In This Issue:

WMTC Hot Links
Cyber Café and Print Café at WMTC
New Member Benefit
Professional Sandwich Design Course
Upcoming Events
SNAME Events Calendar
New Edition of SDC
College Tour and Open House
2004 Annual Meeting - Call for Papers


WMTC Hot Links

As we draw closer to the 2003 WMTC, these pages on the WMTC Web site will be very useful to attendees:

Visiting San Francisco
Location, sites, climate, what to wear, transportation, car rentals, etc.
Accommodations
Hotel information, room rates, reservations
Conference Registration
Our on-line registration form

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Cyber Café and Print Café at WMTC

Germanischer Lloyd’s Cyber Café – Stay connected while attending the World Maritime Technology Conference and Exposition. Germanischer Lloyd has generously sponsored the Cyber Café. Check and send e-mails from the Expo Hall. Located in the back of the Esplanade Ballroom, the Cyber Café will keep you in touch while you are away from the office. The Germanischer Lloyd’s Cyber Café will be open during Expo Hours.
 
Herbert Engineering’s Print Café – While visiting Germanischer Lloyd’s Cyber Café, if the need arises to print, take advantage of the Herbert Engineering Print Café. Located directly across from the Cyber Café, you will be able to print a document for your use, thanks to Herbert Engineering.

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New Member Benefit

We are pleased to announce that the
Member Benefits Committee
has obtained yet another new benefit for our valued members.

Are you in the market for a car and/or equipment leasing? As a SNAME member you can lease your car/equipment through New Concepts Leasing, Inc. and realize a substantial savings. To learn more about this benefit, go to the SNAME website home page www.sname.org, click on Member Benefits (lower left column), then click on New Concepts Leasing, Inc.

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Professional Sandwich Design Course

SNAME is offering a Professional Sandwich Design Course online, beginning October 27th.

  • Enhance your professional development
  • Designers and Engineers can learn what is needed to design well in sandwich construction
  • Engineers will enhance their ability to answer RFP’s for new naval designs and components
  • ABS will support clients using COREDES™ with ABS input loads.

Don’t delay – sign up today by visiting SNAME’s web site at www.SNAMeLearning.org. Select the "Materials" program from the drop-down menu and then click Professional Sandwich Design Course - 2003.

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Upcoming Events
(Click on logos for details)

Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles
8th International Conference

Madrid, September 15-19, 2003

CCDoTT Seminar - IMPACT2003:Innovative Partnerships Advancing Commercial Transport
Long Beach, CA, September 30, 2003

Propellers/Shafting Symposium 2003
09/17/03 - 09/18/03
Viriginia Beach, VA

World Maritime Technology Conference
10/17/-3 - 10/20/03
San Francisco, CA

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SNAME Events Calendar

What's happening in the maritime industry next week? ... next month? ... next year? Visit the SNAME Events Calendar, located on the SNAME web site. It's just a click away at: www.sname.org/events_calendar/.

You can view upcoming events up to 2010!

How do the events get on our calendar? Some are posted by SNAME HQ staff, however many are posted by SNAME members. As a member, you can post any maritime related event to the calendar by clicking on the "Post an Event" link at the top of the calendar page.

Step by step instructions:

1. Click on Events Calendar located on the SNAME home page (flyout menu under Events)
2. Click on "Post an Event"
3. Enter your username and password
4. Choose an event category (General SNAME event, section event, panel/committee event, etc.
5. Click on the "Add new event" tab
6. Fill in the form - some fields are labeled "required", while others are optional
7. When finished, click on "Add Event"

Special note: If you have a logo and active web site for your event, be sure to fill in the info required for the Event Web Links page. This is a special page (flyout menu under Events) which features your logo and link. The events posted to the Event Web Links page may even be featured in the center column of the SNAME home page!

If you have any questions, contact Connie Cali-Poutré.

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NEW EDITION OF "SDC" Available!

Read a review of this revised edition of Ship Design and Construction below, and reserve your copy today at a discounted rate. Contact Rich Mouk at SNAME HQ.

Book review: “Ship Design and Construction” (4th Edition, Ed. Thomas Lamb) Volker Bertram

SNAME publishes many good textbooks on naval architecture. All the more we can welcome the completely revised new edition of “Ship Design and Construction” published by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Click here for complete review.

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College Tour and Open House

The State University of New York Maritime College (www.sunymaritime.edu) is holding open house tours for interested students and their families every month, starting on Saturday, October 4th. The college accepts out-of-state and international students as well as NY State residents. Students from AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MI, MD, NJ, NC, PA, RI, SC, VA pay New York State tuition rates. Contact admissions@sunymaritime.edu or phone 718-409-7220.

Webb Institute, America's pre-eminent school of ship design, www.webb-institute.edu, will host an open house for interested students and their families on Saturday, 25 October. All students at Webb Institute receive a full-tuition scholarship. Contact Josie Hendricksen at jhendric@webb-institute.edu or 516-671-2213. For further details click here.

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SNAME's 2004 Annual Meeting

September 29 - October 2, 2004

Washington, DC

Call for Papers - click here for details

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