Title: IMarEST Ballast Water Technology Conference
Impending Convention Requirements and Challenges. Supported by the GloBallast Partnerships Project
Date: Thursday 24 and Friday 25 February 2012
Venue: America Square Conference Centre, London EC3. Click here for venue details >>
Organised By: IMarEST
Contact: +44 (0)20 7382 2702
Email: events@imarest.org
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Registration
We are still receiving registrations up to the day of the conference. Preferential rates for IMarEST Members and Marine Partners. To register, call: +44 (0)20 7382 2702, email: events@imarest.org, or register online.
Special concessions are available to academics, Government organisations, retired members of IMarEST and students. All students MUST provide proof of student status from their head of department.
Conference Overview
Building on the highly successful 2nd IMO-GloBallast and IMarEST Shipbuilders’ Forum on the Ballast Water Management Convention, held on 25 October 2011 in Istanbul - following the first Forum held in November 2010, Singapore - IMarEST Events are organising the Ballast Water Technology Conference from Thursday 23 to Friday 24 February 2012, Central London to coincide with MEPC 63.
Held under the auspices of the IMarEST Ballast Water Expert Group (BWEG) http://www.imarest.org/Community/TechnicalActivities/SpecialInterestGroups/BallastWaterExpertGroupBWEG.aspx the focus of the IMarEST Ballast Water Technology Conference will be to highlight the technical solutions available to shipowners’ and managers, offering practical guidance as to the most appropriate systems to adopt to ensure their regulatory compliance offered by the leading industry experts most qualified to advise shipping. The conference is sponsored by VIDEOTEL, Hyde Marine, Inc., Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Coldharbour Marine Ltd, Aura Marine Ltd, ERMA First, Alfa Laval Ltd, TECHCROSS Inc., DHI, Wärtsilä, Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc., and Panasia Co., Ltd
A Conference Reception will be held at the close of day one at 1915 following the IMarEST Stanley Gray Evening Lecture entitled - Self and Science: High Stakes Conflict in Murky Seas, which takes place at America Square Conference Centre at 1815. All Ballast Water attendees are cordially invited to attend the Lecture and the Reception. The Lecture is being given by David Wright PHD DSc FIMarEST, Professor of Environmental Toxicology at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
Ballast Water Conference Highlights
Keynote: The challenge of achieving compliance – is it physically possible?
Keynote: Overview of the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention
► Port State Control: Enforcement and challenges for owners
► Flag and coastal State view
► Ensuring a level playing field
► US perspectives: USCG, US EPA,STEP and State views
► Discussion Panel: Reconciling US and European views
► Type approval Case Study
► Choosing the right system for your ship
► Technology Panel: Developers and suppliers answer delegates' questions
► Biological testing to meet Convention requirements
► Retrofit challenges: When, how and where
► Owner’s view: A convention too far
► Owner's concerns and position?
► Can engineers meet the deadlines imposed on shipping?
Conference Chairman and Key Speakers include
► Chairman: Tom Mackey, Senior Consultant, Hyde Marine, Inc. and Co-Chairman, IMarEST Ballast Water Expert Group
► Keynote: Dr David Wright, University of Maryland - President, Environmental Research Services and Co-Chairman,
IMarEST Ballast Water Expert Group
► Keynote: Chris Wiley, Chairman, IMO Ballast Water Working Group
► Jose Matheickal, IMO
► Dr Cato ten Hallers-Tjabbes, CaTO Marine Ecosystems and North Sea Ballast Water Opportunity Project
► Anna Orchard, Independent Marine Consultant
► Brian Elliot, European Maritime Safety Agency
► Dr Marcel Veldhuis, University of Groningen
► Jonathan Simpson, Maritime and Coastguard Agency
► Jon Stewart, International Maritime Technology Consultants, Inc. (IMTCI)
► Dr Kai Trümpler, German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
► Charles Dorchak, ABS
► Capt Graham Greensmith, Lloyd’s Register
► Christian Robeson, Bureau Veritas
► David Tongue, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
► Capt Kuba Szymanski, InterManager
► Dr Stephan Gollasch, GoConsult
► Prof Matej David, University of Ljubljana
► Jurrien Baretta, Goltens Green Technologies
► Marcel Karsijns, Damen Services
► Eddie Bucknall, Columbia Shipmanagement
► Stephen Corkhill, Andrew Weir Shipping
► Palle Wredstrom, AP Moller-Maersk A/S
► Vayia Hatziyianni, D/D Repairs and Project Supervisor, OSG Ship Management
► Richard Vie, Carnival Corporation & plc
► Dr Alistair Greig, University College London
► Dr Mario Tamburri, Maritime Environmental Research Center (MERC)
For further details or to register please contact the Events Department - Call: +44 (0)20 7382 2702; or email: events@imarest.org
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