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ASNE-Delaware Valley

Tours Computer-Aided

Design Facility at Lehigh

The ASNE-Delaware Valley

Chapter, Philadelphia, Pa., held its recent meeting at the Packard

Laboratory of Lehigh University,

Bethlehem, Pa.

Members and their guests trav- eled by chartered bus from the

Philadelphia Naval Base to Le- high for a presentation by Pro- fessor Oats who described the university's course in the use of computer-aided design and draft- ing. The professor used slides to illustrate the equipment and tech- niques.

Following dinner and business meeting in the alumni dining room, the chapter members re- turned to the Engineering De- partment where a tour was con- ducted of the CAD/CAM Uni- graphics equipment being oper- ated by several students.

Gary Gray of the Macauto

Company, whose CAD /CAM serv- ice was being demonstrated, ex- plained some of the techniques of computer-aided design, com- puter-aided machining, and com- puter-aided drafting.

Navidyne Names Jones

Marketing Vice President

Navidyne Corporation, New- port News, Va., announced the promotion recently of Sanford

Jones to the post of vice presi- dent, marketing. He assumes re- sponsibility for the company's marketing effort for both new and existing products worldwide.

Sanford Jones

Mr. Jones joined Navidyne in 1979 as program manager for satellite communications. He was responsible for development of the company's most recent prod- uct—the ESZ-8000 Satellite Com- municator—an advanced satellite communication terminal for serv- ice in the INMARSAT network.

Mr. Jones's background includes extensive experience in design and implementation of computer- based products for industrial and commercial use.

Navidyne is one of the leading manufacturers of marine elec- tronic systems. The company's headquarters, engineering facili- ties, and manufacturing plant are located in Newport News, Va.

Navidyne maintains a network of sales and service agents world- wide.

Elect Stanley Kowleski

New President Of IMTA

Stanley M. Kowleski, ferry transit manager for the Golden

Gate Bridge, Highway, and Trans- portation District has been elect- ed president of the International

Marine Transit Association (IMTA).

The IMTA is an international organization representing ferry operations, naval architects, man- ufacturers, marine suppliers, shipyards, government agencies, marine consultants, and aca- demia.

Mr. Kowleski joined San Fran- cisco Ferry in 1971, with respon- sibility for planning, coordinat- ing, and directing the expansion of passenger service. Previously,

Mr. Kowleski was regional ter- minal manager with Matson Nav- igation and Terminal Company.

Mr. Kowleski announced that the 1982 international meeting will be held in San Francisco from November 9-11, 1982, at the

Fairmont Hotel. The program will feature sessions on manage- ment operations, technology, fi- nancing, legislative and regula- tory trends, and current research.

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