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PASSENGER VESSEL

ASSOCIATION 1995 Convention & Trade Show

Pictured above is an artist rendering of a new dinner/cruise vessel under construction by

Service Mairne Industryis for Premier Yachts,

Inc. of Chicago. The 240-ft. (73-m) by 59-ft. (18-m), 600-passenger boat will serve the

Washington D.C. area and is scheduled for delivery in May 1995. The single-deck, glass- enclosed vessel is representative of the

Seine River type used throughout Europe.

For information on Service Marine

Circle 39 on Reader Service Card a Safety Program" "Introducing the PVA Drug Test- ing Program"

The Passenger Vessel Association's (PVA) 1995 Convention and Trade Show, scheduled for Janu- ary 14-18, 1995 at the Fairmont

Hotel in San Francisco, is dubbed "Excellence Afloat: Meeting

Tomorrow's Challenges" and will feature its usual mixture of educa- tional seminars and exhibitions.

The Conference

The PVA Education program will feature several plenary sessions which should be of interest to many groups. The following is a brief on select sessions, including date and description. • Saturday, Jan. 14: "Achieving Excellence in the Travel & Tourism Industry." John A.

Marks, president of the San Fran- cisco Convention & Visitor's Bureau, will address winning ways in toady's competitive tourism industry. • Sunday, Jan. 15 "Safety and Passenger Vessels: Per- spective from the U.S. Coast Guard

Watch Dog." The Honorable Jim

Hall, acting chairman, National

Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), andMarjorie Murtaugh, division chief, marine transporta- tion, NTSB, will discuss the NTSB, which through its role in investigat- ing serious incidents and working the U.S. Coast Guard and other regulatory agencies, serves as a criti- cal link in the U.S. Safety Net.

Apart from the education ses- sions, the PVA's conference seg- ment will feature roundtable work- shops.

The following is a synopsis of the sessions planned.

On the "•over*'! Pictured on the lead-in cover toMR/EN's

Passenger Vessel coverage is an artist's impression (top) and the finished Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding-built high-speed whale watch vessel Friendship IV. The boat was built for Bar

Harbor Whale Watch Co., and specifics are provided on page 32 of this issue. • Sunday, Jan. 15 "Service, Service, Service: How the simple basics apply to all areas of the industry" "Family Business & Tax Plan- ning Issues" "How To Develop an Effective

Public Relations Program" "Electronics in the Vessel: How much technology is viable?" • Monday, Jan. 16 "Legal Issues for Passenger

Vessel Owners" "Trends in Food and Beverage" "Proposed T&K Regulations &

How They Affect Your Company" "Marketing on the Cheap: Tips for success" "Theft & Loss: Strategies to re- duce your food and beverage costs" "Wooden Boat Inspections: Age- old technology - today's experience" "New Vessel Technology" "PVA Insurance Program Up- date" "How to Write A Marketing

Plan" • Tuesday, Jan. 17 "Financial Opportunities Avail- able to the Industry" "The Anatomy of an Accident" "New Ways to Find Target Mar- kets" "How to Design and Implement

The Exhibition

The exhibition portion of the PVA show expands both in number of exhibitors and importance each year.

The convention planning committee has incorporated a number of changes into the trade show sched- ule based on suggestions by Associ- ate Members who have exhibited previously.

This year, an emphasis will re- main on food and social functions in the exhibit hall. The show offers vessels operators a hands-on oppor- tunity to discover and examine new products and services. As always, the exhibitor hall will be filled with representatives from top industry suppliers and builders, including:

Atlantic Marine, Avondale, DeJong & Lebet Inc., Directions in Design,

Hamilton Jet, Interior Design Intl.,

Jeffboat, Rodney E. Lay & Assoc.,

Leevac, Nichols Bros., Peterson

Builders, Service Marine,

SkipperLiner, Trinity Marine

Group, Twin Disc, Westport Ship- yard, and more.

For additional information on the 1995 edition of the PVA show or to register, contact PVA at: 1600 Wil- son Blvd., Suite 1000-A, Arlington,

Va. 22209; tel: (703) 807-0100; fax: (703) 807-0103. 32 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News