SNAME
and ONR bring
Sea Perch to the Washington, DC area. On Thursday, February
28th, Prince William County, a Virginia suburb of Washington,
DC, gathered over 500 9th grade students together for the
grand announcement of the first-ever Sea Perch Challenge in
the Washington, DC area. Prince William County was introduced
to Sea Perch through SNAME's outreach efforts, and they are
fully embracing the program by incorporating it into their
9th grade science curriculum, affording 580 9th graders the
opportunity to learn about weight, propulsion, buoyancy, and
engineering as they participate in the Sea Perch program.
RADM Kevin M. McCoy, Chief Engineer and Deputy Commander,
Naval Systems Engineering, and Mr. Michael Alperi, Deputy
Program Manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems, Program Executive
Office, Littoral and Mine Warfare, spoke to the students about
the possibility of careers in engineering and naval architecture,
and other speakers included representatives from various sponsoring
organizations.
The Washington Post, Prince William Edition, featured an article
on the project, mentioning SNAME, and there will be two additional
articles following the progress of the Sea Perch activities
in Prince William County. Click
here to read the article, and click here for additional
photos and information on the Grand Announcement.
If you are interested in participating as a judge in one of
the Sea Perch Challenges being held this Spring, visit www.seaperch.org
for information.
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The
American Society of Naval Engineers and the Society
of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers are proud to
announce the release of a comprehensive source of marine environmental
technical papers. The publication contains over 260 papers on
one compact disc encompassing almost every aspect of marine environmental
protection and environmental engineering.
List price:
$100.00
Member Price: $75.00
Student Member Price: $35.00
Order
at www.sname.org or contact Tommie-Anne
Faix (tfaix@sname.org or
201-499-5068) |
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Titanic
Ships, Titanic Disasters
Authors: Garzke & Woodward
True
forensic analysis of what really caused the demise of the Titanic,
Britannic and Lusitania by acclaimed forensic experts Garzke
& Woodward.
List
Price: $39.99
Member Price: $29.99
Student Member Price: $29.99
Order
at www.sname.org or
contact Tommie-Anne Faix (tfaix@sname.org
or 201-499-5068) |
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Call
for Papers
International Electric Ship Design Symposium
February 12 – 13, 2009
Gaylord National Harbor Hotel
SNAME
and ASNE are organizing this symposium to address the many benefits
to be gained from the application of integrated electric propulsion
and ship-support systems to naval and merchant ships, as well
as some of the lessons to be learned from recent experience.
For
details and the Call for Papers, click
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FREE
INTERNSHIP JOB POSTINGS for SNAME Members
Have
an internship to fill this summer? Post it for FREE on the SNAME
career center. 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.
Visit
the Career Center today – lots of job openings, pages
and pages of resumes, and resources for both the recruiter and
job seeker! Advance your career, and check out the many opportunities
at www.sname.org |
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| Risk
Control: When the Past Comes Back to Cost You
How
important is it for a naval architect to have professional liability
coverage? Here's one example of how insurance helped a naval
architect manage a claim of negligence on his tug project.
Two
years after delivering a design for the tugs, the naval architect
updated the specifications at the client's request. The client
ordered four tugs – and subsequently brought a suit against
the naval architect.
The client alleged that defects in the architect's revised specs
had caused the building of the tugs to be delayed and claimed
$2.5 million in damages.
The
claim was found to be without merit. But the naval architect
incurred $150,000 in legal costs and experts' fees in the course
of defending himself. Because he had professional liability
coverage, he did not have to fund these fees himself.
Many
architects and engineers feel that doing good work is their
best protection – and in most cases it is. But sometimes
even the most skilled professionals can be drawn into lawsuits
over the quality of their work. If your firm's good name was
challenged in a meritless claim, could you afford to defend
it?
As
a SNAME member, you have access to professional liability policy
with coverage for legal defense costs, settlements, compensation
and damages. Visit www.aonaeadvantage.com/sname
for more information and a members-only coverage quote.
A&E
Advantage is a division of Affinity Insurance Services, Inc.
in all states except: AIS Affinity Insurance Agency in NY and
NH; AIS Affinity Insurance Agency, Inc. in MN and OK; AIS Affinity
Insurance Agency, Inc. dba Aon Direct Insurance Administrators
in CA (License #0795465). Coverage availability may vary by
state. This summary is for illustrative purposes only and should
in no way be considered to accurately summarize the available
insurance coverage. All policies are subject to the terms, conditions,
exclusions, company underwriting guidelines and approval. ©2008
Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. X-6162-308 |
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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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Call
for Papers
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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Engineering
Education Advocate
Click
here for the February 2008 Issue |
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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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SNAME
Celebrates 115 years!
Details
coming soon.
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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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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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