Early
Bird Registration!
Special
reduced registration fees are in effect thru October 23rd.
Don't miss the boat!
Click
here to register now.
|
back to top
|
| Courses
at the 2007 SMTC&E/SPS
All
courses will take place on Wednesday, November 14, 2007
COURSE
1 – Seakeeping
This
course provides a basic understanding of the fundamentals of ship
motion theory and current practice in the development of seakeeping
predictions. Students will gain the ability to develop or assess
seakeeping performance requirements, and to carry out seakeeping
predictions for a given design. The course will cover regular
and irregular waves, superposition, wave spectra, wave, wave statistics,
the relationship of wind and sea state, swells, fetch and duration
limits, the availability of wave data; prediction of hydrodynamic
forces using linear ship motion theory; prediction of vessel response;
vessel response measurement using model tests and full-scale trials;
performance criteria, including seakeeping performance indices
and motion sickness incidence; existing tools and their limitations;
added resistance, mean and slowly-varying forces, hydrodynamic
interactions among vessels, and motion control. New material on
fatigue analysis will be presented.
The
course lecturer is Dr. Edward M. Lewandowski, Senior Principal
Scientist, BMT Designers and Planners, Inc.
The course is equivalent to 7 PDH or 0.7 CEU
COURSE
2 - Ship Arrangements
The
course on Ship Arrangements will present an introduction to basic
ship arrangements for naval and commercial ships from feasibility
to detailed design. Topics to be covered include regulatory requirements
(ABS, DNV, U.S. Navy, MSC), customer requirements, and human factors
considerations. Habitability standards will also be reviewed for
naval and commercial ships. Ship arrangements for novel hull forms
(catamaran, trimaran, SWATH, SES, planing hull, tumblehome monohull)
will be addressed. The U.S. Navy’s Space Classification
System will be discussed, along with a discussion of the current
standard.
The
presenter, H. David Kaysen, has 35 years of experience with designing
surface ships, craft, and floating structures for naval, scientific,
and commercial applications.
The course is equivalent to 7 PDH or 0.7 CEU anticipated
COURSE
3 - Sailing Yacht Performance Analysis
This
course is based on a senior-level class offered at the University
of Michigan in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering. The material will focus on different analyses of
the forces that act on a sailing yacht. The topics that are to
be covered include the forces and moments on a sailing yacht,
airfoil theory, keel and rudder design, sail design, model testing,
and the use of computers in yacht performance analysis.
Material
in the course will draw heavily on the textbook:
LARSSON, LARS, AND ROLF E. ELIASSON. 2007. Principles of Yacht
Design.
Camden, Maine: International. Marine McGraw-Hill, 3rd Ed.
Participants
are strongly encouraged to obtain the text before the class meets.
At
the end of the course, a spreadsheet-based velocity prediction
program will be introduced and distributed to the participants.
During the course, each component of the velocity prediction program
will be explained so that the user will have an understanding
of how a polar velocity diagram is created for a yacht.
The
lecturers will be Dr. Robert F. Beck and Dr. Kevin Maki, both
members of the faculty at the University of Michigan.
The course is equivalent to 7 PDH or 0.7 CEU anticipated
Click
here to register for the conference and the courses. |
|
back to top
|
| 2007
SMTC Expo
Become
an Exhibitor!
YOU
WILL:
- Gain
exposure by exhibiting at an Expo marketed by The Maritime
Group – publisher of the world’s largest circulation
of marine industry publications
- Visit
with attendees at the pinnacle of their profession in the
maritime industry
- Benefit
from your association with one of the world’s most prestigious
maritime organizations
-
Derive important public relations benefits by supporting SNAME
-
Have the opportunity to present your product or technology
in SNAME’s Innovation Sessions, a special session on
the show floor for exhibitors only
-
Have dedicated Expo time daily during the conference
Interested in exhibiting?
Contact Rob Howard, Vice President of Sales
The Maritime Group
561-732-4368 or e-mail at howard@marinelink.com
|
back to top
|
Ship
Structural Design:
A Rationally-Based, Computer-Aided Optimization Approach
This 2005
edition combines the original 1995 version and the Plate Bending
Supplement under one cover. It presents the fundamental and
essential aspects of rationally-based preliminary ship structural
design in a complete and unified treatment. It also presents
a methodology design that is practical, efficient and versatile
and that has already been implemented in a computer program,
tested and proven. The book is self-contained in that it covers
all the basic aspects of rationally-based design that are
required by a designer, such as frame analysis, finite element
theory, statistical production of wave loads, as well as new
techniques for structural modeling and the method for alternate
strength analysis of a hull model.
You can
order Ship Structural Design: A Rationally-Based, Computer-Aided
Optimization Approach, online at www.sname.org
or by contacting Tommie-Anne Faix (tfaix@sname.org
or 201-499-5068).
|
back to top
|
back to top
|
World
Maritime Day
Thursday, 27 September 2007
World
Maritime Day is celebrated by the IMO to focus attention on
the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the
marine environment and to emphasize a particular aspect of
IMO's work. This year the theme is IMO's response to current
environmental challenges. The Secretary-General of IMO, Mr.
Efthimios Mitropoulos, has prepared a special message and
a paper which discusses the selected subject in greater depth.
Click
here for a copy.
|
back to top
|
2007-2008
National Engineering Design Challenge
High
School Students Making a Difference! The JWOD/JETS National
Engineering Design Challenge (NEDC) is a competition educating
young people about careers in engineering, raising social awareness,
and inspiring a spirit of engagement and a willingness to help
others. The NEDC helps high school student learn first-hand
how engineering can make a positive difference in someone's
life. NEDC is a team competition in which students use their
creativity…problem solving ... math ... science ... research
... writing ... presentation and drafting/design skills to create
a real-life assistive technology (AT) device to help individuals
with disabilities succeed in the workplace and achieve independence
in their lives. Click
here for more information. |
back to top
|
| 
International
Collegium News
SNAME
announces two international collegia designed to bring its world-renowned
technical expertise to an ever-expanding international membership.
Planned for 8 October 2007 in Rio de Janeiro and in Oslo, Norway,
these collegia stem from the SNAME International Activities
Committee’s interest in reaching out to SNAME’s
growing International Member community. The planned meetings
will provide a forum for members to meet and exchange ideas
and technical information in a particular area of interest and
geographic region. “These collegia will provide an important
networking opportunity and will give SNAME members from North
American a chance to listen to our international membership
and to explain current SNAME activities,” stated Peter
Noble, chair of SNAME’s International Activities Committee.
The
Brazil event, held jointly by SNAME and SOBENA, (Sociedade
Brasileira de Enginharia Naval) will feature presentations and
panel discussions on topics including activities related to
natural gas in Brazil, advances in the use of loading computers
for offshore product units, CNG as a solution for offshore gas
utilization, LNG transportation developments and design and
construction and ballast water issues. The event is being organized
jointly by Prof. Sergio Hamilton Sphaier, Department of Ocean
Engineering, COPPE - UFRJ, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro,
Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil and Tom Mackey and Rob Tagg from SNAME.
Petrobras, the national oil company of Brazil, is sponsoring
the event, which will be held in the Museu Naval in Rio de Janeiro.
The
Nordic event, hosted by Det Norske Veritas,
will feature discussions and presentations and allow for the
exchange of technical information on a particular area of interest
– Naval Architecture for Harsh Environments. A technical
symposium will provide presentations on classification concerns,
energy transport shipping, oil and gas exploration, and deepwater
development innovations, all with a harsh environment focus.
The
format of the collegia is to have a focused technical seminar
on a topic of interest to the particular region, but in addition,
to provide networking opportunities and the ability to exchange
ideas on the future of the profession and on the professional
societies. Perhaps the most important benefit will be the chance
to discuss topics of interest with like-minded professionals
and the opportunity to network in a stimulating and exciting
environment. Future Collegia are being planned for SNAME members
in Korea, China, the Arabian Gulf and the U.K.
Click
here for more information. |
back to top
|
Do
You Know Who Your Section Officers Are?
One
of the benefits of SNAME membership is belonging to your local
Section and taking advantage of leadership opportunities, networking,
and technical and social events that they offer. If you are
interested in learning more about how to be involved with your
local Section, or simply need to contact your local Section
Leadership for upcoming meetings and events, please visit the
following link: www.sname.org/sections.htm
and click on your local section. If you don't know which Section
you belong to, please contact Edith Nowak-Rosciszewski (enowak@sname.org)
and she will direct you. |
back to top
|
FIT-Link
Foundation
Doctoral
Research Fellowships in
Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation
The
Link Foundation will award several $25,000 doctoral research
fellowships per year to candidates enrolled in academic institutions
in either the United States or Canada. The application, in the
form of a research proposal, must be received by January 18,
2008.
Click
here for details. |
back to top
|
FIRST
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Nick Newman Symposium on Marine Hydrodynamics
A celebration of Professor Newman's lifetime scientific contributions
To be held at:
OMAE 2008
27th Annual International Conference on Offshore Mechanics
and Arctic Engineering
15-20 June 2007
Estoril, Portugal
Objectives:
The principal goal of this symposium is to honor the significant
accomplishments of Professor Newman in the fields of marine
hydrodynamics, which has formed the foundation of much of
the development of floating production systems in the last
few decades. In addition, the goals are to review the present
state of marine hydrodynamics and to chart the future of this
area of investigation from the point of view of offshore engineering.
This symposium shall provide guidance and inspiration for
those of us interested in continuing to advance marine hydrodynamics
as we begin the 21st century. The primary topics to be covered
in the technical sessions of this symposium within the OMAE
are itemized below:
-
Linear and nonlinear responses of ships and offshore structures
to waves
-
Advancement in Numerical Methods for Fluid Structure Interaction
-
Advances in Boundary Element Techniques
-
Hydroelastic response of ships and platforms
-
Benchmarks with Model and Full Scale Data
-
Numerical Wave Tanks
-
Physical Wave Tank Modeling
-
RANS codes with free surface
-
Mathieu Instabilities (theoretical and real)
-
Wave motions in shallow water
-
Sloshing in tanks, on deck and in centerwells
-
Predicting Green Water and Wave Runup
-
Wave Power Extraction
Click
here for more information. |
back to top
|
The
Greek Section of SNAME announces the
2nd INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
“SHIP OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS”
ON SEPTEMBER 18-19, 2008
IN ATHENS, GREECE
Important
Dates (Revised on Sept. 13, 2007)
15 October 2007 abstracts due ; 30 November 2007 abstract acceptance
notification ;
15 February 2008 draft papers due ; 30 April 2008 paper acceptance
notification ;
15 June 2008 final papers due in electronic form.
Click
here for details.
|
back to top
|
3rd
International Maritime Conference
on
DESIGN FOR SAFETY
September 26-28, 2007
Berkeley, California
Registration
will close soon for the Design for Safety conference. Don’t
miss out on the fist time this prestigious conference has ever
been held in the USA. This
conference is arranged to be immediately preceding PRADS 2007
(Practical Design of Ships and other floating structures conference)
in Houston, Texas on October 1-5.
The
conference covers all topics related to ship safety, and is
organized to present the state of the art of design for safety,
where safety is not treated as a design constraint but rather
as a design objective aiming to enhance the value of the ship
in a competitive and safety-conscious market.
For
registration and hotel information for the conference please
click here.
For
a list of the papers and presentation from leading ship safety
authorities from ship classification societies, international
maritime research institutes and model basins, university researchers,
and ship operators and managers, please
click here.
The
$500 conference fee (only $150 for students) covers all costs
for breakfasts, lunches, the Wednesday welcome reception, and
the Thursday conference banquet. There will also be an optional
post-conference Saturday cruise on the scenic San Francisco
Bay aboard a 55 foot sailing catamaran.
|
back to top
|
ASNE
Events
Fleet
Maintenance Symposium 2007
Virginia Beach, Virginia
September 18-19, 2007
Read more ...
Southern
Indiana Symposium 2007
Bloomington, IN
November 13-14, 2007
Call
for Papers
Automation
& Controls Symposium 2007
IP Hotel & Casino, Biloxi, MS
December 10-11, 2007
CALL
FOR PAPERS (Due date extended to 13 July)
|
back to top
|
LASS
(Lightweight Construction Applications at Sea)
one-day conference in Sweden on 31 October 2007
LASS
is a three-year project using composite materials and aluminum
to reduce the structural weight of ships. Goals were to reduce
weight by 30 percent and construction cost by 25 percent without
reducing performance. Economical considerations, fire safety,
and environmental compatibility have been given major attention.
See http://www.lass.nu/.
For
conference information click
here. |
back to top
|
Upcoming
Events
(Click
on logos for details)
|
2007
SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo
and Ship Production Symposium
November 14-16, 2007
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
|
International
Symposium On Maritime Safety, Security & Environmental
Protection
09/20/07 - 09/21/07
Athens, Greece |
|
FAST
2007
09/23/07 - 09/27/07
Shanghai, China |
|
International
Conference on Design for Safety
09/26/07 - 09/28/07
Berkeley, CA |
|
PRADS
2007
9/30/07 - 10/05/07
Houston, TX |
|
IBEX
10/10/07 - 10/12/07
Miami, FL |
|
International
WorkBoat Show 2007
11/28/07 - 11/30/07
New Orleans, LA |
|
Chesapeake
Power Boat Symposium
03/07/08 - 03/08/08
St. John's College
Annapolis, MD |
|
Classic
Yacht Symposium
04/04/08 - 04/06/08
Bristol, RI |
|
ICETECH
2008
07/20/08 - 07/23/08
Banff, Alberta, Canada |
|
2nd
International Symposium on "Ship Operations, Management,
and Economics"
09/18/08 - 09/19/08
Athens, Greece |
| |
2008
SMTC&E/SPS
10/15/08 - 10/17/08
Houston, TX |
|
back to top
|
