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Profile barges went by. Well my father, turned to my mother and simply said: 'It may stink to them, but it's bread and butter to us.'"

Bruce has that memory and many others of his father, Lester

Rosenblatt, who was an industry icon. Following in his father's foot- steps, Lester grabbed hold of an industry that would become his extended family. While his father before him was involved with

SNAME, Lester went on to become president of the Society — a position, which his son Bruce has held for the last year.

It was Lester's unending drive that led the firm to boast at times more than 1,000 employees in 10 offices performing designs on the L.Y. Spear

Class of submarine tenders, Spruance

Class destroyers and T-AGS 39 Class

Oceanographic Survey Ships, to name a few.

Even though his company was sold in April 2000 to AMSEC LLC, oper- ating as a "Group" to the company jointly owned by SAIC and Northrop

Grumman Newport News, Lester continued to remain at the forefront of the industry that granted him his livelihood. Sadly, however, his life ended on the morning of June 15, 2003 when he passed away at the age of 83, at his home in New York City, — leaving his son Bruce to carry on the family name and the SNAME tra- dition. "My father used to joke that I was almost named Bruce "Halibut"

Rosenblatt," he says. "The day I was born, my grandfather was at the Mare

Island Naval Shipyard at the launch- ing of the submarine Halibut when he received a telegram from my father stating that he had a new grandson.

He sent the telegram back saying: 'Another naval architect in the fami- ly.'"

SNAME 2003

World Maritime Tech Exhibition Set for San Francisco

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has taken its annual meeting to a worldwide venue by not only partnering with The Maritime Group, publishers of

Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, but by staging a truly international conference and exposition. From October 17- 20, 2003, industry leaders from around the world will gather at the

Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif, for the 2003 World

Maritime Technology Conference and Exposition. WMTC will provide a wide variety of courses and technical papers that will be presented by industry experts. A selection of some of the conference presentations includes sessions on Ship

Operations, Design and Technology, and Ship Production. Two courses will also be offered towards Continuing Education

Units. On Thursday, October 16 and Friday, October 17, atten- dees and exhibitors who arrive early in San Francisco will have the opportunity to participate in early registration, which will be held at the Westin St. Francis (SNAME's official headquar- ters hotel) in the Olympic Room, which is located on the sec- ond floor of the hotel. Early registration will be held both on

Thursday from 3 p.m. - 8 p.m. and on Friday from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Later that evening, join your fellow SNAME members and delegates at an Early Arrivals Reception in the Tower

Salon of the Westin St. Francis. With the official opening day of the Expo occurring on Saturday, October 18 the main social event of the show — the International Banquet — will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Westin St. Francis on the evening of Sunday, October 19. The event, which is sponsored by

General Dynamics Electric Boat will begin with a Pre-Banquet

Reception at the hotel at 6 p.m., followed by dinner from 7:30 - 10 p.m. Surely, after meeting with colleagues and potential and current clients, as well as attending the conferences and paper presentations, you will want to take a literal breath of fresh air. Head over to the newly-reopened San Francisco

Ferry Building, located at the Foot of Market St., which has been transformed into a gourmet marketplace and shopping area comprised of 47 shops (featuring many of the Bay Area's food producers) as well as myriad of restaurants and cafes. For information on this new building, log on to www.sfport.com.

If the spontaneous route is not your style, and you are the type who considers Zagat's to be your bible when choosing culinary fare, you can log on to the San Francisco Convention &

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There's Still Time to Participate

What: World Maritime Technology Conference & Exhibition

When: October 17-20, 2003

Where: Moscone Center, San Francisco, Calif.

Exhibition Hours • Saturday, October 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Sunday, October 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Monday, October 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For full details on the packed conference schedule, or to receive more information on attending this year's WMTC, please visit www.worldmaritimetechnology.org, or contact SNAME HQ,

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