September 19 2005
The failure of governments to recognise the contribution of engineers and technologists to wealth creation and the need to imbue our young people with an understanding of engineering as a worthwhile, rewarding and thoroughly enjoyable career choice will come under the spotlight when the 103 rd President of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology delivers The President’s Lecture, ‘A Life in the Maritime Industry’, on 11 October.
Maurice Storey CB MBA (Hons) CEng FIMarEST FRINA MCMS, the President of IMarEST, will give his personal account of a life in the maritime industry from pre-apprentice at Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, to Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Vice President of the Chamber of Shipping.
“Maurice’s outspoken views on the failure of successive governments to acknowledge the role that is played by engineers and technologists are well known, but I can think of no better occasion than The President’s Lecture for him to reinforce this message; and his views on the importance of attracting youngsters to the industry,” says Keith Read CBE, Chief Executive of IMarEST. “There is no doubt that we can expect a highly stimulating and thought provoking evening.”
Drawing from his wide-ranging knowledge of every facet of the industry, Maurice Storey will draw a picture of the sea-going engineer’s world and the many and varied technical problems and life enhancing experiences the professional marine engineer.
The President’s Lecture at IMarEST headquarters at 80 Coleman Street, London EC2R 5BJ is free to attend for members and non-members alike. The lecture begins at 17.30 with tea/coffee being served from 17.00 and a buffet reception held post-lecture (at 18.45). Places should be reserved online at www.imarest.org/events/president/or by use of a registration form available from the Events Department on +44 (0)20 7382 2655. Email: events@imarest.org
The first step towards creating a global
federation uniting professional and learned societies within
the marine engineering, science and technology (MEST) world
has been taken with the signing of an alliance agreement
between the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and
Technology (IMarEST) and the Society for Underwater Technology
(SUT). (IMarEST exhibits on Booth 2653 at OTC, and SUT on
Booth 1155)
“The MEST sector has long been recognised
as too fragmented to reflect its strength and importance,”
says IMarEST Director General Keith Read. “The MEST
Federation that we and our partners will be creating is
designed to pull the disparate strands together. As the
largest and best resourced player among the professional
and learned organisations in the sector, the IMarEST is
well placed to provide the spine for the Federation and
has a large infrastructure that may be drawn on where appropriate.”
The SUT is a well respected, active and
popular learned society comprising some 1600 members which
has always sought to bring together all aspects of MEST
in the subsea area. Negotiations are ongoing with a number
of suitably qualified learned and professional societies,
and it is hoped that next in line will be one of the senior
marine science bodies. Others are expected to follow suit.
“SUT's members will gain from the
Federation's greater punching power and we look forward
to welcoming new members through the Joint Membership scheme,”
says SUT’s Executive Secretary, Ian Gallett. “As
the specialist learned society dealing with all matters
of MEST subsea, the SUT is delighted to form a co-operative
alliance with the IMarEST, and it is hoped, with others,
in due course, to address the widest possible issues worldwide
in MEST.”
Co-operation between the IMarEST and SUT
will cover five key areas: membership; governance; publications;
events and marketing.
Under the terms of the agreement, new and
existing members who join the Federation will be able to
enjoy the membership of both organisations at reduced rates.
Federation members may be elected to the category of Affiliate
member of IMarEST and Member of SUT and, subject to the
usual entry requirements, will be eligible for IMarEST Corporate
membership status: SUT Corporate (Company) Members may become
IMarEST Marine Partners at a 20% discount and vice versa.
At least two joint Corporate members will
serve on IMarEST Council (by election, or by appointment
as Vice Presidents) and there will be at least one joint
Corporate member on the SUT Council. At least one joint
Corporate member will be nominated to the Membership Committee,
the Professional Affairs and Education Committee, the Technical
Affairs Committee and the Events Co-ordination Board of
IMarEST and to the Policy Advisory Committee of SUT.
On the publications front, SUT and IMarEST
will collaborate on joint initiatives.
When it comes to events and marketing there
will be a single Federate Events Programme published by
the Events Co-ordination Board. Where both organisations
have a common interest in publications, events and exhibitions
joint marketing will be undertaken.
The move towards federation in the MEST
sector is analogous with the establishment of the Science
Council. This development saw several scientific institutions
including the IMarEST, The Institute of Physics, Royal Society
of Chemistry, Institution of Chemical Engineers come together
in order to co-ordinate their efforts in serving a constituency
comprising some 150 000 individual scientists and technologists
all over the world.
A new Federal logo is being created and
will feature on a growing number of learned and professional
society letterheads over time.
