The 28th International Maritime Lecturers Association Conference (IMLA28) and 33rd International Maritime English Conference (IMEC33) are organized by the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria, together with National University “Odessa Maritime Academy”. IMLA28 will be held from the 6th to the 9th of September 2023 and IMEC33 will be held on the 6th of September 2023 at Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria.

IMLA28 constitutes a place where different groups involved in maritime training meet: the simulator users, the simulator developers, the researchers, the classification societies and the maritime authorities from all over the world. It is an interactive global event that promotes an exchange of knowledge, experience, views, research results and the identification of common problems with respect to maritime education and training among participants from different countries representing their respective agencies and institutions.

Participation in IMLA28 will provide the companies with wonderful opportunities for communication with maritime professionals, and favour business partnership establishment.

Registration Information

Please click here to register. ONE Registration Fee includes the following for the registered authors:

  • Welcome reception;
  • Conference Package;
  • Participation in the Conference Technical Program in the Academy;
  • Conference Proceedings;
  • Coffee break on the presentation days;
  • Lunch on the presentation days;
  • Banquets;
  • Transportation between the events.
     

Registration Fee

It is mandatory for at least one author of an accepted paper to register for the paper to appear in the proceedings and be included in the Technical Program. If an author has more than one accepted paper, a discount on additional paper registration is available.

The first paper will be charged a full fee and each additional paper will be charged with a 50% discount (only if the same author is registered for all the papers).

We will offer technical and social tours for an additional fee!

Paper submissions

IMLA 28 invites submission of papers on the following topic: MET MARITIME HERITAGE: Traditions and Perspectives.

All papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee as well as by the invited reviewers. After peer review and similarity check, all accepted full papers will be published in the Proceedings of IMLA28.

PANELS:

  • PANEL 1: Navigation Simulators
  • PANEL 2: Engine Room Simulators
  • PANEL 3: Maritime English
  • PANEL 4: Maritime Cybersecurity
  • PANEL 5: Human Resources
  • PANEL 6: Talent Panel

Prospective authors are cordially invited to submit abstracts before MARCH 20th, 2023. After notification of acceptance, the authors will be asked to prepare a full paper version.

The deadline for sending full paper versions, both in .doc (.docx) and .pdf electronic format, is MAY 1st, 2023. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

To find out more, please click here.

Event Contact

In case of any inquiries, please don’t hesitate to contact us,
LCDR Stanislava Stefanova - [email protected]
mobile: +359 886 095 440
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