CALL FOR PAPERS OR PRESENTATIONS: INNOVATIONS IN MARINE TECHNOLOGY (IMT) 97, 5-7 NOVEMBER, 1997 Innovations in Marine Technology (IMT) 97, sponsored by: The International WorkBoat Show, American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) will be held 5-7 November, 1997 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 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 include 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 and 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, fax number, and e-mail address 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 should be submitted by August 29, 1997, drafts of selected papers/presentations are due September 30, 1997, and final versions by October 29, 1997. WEB: IMT '97, http://www.jhuapl.edu/ASNE/. E-MAIL: IMT '97 Information, asnehq.asne@mcimail.com (IMT '97).

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