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SMTC
Technical Program Schedule
SNAME Papers Now Posted - Discussion Invited
The
SNAME and Ship Production Symposium papers that will
be presented at the annual meeting, the SNAME Maritime Technology
Conference, on November 15-16 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are
available for review. Click
here. Discussers of SNAME papers are asked to follow the instructions
posted
here. Formal discussion should be submitted expeditiously
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Courses
in Ft. Lauderdale
Enhance
your career – sign up for a course offered during the
SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production
Symposium. Gain knowledge, and CEU credits, through three information-packed
courses taught by leading experts and educators:
- Seakeeping
- Dr. Edward M. Lewandowski, Senior Principal Scientist, BMT
Designers and Planners, Inc.
- Ship
Arrangements - H. David Kaysen, has 35 years of experience
with designing surface ships, craft, and floating structures
for naval, scientific, and commercial applications.
- Sailing
Yacht Performance Analysis, Dr. Robert F. Beck and Dr. Kevin
Maki, both members of the faculty at the University of Michigan.
Click
here to view course details
Don’t
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Exhibitor
Innovation Sessions
SNAME
is pleased to announce the return of the Innovation Sessions,
scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale,
FL. We will once again feature presentations on new products
and technologies in a special lecture-style area of the
Expo Hall. Exhibitors are encouraged to take advantage
of their presentations by inviting key clients and potential
customers. Expo invitations and passes have been
mailed, allowing time for use and to encourage attendance
at the Expo.
Note: 20-minute
segments, with 10 minutes for Q&A, for a total of
30 minutes maximum per session. Held during the coffee
breaks and lunch breaks in the Expo Hall when all conference
attendees are present, the Innovation Sessions are an
opportunity for exhibitors to informally present their
products and technologies to SMTC attendees in small
areas in the back of the Hall.
| Room |
Day
and time |
Lead
Company |
Title |
| A |
11:00am
Thursday |
Governor
Control Systems |
Improving
Safety of Large Engines |
| A |
11:30am
Thursday |
Maersk
Line, Limited |
Ship
Conversion Options in Support of Naval Expeditionary
Force Missions |
| A |
1:00pm
Thursday |
Hyde
Marine |
New
Technology for Automated Tank Cleaning |
| A |
1:30pm
Thursday |
American
Superconductor |
Superconductor
Motors for All-Electric Ships |
| A |
2:00pm
Thursday |
Fleetway
Inc. |
MARORKA
Real Time Energy Management for Ships |
| Room |
Day
and time |
Lead
Company |
Title |
| B |
11:00am
Thursday |
ShipConstructor
Software |
Design
Software as a Marine Education Tool |
| B |
11:30am
Thursday |
Formation
Design |
CAD
Modeling of Existing Designs |
| B |
1:00pm
Thursday |
Genoa
Design International Ltd. |
Applying
Lean Principals to an Engineering Process |
| B |
1:30pm
Thursday |
NIIIP
Spars |
The
Shipbuilding Virtual Enterprise |
| B |
2:00pm
Thursday |
A&E
Advantage/AON |
Risk
Control Strategies for Naval Architects, Surveyors
and Consultants |
| Room |
Day
and time |
Lead
Company |
Title |
| A |
12:30pm
Friday |
Johns
Hopkins University |
Automatic
Integrated Distress Device (AIDD) |
| A |
1:00pm
Friday |
Old
Dominion University |
Simulation
Kits in Shipbuilding and Repair for Outreach Activities
among Middle and High Schools - SBRCD Project |
| Room |
Day
and time |
Lead
Company |
Title |
| B |
12:30pm
Friday |
Dassault
Systems |
3D PLM: The Opportunity for Business Transformation
in the Marine and Offshore Industries |
| B |
1:00pm
Friday |
Maersk
Fluid Technology, Inc. |
Onboard
Analysis - Control Brought Back in the Hands of
the Chief Engineer |
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WORKSHOP
ON NUMERICAL METHODS
CANCELLED
The
workshop, Applications of Numerical Tools for Innovative Ship
Design planned for 4-5 Feb 2008, co-sponsored by CCDoTT and
SNAME, has been cancelled. CCDoTT will support a broader US
Navy-sponsored conference that will be scheduled later in 2008.
We thank all who have registered for the workshop or participated
in the planning, and we apologize to those who have been inconvenienced
by the cancellation.
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Your
2008 SNAME Membership Renewal Form
is now available ONLINE
Renew
online by November 30, 2007
and be eligible to win an I-Pod!
To
access your personal membership renewal form, click
here or go to the SNAME
home page, right hand column under “Member Features”,
click on “Annual Dues Renewal”. You will be
asked to enter your SNAME username and password.*
Questions,
need help, want more information? Email nostin@sname.org
*default
settings are:
username = your SNAME ID number
password = your last name in lower case letters |
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Member
Benefit Update
SNAME Members’ Insurance Program
Featured
Product: Group Term Life Insurance
Life
Insurance is not something you buy once and forget about. If
you’re like most people, your life insurance needs change
throughout your lifetime. Major life events such as getting
married, buying a home, starting a family and planning for retirement
are good times to reassess your life insurance needs, and if
necessary, to upgrade your coverage.
Many
experts recommend that you have as much as ten times your annual
income in life insurance protection. The Society of Naval Architects
and Marine Engineers is proud to offer its members and their
spouses, who are under age 70, the opportunity to apply for
up to $660,000 of Group Term Life Insurance
underwritten by New York Life Insurance Company. Term Life Insurance
is designed to provide significant protection for your premium
dollar.
You
can’t predict the future, but you can plan for it.
Nothing can replace the loss of a loved one, but carefully chosen
life insurance coverage can help ease the financial strain and
provide the funds your spouse and dependents need for a secure,
comfortable future.
The
SNAME Insurance Program is happy to serve the insurance needs
of SNAME members and their families nationwide. We look forward
to helping you meet your insurance needs. Apply today!
Questions?
Please call the administrator, Selman & Company, at 1.800.556.7614,
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST. Or, visit http://selmaninsurance.com/sitelet/index.cfm/sname
and click on “Group Term Life” for more information
(including costs, eligibility, renewability, exclusions, limitations
and terms of coverage).
Underwritten
by New York Life Insurance Company, 51 Madison Avenue, New York,
NY 10010 on Policy Form GMR.
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Member
Loyalty Programs
SNAME
values and recognizes members for their service to the Society
and for the longevity of their membership. If you have been
a member in good standing for 25 years and are more than 65
years of age, the by-laws of the Society (B3-1, f) allow you
to be placed in a reduced dues status, of you submit a written
request. If you would like to know if you qualify, please contact
Linda ldavis@sname.org
or Brenda belmore@sname.org.
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Professional Liability Insurance
Risk Control: Whether It's Your
Mistake or Someone Else's
You
know you do high-quality work, so professional liability insurance
might seem like an unnecessary expense. But the truth is lawsuits
aren't easy to predict, and they can happen even when you're
not at fault.
Even
if a claim has no merit, defending yourself or your firm can
cost a significant amount of time and money.
Here's
one example of a naval architecture professional liability claim.
Can you predict who will end up taking a financial hit in this
case?
A
naval architecture firm designed a vessel which subsequently
experienced repeated cracking in the hull.
The
owner hired a different naval architect to investigate the cause.
The investigating naval architect's report attributed the hull
problems to the original architects – they had failed
to properly test the natural frequency of the hull plates.
The
owner brought a lawsuit against the original architects. Who'll
end up paying?
a)
the original architects
b) the naval architect who investigated
c) both the original architects and the investigating architect
d) the vessel's owner
See
how this case turned out on AonAEadvantage.com.
A&E
Advantage is a division of Affinity Insurance Services, Inc.
in all states except: AIS Affinity Insurance Agency in NY and
NH; AIS Affinity Insurance Agency, Inc. in MN and OK; AIS Affinity
Insurance Agency, Inc. dba Aon Direct Insurance Administrators
in CA (License #0795465). Coverage availability may vary by
state. This summary is for illustrative purposes only and should
in no way be considered to accurately summarize the available
insurance coverage. All policies are subject to the terms, conditions,
exclusions, company underwriting guidelines and approval.
©2007 Affinity Insurance Services, Inc. |
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The
Cruising Woman's Advisor
by Diana Jessie
forwards by Tania Aebi and Lin Pardey |
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The
cruising life offers adventure, exotic destinations, and
expansive opportunities for personal growth. But considering
such a life leads to vexing questions: What do I need to
learn? What do I do if my partner falls overboard? How will
our relationship be tested at sea? Let longtime cruiser
and circumnavigator Diana Jessie start you on the journey
of a lifetime with her advice on short-term cruising or
long-term voyaging. She addresses the concerns of women
cruisers, including:
- Cruising
roles and relationships
- What
life at sea is really like
- Children
on board
- How
to make the boat your home as well as his
- Identifying
the dangers and putting them into perspective . . . and more
Plan
for smooth cruising with advice from Sally Bee Brown, a contributing
editor to PassageMaker magazine; Carol Cuddyer, cofounder of
Sea Sense, a sailing and powerboating school for women; Dawn
Riley, noted America’s Cup and Whitbread sailor; Patience
Wales, two-time circumnavigator and editor emeritus of SAIL;
and thirty other cruisers. This updated edition also contains
information on powerboating (including choosing between power
and sail), cruising with pets, and satellite communication.
Reviewed
in October issue of Marine Technology
“A
little gem . . . packed with useful information.”--Sailing
“Every
woman who intends to step on board for more than a day sail
should read Jessie’s book.”--The Log
To
order this book contact Tommie-Ann at
tfaix@sname.org. |
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Stability
and Safety of Ships, Volume II: Risk of Capsizing
by: V.L. Belenky & N.B Sevastianov
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This
book deals with the many modern approaches to analyze
ship dynamic stability and capsizing. This book will do
much to raise the level of understanding of ship dynamic
stability research to that of hydrodynamics and structures,
and paves the way to consideration of ship stability safety
as one aspect of the up-and-coming discipline of nonlinear
dynamics of ships.
Order Stability and Safety of Ships, Volume II: Risk of
Capsizing at www.sname.org
or by contacting Tommie-Anne Faix (tfaix@sname.org
or 201-499-5068) |
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The
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Deputy Technical Director
The
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers is seeking
an experienced marine professional to serve as Deputy Technical
Director for the SNAME Headquarters Technical Department.
The Deputy Technical Director will assist the Technical Director
and could be a candidate for his title and responsibilities.
The Technical Department oversees the Society’s Technical
and Research Program, serving as secretariat for the T&R
Steering Committee, maintaining records and rosters for the
T&R Committees and Panels, and also serves as Secretariat
for the Annual Meeting Papers Committee and other papers committees
for conferences managed through SNAME Headquarters. The Technical
Department maintains the Headquarters Library, coordinates
book reviews for the Society’s publications, coordinates
the evaluation and accreditation for continuing education
courses, and provides internal technical consulting services
for other Headquarters departments. Applicants for the position
of Deputy Technical Director must have a solid professional
background in the marine field, be capable of and willing
to perform the commensurate detailed administrative activities,
and possess good organization, communication, and computer
skills. Compensation will be commensurate with experience,
and will include attractive benefits. Interested parties should
submit a formal letter of application and a resume by e-mail
to arowen@sname.org.
SNAME is an equal opportunity employer.
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ASNE
Events
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)
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JETS
- Pre-Engineering Times
October 2007 Issue
The
Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) focuses on opening
the world of engineering to junior high and high school students,
parents and educators. JETS provides information about engineering
careers as well as programs and resources that illustrate
real-life teamwork and problem-solving skills. SNAME is a
participating member of JETS.
Click
here to view the October 2007 issue.
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Florida
Institute of Technology · College of Engineering
Department of Marine and Environmental Systems
Ocean Engineering Program
Faculty
Position in Naval Architecture
The
Florida Institute of Technology seeks to fill a full-time
faculty position in naval architecture. Candidates
are welcome from all ocean engineering disciplines,
but the successful applicant will be expected to teach
both graduate and undergraduate courses in naval architecture
including dynamics of marine vehicles, marine hydrodynamics,
and design of high-speed small craft, and to conduct
externally funded research on vital contemporary issues.
The applicant must have an earned doctorate in naval
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interest in teaching, research, and service. Salary
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The position will remain open until filled, but is
available January 2008.
To
apply, please send paper copies of an application
letter, curriculum vitae, and the name, postal and
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Professor George A. Maul, Head
Department of Marine & Environmental Systems
Florida Institute of Technology
150 West University Boulevard
Melbourne FL 32901
For
further information see http://coe.fit.edu/dmes/;
or call 321-674-8096; or email gmaul@fit.edu.
Florida
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Upcoming
Events
(Click
on logos for details)
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2007
SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo
and Ship Production Symposium
November 14-16, 2007
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
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International
WorkBoat Show 2007
11/28/07 - 11/30/07
New Orleans, LA |
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Chesapeake
Power Boat Symposium
03/07/08 - 03/08/08
St. John's College
Annapolis, MD |
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Classic
Yacht Symposium
04/04/08 - 04/06/08
Bristol, RI |
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ICETECH
2008
07/20/08 - 07/23/08
Banff, Alberta, Canada |
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2nd
International Symposium on "Ship Operations, Management,
and Economics"
09/18/08 - 09/19/08
Athens, Greece |
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2008
SMTC&E/SPS
10/15/08 - 10/17/08
Houston, TX |
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