We are now accepting paper proposals for the 2005 SMTC&E (SNAME Annual Meeting) in Houston, Texas, October 19-21, 2005. Please consider submitting your paper for consideration. Rough drafts are due to Edith Nowak (enowak@sname.org) by December 31, 2004 for SMTC&E.

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SNAME Members - Please Update Your Contact Information

Please review your SNAME contact details (address, phone, fax and e-mail addresses), to ensure they are current, especially your e-mail address.

Please note: the information required is for your preferred address (the address where you wish your SNAME mail to be sent). To view/update your contact details online click here.
Or: Call the Member Services Dept. 1-800-798-2188 within North America, or 201-798-4800 outside of North America.
Or: Fax your updated address information to: 201-798-4975.

Thank you,
Member Services Dept.

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Second Section Paper Accredited for PE Continuing Education Credit The paper, “Practical Guide in Regard to Marine Bilge Water Properties and Treatment Technologies,” presented by Hal Alper of MYCELX Technologies to a joint meeting of the NY Metropolitan Section, the Eastern USA Branch of IMarEST, and the Society of Marine Port Engineers of NY on November 17th, was accredited by the Practicing Institute of Engineering for one PDH (Professional Development Hour). A paper presented the previous month, “The New Generation of Diesel Engines,” presented by Poul Korsgaard of MAN-B&W, was similarly accredited. Accredited Section presentations and conference papers not only support all SNAME members who require continuing education credit, but may also improve attendance by drawing other professionals to participate in our activities. Professor Alan Rowen has been certified as an evaluator for these programs, and will soon be circulating guidelines to SNAME Sections and conference committees.

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SNAME recently reviewed all aspects of its sponsored insurance program. After a careful study, we decided to change the plan administrator to Selman & Company of Cleveland, Ohio, a leading provider of insurance services to associations nationwide. Selman will now manage and market the SNAME Members' Insurance Program.

A postage-paid card to request information about any of the products in the program was enclosed with the 2005 dues notices of US-resident members. Selman can also be contacted by telephone at 1-800-556-7614. Finally, SNAME’s website now has a direct Internet link to Selman (on our Member Benefits Page) or just go www.selman.cc/sitelet/index.cfm/sname.

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Click here to view the Dell Member Purchase Program offer for December.

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SUNY Maritime college will hold an open house for prospective students on Sunday, December 12th, and another on Saturday, February 26th.

For information click here.

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Although U.S. college graduation rates increased by 26 percent from 1985 to 2000, graduation rates for engineers decreased by 23 percent during the same period. To reverse this trend more youngsters must be drawn into the engineering pipeline

American Society for Engineering Education has released a report, "Engineering in the K-12 Classroom: An Analysis of Current Practices and Guidelines for the Future," which reveals that 88% of teachers believe that engineering is important, but only 30% of teachers feel that many of their students could succeed as engineers. This finding demonstrates a clear disparity between the perceived value of engineering and its low profile in the K-12 classroom. The report can be viewed at www.engineeringk12.org.

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Dear Colleague,

SNAME has never been in a better position to serve your professional needs.

To help you achieve your objective of advancing in the fields of electrical engineering, computer science, or the related sciences and technologies, SNAME encourages you to take advantage of quality online education programs at Stevens Institute of Technology. SNAME is happy to continue to offer its members a 10% discount for online "WebCampus" courses at Stevens. Of special interest are programs in Project Management, Technology Management, and Systems Engineering.

Registration is now open for the Spring 2005 semester, which begins on January 24. A complete list of Spring courses can be viewed at: http://webcampus.stevens.edu/Spring_2005_Schedule.pdf

Detailed course and program descriptions as well as admissions information can be viewed at: http://webcampus.stevens-tech.edu/courses/index.html

Online graduate programs offered by Stevens are particularly well-suited for busy engineers and managers with tight schedules. You can attend these "virtual classes" day or night on the Internet. WebCampus courses are conducted by highly respected faculty and cover the same intensive business and technical content as conventional classes.

Some recent distinctions that Stevens has been noted for include:

• winning the Sloan Foundation award for the "Best Online University" in the nation;
• gaining accreditation of its Project Management program by the PMI (one of only three schools in the world to be so recognized);
• ranking among the five top national business and technology schools in Optimize Magazine's annual survey.

Contact WebCampus at Stevens to find out how you can get started.

By Phone:
1-800-496-4935
1-201-216-5092

By email:
webcampus@stevens.edu

By Internet:
www.webcampus.stevens.edu

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	2005 SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production Symposium October 19-21, 2005 Houston, TX
	International Workboat Show 12/01/04 - 12/03/04 New Orleans, LA
	17th Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium 03/04/05 - 03/05/05 Annapolis, Maryland
	CMA Shipping 03/21/05 - 03/23/05 Stamford, CT
	International Symposium on Ship Operations, Management & Economics 05/12/05 - 05/13/05 Athens, Greece
	2nd International Symposium on Seawater Drag Reduction 05/23/05 - 05/26/05 Paradise Hotel, Busan, Korea

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