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h e S o c i e t y of N a v a l A r c h i t e c ts a n d M a r i n e E n g i n e e r s ( S N A M E) m e m b e r s h i p d o o r s have o p e n e d to e m b r a c e a n e w g r o u p of t a l e n t ed a n d c a p a b l e p e o p l e who wish to a d v a n c e t h e s o c i e t y ' s g o a l s . T h e soc i e t y ' s b y l a w s were r e v i s e d in N o - v e m b e r 1988 to o p e n the g r a d e of a s s o c i a t e m e m b e r s t o " . . . p e r s o ns w h o s e p u r s u i t s , a t t a i n m e n t s , e d u c a - t i o n or p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e q u a l i fy t h e m to c o o p e r a t e in t h e a d v a n c e - m e n t o f t h e o b j e c t i v e s o f t h e s o c i e t y, b u t w h o h a v e n o t h e l d a p o s i t i o n of T h e S o c i e t y of N a v a l A r c h i t e c ts a n d M a r i n e E n g i n e e r s ( S N A M E) m e m b e r s h i p d o o r s have o p e n e d to e m b r a c e a n e w g r o u p of t a l e n t ed a n d c a p a b l e p e o p l e who wish to a d v a n c e t h e s o c i e t y ' s g o a l s . T h e soc i e t y ' s b y l a w s were r e v i s e d in N o - v e m b e r 1988 to o p e n the g r a d e of a s s o c i a t e m e m b e r s t o " . . . p e r s o ns w h o s e p u r s u i t s , a t t a i n m e n t s , e d u c a - t i o n or p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e q u a l i fy t h e m to c o o p e r a t e in t h e a d v a n c e - m e n t o f t h e o b j e c t i v e s o f t h e s o c i e t y, b u t w h o h a v e n o t h e l d a p o s i t i o n of s u f f i c i e n t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y or l a c k the e x p e r i e n c e r e q u i r e d f o r t h e g r a d e of m e m b e r or a f f i l i a t e ." N o w p e r s o n s j u s t s t a r t i n g in the m a r i n e i n d u s t r y a n d p r o f e s s i o n s c an b e c o m e m e m b e r s of the society.

T h e y c a n i m m e d i a t e l y g e t in o n the e d g e - o f - t h e f u t u r e t e c h n i c a l i n f o r - m a t i o n p r e s e n t e d and d i s c u s s e d at s o c i e t y m e e t i n g s . " S t a r t e r s " can n o w b e g i n t h e i r p r o f e s s i o n a l career w i t h b o t h f e e t p l a n t e d f i r m l y i n the s o c i e t y .

T h e change was w r i t t e n to inc l u d e m a n y o t h e r s of l o n g e x p e r i - e n c e w h o m a y n o t n o w q u a l i f y as a m e m b e r o f a f f i l i a t e , s u c h as: • In the m a r i n e i n d u s t r y , p e o p le w h o w o r k in f i n a n c e , c o n t r a c t s , adm i n i s t r a t i o n s , p u r c h a s i n g , p u b l ic r e l a t i o n s , c o n s t r u c t i o n , and o p e r a - t i o n s .

• I n l a b o r a t o r i e s a n d g o v e r n m e nt o f f i c e s , t h o s e w h o s u p p o r t t h e p r o - f e s s i o n a l s .

• I n t h e small c r a f t i n d u s t r y , s u p - p o r t p e r s o n n e l of d i v e r s e o c c u p a - t i o n s .

• I n t h e o f f s h o r e i n d u s t r y , o p e r a - t i o n s and similar s u p p o r t p e r s o n - nel.

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SNAME SECTION MEETINGS IN 1989 ARCTIC SECTION APRIL 19. Westin Hotel, Calgary " H i b e r n i a / T e r r a Nova Production Structures" (Tentative Title) by A. Ewida, Petro Canada Resources MAY 17, Westin Hotel, Calgary "Fracture Mechanic Aspects of Arctic Vessel Design" by M. Tomin, Reltec JUNE 21, Westin Hotel, Calgary "Shaft Line Modeling for Ice Class Shifts" by B. Cowper Fleet Technology Limited CANADIAN ATLANTIC SECTION APRIL 24, Halifax Student Award Paper Presentation MAY 29, Halifax "Ice-Breaker Mid-Life Modernization" by Met Welke and Janusz Wypior, H-DIL CHESAPEAKE SECTION APRIL 4-5, USCG Yard, Curtis Bay, Md.

"Design and Construction of a Domestic 80-Foot Icebreaking Buoy Tender" by Scott Marple and Andrew Dize APRIL 12, Crystal City Student Papers MAY 24, Crystal City "U.S. Commercial Ships for Tomorrow" by Alex Landsburg, Eric Gabler, Richard Sonnenschein, George Levine, Chao Lin and Earl Simmons JUNE 13, Crystal City "The Promise of Advanced Naval Vehicles for the NATO ASW Mission" by William Rogalski Jr., Kenneth Spaulding and David Lavis EASTERN CANADIAN SECTION, APRIL 4, Ottawa "Integrated Machinery C o n t r o l — A Stepping Stone" by Comdr. David Marshall, Annual General Meeting MAY 2, Toronto "Restoration of Steam Yacht Wanda III" by George Thomson GREAT LAKES/GREAT RIVERS SECTION MAY 11-12,, St. Louis, Mo.

Spring Meeting GULF SECTION APRIL 12, New Orleans, Sheraton Hotel Spring Meeting, STAR Symposium JULY 20, New Orleans "Calculation of 'K' Factors in the Leg Design of Liftboats" by M. D. Korkut HAMPTON ROADS SECTION MAY 13, Fisherman's Wharf "A Comparison of the Relative Costs and Effective Characteristics of the Conventional Plan Position Radar Indicator (PPI) and the Raster-Scan Display" by George Tsirimokos MAY 12, Newport News Shpbuilding Building 520 Spouses Night/SNAME Update by Curtis Woolard MAY 18, Asheville, N.C.

"Waterfront P r o d u c t i o n / P r o d u c i b i l i t y" by Curt Molten JULY 20, Asheville, N.C.

"Developments in Naval Engineering" by Tom Schievelbein and Lou Bissette HAWAII SECTION APRIL 12, Honolulu Student Paper Meeting MAY 17, Honolulu "Submarine Operations" by Capt. M.

McHugh LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN SECTION APRIL 13, Los Angeles Student Paper Night MAY 11, Los Angeles Open JUNE 6 Field Trip NEW ENGLAND SECTION APRIL 20, Bristol, R.I.

"Composite Rudders and Rudder Posts" by Mathew Smith MAY 11, Mystic, Conn.

"Historical Significance of ALBACORE and its new Mission" by Prof. E. Eugene Allmendinger NEW YORK METROPOLITAN SECTION APRIL 6, Officers Club, Governors Island, N.Y.

"Distributed Digital Control System Approach to Dynamic Positioning" by John Glove, Bailey Controls MAY 27, Governors Island Dinner Dance JUNE 7, (TBA) "Thermorator Viscosity Regulating Syst e m — A New Concept to Regulate Heavy Fuel to Diesel Engines" by S. Kobayshi NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SECTION APRIL 13, Berkeley, Calif.

Student Paper MAY 5, Tiburon, Calif.

A field trip to the China Cabin in celebration of The Webb Institute's Cenntennial.

Date and details to be announced.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST SECTION APRIL 4, Portland, Ore.

Portland Technical Meeting MAY 12, 13, Victoria, B.C.

Victoria Spring Meeting JUNE 1, Officers Club, Bremerton ASNE/SNAME Joint Meeting PHILADELPHIA SECTION APRIL 6, Ladies Night JUNE 6, Dinner-Dance SAN DIEGO SECTION APRIL 4-5, Kona Kai Club, San Diego "Yacht Construction Using One-Off Male Molds and Advanced Composites" by Mike Copps MAY 6-8, NASSCO Engr Field Trip-AOE 6 Machinery Room Scale Model and 3-D Computer Graphic Design SOUTHEAST SECTION MAY 4-5 To Be Announced TEXAS SECTION APRIL, Dallas Dinner, Paper to be announced MAY, OTC Luncheon JUNE , Dinner, Paper to be announced JULY Luncheon, Paper to be announced