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For immediate release: 3 September 2008
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Event: Engine as a Weapon III Symposium
Dates: 23-24 June 2009
Venue: Action Stations, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, UK
Organiser: IMarEST
Further information: www.imarest.org/events/eaaw2009/
Building on the successes of Engine as a Weapon 2004 and 2006, the Engine as a Weapon III symposium, being held 23-24 June 2009 will be held at Action Stations, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, UK. The Call for Papers has now been published by the organising committee chaired by Cdr Matt Bolton, Diesel Engine Group Leader, Ministry of Defence.
Organised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology next year’s symposium aims to further identify and explore the challenges of marrying future combat systems and maritime platforms to provide the completely integrated fighting organism.
“In so doing it will provide a unique opportunity to raise awareness and understanding in the combat and marine systems communities of each others responses to a background of continual advances in Naval design relating to Future Surface Combatants, Submarines and autonomous maritime vehicles,” explains Cdr Matt Bolton.
“Drawing on recent designs, development programmes and operational experiences, the symposium will challenge the power-processing divide and explore the need for reliable, high quality electrical power and effective thermal management. Interestingly, the maritime sector is not facing these challenges alone as related developments are ongoing within the Air and Land environments. Our symposium will therefore seek to draw upon the experience and solutions encountered in the design of aircraft and land vehicles.
“We are eager to attract papers from industry, academia and government departments, covering the context for future combat systems and high energy weapons and sensors, the opportunities provided by advanced marine systems and the integration challenges faced. The symposium will seek combat system, platform system and system integration perspectives with themes including Complex system integration; Future combat systems; and future platform systems.’’
There are additional details about the areas on the event website at www.imarest.org/events/eaaw2009/ including information of the keywords associated with each theme.
The background to, and aims of, Engine as a Weapon III
Keith Read CBE, Chief Executive of IMarEST explains the aims of Engine as a Weapon III: “Future maritime platforms will need to provide a seamless delivery of military effect, where highly integrated systems all contribute to the mission. In the specific case of marine engineering this has been termed: ‘from fuel tank to target’.
“The modern submarine is a potent example of this level of integration, considered by some to be the most sophisticated and highly integrated military system ever produced it provides a holistic response to threats. But historically surface warships have developed from a different perspective. With their more general-purpose role, they have tended to carry combat systems that act almost outside the realm of the platform in order to respond to the ever changing threats.
“But now electrification of platform and propulsion systems is continuing ever more quickly and as a result greater integration and system interdependence is not just inevitable but absolutely essential if the surface warships’ vital roles in maritime warfare are to continue. Surface ships must now be designed in the same way as submarines have been; that is: from a perspective of total integration so that it is not just from fuel tank to target but from every other asset to target in concert.”
Prospective authors are invited to submit titles of papers, keywords and synopses of between 250 and 500 words to the IMarEST Events Department either online or via a downloadable form at www.imarest.org/events/eaaw2009/. The closing date for receipt of synopses is 7 November 2008. Engine as a Weapon III will feature a supporting exhibition enabling companies to exhibit their latest products and services. Further information on all elements of the event is available from the Events Department at IMarEST, 80 Coleman Street, London EC2R 5BJ, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 7382 2655. Fax: +44 (0)20 7382 2667. Email: events@imarest.org
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