REGISTER
NOW FOR THE WMTC!
Registration
is open for the World Maritime Technology Conference
and Exposition in San Francisco, CA, October 17-20, 2003. Brochures
are enclosed in your July issue of Marine Technology. You can register right
now by visiting the WMTC web site.In addition to on-line registration, the web
site has up-to-the-minute details about the conference and exposition, travel
and accommodations information, the student program, alumni events, and much
more.
Click
here for the WMTC web site.
Click
here to register on-line (secure connection).
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NAME Professional Exam
For those planning to
take the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineer (NAME) Professional Engineer
examination on Friday, April 16, 2004, it is important that you start the
application process soon. The License Board Survey originally conducted in
2000 has been updated as of July 2003 and is now available online at www.sname.org/LBSurvey2003.pdf.
It should be noted that
deadlines for filing applications are as early as six (6) months (in the case
of Maine) before the examination date (October 3 in the case of New Jersey).
The survey includes contact information and email addresses. Further information
can be obtained from the NCEES web site at www.ncees.org.
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Member Benefits Update
Avis Car Rental
As a member of SNAME you will receive a substantial discount on your car rental
needs through Avis. Whether your needs are to rent a car for the weekend,
a week or a month, chose Avis Car Rental and save! To make your reservations,
visit Avis on-line at: www.avis.com. Be
sure to quote SNAME's Worldwide Discount number, T163200, to receive your
discounted rate.
SNAME Platinum
Plus MasterCard of MBNA
One of the many benefits of being a SNAME member is having a unique custom-designed
card that proudly displays the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
emblem. Platinum Plus MasterCard of MBNA America makes this offer to SNAME
members. Support the Society that supports your profession and apply for your
SNAME Platinum Plus MasterCard today. MBNA makes a contribution for every
new account that is opened and when each account is renewed. An additional
contribution is made to SNAME every time the card is used to make a purchase.
As Jerry W. Cuthbert a long-time SNAME member announced, "When I learned
that an average of 1% of the amount charged to the SNAME card actually goes
to SNAME I was thrilled! Since SNAME kept me fed and housed for a year at
school, I am glad to be able to give some money back to SNAME." Apply
for your Platinum Plus MasterCard of MBNA today! Call toll free 1-866-438-6262
for application information.
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Reduce Corrosion Costs and Increase Readiness
This
recently released U.S. Government report titled "Opportunities to
Reduce Corrosion Costs and Increase Readiness" makes important recommendations
about how the Department of Defense should deal with corrosion, noting
that it is at least $10 billion problem annually and that many of these
costs could be saved.
For
a copy of the report, go to www.nstcenter.com.
You can use the banner on the main page to reach the report. However,
it will always be available under the following menu item on the NST Center
tab: Technical Library/Reports, Studies, and Presentations/Reports. |
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MEETS 2003
The Marine Environmental Engineering Technology Symposium 2003, sponsored
by SNAME and ASNE will take
place August 21-22, 2003 in Arlington, Virginia. Click
here for details.
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Designing Ships for Zero Maintenance
The joint
ASNE/SNAME Maintenance Panel
is initiating a series of workshops under the title Designing Warships for Zero
Maintenance. The concept is based on the idea that the majority of lifecycle
burdens are predetermined when a ship is built. The first of these workshops
is scheduled for 14-15 August in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. For more information
click
here.
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National Safety Congress
Safety and Ship Design Workshop
The Maritime
Section of the National Safety Congress has scheduled a full-day seminar, “Design
for Safety in the Maritime Environment,” on September 11th in Chicago,
Illinois. For more information, click here
for the flyer.
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Stevens Institute Courses
STEVENS
NOW OFFERS 4 TOP-RANKED MASTERS IN MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
ENTIRELY ONLINE!
If you're looking to make
a mark, you can now become an expert in one of these four in-demand fields.
Earn your Master's degree entirely online from one of the nation's top schools
at your convenience anywhere in the world.
As a
member of SNAME, you are entitled to a 10% discount off standard tuition.
To review up-to-the-minute
courses, learn who's teaching, and enroll online--go to www.webcampus.stevens.edu
or go directly to the Master's degree of your choice--
CYBERSECURITY
MICROELECTRONICS
AND PHOTONICS
NETWORKED INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MANAGEMENT
You may also enroll in nearly
20 online management, science, and technology graduate certificates--seven are
available online for the first time this fall. To see what's available, go to
www.webcampus.stevens.edu.
Enroll today so that you
can enter your first online class in early September and save 10%.
Phone now toll-free 1-800-496-4935
Or e-mail today at webcampus@stevens-tech.edu
Robert Ubell
Dean, Online Learning
Stevens Institute
of Technology
Tel: 201.216.5084
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Seminar at US Merchant Marine Academy
A seminar for professional
personnel in the shipping business, entitled Managing the Import/Export Supply
Chain: Operations, Procedures, Documentation and Compliance, is being offered
at the academy in Kings Point, NY, on October 15 - 17, 2003. This seminar
is designed for professionals engaged in the import/export supply chain that
requires basic skill set development.
For a syllabus and registration
form, click here.
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Two-masted
Yacht Launched in Essex Connecticut
The
52 foot sailing yacht Extrapolation was launched
on July 12th.
-Click here for photos-
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LINK-OF-THE-MONTH
The Link-of-the-Month
for August is Schiffbautechnische Gesellschaft
E.V., another Principal Sponsor of the 2003
World Maritime Technology Conference. The Schiffbautechnische
Gesellschaft e.V. - STG - (German Society for Maritime Technology) was founded
1899. The purpose of the Society, a non-profit-making organization, is to provide
a forum for shipbuilders, shipowners, sub-suppliers, scientific persons and
institutions connected with shipbuilding, to discuss and examine matters of
a scientific, technical or practical nature, and to promote matters of interest
to maritime technology as a whole.
Click
on the logo below for the website.
Click
here to view all the Principal Sponsors.
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