Venue: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas
Call for papers - 2008 SNAME maritime technology Conference & Expo and Ship Production Symposium.

The Papers Committee is inviting technical papers for presentation at the upcoming Annual Meeting and inclusion in the conference proceedings CD. Archived papers of high quality will be further considered for publication in the SNAME Transactions. Extended abstracts should be at least 500 words and should be submitted by January 31, 2008

Papers on the following areas are of particular interest:

• Maritime Energy Transportation; oil and gas.
• Offshore Energy Exploration and Production.
• Maritime Alternative Energy sources; Oceans, Waves, Wind, Currents and Tides.
• Maritime environmental protection; Design and operation for a self sustaining marine environment.
• Inland Waterway Marine Design and Operation; Safe and efficient transportation on the worlds Inland Marine Highway System.
• Challenges in the design, construction and affordability of Combatant Naval Vessels.
• Size and Hi-Speed for Vessels; Risk and Reliability...what are the limitations?
• Super Yachts and Ferries; new worldwide demand for quality and safety.
• Coastwise Trade; advances in design and construction of Cabotage Vessels; Short Sea Shipping, MR Tankers, ATB’s/ITB’s.
• The Principles of "Human Factors" in Design, Construction and Operation of Marine Vehicles.