2012 April - Maritech 2012, Ottawa

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2012 April - Maritech 2012, Ottawa

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We are pleased to announce online registration for Mari-Tech 2012 Exhibition & Conference is now open!

Please visit the conference website for complete information on registration, passes and fees. To access the online registration form please click here.

On behalf of the 2012 Program Committee, The Mari-Tech Society of Canada | La Société de Mari-Tech du Canada invites you to submit a paper for the annual Mari-Tech Conference to be held April 10-11, 2012 at the Hampton Inn Ottawa and Conference Centre, in Ottawa Canada.

With your help The Mari-Tech Society of Canada | La Société de Mari-Tech du Canada will present an outstanding quality conference programme. The Call for Papers opened on December 16, 2011. Please check our conference website regularly for updates http://www.mari-tech.org/

Submissions should be of a non-commercial, technical in nature on topics related to Marine Technology. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Current Technological Advances
Offshore Petroleum Development
Commercial Shipping Topics
Environmental Protection
Marine Safety Management
The Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Coast Guard Vessel Construction Programs
Presentations by Classification Societies, Marine Insurers and Regulators
Arctic Environment
Ship Production Technologies
Small Craft Design and Construction
Computational Techniques in Naval Architecture

Important Deadlines: February 3, 2012

Paper submission via email to [email protected]
Abstract/Presentation Brief Summary
Presentation Abstract
Biography
Speaker Agreement Contract (the presenter agrees to the Condition’s and deadlines outlined in the Speakers Agreement found below). As a part of the submission process please send an email to [email protected] and include in the "subject line" the name of the submitter/author as well as the following statement: "Yes, I agree to the terms and conditions".

To ensure proper submission please review the downloadable guidelines and complete the speaker submission fillable form at http://www.mari-tech.org

Please contact Tina Hughes at [email protected] or 613-205-0546 for any questions you may have.

We look forward to seeing you in Ottawa this spring!
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Re: 2012 April - Maritech 2012, Ottawa

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Mari-Tech Lunch and Learn
March 7th, 2012

Call for Volunteers

Mari-Tech 2012 Exhibition and Conference is an exciting 2 day event that will Take place on April 10-11, 2012 in Ottawa, ON. This event is a great opportunity for you to learn about the latest on marine engineering development and network with industry professional from across Canada, United States and around the world.
Topics of interest will include, but are not limited to:
• Current Technological Advances
• Environmental Protection
• Marine Safety Management
• Computational Techniques in Navel Architecture

When & Where
March 7, 2012
12:00 -13:00
Babcock | 600-85 Albert Street | Ottawa | Ontario | K1P 6A4

For more information please contact:
Patrick Hailstone-Hass, B.Eng, EIT
Tel: (613) 369-5312 | General Line (613) 567-2764
Email: [email protected]

Please Note: All volunteers receive a complimentary conference pass.

www.mari-tech.org

Mar-Tech 2012 Event Planner
Tina Hughes
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Mari-Tech 2012 Exhibition Manager
Marie-Claude Bureau
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I am pleased to announce that I will be presenting Blue Riband, at this year's MariTech in Ottawa, on the afternoon of 11th of April, 2012.

The conference starts on the 10th; for more info, check out http://www.mari-tech.org/index.php/mari ... 012-ottawa.
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Here at I am at the conference, a very elaborate event, many things to see and hear. Very impressive. I guess this is where Tweeting would be more practical. Wish you were here...

Actually just spoke with JK in person. Always nice to connect with people in real life. Still pretty nervous about my presentation tomorrow afternoon.

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Well Martin,

I would Imagine that "live tweeting" the Mari-Tech Conference may not be the thrill a minute high pace event one would expect, but I'm sure you would be able to bring it to life as you have done with this board and your website. I'd follow your tweets, as I'm sure there is some great discussion going on amongst the patrons.
Good luck with the presentation!

Cheers

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Sidenote for you Martin,

Any buzz around the OETC and its effect on Canadian Seafarers? I'd love to be there to discuss it with those representing the shipping companies, to see their reaction to the announcement, and what it means to their HR departments. Does it help them, with more seafarers returning to work in Canada? Or does it negatively affect them as people demand higher wages to compensate, and leave as a result of not getting those higher wages?

Like I say, I'd love to be there, unfortunately unable to get away from St. John's.
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Hey Brad, good to hear from you.

Well, unfortunately for the average seagoing marine engineer like you and I, the crowd here at Maritech, over 500 attendees, is a predominately government related one, focused on the various NSPS programs now afoot. I have seen very few indication that the shipping companies, familiar to most of us, are not much involved in this conference, much less, the HR dept of those various companies. There is a major contingency from the Navy, and almost equally large Coast Guard bunch too. Conspicuously missing though, Transport Canada, and major west coast players - ship operators from across Canada are also missing; so overall, besides a welcomed focus on the TSB, there is not much mention of commercial shipping and those professionals sailing aboard. Unfortunately, again, I have heard no mention of the OETC.

There has been several discussion about the "human element" in various presentations and panels, and the problems with "lack of", "under-experience", "unhappy" or just a workforce lacking "ownership", so hopefully I will be able to offer some solutions with Blue Riband, not just highlighting the numerous well known issues. I hope I will mention the OETC adequately, this afternoon.
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Sorry Brad, did not get a chance to bring up the OETC extensively due to my presentation being cut short... But I did bring it up at the CIMARE AGM pre-meeting, where many were already familiar with the situation... which is good. I encouraged National Council to spread the word further.

Also, I Just published my take on the Mari Tech 2012 in Ottawa on The Monitor, the blog. If your interested, you can view at the link below.

http://dieselduck.blogspot.ca/2012/04/m ... ttawa.html
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