The Value of SNAME Membership
DISCOUNT DRUG CARD GROUP INSURANCE BENEFIT
Members enrolled in the SNAME Discount Drug Card Program receive a 16% discount off their prescription drug cost because of their participation in this program. Any member wishing to enroll for this benefit should contact eromanelli@sname.org specifying the address where the brochure/enrollment card should be mailed.
HIGH-LIMIT ACCIDENT PLAN
Effective July 1, 2001 the insurance carrier for the SNAME High-Limit Accident insurance plan became New York Life Insurance Company. Because of unfavorable claims experienced during the past year, particularly among older insured, US Life (the previous carrier) requested certain benefit and rate changes that we felt were not warranted. As a result, other carriers were asked to bid on the Plan.
Under the new Plan all current benefits will remain as is. In addition, New York Life will be adding and/or enhancing the following benefits at no additional charges to the member.
The Rehabilitation Benefit will be enhanced to cover insured spouse and children.
The Repatriation Benefit will be expanded to cover expenses incurred to return the insured person's body to his/her state of residence. The maximum benefit has been increased from $5,000 to $25,000.
The Educational Benefit will be expanded to cover educational expenses incurred by the insured spouse in addition to any child.
A new Adaptive Home/Auto Benefit will be included that will provide for the reimbursement of expenses necessary to modify an insured's home and/or car to accommodate physical disabilities resulting from a covered accident.
Any member wishing to participate in this program should contact Seabury & Smith, toll-free at 1-800-424-9883 or email sname@seabury.com.
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SNAME's MEMBER SERVICES DEPARTMENT
As a guideline for our members, the following lists who in the Member Services Dept will assist you with your SNAME membership inquiry. The email address for each staff member is his or her initial (no space), last name @sname.org. Or you may call our toll-free number at 1-800-798-4975.
Inquiry |
Staff Member |
| I would like to upgrade my membership. |
Terri Szymanski |
| Did you receive my membership application (members)? |
Terri Szymanski |
| Did you receive my membership application (students)? |
Linda Miller |
| Change my address/phone/fax/email database details? |
Tommie-Anne Faix |
| Are my dues current? |
Tommie-Anne Faix |
| I'd like to pay my dues. |
Tommie-Anne Faix |
| I didn't receive my MT/JSR/JSP. |
Tommie-Anne Faix |
| I didn't receive my publication order. |
Claudio Pujols |
| My shopping bag order won't go through. |
Claudio Pujols |
| What is the Member price for SNAME publications? |
Claudio Pujols |
| I can't get into the SNAME 'Member's Only' Section. |
Linda Miller |
| What is my password for the SNAME web site? |
Linda Miller |
| I'd like to register for the Annual Meeting. |
Eileen Romanelli |
| What are the requirements for becoming a "Life Member"? |
Eileen Romanelli |
| I'd like to become a Reciprocal member of IMarEST. |
Eileen Romanelli |
| What Group Insurance Benefits does SNAME have? |
Eileen Romanelli |
| I'm dissatisfied with the service of our insurance broker. |
Eileen Romanelli |
| I'd like to advise you of a deceased member. |
Eileen Romanelli |
| I've been a member for X years, yet I received and invitation to join SNAME! |
Eileen Romanelli |
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Preprints Now Online!
The Preprints of the technical papers to be presented at the upcoming Annual Meeting are on-line. Go to our web site at http://www.sname.org/AM2001/2001_technical.htm to view and download the preprints. If you would like to submit a discussion on any of the papers, please contact Connie Cali-Poutre at cpujols@sname.org for more information.
For complete and up-to-date details about the Annual Meeting including Special Events, Alumni Events, Travel and Accommodations, the IMExpo, Technical Program, on-line registration, Disney World and Theme Park Tickets, go to http://www.sname.org and click on the Annual Meeting logo.
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SNAME's IMExpo 2001 in Orlando
Plans for the IMExpo are going well. Only 11
booths to go to reach a sell-out, so if you have been considering
exhibiting, now is the time! Some new things are happening in
the Expo Hall this year - a Student Job Fair, and a Cyber Cafe.
You will be able to interview potential employees, and check
your e mail without leaving the hall! Contact Susan Giver, Exposition
Manager at (412) 299-5524 (sgiver@sname.org)
or Brenda Elmore, Exposition Administrator, (201) 798-4800 (belmore@sname.org).
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Ship Production Symposium Proceedings
CD's and Presentations Now Available
The 2001 Ship Production Symposium was held at the Eagle Crest Convention Center in Ypsilanti in June this year. 27 papers were presented. Interested in purchasing a CD or copy of the papers ? ... click here ...
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SECTION NEWS
Recruit and Retain New Members
The Hampton Roads Section has developed a great program to recruit new members with the following announcement on their web site:
Membership & Recruiting: Recruit a new member, and the new member enjoys his/her first local dinner meeting FREE OF CHARGE. It is suggested that you act as a mentor to this new member; accompany him/her to the meeting, and you attend for HALF PRICE!
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Faculty Needed for SNAME Professional Engineer
Review Course (PERC)
Would you like to help our members prepare for the Naval Architect/Marine Engineer Professional Engineer Examination? The Society is developing a PERC to present to those planning on taking the P.E. examination in April 2002 and needs instructors knowledgeable in the subject areas of the examination specification. The PERC is to start in the beginning of January so course development needs to be completed before the end of the year. If you or a colleague is interested in helping our fellow members, please click here (Adobe Acrobat PDF File) to find out more, or email macleanwalter@aol.com.
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International WorkBoat Show
November 28-30, 2001
SNAME and ASNE will again this year co-sponsor a technical program at the International WorkBoat Show, November 28-30, with the theme "2001 Innovation in Marine Technology for the Offshore Industry." Members are encouraged to submit recently delivered technical papers on the subject as well as new papers and presentations. For details and due dates, please contact Alan Rowen, Technical Director, at arowen@sname.org.
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Call For Papers
Northern California Section Joint Meeting
The Northern California Section of SNAME is requesting papers for the joint sections meeting to be held next year in the Monterey area. The meeting theme is "Innovations in Marine Transportation", and will include papers describing new vessels, of all sizes and types, with original design concepts.
We ask that an abstract be submitted by 12/01/01 and that the paper be completed by 3/31/02. Please contact Catherine Mayoss to submit abstracts or for further information.
Work Tel: (510) 814-9700 ext. 115
Email: kmayoss@herbert.com
SNAME 2002 Annual Meeting
SNAME 2002 Annual Meeting
September 25-28, 2002
Boston, Massachusetts
Please submit a rough draft of your paper by November 9, 2001 for review by the Papers Committee.
For further information or to submit a paper, contact Connie Cali-Poutre at SNAME Headquarters.
Phone: 201-798-4800, ext. 3030
E-mail: cpujols@sname.org
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Seatrade Awards 2002
Entries are now being invited for the Seatrade Awards 2002, which will be presented for advances in the fields of safety at sea, countering marine and atmospheric pollution, innovation in ship operations, and, for the first time, new IT applications for the shipping industry. An award will also be presented to the Seatrade Personality 2002.
Mr. William O'Neil, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization will chair the panel of judges and assessors. The deadline for submissions is 31st December 2001. These Awards will be presented at an Awards Ceremony Dinner at the Guildhall, City of London on Monday 22nd April 2002.
If you have a product, system or process which has been introduced or approved during 2001 that merits consideration in any of the technical categories listed above, or you would like to propose a suitable candidate for the Seatrade Personality, either visit www.seatrade-global.com for full information and to register, or contact The Seatrade Awards Secretariat, Seatrade requesting entry forms. Address: Seatrade House, 42 North Station Road, Colchester, C01 1RB, UK. Tel: +44 1206 545121 Fax: +44 1206 545190 Email:awards@seatrade-global.com".
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2001 Human Systems Integration Symposium
"Knowledge Warfare: Making the Human Part of the System"
The 2001 Human Systems Integration Symposium will take place November 5 - November 6 in Arlington, Virginia. The topic is: "Knowledge Warfare: Making the Human Part of the System". Details are as follows:
2001 Human Systems Integration Symposium
Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, Virginia
5-6 November 2001
Sponsored by: ASNE, HFES, SNAME, SNA, INCOSE
Supported by: ASN(RDA) CHENG
For more details, see http://www.navalengineers.org/HSI/DefaultHSI.htm
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Survey of Future Requirements for Marine Professionals
Tom Lamb, of The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), is performing a study for SNAME and the US Office of Naval Research (ONR), to determine the current and future needs of the marine industry for naval architects, marine engineers, and ocean engineers. The urgency and importance of such an in-depth review and analysis has become obvious. The objective of this survey is provide the data necessary to support further discussion and development of plans to ensure that the U.S. has a sufficient annual supply of graduates in this field.
Please help us by accessing the survey site at http://horsey.umtri.umich.edu/survey/ and completing the survey questionnaire.
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Safety and Ship Design Workshop Announcement
The National Safety Council, SNAME, and the USN will sponsor a workshop intended to advance the integration of safety elements into the design process: 8:30 pm - 4:00 pm Thursday, September 27 as part of the National Safety Congress in Atlanta, September 23 - 28, 2001, in the Fulton Room, Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta Georgia. Participants will be provided with a reference list of books and publications such as MilStd 882, SNAME Design and Production volumes, NTSB reports. If interested, please register your intention to attend (for planning purposes) with D. Davis, ddavis@pinn.net, or Mark Geiger, Geiger.Mark@hq.navy.mil, or B.J. LoMastro, lomastrb@nsc.org. Further information about the National Safety Congress may be obtained at www.nsc.org.
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Naval Engineering Students Meeting in Brazil
There will be a national meeting of students of Naval Engineering on the campus of UFRJ, RJ - Brazil, October 4-6, 2001. Contact Márcio S. Pinheiro, Student of Naval Engineering, ENAV Coordinator at marcios@peno.coppe.ufrj.br .
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