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Registration is officially open for #SMC2024! Visit: www.snameconvention.com to learn more and register for our premier event!

Volunteers needed to assist at Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta STEM Event on Saturday, August 10th from 11am to 4pm: For the past 2 years, SNAME Chesapeake has hosted a STEM activity at the Annual Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta at Lake Anne in Reston, VA. This event features about 40 custom built homemade boats made entirely out of cardboard and duct tape. While the regatta races are conducted throughout the day on the lake, at our SNAME booth we engage directly with younger spectators to teach about buoyancy and basic boat building concepts challenging future engineers to design vessels which can support the greatest payload. CAN YOU HELP? The Section is seeking volunteers to participate during this Lake Anna event and help kids learn and build, as well as help spread the word about SNAME and what we do as a professional society for those in the community. Can you help?? If so please email Rich Delpizzo at [email protected].

We would like to congratulate Dr. Richard Stewart on his SNAME Fellowship. A SNAME Fellow is a honorific designation accorded exclusively to SNAME Members to recognize their outstanding contributions. According to paragraph B1-2 of SNAME Bylaws, “The honorific designation of Fellow may be accorded exclusively to Members who have made outstanding personal contributions to naval architecture, marine or ocean engineering, or allied disciplines through significant achievements in design, research, production, operation, education, or associated management. A candidate shall have had not less than ten (10) years of active practice.” As part of his nomination, Travis Martin had the following to say: "As the Director of the Transportation and Logistics Research Center and co-director of the Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute, Dr. Stewart has made remarkable contributions to the maritime research and industry collaborations. His leadership in these roles highlights his commitment to advancing maritime knowledge and practice." Please help us congratulate Dr. Richard Stewart.

Looking to showcase your brand to key specifiers, influencers and decision makers? We've reimagined the SMC Exhibit Hall this year so that it's an integral part of the overall program layout - not in a separate room/building - to maximize traffic flow and engagement opportunities. We've also built time into the agenda dedicated to visiting the Exhibit Hall. Your 8' x 8' exhibit space includes: 💠One (1) Full Conference Registration 💠Invitation to participate in Maritime Job Fair 💠Company profile on mobile app 💠Skirted table, 2 chairs, standard pipe & drape We've still got a few exhibit spaces left - contact Sue Mercer ([email protected]) today to secure your spot! For more information about #SMC2024 and to register to attend: https://bit.ly/4ffxk0T

The Chesapeake Section's DC area YP event this past Wednesday night (7/31) in Crystal City was a great success. Thanks to our YP Chair Candace Wiwel for organizing this event and to special guest Elizabeth Bouchard, the new SNAME Executive Director for attending and meeting our members. The event was timed to allow SNAME student members with summer internships in the DMV area as well as YPs new to the area to attend and join the Chesapeake Section. There was lively discussion and ideas for future events of interest generated.

Looking to showcase your brand to key specifiers, influencers and decision makers? We've reimagined the SMC Exhibit Hall this year so that it's an integral part of the overall program layout - not in a separate room/building - to maximize traffic flow and engagement opportunities. We've also built time into the agenda dedicated to visiting the Exhibit Hall. Your 8' x 8' exhibit space includes: 💠One (1) Full Conference Registration 💠Invitation to participate in Maritime Job Fair 💠Company profile on mobile app 💠Skirted table, 2 chairs, standard pipe & drape We've still got a few exhibit spaces left - contact Sue Mercer ([email protected]) today to secure your spot! For more information about #SMC2024 and to register to attend: https://bit.ly/4ffxk0T

I'm happy to share that I've won the SNAME Paper Contest of the West European Section. I presented our project, GFS - Green Foiling Spain , and our development in a paper titled "Design and Build of a Hydrogen-Powered and Hydrofoiling Boat." This achievement allows me to present the project at the SNAME Maritime Convention 2024. For Green Foiling Spain, this recognition highlights the potential and industry acceptance of our work. Alongside recent achievements such as the Innovation Award at Navalia Exhibition and being finalists for the FPAII Award at the Energy Boat Challenge (Yacht Club de Monaco) , this award further underscores our progress. Green Foiling Spain, a student team from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid , is dedicated to designing and building a hydrogen-powered hydrofoiling boat with the objective of competing in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. This will be Spain's first boat with both technologies.

Looking to showcase your brand to key specifiers, influencers and decision makers? We've reimagined the SMC Exhibit Hall this year so that it's an integral part of the overall program layout - not in a separate room/building - to maximize traffic flow and engagement opportunities. We've also built time into the agenda dedicated to visiting the Exhibit Hall. Your 8' x 8' exhibit space includes: 💠One (1) Full Conference Registration 💠Invitation to participate in Maritime Job Fair 💠Company profile on mobile app 💠Skirted table, 2 chairs, standard pipe & drape We've still got a few exhibit spaces left - contact Sue Mercer ([email protected]) today to secure your spot! For more information about #SMC2024 and to register to attend: https://bit.ly/4ffxk0T

Happy to join the SNAME Great Lakes Great Rivers Section for a discussion on this important and relevant topic.

Looking to showcase your brand to key specifiers, influencers and decision makers? We've reimagined the SMC Exhibit Hall this year so that it's an integral part of the overall program layout - not in a separate room/building - to maximize traffic flow and engagement opportunities. We've also built time into the agenda dedicated to visiting the Exhibit Hall. Your 8' x 8' exhibit space includes: 💠One (1) Full Conference Registration 💠Invitation to participate in Maritime Job Fair 💠Company profile on mobile app 💠Skirted table, 2 chairs, standard pipe & drape We've still got a few exhibit spaces left - contact Sue Mercer ([email protected]) today to secure your spot! For more information about #SMC2024 and to register to attend: https://bit.ly/4ffxk0T