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ASNE DAY '86 'Naval Engineering Challenges'

May 1-2, Washington, D.C.

ASNE Day 1986, the 98th annual national convention of the Ameri- can Society of Naval Engineers, will be held May 1-2 at the Omni Shore- ham Hotel in Washington, D.C., and will feature technical sessions, ex- hibits, an awards banquet, and oth- er social functions.

At 9 am on Thursday, May 1, the

ASNE Day keynote address will be delivered by the U.S. Navy's current head "surface warrior," Vice Adm.

Joseph Metcalf III, USN, Depu- ty Chief of Naval Operations (Sur- face Warfare).

This year's technical program will feature 20 papers presented during eight separate sessions. Topics will include combat systems, command and control, ship design I and II,

Photos: Above—HMAS Sydney (FFG-03) built at Todd Seattle. Right—TWR built at Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wiscon- testing and reliability, hazardous materials, maintenance, and marine engineering.

The luncheon address on Thurs- day will be delivered by Robert C.

McFarlane, former national secu- rity advisor to President Reagan.

On Friday evening, the 69th An- nual Awards Banquet convenes in the Shoreham's Regency Ballroom.

Guest speaker at the banquet will be

Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson,

USAF, Director of the Strategic De- fense Initiative Organization, De- partment of Defense. General

Abrahamson is responsible for the research and technology devel- opment program relating to defense against ballistic missiles.

ASNE Awards

The remainder of the banquet program will consist of presenta- tions of several honors, including: • The "Jimmie" Hamilton