Expanded Student Program

The 2005 SMTC&E will feature an expanded Student Program this year. As in years past, events will include the Student Congress, Design Competition, Student Presentations and Student Job Fair. New for this year will be sponsored attendance at the Banquet and a first-ever Student Summit! Please visit the updated Student Program web page to learn more about these special events.

Nominations for Student Steering Committee Positions

Attention all Student Members:
Are you interested in helping SNAME and promoting student activities on a national level? The SNAME Student Steering Committee (SSC) serves just this purpose, and will be holding its annual election of officers during the SMTC&E in Houston. The SSC is currently accepting nominations from all students for the SSC officer positions. For more information please consult the SSC Website. Questions and nominations can also be emailed to Matthew Unger, SSC Chairman.

Student Job Fair and Your Company

Is your company looking to hire new graduates or student interns? If so, please consider attending the Student Job Fair, to be held at the SMTC&E/SPS in Houston, Texas on October 20th from 2:00pm – 5:30pm. Approximately 100 students visited the Job Fair in 2004. Please contact Matthew Unger (email: munger@mit.edu) with any questions or to reserve a spot for your company.

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~ Call for Discussions ~ All of the SNAME and Ship Production Symposium papers and SPS presentations for the annual meeting, the SNAME Maritime Technology Conference and Ship Production Symposium, are now available for review and discussion - click here. Discussers are asked to follow the instructions located at www.sname.org/discussers.htm. Formal discussion should be submitted expeditiously to facilitate consideration by the authors. Papers and presentations for the T&R Sessions and the Student Papers Sessions will be posted as they become available. 61 of the SNAME and SPS papers and presentations have been evaluated and accredited for continuing education credit, at 1 PDH each, as indicated in the technical program schedule. A PE attending the SMTC will therefore be able to earn as many as eleven PDHs by attending technical sessions.

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Texas Section Barbeque

Members and non-members alike are welcome to come and enjoy some Texas BBQ with us on Saturday, October 22nd. This annual family event usual draws crowds well in excess of 100 and is a great way to meet your peers and their families in an informal setting. Click here for details.

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2005 SMTC&E - Late Breaking News from T&R SNAME Technical and Research Sessions SNAME's T&R Program has organized a special session with five exciting presentations that should not be missed! Thursday, October 20, 2:00pm-5:30pm, in Room 307 E/F 2:00-3:00pm: Naval Rules Panel - coordinator: Andrew Kendrick - Panel Discussion on the Development of Classification Society Rules for Naval Vessels, with participants from ABS, DNV, GL, LR and the US Navy 3:00-3:30pm: Paper: "Parabolization for Monohull Resistance Reduction" - author: Sander Calisal 3:30-4:00pm: Presentation: New Damage Stability Regulations - presenters: Paul Cojeen, James Person, Bill Peters - A special update from US Coast Guard experts on new damage stability regulations 4:30-5:00pm: Presentation: Estonia - presenter: Bill Garzke, Chairman, Marine Forensic Analysis Panel SD-7 5:00-5:30pm: Presentation: High Speed Sealift / Agile Ports - Center for the Commercial Deployment of Transportation Technologies - presenter: Stan Wheatley

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Student Mentor Program Now is Your Chance to Make a Difference Dear Member; SNAME is establishing a Student Mentor Program to assist of the Society’s Student Members, and provide them with increased recognition of the importance of being part of a professional society. The Education Committee has developed this program with the goal of establishing a personal relationship between Student Members and "regular members" of the Society with the intention that it will eventually increase the retention of our Student Members as they graduate and transition into our industry. The proposal for a Student Mentor Program has been approved and accepted by the Executive Committee at its August 8th meeting. At this time we are looking for volunteers to participate as Student Mentors. Each mentor will be requested to maintain contact with two or three students. This contact can be as simple as a "pen pal" approach via an occasional email to check on the Student Member for guidance and communicate support. Once assigned, the mentor - student relationship will continue until graduation or as long as both parties desire to maintain their contact. Students will thus be provided with an experienced contact who is professionally established in the industry, and will be able to impress upon them the importance of being a contributing member of the profession. The mentor will also be someone whom they can contact to discuss Society, educational, professional, and industry issues. As regular members, you are well respected for your experience and success in the industry. Additionally, you know the high value of SNAME membership and the importance of contributing to our profession. We request your support by volunteering to participate in this program. We believe that mentoring will benefit both the Students and members by establishing lasting relationships within our Society and by offering SNAME regular members the opportunity to give back to the industry as Mentors. Should you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Edith Nowak.

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SNAME has dramatically reduced its fees for members who live in countries where the average income is significantly lower than in the United States.

In a new tiered system, which will become effective on January 1, 2006, the annual cost of membership in SNAME, which has been $125.00 worldwide, will remain at that level in the U.S. and other nations categorized as “high-income” by the World Bank, but will be reduced by half, to $62.50, in those nations classified as “upper-middle income” economies, and by 75%, to $31.25, in all other nations. Read more...

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Launch and Recovery of Manned and Unmanned Vehicles
from Surface Platforms: Current and Future Trends
Sheraton Barcelo Hotel, Annapolis, Maryland
November 8-9, 2005
Read more ...

ShipTech 2006
Advanced Technologies to Meet Shipbuilding Capability and Affordability Needs
Biloxi, Mississippi
January 24-25, 2006
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Standards for a Safer World
36th World Standards Day
14 October 2005

World Standards Day pays tribute to the collaborative efforts of experts worldwide who develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards specifically focusing on safety and security. Implementation of International Standards helps to make the world a safer place. For more information click here.

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	2005 SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production Symposium October 19-21, 2005 Houston, TX
	2005 Annual Cargo Conference 10/5/05 - 10/7/05 Miami Beach, Florida
	Congress on the Technology of the Ships of Trafalgar 11/03/05 - 11/05/05 Madrid,Spain
	Marine Environmental Engineering Technical Symposium (MEETS) 01/23/06 - 01/24/06 Arlington,VA
	Pacific 2006 - International Maritime Conference 01/31/06 - 02/02/06 Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Sydney,Australia
	World Maritime Technology Conference 2006 3/06/06 - 3/10/06 London,England Including ICMES (10th International Cooperation on Marine Engineering Systems). Click here for details.
	International Marine Design Conference 5/16/06 - 5/19/06 Ann Arbor, MI
	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 09/12/06 - 09/13/06 Virginia Beach,VA
	9th International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles (STAB) 09/25/06 - 09/29/06 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	2006 SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production Symposium October 10-13, 2006 Fort Lauderdale, FL

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