ASNE DAY 92

The Naval Engineer's Response To World Change Event Set For April 29-May 1, Washington, D.C.

One of the largest annual naval technology trade shows, ASNE Day will address the changing role of the naval engineer in view of the "new world order." The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), which boasts a membership of 7,500 professionals, has assembled a technical program and exhibit show that will focus on "The Naval Engineer's Response to World Change," at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., April 29 to May 1, 1992.

Attendance at the three-day event is expected to reach about 3,000.

"This year's program covers all aspects of naval engineering and clearly shows the role the naval engineers will play in the next decade," said Capt. James Grabb, technical director, ASNE, and editor of the Naval Engineer's Journal.

ASNE Day has been evolving over the last few years in response to the The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).

needs of members and the challenges of the 1990s amid cuts in defense spending. A prime goal of the show is to provide vital information in order that both naval engineering individuals and defense-related companies can position themselves in the market ASNE Day '92 will kick-off on Thursday, April 30, with a keynote address by ASNE president Jerome J. Fee at 8:30 a.m. Following Mr.

Fee's address, the conference will open with an historical perspective of previous disarmament periods.

Entitled, "Historical Perspectives of Previous Disarmament Periods: Futurists Long-Term View," the panel discussion will be moderated by Rear Adm.Wayne E. Meyer, U.S. Navy (Ret.).

The 104-year-old professional society will hold 27 technical presentations, and expects to host over 120 corporate exhibitors as it stresses the changes and responses in the naval engineer's role in the 1990s.

Highlighting the technical program will be papers such as: "Capturing Maintenance and Modernization Efficiencies"; "Solid Waste Management at Sea"; "Propulsion- Powered Electric Guns"; "The SA'AR-5 Design and Construction"; "The Type-23 Frigate"; and "Integration of Ship Control Systems for Total Ship Survivability." The society has also invited Deputy Defense Secretary Donald J. Atwood, as the banquet speaker on Friday, May 1, and Adm. J.

William Kime, USCG, Commanant, as the luncheon speaker on Thursday, April 30. Both plan to address the concerns of and opportunities for naval engineers over the next few years.

ASNE will continue its tradition of presenting its six prestigious awards in recognition for superior achievements in the naval engineering discipline; several volunteer-related service to the society, the best original technical paper published in the Naval Engineers Journal, and its Gold Medal for accomplishments made over the past five years.

The exhibit hall, with over 120 companies represented, will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days of the annual meeting at no charge, but those registered will be required to get a name badge at the ASNE registration desk at the Omni Shoreham Hotel prior to touring the hall.

In keeping with the society's forward- looking philosophy, the theme of ASNE DAY 1993, scheduled for May 6-7, will be "Performance vs.

Affordability—Challenge of the Nineties." The society has already issued a call for papers for next year.

For the 1994 show, ASNE plans to move the meeting and exhibition to the Sheraton Washington, Washington, D.C., which will offer the annual event a larger display venue.

For additional information, contact: ASNE, 1452 Duke Street, Alexandria, Va. 22314-3458; or call: (703) 836-6727.

ASNE DAY 92 TECHNICAL PROGRAM Thursday, April 30 8:30 a.m.—keynote address, "Setting the Stage," by Jerome J. Fee, ASNE president.

SESSION 1-Plenary 8:45 a.m.—"Historical Perspectives of Previous Disarmament Periods: Futurist's Long-Term View." Panel discussion moderated by Rear Adm. Wayne E. Meyer, U.S. Navy (ret.).

Noon—Reception for luncheon ticket holders in Blue Room.

12:30 p.m.—Luncheon in the Regency Ballroom, with luncheon address by Adm. J. William Kime, USCG Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard.

Presentation of "Jimmie" Hamilton Award and Solberg Award.

SESSION 2A—Palladium Room Moderator: Christopher J. Wiernicki Assistant: Comdr. James W. Meyer, USCG 2:30 p.m.—"Structural Reliability Assessment with Ambiguity and Vagueness in Failure," by Bilal M. Ayyub and Kwan-Ling Lai.

3:10 p.m.—"Fracture Mechanics of Ship Structures," by Robert A. Sielski.

3:50 p.m.—"Active Mass Damper Demonstration for Ship Vibration Reduction," by Tsutomu Kekinouchi, Toshio Asano, Koji Tanida, and Norio Takahashi.

SESSION 2B—Diplomat Room Moderator: Rear Adm. George R. Meinig Jr., U.S. Navy Assistant: Barry Pifer.

2:30 p.m.—"Superconducting Applications to Very Shallow Water Minesweeping," by Lt. Comdr.

E. Michael Golda, U.S. Naval Reserve, Joseph D. Walters, and Geoffrey F. Green.

3:10 p.m.—"Propulsion-Powered Electric Guns: A Comparison of Power System Architectures," by Timothy J. Doyle and Guy F. Grater.

3:50 p.m.—"Design Techniques to Upgrade the Combat Effectiveness of U.S. Navy Frigates," by Edward Yanis.

SESSION 2C—Blue Room Moderator: Elsie Munsell Assistant: Clayton Davis.

2:30 p.m.—"The Navy's Shipboard Waste Management Research and Development Program," by Arthur Smookler and Craig Alig.

3:10 p.m.—"Navy Investigations of HFC-134a as a Replacement for CFC-12 in Shipboard Applications," by Anthony D. Nickens, Gregory P.

Brunner and Donald L. Hamilton Jr.

3:50 p.m.—"A Methodology for the Evaluation of Ship Fire Safety," by Chester M. Sprague, Robert C. Richards, and Lt. Comdr. Marc A.

Blanchard, USCG.

Friday, May 1 SESSION 3A—Palladium Room Moderator: Clifford G. Geiger Assistant: Gary Jayne 8:30 a.m.—"Capturing Maintenance and Modernization Efficiencies," by Capt. David P. Sargent, U.S. Navy, and Paul E. Steward.

9:10 a.m.—"Using Today's Technology to Help Preserve the USS Constitution," by Peter W.

Withered, Robert J. Ross, and William R.

Faris.

9:50 a.m.—"Measures of Effectiveness as Applied to Maintenance Practices," by Mark Elfont and Vincent Procaccino.

10:30 a.m.—"Innovations in Training Simulation," by Robert A. Sottilare and Rodney A.

Long.

SESSION 3B—Diplomat Room Moderator: Rear Adm. Peter A. Bunch Assistant: Lt. Russell D. Krull 8:30 a.m.—"CAD/CAM Goes to Sea: The SA'AR- 5 Design and Construction," by John R. Lindgren Jr., William A. Solitario, Arnold P. Moore and Michel A. Strieff.

9:10 a.m.—"An Al-Based Decision Support System for Naval Ship Design," by Yu-Chao Chou and Colin O. Benjamin.

9:50 a.m.—"A Cost-Effective Approach to Evaluate High-Temperature Ablatives for Military Applications," by Joseph H. Koo, Michael J. Kneer, Shan Lin, and Mark Schneider.

10:30 a.m.—"Comparison of Shock Test Methods of Mil-S-901 Derived from a Test on a Circuit Breaker and Switchboard," by Thomas L. Bradley Jr., Ted M. Daves, Steven L. McCampbell and John I. Ykema.

SESSION 3C-Blue Room Moderator: Rear Adm. George A. Huchting, U.S.

Navy Assistant: James F. Horton.

8:30 a.m.—'The NPS AUVII Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Testbed: Design and Experimental Verification," by Anthony J. Healey and Lt.

Michael R. Good.

9:10 a.m.—"Shipboard Gaseous Nitrogen Generator Design and Development," by Jack McCrea, Theodore F. Pearson and Jospeh A.

Woerner.

9:50 a.m.—"Integration of Ship Control Systems for Total Ship Survivability," by Jospeh B.

Famme and Barry Taylor.

10:30 a.m.—"Test of Closed-Loop Degaussing Algorithm on a Minesweeper Engine," by Robert A. Wingo, John J. Holmes and Milton H. Lackey.

SESSION 4A—Palladian Room Moderator: Capt. Mark Masterman, Royal Navy Assistant: Comdr. Michael Bosworth, U.S. Navy 2:15 p.m.—"The Type 23 Frigate: Britain's ASW Frigate for the Nineties," by Comdr. Kenneth J.

McKenzie, Royal Navy, and Con. Comdr. Nigel Moores, Royal Canadian Navy Command.

2:55 p.m.—"Implementation of the Ship Control System forthe Royal Navy Single Role Minehunter," by J.P. Mabey and A.M. Burt.

SESSION 4B—Diplomat Room Moderator: Capt. Dennis K. Kruse, U.S. Navy Assistant: Bill Cheng 2:15 p.m.—"Remote Sensing of Surface Ship Wakes," by Owen M. Griffin, Rodney D.

Peltzer, Arthur Nl. Reed, and Robert F. Beck.

2:55 p.m.—"On the Development of Seakeeping Criteria," by Ross Graham, Erich Batis and W.G. Meyers.

SESSION 4C—Blue Room Moderator: Capt. Edmund C. Mortimer, U.S.

Navy (Ret.) Assistant: Harry Skruch 2:15 p.m.—"An Overview of Navy Composite Developments for Thermal Management," by Ai Bertram, Kevin Beasley and William De La Torre.

2:55 p.m.—"Industrialization of the Spray Forming Process for Military Applications," Angela Leimkuhler Moran.

3:50 p.m.—Annual business meeting in the Palladian Room.

7 p.m.—Banquet reception in the Blue Room.

8 p.m.—Annual black-tie banquet in the Regency Ballroom. Presided over by ASNE president Jerome J. Fee, the ASNE Gold Medal and Harold E. Saunders Award will be presented at the banquet.

A banquet address will be given by Donald J. Atwood, Deputy Secretary of Defense.