SOCP's Membership Meeting, October 16-17, 2002
Castine, Maine at the Maine Maritime Academy

October 16-17, 2002 via TVWorldwide.com’s Maritime TV Channel

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Available Archived Videos Opening Remarks SOCP, Maine RADM Leonard H. Tyler. President-Maine Maritime Academy STCW Working Group Activities Presentation Mr. Glen Paine, MITAGS and Ms. Joyce Matthews, Calhoon MEBA Engineering School Ship Inspections Presentation Captain Gordon Cummins, Thomas Miller (Americas) Inc. Maritime Workstation and Paperless Systems Mr. Mark Story & Mr. Robin deGoutiere, Maritime Systems, Inc. Discussion Panel - Maritime Security Captain Bob Sheen, Captain Joe Stone, Mr. Richard Plant, Captain Lee Kincaid Cargo Container Security Solutions Mr. Michael Meyer, UTrue, Inc. Luncheon Speaker Dr. Philip Bogden, GoMOOS SOCP Smart Card Project - Demo and Discussion Captain Charles Pillsbury, Mr. Ron Maree, Mr. Randy Young, Mr. Dave Clark, Mr. Bill Denham, Mr. Art Register Training Ship Vitual Cruise Presentation Captain Richard G. Gurnon, Mass. Maritime Academy Ballast Water Technology Testing Program Mr. Todd Ripley, MARAD and Mr. John Dumdleton, Nautical Innovation, LLC Regional Exam Center's Reengineering Captain Ernest Fink, USGC and Staff

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Agenda highlights include a US Coast Guard Advisory Workshop on the Reengineering of the Marine Licensing and Documentation Program and an SOCP Mariner Administrative Smart Card Project Demonstration

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The Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) invites maritime industry representatives to attend the SOCP's October 16-17, 2002, meeting in Castine, ME.

Join SOCP at its public meeting at the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. Hear a presentation from Captain Ernest Fink, USCG, regarding the status of Reengineering the Marine Licensing and Documentation (MLD) process and participate in the associated workshop. In addition, there will be a review and demonstration of the SOCP Mariner Administrative Smart Card Project followed by related discussion. Learn more about the Ballast Water Technology Testing Program and new ballast water technologies. Full agenda and detailed information regarding logistics and no-fee registration can be viewed at www.socp.org.

If you are interested in attending please contact Kim-Anh Rester at your earliest by email at kim.rester@marad.dot.gov or by voice at (202) 366-0364 to confirm your attendance; provide your name, position title, organization, address, phone, fax, and email address.

If you can’t be present, join SOCP via live webcast starting at 9:00 a.m. EST, Wednesday, October 16th at www.maritimetv.com. SOCP also offers opportunities to be a webcast sponsor. Contact Mr. Dave Gardy, TVWorldwide.com for additional sponsor information or technical questions regarding the webcast by phone at 703-961-9250 or email at dgardy@tvworldwide.com.

SOCP is private/public partnership formed in 1993 to share resources and the application of technology to improve profitability, ship safety, training, and quality of operations, equipment reliability, productivity and competitiveness for its members.

All maritime industry representatives are welcomed.