SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo
and Ship Production Symposium News

Considering attending the SMTC&E and SPS?

This year, the event will be held in downtown Houston, Texas. Houston offers a great deal to visitors, and boasts a new 7.5-mile METRORail system which links the George R. Brown Convention Center and the 1,200-room Hilton Americas-Houston with everything that a conference attendee could wish for, including restaurants, museums, theater, shopping, nightlife, sporting events, and more. The METRORail runs from downtown through the Museum District and ends at Reliant Park. Houston's renowned Theater District is just blocks from the rail.

Watch this newsletter and the SNAME website for registration information and updates on the technical program.

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Expo Booth Sales and Exhibitor List

With limited space remaining, do not miss your chance to join the following list of companies exhibiting at the SMTC&E and SPS, where industry leaders meet to shape the future of the maritime industry. Reserve your space now for the 2005 SMTC&E in Houston, Texas this October.

If you need more information or want to reserve a booth, contact Rob Howard at 561-732-4368 or e-mail.

Click here for a current list of exhibitors.

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Alumni Events at the SMTC Each year we hear how much the members enjoy Alumni reunions. President Roger Compton is pleased to continue to provide time within the structure of our annual Conference for this tradition. Not only are these reunions opportunities to get together socially, but also wonderful professional opportunities. The SNAME website has a list of the schools that have held alumni events in the past. Current contact information is provided for your convenience should you wish to notify your college or university and express your interest in holding an event during the 2005 SMTC&E. Click here for more.

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WMTC 2006 CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED TO MAY 20th! WMTC 2006 will be hosted by IMarEST in London, 6-10 March 2006, in partnership with SNAME and 24 other organizations. IMarEST will present some 180 papers in ten subject streams. SNAME members are encouraged to participate by submitting papers. For a list of the subject streams click here or visit the conference site at www.wmtc2006.com. Abstracts of the papers must be submitted directly to IMarEST by 20 May 2005, through the conference web site (click here). 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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New SNAME Publication - IPME INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICAL MARINE ENGINEERING The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers announces the publication of a new introductory textbook for students of marine engineering. This is a book intended for use in the classroom and on the floor plates. The book is published in two volumes, with approximately 170 pages of text in the first volume, and some 280 pages of illustrations and tables in the second volume. This format was selected to allow students to examine the illustrations while reading the text. This edition supersedes the pre-publication edition of 2002 that was rushed to print to meet immediate demand. Click here for more information.

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May Days ! May Days! Dell's prices are falling!

Click here to see your special SNAME Member prices.

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MARSIM 2006

The 2006 International Conference on Marine Simulation and Ship Maneuverability (MARSIM 2006) will take place in Terschelling, Netherlands, on June 25 - 30, 2006. Held about every three years the conference focuses on ship maneuvering and education of mariners using simulation. See www.marsim2006.com/ for more information or contact members of SNAME T&R Panel H-10 (Ship Controllability).

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Announcement and Call for Papers

The ships that met at Trafalgar bore on their keels the progress of Naval Architecture. Naval constructors in England, France and Spain had refined their designs during the Century of Enlightenment, with the contribution of new engineers that graduated from the new Schools of a modern, more scientific Naval Architecture. The ships of the three nations collected in their timbers the history of naval technology in each country, showing their similarities and their differences that had been generated by three centuries of developments and combats at sea. To commemorate the battle with an homage to the Naval Constructors and Naval Architects that fabricated the ships that fought at Trafalgar, this International Congress is presented for the participation of recognized international authorities in the design, construction and technology of those ships. The goal of the Congress is to develop a COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE NAVAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE SHIPS AT TRAFALGAR, with reference to: their designers and builders; their conception and construction and their predecessors; the values of the technology that was then afloat; and the impact that the “lessons learned” from the Battle of Trafalgar had on the naval architecture of the ships that followed.

Abstracts: no more than 300 words, before mid-May, 2005. Acceptance shall be communicated to authors before end of May, 2005 Full text in digital form to be submitted before end of September, 2005

Full information is at: www.etsin.upm.es/trafalgar/

Contacts:
Tel: +34-91-336-7134
Fax: +34-91-544-2149
congreso.trafalgar@upm.es

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The Company of Master Mariners of Canada
will host an International Conference
“Security of Ships, Ports and Coasts”
September 22-23, 2005
Holiday Inn Harbourview, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada

Click here for more information.
Click here to go to the Company of Master Mariners of Canada web site.

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51,320 Attendees

New technologies and new ideas to sustain the growth of the industry overflowed at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), bringing a record 51,320 attendees to Houston for four days. The conference was held 2-5 May at Reliant Center at Reliant Park in Houston.

“Industry leaders gathered in sessions focused on the future of financing the offshore oil and gas industry to meet the world’s increasing energy demands and on recruiting personnel to replace the aging workforce,” said Rod Allan, OTC .05 Chairman. “Those who participated in these sessions took part in creating history — some of the industry’s brightest minds discussed ideas that will define the course of the industry during the next decade.” Read more ...

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TV Show on Fishing Vessel Losses Members of SNAME's Fishing Vessel Panel Interviewed DEEP SEA DETECTIVES: WINTER OF DISASTER The documentary presentation WINTER OF DISASTER, is the fourth episode of the new season of the series DEEP SEA DETECTIVES. It will be shown on May 16th, 2005 at 10:00 pm EST on the HISTORY CHANNEL. January 1999. In less than two weeks, three clam fishing boats and 10 men are lost inexplicably off the Eastern seaboard--two off the New Jersey shore and one near Cape Cod. The vessels--the Beth Dee Bob, Cape Fear, and Adriatic--all sank suddenly, with almost no warning. While the weather may have been a factor in each sinking, these were experienced crews and they had survived worse. Deep Sea Detectives try to find common denominators in the sinkings, hoping to provide answers for the still-grieving families. Were the vessels safe when they set sail? How did the captains run their boats? Is there something about clamming itself that could present a vital clue?

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US National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has posted a report of the first international conference on the subject, held in May 2004, on its new web site, www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/acoustics/shipnoise.htm.

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Don't be lost at sea. Anchor yourself in knowledge of the latest research findings and practical applications of welding in shipyards and the maritime environment. Join an outstanding assemblage of experts from academia and industry to explore the state of the art in shipbuilding technology. This conference is an opportunity for shipbuilders, designers, suppliers, researchers, educators, and administrators involved in ship procurement and construction. For details click here.

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Intelligent Ships Symposium VI
1-2 June 2005
Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania
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Human Systems Integration Symposium 2005
"Enhancing Combat Effectiveness Through Warfighter Performance"
June 20-22, 2005
Sheraton National Hotel
Arlington, Virginia
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Marine/Offshore Coatings and Corrosion Conference
June 20-24, 2005
Louisville, Kentucky
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