The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science
and Technology (IMarEST) - ONS 2004 Hall J, Stand no 1035/12
- will host the second World Maritime Technology Conference
(WMTC) in London in Spring 2006 in partnership with 23 of
the world’s leading maritime associations. With its
theme ‘maritime innovation – delivering global
solutions’ WMTC 2006 is set to give a wake-up call
on the maritime challenges facing the world. Offshore oil
and gas and associated topics are firmly on the conference
agenda.
Promoting integrated solutions to industry-wide issues
while assessing the impact on global economies now and in
the future, WMTC 2006 (The Queen Elizabeth II Conference
Centre, London, 6-10 March 2006) will draw in leading representatives
across the full range of maritime disciplines for a week
of technical presentations, ideas exchange, networking and
business promotion, culminating in the IMarEST Annual Dinner
on 10 March.
During the week WMTC 2006 will feature over 180 presentations
covering ten technical streams in six daily parallel sessions;
an exhibition; innovation sessions and a full social programme.
Some of the streams incorporate IMarEST events with long
and distinguished track records such as MAREC and INEC ;
others explore elements of marine engineering, science and
technology not yet covered in IMarEST conferences.
WMTC is held every three years; the first event in the
series was organised in San Francisco in October 2003 by
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
and attracted 1210 (787 conference delegates and 472 exhibition
visitors) and over 170 exhibiting companies.
“WMTC 2006 is ambitious: it takes as its theme ‘maritime
innovation – delivering global solutions’ and
aims to give a wake-up call on the maritime challenges facing
governments and decision makers across the world,”
explains Keith Read CBE, IMarEST Director General. “What
better place than Westminster, in the centre of London,
for IMarEST to build on the 2003 WMTC in San Francisco and
deliver a clear message on the importance of technology
and the sea to world development and wealth creation. It
is a unique opportunity for all those engaged in international
maritime engineering, science and technology to get together
to exchange ideas and information.
“By inviting IMarEST to host WMTC 2006, the WMTC
International Steering Committee has given a vote of confidence
in the Institute’s own aims and ambitions to deliver
the ‘scientific development of marine engineering,
science and technology’ to a world wide audience,”
says Keith Read. “The event will attract visitors
from all over the world, bolstered by the support of our
15,000+ members around the globe, representing all maritime
disciplines in marine engineering, science and technology.“
Call for papers published
The WMTC 2006 Call for Papers is now published. The WMTC
Technical Committee, chaired by Professor Chris Hodge FREng,
invites synopses on latest ideas, experiences, technologies,
case studies, projects and unique operations on the topics
covered by the ten streams: offshore oil and gas; underwater
vehicles; coast and ocean mapping; marine engineering systems;
operational oceanography; marine renewable energy; exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) management; commercial shipping; naval
engineering, and reefs of the world . Synopses can be submitted
online at www.wmtc2006.com
until 31 March 2005.
“Our strategy builds on the already successful conference
programme of the IMarEST and incorporates outstanding vigorous
conferences as well as developing entirely new threads,”
explains Professor Hodge. “As befits IMarEST with
its global reach and complete maritime coverage, WMTC 2006
will include streams of papers covering our full gamut of
activity from pure marine science through traditional marine
engineering to applied technology in the maritime field.
Contributions are already being offered from around the
globe.
“David Brookes from BP chairs our technical committee
on the offshore stream at WMTC, with its theme ‘facing
the challenges for a hydrocarbon future’,” adds
Prof Hodge. “For the last 200 years hydrocarbons have
formed the basis for world energy supplies. In today’s
evolving energy market the industry is facing not only the
challenges of new and frontier regions such as deepwater
and marginal fields but at the same time focussing on developing
and deploying technology to help mitigate production decline
in mature basins. This stream of the WMTC conference will
address the complex and changing role of offshore E&P
and consider the impact of new knowledge and technology
on ultimate recovery. There will be sessions on: floating
production systems; production and operations; increased
recovery; and development challenges.
“Alongside this stream there will be other sessions
of particular interest to the offshore oil and gas industry
including underwater vehicles, coast and ocean mapping,
and EEZ management – with its political implications.
Oil and gas industry delegates will be spoilt for choice!”
Innovation hour
Each day of WMTC during the lunch period a series of 15
minute presentations will take place in the exhibition areas
giving an insight into the latest research and development
initiatives, cutting edge technologies and ‘blue skies’
thinking. “Applicants for these short presentations
must demonstrate the ability to give a fast, fun presentation,
and to generate lively debate,” explains Fiona Morris,
IMarEST Events Manager. “These sessions will be particularly
suited to universities, research agencies and those exhibiting
a particular concept at the WMTC exhibition.
The Exhibition
The WMTC 2006 exhibition at the QEII Conference Centre provides
space for over 100 stands on which exhibitors will demonstrate
the latest marine technologies associated with each of the
ten parallel conference streams.
Social programme
A full social programme will be arranged enabling delegates
and accompanying guests to network and experience the culture
and history of London. The week will end with the 103rd
Annual Dinner of the Institute.
Further information
Further information on all aspects of WMTC 2006 are available
on the event’s dedicated website at www.wmtc2006.com;
from events@imarest.org;
Tel: +44 (0)20 7382 2655; Fax: +44 (0)20 7382 2667; or Events
Department, IMarEST, 80 Coleman Street, London EC2R 5BJ.
THE ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING
WMTC 2006
• Asociación de Ingenieros Navales y Oceanicos
de España (AINE)
• The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE)
• Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering (CIMarE)
• Confederation of European Maritime Technology Societies
(CEMT)
• CRC Reef Research Centre
• The Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers (CSNAME)
• The Danish Society for Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering (DSNAME)
• The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE)
• The Institute of Marine Engineers (India) (IMarE
India)
• The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and
Technology (IMarEST)
• The Japan Institution of Marine Engineering (JIME)
• The Nautical Institute (NI)
• Norske Sivilingeniorers Forening (NIF)
• Royal Belgian Institute of Marine Engineers (KBUSI)
• The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)
• South African Institute of Marine Engineers and
Naval Architects (SAIMENA)
• The Society of Naval Architects of Japan (SNAJ)
• The Society of Naval Architects of Korea (SNAK)
• The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
(SNAME)
• The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers,
Singapore (SNAMES)
• Sociedada Brasileira de Engenharia Naval (SOBENA)
• Schiffbautechnische Gesellschaft e V (STG)
• The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT)
OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS
For the last 200 years, hydrocarbons have formed the basis
for world energy supplies. In today’s evolving energy
market the industry is facing not only the challenges of
new and frontier regions such as deepwater and marginal
fields but at the same time focussing on developing and
deploying technology to help mitigate production decline
in mature basins. This conference stream will address the
complex and changing role of offshore E&P and consider
the impact of new knowledge and technology on ultimate recovery.
floating production systems • production and operations
• increased recovery • development challenges
UNDERWATER VEHICLES
Underwater vehicles are playing an increasingly important
role in the exploration and exploitation of the subsea domain
world-wide, with important contributions to be made in the
military, commercial and scientific sectors. This conference
stream will concentrate on the key technical developments
in autonomous and remotely-operated vehicles, and their
associated enabling technologies.
vehicles and platforms • navigation, guidance, control
and communication • sensors/interfaces • applications
COAST AND OCEAN MAPPING
The measurement, description and depiction of the nature
and form of the seabed has been crucial to the exploration
and management of marine resources, yet, we know more about
the surface of the moon than the ocean floor. This conference
stream focuses on the development of new and innovative
hydrographic and ocean mapping technologies and their applications.
innovative platforms • communications • remote sensing
• processing • ocean policy
EEZ MANAGEMENT
36% of the world’s oceans are encompassed within
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
definitions of an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). 97% of
world trade travels by sea and thus passes through someone’s
EEZ and port facilities. Maintaining law and order, environmental
protection, safety of navigation and transit of shipping,
and safety of life at sea present many challenges. This
conference stream focuses on the innovative solutions linked
with state of the art technologies to address these challenges.
command and control • maintenance of law and order • environmental
protection • safety of navigation and transit • ship and
port facility security (ISPS Code) • management of mineral
and ecological resources • EEZ management vessels
MARINE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
10th ICMES International Co-operation on Marine Engineering
Systems
In looking to the future there are a number of developmental,
environmental and political issues which affect marine engineering
systems design. This conference stream will consider how
marine engineering systems may change and evolve to meet
these and other emerging constraints and opportunities.
waste management • ballast water management • hydrodynamics
and hull forms • manoeuvrability and propulsors • energy
efficiency and utilisation • ship emissions • standards
and regulation • control
COMMERCIAL SHIPPING
Commercial shipping plays a key role in the world economy
carrying raw materials, goods and people across the oceans
and along the waterways of the world. Innovative and sustainable
ship designs, construction methods, operational management
and ship disposal contribute to the ongoing success of the
world commercial shipping industry and all rely on the continuous
development of new maritime technologies. This conference
stream will highlight some of these new technologies and
describe how they are enabling commercial shipping to become
ever more safe and efficient and to minimise its environmental
impact.
ship design • construction • operation • repair and maintenance
• disposal
NAVAL ENGINEERING
INEC 2006 8th International Naval Engineering Conference
All navies are facing increased financial, environmental,
legislative, and support constraints, whilst under pressure
to maintain maximum operational capability. This conference
stream will consider the innovative and novel concepts being
developed to address these challenges and the practicalities
of turning them into reality.
innovative platform designs • global support solutions
• propulsion systems • auxiliaries • SMART acquisition •
modelling and simulation • human factors
MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY
MAREC 2006 4th International Marine Renewable Energy Conference
Two thirds of the planet is occupied by the earth’s
oceans. Traditionally mankind has looked towards the oceans
for transport and food. Now, due to the ever increasing
demand for energy, mankind is now looking towards the oceans
as a sustainable energy source. This global energy challenge
is being executed in the shadow of global climate change.
This conference stream will highlight how the marine and
offshore industries are adapting in order to rise to the
global energy challenge.
technology • power and control • O & M • policy and
planning • environmental
OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY
Operational oceanography has been a major topic of research
and development over the past decade and there is increasing
practical experience in implementation. However, in this
exciting area there remain many wide-ranging challenges
and opportunities. This conference stream will focus on
the delivery of effective oceanographic observing, monitoring
and forecasting systems
initiatives and regulatory frameworks for operational oceanography
• ocean observing systems • ocean forecast modelling and
data assimilation • ocean data management and dissemination
• industry and government applications
REEFS OF THE WORLD
Reefs are hotspots for biodiversity, have high economic
value as both tourism sites and productive fishing locations
and in some shallow locations they present a challenge to
shipping operations. Reefs also present an opportunity for
a balanced approach to integrated ocean management where
there is a challenge to create stability between the pressure
from economic development and the high conservation value.
This conference stream will focus on coral, temperate, deepwater
and artificial reefs and their common traits.
biodiversity of submarine reefs • eco-security: exotic
species translocation • food security • climate change effects
on reefs • oceans policy
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