Event: Launch of the Hellenic Joint Young Members’ Network and the first IMarEST Hellenic Annual Student Award.
Date: 14 June 2008
Venue: The Yacht Club of Greece, Microlimano, Piraeus
Time: 19.00-21.00hrs
Further information: John Prousalidis at jprousal@naval.ntua.gr
Tel: +30-210-7722869 or Peter Leontis on contact@intership.gr
There’s ‘open house’ at the free networking evening being held 14 June to launch the new Hellenic Joint Branch IMarEST Young Members’ Network designed to support educational and early stage career needs for students and young marine professionals.
The network will form an integral element of the already established Greek Joint branch of The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) and The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) which has over 600 members.
“Young engineers and scientists are the lifeblood of the marine industry, and we can play an important role in their development,” explains IMarEST (The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology) Chief Executive, Keith Read CBE. “We are delighted that the Joint Hellenic Branch is launching a Young Members’ Network in their region.
“Both the Chairman, Peter Leontis FRINA and the Honorary Secretary, Damianos Los CEng FIMarEST have been instrumental in the development of the new network and the first Hellenic IMarEST student award, forming a new committee to judge the award, creating guidelines and working closely with IMarEST headquarters. John Prousalidis, Lecturer at the National Technical University of Athens has been working with students to make them aware of the benefits they can gain from joining the IMarEST, and the Greek branch, and thus encouraging them to engage with local industry.
“Being part of the Young Members’ Network marks a young member’s first step towards Professional Recognition and the route to becoming a Chartered Engineer, Scientist or Technologist. The Network provides our young members with networking opportunities, access to worldwide industry contacts and to one of the largest marine libraries in the world, as well as career support and advice.”
Peter Leontis, Chair of the Greek Joint Branch of IMarEST will welcome guests to the networking evening at The Yacht Club of Greece (Microlimano, Pireaus). There will then be an introduction to the Young Members’ Network in Greece, and Mr Valassakis (the longest serving member of the Greek Joint Branch) will present the first IMarEST Hellenic Annual Student Award, following which the recipient will present his (or her) thesis in the form of a 20 minute presentation. A team of four students will then give a presentation on fuel cells (electrified systems). The rest of the evening will be dedicated to networking – a vital element for all young professionals.
Future activities planned for the new Network include a series of regular social and technical events, a post/undergraduate event (during Posidonia in June 2008) and a Young Members Student Awards Ceremony also in June 2008.
About the IMarEST Young Members’ Network
The IMarEST Young Members’ Network, which also has active network throughout the UK branches and Houston, Texas, is designed to support educational and early stage career needs for students and young marine professionals. Benefits include:
- Access to the enormous collection of books, journals and technical papers in the IMarEST marine information centre
- Making industry contacts through IMarEST’s worldwide branch network
- Getting involved special events for students, debates (e.g. the Climate Change debate), lunch-and-learn industry events, speed networking all aimed at helping to make industry contacts
- Attending technical talks, social events to help further their education and/or career
- Planning career goals, careers support and advice
- Being part of the IMarEST Membership: Professional development and taking the first step towards professional recognition and to becoming a Chartered Engineer, Scientist or Technologist
- Dedicated Young Members’ Network websites, forums and special newsletter
- Having their say in running the Young Members’ network through Regional Co-ordinators and local IMarEST branch meetings
- Access to the IMarEST members-only Recruitment Service
- Mentoring opportunities
- Access to IMarEST scholarships, awards and prizes
The IMarEST is the international membership body and learned society for over 15,000 professionals from across the maritime community. The IMarEST Joint Hellenic Branch (one of 47 IMarEST branches around the globe) was established in 1979 and has a current membership of over 600 marine professionals and students. Further information on the work of the IMarEST is available at www.imarest.org.
