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October 2012www.marinelink.com 17industry for the engine industry in orderto promote the sharing and exchange of information and expertise. ?This goal of ensuring that we as experts in the engine industry do share what we know is more important than ever for reducing emis- sions and for reaching our next milestone with IMO Tier III.? Heseding adds. CIMAC achieves those goals through events and committees involving the whole of the large engine industry. ?The Congress is obviously our largest and most prolific event in terms of delegate numbers and information presented anddiscussed, but it takes place only once every three years. In the interim between Congresses, we keep those discussions alive through other events, such as the CIMAC CIRCLE and CASCADES,? says Heseding. Held at major tradeshows, the CIMAC CIRCLE discussions revolve around cutting-edge technologi- cal developments and latest industry is- sues and trends. CASCADES is theCIMAC?s most recent addition to its event calendar, and it aims to give younger engineers the chance to meettheir peers and to rub shoulders with theirmore experienced colleagues. Committees include the importantCIMAC Working Groups that work to present industry-wide views on key sub- jects. ?These Groups are where the nutsand bolts of CIMAC?s contribution to progress in the engine industry really be-come visible,? Heseding adds. Thanks to the stability that a core of permanentWorking Groups offers, ad-hoc Working Groups can be formed flexibly as new is- sues arise. The groups currently com- prise: Classification Societies (WG 2 CS-D)Crankshaft Rules (WG 4 CD) Electronics and Software Systems (WG 15 ESS)Exhaust Emissions Control (WG 5 EEC)Fuels (WG 7 F) Gas Engines (WG 17 GE) Marine Lubricants (WG 8 ML) Unified Rules for Vibration Analysis and Measurement (WG 14 UR)Users (WG 10) ?With such a wide spectrum of sub- jects, it?s not surprising that CIMAC?s Working Groups have produced numer- ous technical recommendations sincetheir inception in 1968 or that a signifi- cant number of those recommendationsare enshrined in global regulations,? Heseding says.Shanghai For next year?s Congress, CIMAC has received over 400 proposals for technical papers. The evaluation process of all these submissions has already begun in order to ensure a quick response for po-tential authors. The themes of the Congress Sessionswill be:Product development ? diesel en- ginesProduct development ? gas and dual- fuel enginesFundamental engineering ? piston enginesEnvironment, fuel and combustion ? diesel enginesEnvironment, fuel and combustion ? gas and dual-fuel engines Aftertreatment Tribology Component and maintenance tech- nology Integrated systems and EC Turbochargers Users? aspects ? marine applications Users? aspects ? land-based applica- tions (power generation, CHP, oil and gas, rail, etc.) Participating in the Congress People interested in participating in theCongress have several options for choos- ing how they would like to be involved. Aside from presenting a paper or visitingthe Congress as a delegate, participants also have various opportunities for ex- tending their involvement in the Congress at other levels, such as sponsorship. Sponsoring the Congress Sponsorship is an integral part of the CIMAC Congress and widely recognized by globally active companies as a prime opportunity to address engine builders and engine users on a global scale. CIMAC offers a wide range of spon- sorship opportunities and invites compa- nies to support CIMAC by benefiting from sponsorship of the 2013 World Con- gress. Details are available at www.cimac.com/ congress_2013/spshp.asp MR#10 (10-17):MR Template 10/2/2012 11:30 AM Page 17