With the end of 2004 fast
approaching and the holidays nearly upon us, it is timely and appropriate that
we offer our sincerest wishes to the staff and all members and their families
for a safe, happy and peaceful holiday season, filled with anticipation for
a healthy and rewarding New Year.
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SNAME Certified as Sponsor Organization
for Continuing Education
This new
certification enables SNAME to directly evaluate and accredit courses and other
activities, including Section presentations and conference papers, which meet
the requirements of the New York State Education Department for continuing education
for professional engineers. Under this authority SNAME accredited the five-session
course Naval Architecture Software Methods that was offered lat month by the
Chesapeake Section, and the forthcoming three-day course Fatigue and Fracture
Analysis of Ship Structures organized by the Ship Structure Committee for 9-11
February 2005 (for details of this course offering click
here). SNAME will also assume the responsibility for maintaining official
records of course completion and credits awarded. While accreditation criteria
vary from state to state, we are confident that activities that meet the NY
requirements are likely to be accepted by other licensing jurisdictions as well.
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2005 SMTC Call for Papers
We are
now accepting papers 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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OCEAN
ENERGY CONFERENCE
RENEWABLE
RESOURCES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
The Pacific
Northwest Section of SNAME and the Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers, with
the support of IMarEST and SNAME, are organizing a one-day conference on 12
February 2005 to address new developments within the field of harnessing and
using ocean energy, including tidal, wave, and wind power. Abstracts requested
by 31 December. For more information click here.
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Successful Student Program at the 2004 SMTC&E
By Matthew
Unger, SSC Chairman
This year’s
SNAME Maritime Technology Conference and Expo (SMTC&E) was held in Washington
D.C. between September 30 and October 1, 2004, and featured an expanded program
specifically designed to foster and emphasize student membership and participation.
The Student Program included a student paper track, the Student Congress and
Student Design Competition, and a job fair.
Click
here for entire article, including photos.
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Scholarship Information - News Release
Scholarships
in both the graduate and undergraduate levels are again being provided by The
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers to encourage men and women
to pursue studies in the naval architectural, marine engineering, ocean engineering
or closely related fields. Scholarships are available to any student regardless
of nationality, though distribution of funds to non-U.S. or Canadian citizens
is limited to the relative proportion of SNAME membership represented by non-U.S.
or Canadian citizens (currently about 23 percent). Applicants must be SNAME
members, and preference is given to applicants planning to study in U.S. or
Canadian schools. In special cases, U.S. or Canadian scholarship recipients
can study at fully accredited international schools.
Ship operating
and shipbuilding companies, affiliated trades and universities, located in all
sections of the country, have been notified of the availability of our graduate
scholarships. Applicants for this program for the fall of 2005 may be obtained
from Society headquarters. The completed application should be directed to Mr.
Scott C. McClure, Chairman, Scholarships Committee, 601 Pavonia Avenue, Suite
400, Jersey City, NJ 07306, before the closing date of February 1, 2005.
Factors
considered in making the selection include scholastic ability, the candidate’s
capacity to pursue advanced study, summer and co-op work experience, extra-curricular
activities and other qualities indicative of prospective leadership status in
the marine industry. For at least one scholarship, emphasis will be placed on
recent employment of at least five years in the marine field as a factor for
selection.
In addition
to the Graduate Program, the Society makes available a large number of undergraduate
scholarships of $1,000 to $2,000 for students attending the Florida Atlantic
University, Maine Maritime Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Memorial
University of Newfoundland, Texas A&M University, University of British
Columbia, University of California/Berkeley, University of Michigan, University
of New Orleans, SUNY Maritime College and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Also,
in recognition of the fact that Webb Institute provides a full tuition scholarship
to all its undergraduate students, the Society supports the Webb program with
annual contributions. This brings the Webb undergraduate program indirectly
into the Society’s scholarship program.
Those interested
should contact the above institution directly and not the Society since nominations
for Society undergraduate funds has been assigned to them.
Scott C.
McClure, Chairman
Scholarships Committee
For further
information contact
Erlinda Faustino (201) 798-4800
x-3029 at The Society of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers
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Dell computer Offer to SNAME Members
Click here to view Dell's special offer for December.
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Advertise
with SNAME !
Promotion
opportunities to increase your brand recognition are available in SNAME's
publications Marine Technology and the new
2005-2006 Membership Directory as well as the SNAME
Website.
For information
or to place an ad, please contact:
Bob Rogaski, Advertising Representative at 856-881-0247
or by email at sname@pobox.com.
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Shipbuilder Monument: Follow-up Report
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In the November
2004 issue of the SNAMeNewsLetter
we reported on the unveiling of the Shipbuilder monument in Alexandria,
VA.
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Advertisement
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of Naval Engineers Technical Director
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Upcoming
Events
(Click on logos for details)
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2005
SNAME Maritime Technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production Symposium
October 19-21, 2005
Houston, TX |
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17th
Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium
3/04/05 - 3/05/05
Annapolis, Maryland |
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CMA
Shipping
3/21/05 - 3/23/05
Stamford, CT |
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ASNE
Day
4/26/05 - 4/27/05
Virginia Beach Pavillion
Virginai Beach,VA
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International
Symposium on Ship Operations, Management & Economics
5/12/05 - 5/13/05
Athens, Greece |
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2nd
International Symposium on Seawater Drag Reduction
5/23/05 - 5/26/05
Paradise Hotel, Busan, Korea |
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