Our bylaws state that if you
have not paid your dues by March
31 you will be dropped from
the current membership roster. To cover for mailing and processing
time, we are allowing until April 9th, 2004 for your 2004 dues to be paid. If
they are not paid by then it means you will no longer be receiving your SNAME
NewsLetters, Marine Technology and SNAME News, discounts on SNAME publications,
nor have access to the ‘Member’s Only’ section of the SNAME
website.
Please take a moment to
check that your dues are current. Should you need any assistance,
please contact the Member Services Department at:
1. enowak@sname.org
2. Call 1-800-798-2188 (in North America)
3. Call 201-798-4800 (outside of North America)
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Conference on Escape Evacuation and Recovery
SNAME was represented at
the 1st International Conference on Escape Evacuation, and Recovery:
Survival from Ships and Offshore Structures, by David S. Chapman, P.E.,
in London in March. The conference was attended by ship owners/operators, government
regulators, safety equipment manufacturers, and researchers.
Chapman presented a paper
on Disabled Passenger Evacuation, using criteria developed
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Among the key concerns identified
at the conference were the ability to evacuate passengers in high sea states,
the capability of recovering large numbers of passengers (especially in heavy
seas), and the availability of recovery resources in remote areas such as the
Antarctic. For an abstract of the paper, please click
here.
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Greek
Section - Call
for Papers
The Greek
Section of SNAME announces the International Symposium on "Ship Operations,
management, and Economy
May
12-13, 2005 in Athens Greece
Topics
of interest include: cost benefit analysis, cargo handling concepts, financing
and insurance, risk management, shortsea shipping and more.
Important
dates:
June 15, 2004 - abstracts due
August 16, 2004 - abstract acceptance notification
November 15, 2004 - draft papers due
Click
here for details on symposium and paper submittal.
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OTC Announces Winners of
Spotlight on New Technology Program
The Offshore Technology
Conference (OTC) announces 15 winners for its inaugural Spotlight on New Technology
Program. These winners are recognized before, during and after the 35th annual
OTC, 3-6 May, Reliant Center at Reliant Park in Houston.
Click
here for names of winners and their submissions.
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For
publication in the flagship journal of
The
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Marine Technology
Papers should
be timely, of interest to a significant number of our readers, and represent
an advance in the state of knowledge in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering,
Ocean Engineering, or closely related fields.
For author
instructions log on to www.sname.org and
click on"Author Instructions"
Email all submissions to Publications Manager, Susan Evans at sevans@sname.org
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MT - "Professional Listings"
SNAME is now offering to place
"Professional Listings" in it's quarterly publication, Marine Technology.
Listings will be B&W
and nominal business card size, 2" x 3.5". A special price of $600
[$150/issue] for placements in four consecutive issues is being offered to all
SMTC&E exhibitors, conference participants and SNAME members .
To take advantage of this
promotion opportunity, contact Bob Rogaski, SNAME's Advertising Representative
at 856-881-0247 or e-mail him at sname@pobox.com.
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SNAME Booth at CMA
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Manning
the SNAME booth and speaking with members and non-members alike on March
22-24 at the Connecticut Maritime Association's 19th successful Annual
Meeting in Stamford, CT, were Director of Marketing, Susan Giver, and
Executive Director, Phil Kimball.
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Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge's
remarks at the American Association of Port Authorities
Spring Conference
Each year about nine million containers enter our 361 seaports, representing
more than 95 percent of overseas trade. More than eight thousand internationally-flagged
vessels make 50,000 port calls annually. And nearly 200 million passengers on
cruise ships and ferries travel in and out of these ports. Secretary Ridge spoke
about related issues at the AAPA meeting on March 23.
Click here for the text of his speech.
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IMO Activities
SNAME's Ship Technical Operations Committee
Panel
O-44, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection, maintains
on its site several pages that briefly describe ongoing activities at IMO that
may be of interest to SNAME members. The latest addition to the site can be
viewed by clicking here.
www.sname.org/committees/tech_ops/O44/imo.html
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Panama
Canal Sets Historic Record
in Tons of Cargo
March
16 was a great day for the Panama Canal Authority as
a new significant record was set. More than one million tons of cargo
were transported through the Canal. This new record breaks the recent
July 3, 2003 figure of a recorded 934,488 tons of cargo. Contributing
to the tonnage were seven container vessels, 11 dry bulk carriers, four
vehicle carriers, and three cruise ships. For more information click
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Who are
the Council Members? How have the Society's
Bylaws changed? What is the function of the Standing Committees?
Thanks to the staff at SNAME Headquarters, who worked diligently to update
the information, the answers can now be found on the SNAME Website!
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SNAME Scholarship Winners
Ten graduate Scholarships
have been awarded by The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers for
the 2004-2005 academic year. This brings the total number of graduate scholarships
awarded since 1933 to 376. The Scholarships Committee, chaired by Mr. Scott
C. McClure, selects the recipients and they are approved by the Executive Committee
of the Society.
Click
here for list of winners.
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Upcoming
Events
(Click on logos for details)
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Offshore
Technology Conference (OTC) 2004
05/03/04 - 05/06/04
Houston, TX
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NSRP
Lean Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Forum 3
05/10/04 - 05/13/04
Norfolk, Virginia |
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Offshore
Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE)
06/20/04 - 06/25/04
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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25th
Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics
08/08/04 - 08/13/04
Call for Papers due 1 November 2003
St. John's, Newfoundland,Canada |
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SNAME
Maritime Technology Conference & Expo
09/29/04 - 10/01/04
Hilton Washington Hotel
Washington, DC |
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SOBENA
2004
National Conference & Exposition
November 8-12, 2004
Rio de Janeiro |
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