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SSPC 2001 Set For November in Atlanta
Scheduled to be held November 11 - 15, 2001 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga., SSPC 2001 (The Society for Protective Coatings) is the conference and exhibition for the protective coatings industry. While the marine business is not the solitary focus of the event, as SSPC encompasses a wide variety of industries and applications, the industry is well represented and informed at the event.
Primarily, the event attracts Industrial Painting Contractors; Public and Private Facility Owners; Metal Fabricators; Specifying Engineers; Architects; Industry Consultants; and Industry Suppliers.
"I learn something new at every SSPC conference," Robert R. Hafer, Paint General Foreman, Newport News Shipbuilding, is quoted as saying. "The wide mix of companies, contractors, and suppliers help you pick up little things that may make your operations more effective.
Everyone at the conference is open and ready to help. The contacts you make may not help you today, but I have found that before the year is out you're calling on your new-found SSPC members." Attendees are encouraged to select from a wide variety of topics to develop their own combination of technical presentations, workshops, and panel discussions from four topic tracks: Surface Preparation, Coatings and Application, Project Management, and Business Strategies. In addition, SSPC committee meetings, various special meetings, and valuable networking opportunities remain an important part of the SSPC 2001 program. SSPC is the only nonprofit association focused on the protection and preservation of steel, concrete, and other industrial and marine structures and surfaces. SSPC is the leading source of information on surface preparation, coating selection, coating application, environmental regulations, and health and safety issues.
To Register for SSPC 2001, or for more information, contact: Dee Boyle, Conference Administration Coordinator, tel: (412) 281-2331, ext. 202 (from outside the US); Toil-Free: (877) 281-7772, extension 202 (from within the US); Fax: 1-412-281-9993; Email: [email protected]; or, Register On-Line at www.sspc.org.
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Content
- First Wove Marine Files Reorganization Plan page: 36A
- Danish Contingent Strong At OE2001 page: 36C
- Containership Volume To Slow page: 36D
- Hempel Celebrates 50 Years page: 36G
- SSPC 2001 Set For November in Atlanta page: 36E
- Janet M. McAllister Welcomed To NY page: 4
- Reefership Within A Containership page: 8
- Innovation on the fjords page: 9
- Shipping Internet: Where next? page: 12
- Mahachai Dockyard: Freezers for Southern Waters page: 14
- Rodriquez Cantieri Navali Delivers Newest Fast Ferry page: 14
- Elliott Bay Develops Eco-Tourism Vessel page: 15
- Bollinger Delivers 145-ft. Supply/Utility Boat To Bordelon page: 16
- Gladding-Hearn Delivers Cape Fear Pilot Boat page: 18
- Shipbuilding R&D Supported page: 19
- Top Navy Officer Supports DD-21 page: 21
- Bollinger Incat USA - Marking Its Territory page: 24
- Ready to Burn: Fast Ferry Market Looks Good page: 27
- Palmer Johnson Teams Up With Atlantic Dry Dock For SuperYacht Refit Facility page: 29
- U.S. Report America's Cruise Line Faces Delivery Delays, Job Cuts page: 30
- USN Confident Of Raising Sunken Fishing Vessel page: 31
- Detyens Concludes Largest U.S. Conversion page: 32
- IZAR Lands FPSO Order page: 35
- ABB's Compact Pod Makes Mark In $42M Deal page: 35
- Offshore Inland: Poised To Pounce On Offshore Upturn page: 36
- Izar Ferrol Repairs Eight Vessels At Once page: 38
- Loose Cable Contributed To Crane Collapse page: 40
- Raising the Standard for Bulk Carrier Cranes page: 41
- Belotti Handling Reinvents The Reach Stacker Machine page: 41
- Chartco: The Best of Both Worlds page: 42
- U.S. ENC Availability Starts To Gain Speed page: 42
- Kelvin Hughes Bridge Chosen For Queen Mary 2 page: 45
- Raytheon To Supply T45 With IBS, Nav Package page: 46
- RIB Technology Makes Stronger, Faster Boats page: 49
- Zodiac: From Flying Machines to RIBs page: 51
- Willard Marine, MetalCraft Inc. Launch Hybrid Aluminum/FRP RIB page: 52
- Type 45 Destroyer Build Plans Modified page: 53
- UK Manufacturers Seek To Forge New Partnerships page: 54