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SNAME membership gives you these professional advantages and more. Whether you work on cruise ships, pleasure crafts, service boats, ferries, naval vessels, or off-shore rigs we have programs for you. No wonder we've grown by more than 10% in under two years and are the largest professional society in the maritime industry. And, right now, you can join for 15 months for the price of 12 months! Just call for membership details and mention this ad to receive 15 months of SNAME membership for the price of 12 months! 1-800-798-2188

The 1996 SNi International Maritir Exposition is scheduled take place at the New Yor

Marriott Marquis in New Yor

City, N.Y., from October 2-

SNAME will play host to mor than 120 exhibitors offerir marine products and services sucl] as: ship repair and conversion! plumbing equipment; fire detecl tion, alarm and suppression equip-] ment; purification systems for fuel] oil, lube oil, sludge concentration,! and oil water treatment; anti-cor- rosion coatings; ultrasonic inspec- tion instruments for leak detection I and mechanical inspection; marine ' safety equipment; software for PC- based fleet management; satellite equipment for marine and mobile applications; marine diesel engines; marine design computer software; and marine lubricants.

SNAME's three-day program will address the theme New Initiatives for Maritime Success by combining traditional papers with panel dis- cussions and special reports as part of mini-symposia sessions.

Wednesday, October 2 will be devoted to two technical and research (T&R) symposia.

The first symposium will begin with a panel of experts discussing the elements of the National

Shipbuilding Initiative (NSI), and the second will include presenta- tions by the T&R panels.

The presentation of traditional technical papers will accompany panel discussions and exhibits.

Papers to be presented include: • Analysis of Oil Production Ships

Considering Load Combination,

Ultimate Strength and Structural

Reliability, which will investigate the combination of still-water and wave loads on oil production ships; • Thermal Stress and Hull Stress

Monitoring, which will describe temperature and hull stress sig- nals recorded from a containership and bulk carrier.

The SNAME Exposition also includes a luncheon which will be addressed by SNAME President

W.R. Phillips.

For more information on the 1996 SNAME Exposition, con- tact Kristin Cagliari, market- ing coordinator, 601 Pavonia

Ave., Jersey City, N.J. 07306, tel: (201) 798-4975; fax:(201) 798- 4975. 134 Circle 355 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News