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Structure and Procedures for the STAB Conferences



This series of conferences is run by an International Standing Committee with the following tasks and constitution:
 
Tasks:
(i)-To be responsible for deciding the location of STAB Conferences and their frequency.
(ii)-To offer suggestions and agree the make up of the National Committee and appoint the Chair of that Committee.
(iii)-To set out the terms of reference for the National Committee, in discussion with that Committee, including the broad technical content of the event.
(iv)-To assist the National Committee with the selection of papers.
(v)-To appoint an International Advisory Board comprising eminent persons in the field to assist with any task nominated by the International Standing Committee.
(vi)-To provide support to the National Committee, by way of suggesting speakers/exhibitors.
(viii)-To have a consultative role in setting of fees for the conference.
 
Constitution:
(i)-The International Standing Committee shall comprise about 15 internationally recognized active specialists in the field and shall elect its own Chair. Regional aspects shall be considered when selecting the members of the International Standing Committee.
(ii)-The Committee shall see that one-half of its members are elected during each STAB Conference by all delegates to that Conference. Existing Members may stand for reelection.
(iii)-The Committee shall co-opt the Chair of the National Committee for the duration of the existence of that Committee, and the Chair or the International Advisory Board.
(iv)-The Committee shall elect its own chair with the Election/re-election to take during each STAB event. The chair may not stand for re-election more than one.
 
Composition:
Dr. Vadim L Belenky , American Bureau of Shipping
Mr. Hendrik Bruhns , Germanischer Lloyd
Prof. Alberto Francescutto , University of Trieste
Dr. Stefan Grochowalski , Polish Register of Shipping
Prof. Xianglu Huang , Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Prof. Yoshiho Ikeda , Osaka Prefecture University
Dr. Jan Otto de Kat , MARIN
Prof. Apostolos Papanikolaou , National Technical University of Athens
Prof. Maciej Pawlowski , Technical University of Gdansk
Dr. Martin Renilson , QinetiQ
Prof. Luis Péres-Rojas , Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Navales
Prof. Marcelo A Santos Neves , Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Prof. Kostas Spyrou , National Technical University of Athens
Mr. Robert Tagg, Herbert Software Solutions Inc.
Prof. Naoya Umeda , Osaka University
Prof. Dracos Vassalos , Univ. of Glasgow and Strathclyde - (Chairman)


 
The International Standing Committee is assisted in its work by an International Advisory Board which is made up of distinguished experts in the field of ship stability.

Composition:
Mr. T. Allan
Dr. C. Arias
Prof. R. Battacharyya
Prof. P. Cassella
Mr. W. Cleary
Prof. M. Hamamoto
Mr. H. Hormann
Prof. C. Kuo (Chairman)
Prof. S. Kastner
Prof. K. Kijima
Mr. R. Kjaer
Prof. L. Kobylynski
Mr. A. C. Junqueira Leite
Mr. M. Palomares
Prof. N. Rakhmanin
Prof. Olle Rutgersson
Mr. R. Sheinberg
Dr. T. Svensen
Mr. H. Vermeer
Dr. I. Watanabe



The National Committee has the following tasks and composition.
 
Tasks :
(i)-To establish the content of the STAB event in their country, within guidelines established by the International Standing Committee.
(ii)-To be responsible for all arrangements (location, dates, travel, conference and exhibitions (if included), proceedings, visits and the finances.
(iii)-Select and referee abstracts and papers.
 
Constitution :
(i)-Work under guidelines provided by the International Standing Committee.
(ii)-The chair of the National Committee to be nominated by the National Standing Committee at the previous STAB event.
 
Composition:
Rear Admiral (NA) Alan Paes Leme Arthou , Brazilian Navy
Adm. (Ret) Armando de Senna Bittencourt , SOBENA
Cap. Sergio Santos Carneiro , Brazilian Navy
Mr. Gustavo Adolfo Vilela Castro , Petrobras
Dr. Luis Cristóvão Gomes Coelho , Techgraf, PUC-Rio
Prof. Mardel de Conti , Universidade de São Paulo
Prof. Paulo de Tarso T Esperança , Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Prof. Antonio Carlos Fernandes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Mr. Alexandre José Trinas de Freitas , Galena Eng.
Mr. Tomazo Garzia Neto , Projemar
Prof. Carlos Levi , Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Dr. Alvaro Maia, Petrobras
Mr. Luiz Alberto de Mattos , RBNA
Prof. Marcelo A. Santos Neves , Univ. Fed. Rio de Janeiro - (Chairman)
Prof. Kazuo Nishimoto , Universidade de São Paulo
Dr. Carlos Daher Padovezi , IPT, São Paulo
Mr. Ricardo Barreto Portella , Projemar
Prof. Jessé Rebello D'Assunção de Souza , Universidade de São Paulo
Prof. Sergio Hamilton Sphaier , Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Prof. José Marcio do A Vasconcellos , Univ. Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Dr. Paulo Maurício Videiro , Petrobras
 

Acknowledments
The success of the STAB 2006 Conference is due in part to the sponsorship of the following institutions:
- CTPetro - Fundo Setorial
- FINEP - Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos
- BR - PETROBRAS
- LabOceano - Laboratório de Tecnologia Oceânica, COPPE/UFRJ
- CEENO - Centro de Excelência em Engenharia Naval e Oceânica
- IPT - Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas
- USP - Universidade de São Paulo
- EMBRATUR – Empresa Brasileira de Turismo
- SNAME - The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers
- IMarEST - The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
- BB – Banco do Brasil
- CNPq
- CAPES
- IPIN – Instituto Pan Americano de Engenharia Naval
- DNV - Det Norske Veritas
- PROJEMAR