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12Maritime Reporter & Engineering News As the marine industry professes the need to groom the next generation of top level technical talent, organizations such as CIMAC are leading the way. The third staging of the CIMAC CASCADES seminar for younger engineers and students took place at the ETH SwissInstitute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland earlier this summer. Organized by the CIMAC National Member Asso- ciation (NMA) in Switzerland, the Division Combustion En- gines of the Swiss Mechanical and Electrical Industries(Swissmem), the event was considered a considerable suc- cess by all attendees. In what may become the standardframework for a CASCADES event, the seminar itself was preceded by a visit to a member company?s facility. Wärtsilä invited CIMAC delegates to view its Diesel Technology Cen- ter in Winterthur, site of research and development on large 2-stroke diesels. The viewing of the facility was comple- mented by an exhibit from a further CIMAC and Swissmem Member Company, ABB Turbo Systems based in Baden, Switzerland. Rounding off the first day was a boat trip with dinner on Lake Zürich. In total more than 100 delegates and officials from 12 coun- tries signed up to enjoy the program of lively and topical CASCADES presentations around the central theme of the efficiency, low emissions and flexible performance made possible by state-of-the art electronic management on modern large engines. Following welcome addresses from Yashiuro Itoh, CIMAC President and Oliver Riemen- schneider, Chairman of the Swissmem Division Combustion Engines, Professor Konstantinos Boulouchos, head of the ETH?s Aerothermochemistry and Combustion Systems Lab- oratory, gave an excellent Keynote Speech. His theme was the differences, but principally the unexpectedly strong sim- ilarities between large and small engines, and the consequent potential for universally valid R&D work. As requested by the organizing committee, each of the speakers, after fulfilling their topic obligation, expounded on the challenges, motivations and rewards of undertaking vital R&D projects early in their careers. In an especially interest- ing aspect, speakers stressed the differences between theo- retical work in an academic environment and ?real world? experience where the yardstick of economic viability has to be applied to every finding and proposed engine modifica- tion. The decision regarding the Best Paper was difficult in the view of the high standard of all the presentations. The de- cision finally fell in favor of the paper ?Interfacing Thermo- dynamics and Controls ? The Application of Combustion Pressure Sensors? from local presenter Alex Weber, Project Engineer Pressure Sensors Engines at Kistler Instruments. Hewas rewarded with a Certificate and free entry to the 2013 CIMAC World Congress to be held in Shanghai, China, from May 13-16, 2013. CIMAC recognized Swissmem for orga- nizng the 3rd CASCADES and all the presenters for their ex- cellent contributions: Melanie Hubacher, ABB Turbo Systems, Switzerland Elias Bürli, Design Engineer Wärtsilä, Switzerland Markus-Christian Meier, Engineer, Thermodynamics De- partment MAN Diesel & Turbo, Germany Nora Viktoria Santa, Engineer, Thermodynamics and Fluid Systems Department MTU Friedrichshafen, Germany Marcos Gutierrez, Project Manager DUAP, Switzerland Kevin Whitley, Applications Engineer Woodward Gov- ernor, The Netherlands Alex Weber, Project Engineer, Pressure Sensors Engines, Kistler Instruments, Switzerland Koji Edo, Deputy Manager, Design Section, Marine Diesel Engine Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan. NEWSFendercare?s Rowlands Carries the Olympic Torch On Wednesday July 4, Paul Rowlands, Mar- keting Executive for Fendercare Marine was given the honor of being an official Olympic Torchbearer and carrying the flame through Fakenham, Norfolk. Paul was nominated to carry the torch in recognition of his fundraising efforts, following the death of his daughter, Alice at just 15 days old in 2007. Alice was born six weeks early andwith a rare liver condition, neonatal he- mochromatosis, at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in September 2007.After just five days she was moved to King?s College Hospital in London where she died. After her death, Paul, his wife Miranda andson Sam set up the Alice Rowlands Memo-rial Society (ARMS) to raise money for theRonald McDonald House Charities (RMHC),which provides accommodation for families whose loved ones are in hospital miles from home. To date the family has raised almost £50,000 for RMHC through their website www.justgiving.com/teamrowlands The (flash) Mob RulesMassimo Bernardo, Chairman of Cruise Venice Committee: ?Our intention was not ?to give a trial of strength? against those who intend to close the harbour to large cruise ships. Rather we wanted to send anurgent call to Venice as a whole. It is neces- sary to understand the importance of sup- porting over 3,000 jobs, the income of hundreds of households, but above all the cultural interest which Venice is able to raise: in Venice, a cruise begins precisely with a visit to the city itself.A flashmob to support Venice cruise indus- try. More than 600 people responded. Seminar for Younger Engineers 3rd CIMAC CASCADES VesselsValue.com VesselsValue.com provides data driven ship valuations for tankers, bulkers andcontainerships. These graphs showhow vessel value depends on age forthe major types. Vessels are assumed to have typical size and specificationfor age and high built quality at a toptier shipyard. Towards the Elastic Engine: Developing Major Engine Systems in the Digital Age Presenter MC Meier, MAN Germany. The Award Winner: A. Weber, Kistler. MR#8 (10-17):MR Template 8/13/2012 9:17 AM Page 12