INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SHIP & OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY - INDIA 2009 10 - 11 IIT LogoDecember 2009, Kharagpur, India.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SHIP & OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY - INDIA 2009

10 - 11 IIT LogoDecember 2009, Kharagpur, India.

Organised by

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
and
Department of Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture, IIT Kharagpur.

Overview

Today, the international maritime industry faces new challenges as it responds to the global financial crisis. It is therefore understandable that the industry's priority and attention is on consolidation and survival. However, at such a time it is all the more important for the industry to look ahead in order to respond to the continuing challenges it will face from the increasing demands of operators, regulators and society for greater efficiency, safety and the protection of the environment, as it emerges from the current crisis. This response will require innovative thinking from all sectors of the maritime industry, and particularly those involved in ship design and construction.

The first International Conference on Ship & Offshore Technology - India, will take "Developments in Ship Design & Construction" as its theme and will bring together members of the international maritime industry to present and discuss the latest developments in the ship design and construction process which will provide the improvements in productivity and cost-competitiveness necessary to respond to the demand for lower cost of ownership.

Content

Papers are invited on the following topics:

o Design of all ship types

o Fabrication & welding technology

o Material developments; steels, alloys, composites, etc.

o Corrosion and coating technology

o Project management

o System integration

o Quality assurance

Call for Papers / Register InterestMetal Fabrication

If you wish to submit an abstract for this event, please send a short abstract either
by post, fax or email to the address given in the First Announcement & Call For Papers (100KB, PDF file), or click here for further information or to submit an abstract online.

Key dates:

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 26th June
Authors informed of acceptance: 30th July
Deadline for submission of papers: 30th October

Website : http://www.rina.org.uk/icsotindia2009

Organising Committee:

Patron
Prof. D. Acharya, Director, IIT Kharagpur

Chairmen
Prof. N. R. Mandal, IIT Kharagpur
Mr. Trevor Blakeley, Royal Institution of Naval Architects

Members
Prof. D. Sen, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. T. Sahoo, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. H.V. Warrior, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. A. Bhar, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. P.K. Bhaskaran, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. N.R. Mandal, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. S. K. Bhattacharjee, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. P.K. Das, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. A. Chakraborty, IIT Kharagpur
Prof.S.C.Misra, NSDRC, Visakhapatnam
Capt. K.J.H. Christie, GRSE, Kolkata
Mr. P. Barman Roy, Bharati Shipyard
Dr. P. Misra, MMD, Chennai

International Technical Committee

Prof. Yasumi Kawamura, Yokohama National University, Japan
Prof. Purnendu K. Das, Universities of Glasgow & Strathclyde, UK
Prof. Richard Lee Storch, Professor and Director, Industrial Engineering, USA
Prof. R. Ajit Shenoi, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, U.K.
Capt.K.J.H.Christie IN (Retd), General Manager (S)(D), GRSE Ltd. India
Prof. R.P Gokarn, India
Prof. Anantha Subramanian, Ocean Engineering Centre, IIT Madras, India
Prof. Howard Bunch, University of Michigan, USA
Prof. S.C.Misra, IIT Kharagpur
Prof. O.P.Sha, IIT Kharagpur, India

Registration Fees:

Registration fees will be as follows:

* Delegates from India and SAARC countries - USD 200
* Student delegates from India and SAARC countries - USD 50
* All other foreign delegates - USD 250
* Accompanying person - USD 100

Registration fees will include the following:

* Transport to and from Calcutta
* Accommodation at IIT Kharagpur
* Conference proceedings
* Evening reception on 9 Dec 2009
* Conference banquet on 10 Dec.10 2009

Partners' programme

Local trips within 100 km to places of interest can be organised for accompanying partners if required.