WMTC 2006 will be hosted by IMarEST in London, 6-10 March 2006, in partnership with SNAME and some 22 other organizations. IMarEST plans to present some 180 papers in ten subject streams over the course of the conference. At this time SNAME members are invited and encouraged to participate in the technical program by volunteering to serve on papers committees and by submitting papers. For a list of the subject streams click here, or visit the conference site at www.wmtc2006.com.

Participation on WMTC Papers Committees

Each of the subject streams has its own papers committee, or Conference Organizing Group (COG). The COGs will conduct their business electronically, so that travel to attend meetings should not be necessary. The COGs will select the papers to be presented from the submitted synopses, and then oversee their preparation and review. SNAME members wishing to participate should select an appropriate subject stream from the list (click here) and submit brief evidence of their expertise in that area to the SNAME Technical Director at arowen@sname.org, for forwarding to IMarEST HQ and the COG chairmen. Members appointed to the COGs will be issued user names and passwords enabling the on-line process to go forward.

Submitting Papers for presentation at WMTC 2006

Abstracts of the papers must be submitted directly to IMarEST by 3 May 2005, through the conference web site www.wmtc2006papers.com/cgi-bin/submission1.cgi. If you submit an abstract please also send a copy to SNAME HQ, to Edith Nowak at enowak@sname.org so that we can keep track of them and be able to assist should questions arise. Please mark the copy for WMTC06.

The first WMTC in 2003 was organized by SNAME and was considered by all to be a great success. SNAME participation now in WMTC 2006 is a way for individual members to help to enhance the Society's international reputation - an opportunity too good to pass up.

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Premium space is 90% sold out for the 2005 SNAME Maritime Technology Expo in Houston, Texas. Reserve your space now and become part of the ever-growing list of companies that are shaping the future of the Maritime industry.
Click here for list of exhibitors as of 4/1/05.

Don't miss the SMTC&E and SPS, where top companies in the maritime industry will meet. The Expo is selling fast - to secure your booth, contact Rob Howard at 561-732-4368 and visit www.maritimeexpo.com for booth sales.

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SNAME has contracted with Continental Airlines to provide discounted airfares for the SMTC&E and SPS.

Valid travel dates – October 14-26, 2005

For discounts, call your travel professional or Continental’s MeetingWorks at 800-468-7022. Outside the United States, please call your local Continental Airlines Reservation Office.

When making your reservations, advise the agent of
Agreement Code: UO94PW, Z Code ZKUV

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The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) issued a notice stating that it is seeking public comment and input in order to assess the historical significance of a number of ships the agency currently oversees.

Comments on the listed ships should be submitted by April 8, 2005. Click here to view the notice.

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At the recently held 48th session of the International Maritime Organization’s Ship Design and Equipment Sub-Committee (DE 48, February 21-25, 2005) an agreement was reached on a new draft MARPOL regulation for the protection of fuel tanks. The draft regulation allows two options: either a prescriptive double hull requirement or an alternative probabilistic oil outflow requirement (click here for details).

SNAME Ad Hoc Panel 11 provided initial technical input to DE 46 (via participation by INTERTANKO) on a performance based methodology to assess oil outflow from bunker tanks (click here for details). Much of this input has been incorporated into the alternative probabilistic oil outflow option in the draft regulation, which will be considered for approval at the 53rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee in July 2005.

The new draft regulation, if adopted as currently drafted, will be applicable to all ships ordered after August 2007, or delivered after August 2010.

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The IMO issued a Circular listing very serious and serious marine casualties for the year 2003.

Click here for details.

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SNAME members have an opportunity to contribute to development of international goal-based ship construction standards being developed by the IMO, which has undertaken a major initiative to introduce these standards into SOLAS. The IMO plan calls for the determination of fundamental standards to which new ships will be built. Owners, designers, shipyards, and classification societies would then employ their skills within that broad outline to construct safe and efficient ships. They are not intended to set prescriptive requirements or to give specific solutions. The main objective is to introduce a system whereby the standards would be a measure against which the safety of a ship can be assessed during its design and construction, as well as later on during its operation. For more information, click here.

 

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The Shipping Coordinating Committee, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, will hold a meeting in Washington, DC on April 22, at USCG HQTRS beginning at 9:30AM to prepare for the upcoming meeting of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee. Among topics to be addressed are goal-based standards for ship construction, passenger ship safety, measures to enhance maritime security, bulk carrier safety, long range identification and tracking of ships, fishing vessel safety, stability, and load lines, and subdivision and stability of ships. Members of the public may attend.

For details see 70 Fed. Reg. 12529 and www.sname.org/committees/tech_ops/O44/links.html.

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Are you planning to attend OTC? Can you spare an hour or two to volunteer at the SNAME booth? If you are able to help answer questions about SNAME and the benefits of membership, contact Barbara A. Stone, P.E., Lead Engineer, at 281-579-9700, Ext. 331, or at bstone@sea-engr.com.

If you are interested in assisting with the Proceedings Committee during OTC, contact Xiaozhi (Christina) Wang, Ph.D. at 281-877-5993 or cwang@eagle.org.

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