--PROFESSIONAL GROWTH ’98--

1998 California Joint Sections Meeting

May 13, 14 and 15, 1998

RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California

 

Hosted by:

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Section

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

Each short course will provide an overview of the technology with emphasis given to first principles, typical applications, challenges, limitations, practical considerations, and costs. The courses will be aimed at engineers who are not necessarily specialists in the field, and will provide information on vendor services, information sources and useful hints in working with service providers.

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--TECHNICAL PROGRAM--

All presentations will be held in Britannia Salon & Deck onboard

RMS Queen Mary

 

Wednesday, May 13th--

18:00 Registration and Reception

Capstan Club & Deck

 

Thursday, May 14th--

07:30 Continental Breakfast

Britannia Salon & Deck

08:00: Use and Abuse of FEM in Structural Analysis.

David Harroll and Leslie Lyshkov

(MCA Engineers)

10:00: Specifying System Architecture and Hardware for Electronic Monitoring Systems for the Marine Environment.

Rod Edwards

(Scientific Marine Service)

12:00 Luncheon, Windsor Salon

13:00 Using Sub – infrared Laser for Precision Measurements in the Marine Environment.

Derek Colclough

(Westlake Consultants)

18:00 Dinner and Casino Night.

Windsor Salon

Friday, May 15th--

07:30 Continental Breakfast

Britannia Salon & Deck

08:00 Marine Composites Overview.

Craig Riley and Paul Miller

(CMI/Composite Materials & Maricomp)

10:00 ABS Plan Review Under USCG Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars.

Phil Rynn (ABS)

ABS Safenet – A Life Cycle Fleet Management and Information Network.

Fred Ebbers (ABS)

12:00 Luncheon, Windsor Salon

13:00 Engineering Services, an Owners Perspective.

Paul Serafin

(ARCO Marine)