internship postings, please
feel free to contact customer service at 1-888-575-WORK (9675)
or custserv@jobtarget.com.
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Do
you live in the Washington, DC area? Are you interested in sharing
your technical expertise with an excited and enthusiastic group
of 9th graders from Prince William County, Virginia, as they
participate in the DC area's first-ever Sea
Perch Challenge?
Sponsored
by the Office of Naval Research and SNAME, over 600 9th graders
will begin to build their Sea Perches in class in two weeks,
and will learn important engineering, science and design components
throughout the next two months. The curriculum culminates with
a one-day design competition.
If
you wish to volunteer, click the link below to sign up, or if
you would like more information about other Sea Perch events,
visit www.seaperch.org
or contact Susan Giver, SNAME Director of Outreach and Strategic
Development, at sgiver@sname.org.
Click
here to volunteer!
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Member
Benefit Update – SNAME Members’ Insurance Program
For Association Members & Their Families
Help
protect your income, and your family, with Disability Income
Insurance.
An income-earning ability is one of your key financial assets.
However, the loss of it due to a sudden and unexpected disability
could mean financial hardship for you and your family.
The
SNAME Disability Income Insurance Plan is designed
to help you retain your independence and financial security,
should such an incident occur. SNAME members under age 65 and
working 30 hours or more per week can apply for this coverage
at low group rates. And, the plan offers the flexibility for
you to select a monthly benefit amount and elimination period
that best meets your needs.
Highlights
of the plan include:
- Benefits
paid directly to you
-
Your choice of waiting periods
-
Benefits for a recurring disability
Don’t
get stuck depleting your savings - or retirement fund - to stay
afloat in the unfortunate incidence of disability. Enroll today
in the SNAME Disability Income Insurance Plan, and rest easy
knowing that you are more prepared, should the unexpected occur.
Plan
ahead.
To learn more about any of these insurance products--including
plan features, costs, eligibility, renewability, limitations,
exclusions and underwriting companies--and to access product
application forms click
here.
Questions?
Please call the plan administrator, Selman & Company, at
1-800-556-7614, Monday through Friday,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.
All
benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the policy.
Policies underwritten by Hartford Life Insurance Company detail
exclusions, limitations, reduction of benefits and terms under
which the policies may be continued in force or discontinued.
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Naval
Architecture Review Course for
Professional Engineers
offered at USNA
March
15, 2008
This
is a review course intended for professional engineers in the
theory and application of naval architecture. The seminar will
cover the principles and development of lines drawing, ship
hydrostatics, Simpson's Rule, damage and intact stability, longitudinal
strength, and resistance and powering. This course has been
structured to supplement the review process and preparation
by those seeking to obtain a professional engineering license
by taking the P.E. examination in naval architecture and marine
engineering and those who are seeking credits for renewal of
their engineering licensees. Sample problems of a type that
could be on the exam will be discussed. The attendees then will
be asked to work a sample professional examination problem and
the solution will then be discussed near the end of the session.
The course lecturer is Mr. William H. Garzke, Jr., Naval Architect
with CSC Advanced Marine and formerly with Gibbs & Cox,
Inc. and Michael Bateman of CSC Advanced Marine and formerly
an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy. (0.8 CEU credits).
Click
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Subcommittee
on Standards Posts New Draft
International Standards
for Review and Comment
The
T&R Committee’s Subcommittee on Standards announces
posting two new draft ISO standards for member review and comment
to develop the U.S. position on these standards. The Subcommittee’s
mission is to help the Society's members stay abreast of international
industry standards development activities by promoting accessibility
of draft ISO standards to those members who may have an interest
in the development of the standards.
These
draft standards have been posted on the Subcommittee on Standards
web site and can be downloaded. Please note the due dates for
comments.
- ISO
CD 15370 Ships and marine technology - Low-location lighting
on passenger ships - Arrangement (March 12, 2008)
- ISO
DIS 9943 Shipbuilding - Ventilation of air treatment and ventilation
of galleys with pantries and cooking appliances (March 28,
2008)
- ISO
CD 10596 Ships and marine technology - Marine wind vane and
anemometers (April 16, 2008)
Comments
on these standards should be sent to the USA representative
to the ISO Technical Committee 8 on Ships and Marine Technology,
Mr. Howard Hime at e-mail address Howard.L.Hime@uscg.mil.
A ballot form for commenting is available on the Subcommittee
on Standards web site, accessible as a link on the T&R Committee
page or though - www.sname.org/committees/technical/standards/standards.htm.
If
you have questions about the Subcommittee on Standards, please
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ASNE
Events
Shipbuilding
in Support of the Global War on Terrorism
ASNE Pascagoula Section Symposium
Mississippi Coast Coliseum Convention Center, Biloxi, MS
April 14-17, 2008
Call
for Papers/Presentations
Launch
& Recovery of Manned & Unmanned Vehicles
from Surface Platforms 2008
Sheraton Annapolis Hotel
May 19-20, 2008
Click
here for details
The
Road to CG(X): Future Cruiser & Sea-Based Missile Defense
@ ASNE Day 2008
Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia
June 23-24, 2008
Click
here for details
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JETS
- Pre-Engineering Times
February 2008 Issue
The
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. SNAME is a
participating member of JETS.
Click
here to view the February 2008 issue.
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Call
for Nominations
Gibbs Brothers Medal
Awarded for outstanding contributions
in the field of naval architecture and marine engineering
The
National Academy of Sciences requests nominations for
the 2009 Gibbs Brothers
Medal. Presented every three years, the
Gibbs Brothers Medal recognizes outstanding contributions
in the fields of naval architecture and marine engineering.
The
medal and $20,000 cash prize will be presented to the recipient
at an awards ceremony during the 2009 Annual Meeting of the
National Academy of Sciences. The award has no restrictions
with regard to citizenship or country of residence.
The
nomination process has been simplified from past years. All
that is required is a letter of three pages or fewer describing
the candidate's work and why he/she should be selected, a curriculum
vitae that includes citizenship and date of birth, a short bibliography
of 12 or fewer major publications, and up to three supporting
letters. The items can be sent by e-mail to the NAS at awards@nas.edu.
Also, nominators -- and nominees -- do not need to be NAS members.
Self-nominations
are not accepted
The deadline for Nominations is September 15, 2008.
For
more information about the Medal, click
here.
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Upcoming
Events
(Click
on logos for details)
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SNAME
2008 Annual Meeting & Expo
10/15/08 - 10/17/08
Houston, TX |
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Chesapeake
Power Boat Symposium
03/07/08 - 03/08/08
St. John's College
Annapolis, MD |
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Shipping
2008
03/17/08 - 03/19/08
Stamford,CT |
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Classic
Yacht Symposium
04/04/08 - 04/06/08
Bristol, RI |
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Offshore
Technology Conference 2008
05/05/08 - 05/08/08
Reliant Center
Houston, TX |
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Launch
& Recovery of Manned and Unmanned Vehicles on Surface
Platforms 2008
05/19/08 - 05/21/08
Annapolis, MD |
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ASNE
Day 2008
06/23/08 - 06/24/08
Washington, D.C. |
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ICETECH
2008
07/20/08 - 07/23/08
Banff, Alberta, Canada |
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2nd
International Symposium on "Ship Operations, Management,
and Economics"
09/17/08 - 09/18/08
Athens, Greece |
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IBEX
2008
10/06/08 - 10/08/08
Miami Beach, FL |
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The
International Workboat Show 2008
12/03/08 - 12/05/08
New Orleans, LA |
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WMTC
2009
01-21-09 - 01/24/09
Mumbai, India |
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