Member Value Survey an OVERWHELMING Success!

Thank you to the 2,034 members who responded to our survey last month. Overall we had a 30% response rate (considered remarkably good), a statistical sample size that will provide us with highly credible data.

Congratulations to those members who have won a year's worth of free SNAME membership. Congratulations are also in order for the Southwest Section. For having the highest percent of respondents (42.5%) they will receive a $250 check for their use at a Section event.

This tells us that many members have opinions they want to share. We will take these opinions very seriously over the next month as we analyze the data and over the next several months as we build action plans to implement changes. SNAME membership will be informed via the SNAMeNewsLetter and Marine Technology of results, as they are available.

A quick recap of some of the responses:

Over 90% of our members have bachelors – doctorate degrees
93.6% said that they would refer SNAME to a colleague
93% indicated that they would definitely or probably renew their membership (thank you!)

For the Student Mentoring Program, 11.3% expect to participate as mentors, and 41% said they support the program. If you are in the 47.6% who do not know enough about the program or would like information, please e-mail Edith Nowak enowak@sname.org.

SNAME would also like to thank the people who have developed and implemented this survey.

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New Information on SNAME Website

Click the links below to see the new updated info on the upcoming SMTC&E/SPS.

Ship Production Symposium	click here
Courses	click here
Special Events	click here
Our Sponsors	click here
Travel and Accommodations	click here
Expo Floor Plan	click here
Future Dates and Locations	click here

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Recent events at the gas pump have added urgency to calls for alternative energy sources. The oceans provide a range of opportunities for alternative energy, including offshore wind farms, ocean current turbines, wave power, ocean thermal energy conversion, salinity energy, and even at-sea farming of hydrocarbon generating marine algae. All of these efforts will benefit from the expertise of SNAME members. Therefore SNAME is exploring possible roles in alternative energy with a possible view to setting up a Technical and Research Ad Hoc Panel in this area. Members interested in participating should contact Chris Barry at chris.d.barry@uscg.mil.

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4th International Conference on Collision and Grounding of Ships
First Announcement and Call for Papers

The conference is organized to present the newest state of the art of all related problems in respect to collision and grounding of ships, collisions between ships and offshore structures like wind energy installations or bridges and other structures at sea or harbours.

Deadline for submissions of contributions
Abstracts: January 1, 2007
Acceptance: February 1, 2007
Manuscript: May 1, 2007

Click here for more information regarding this event.

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Electric Machines Technology Symposium (EMTS) 2006
Integrated Systems Approach to All Electric Force
Renaissance Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
May 22-24, 2006
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Mega Rust 2006 - Marine Coatings & Corrosion Conference
Marriott Waterside
Norfolk, VA
June 12-15, 2006
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ASNE Day 2006
Acquiring the Future Sea Force - Balancing Capability and Affordability
Hyatt Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia
June 19-21, 2006
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US National Maritime Day click logo for website May 22nd was declared National Maritime Day by Congress in 1933, to honor the achievements of the U.S. maritime industry. Click here for a short summary of the contributions of the U.S. maritime industry. For a short history of Maritime Day, and links to historic web sites, click here.

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Project Outreach News

“Project Outreach” needs you! Project Outreach is a program funded by the ONR, and is designed to encourage high-school students to pursue rewarding careers in science and engineering in general, and naval architecture, marine engineering and naval engineering, advanced marine design in particular, through the dissemination of information on ship design-related careers. Based on SNAME’s extensive membership, the ONR felt SNAME would be a great source of interested members willing to visit their local high schools and middle schools to disseminate this information and get students excited about careers in the maritime industry.

The CDs and brochures have been completed, the information was mailed to 4,000 high school guidance counselors, and now the SNAME membership needs to take action. It’s simple – just call your local high school and ask for the guidance office, and tell them you would like to find out how you can reach their students to share career information. Job fairs, classroom visits, individual meetings are all great ways to reach the students.

If you need one of the DVD's or brochures, contact sgiver@sname.org, or if you have questions about the program or new ideas to continue Outreach efforts, call Susan Giver at 412-741-0995.

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With an opening party on Saturday, June 10th, the Maritime Industry Museum will celebrate the rich history and bright future of the Tugboat and Towing Industry. Click here for more information about the opening party and the exhibit.

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This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first commercially successful outboard engine. For more information click here.

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	2006 SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production Symposium October 10-13, 2006 Fort Lauderdale, FL
	International Marine Design Conference 5/16/06 - 5/19/06 Ann Arbor, MI
	25th Int. Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2006) 06/04/06 - 06/09/06 Hamburg, Germany
	MARITECH 2006 - The Canadian Maritime Conference 06/14/06 - 06/16/06 Halifax,Nova Scotia Canada
	ASNE Day 2006 06/19/06 - 06/20/06 Arlington,VA USA
	ICETECH 2006 - Int'l Conference & Exhibition on Performance of Ships & Structures in Ice 7/16/06 - 7/19/06 Banff, Alberta, CANADA
	Propellers/Shafting Symposium 9/12/06 - 9/13/06 Williamsburg,VA
	ICSOT 2006 9/14/06 - 9/15/06 Busan, Korea
	9th International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles (STAB) 9/25/06 - 9/29/06 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	Technological Advances in Podded Propulsion, TPOD 2006 10/03/06 - 10/05/06 Brest, Armees, France
	5th International Conference on High-Performance Marine Vehicles 11/08/06 - 11/10/06 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
	INMARCO 2006 11/23/06 - 11/25/06 Mumbai,India
	Human Systems Integration Symposium 2007 03/19/07 - 03/21/07 Annapolis,MD
	ICCGS 2007 09/09/07 - 09/12/07 Hamburg,Germany
	FAST 2007 09/23/07 - 09/27/07 Shanghai,China

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