CALL FOR PAPERS: INNOVATIONS IN MARINE TECHNOLOGY (IMT) '98" DECEMBER 2-3, 1998, ERNEST N. MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA "Innovations in Marine Technology (IMT) 98" Sponsored by: The International WorkBoat Show American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) This symposium provides an excellent forum for discussion and presentation of new developments in marine technology. The WorkBoat Show in New Orleans is an ideal setting for dialog with a broad range of maritime interests from commercial tankers to supply boats, offshore platforms to complex military vessels. Original papers or presentations are requested. Suggested topics: Production Techniques in Ship Construction, Design for Affordability, Design for Operator Efficiency, Automated Manufacturing, Marine Electronics, Modeling and Simulation, Oil Spill Recovery Techniques, Electro-optics, Offshore Platform Safety Training Submit a 1-2 page abstract that describes the paper/presentation topic and scope. Include the title, author's name(s), address, phone number, and fax number, and submit to: Guy Hardwick ASNE Gulf Coast Section Chairman c/o TANO Corp. 5700 Citrus Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70123 phone: 504-739-4203 or 504-733-4777, ext 203 fax: 504-734-2127 Abstracts will be entertained by April 6, 1998, drafts of selected papers/presentations are due August 7, 1998, and final versions by October 9, 1998. WEB: IMT '98, http://www.jhuapl.edu/ASNE/. E-MAIL: IMT '98 Information, mcronin.asne@mcimail.com (CBM '98).

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