Ro-Ro 81: 5th International Conference and Exhibition on Marine Transport using Roll-on/Roll-off Methods. June 30-July 2 Organized by Business Meetings Limited. Congress Centrum, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany. Contact Ro-Ro Secretariat, 2 Station Road, Rickmansworth, Herts WD3 1QP, England; (09237) 76363, telex 924312. (Preview in June 15 issue of MR/EN)
6th Annual Meeting Aug. 18-20 Sponsored by the International Omega Association. Montreal, Canada. Contact IOA at P.O. Box 2324, Arlington, Va. 22202.
Offshore Goteborg Aug. 19-21 International offshore exhibition and conference organized by the National Swedish Board for Technical Development, the Swedish Maritime Research Centre, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, and others. Swedish Trade Fair Foundation exhibition halls, Gothenburg. Contact STFF, Box 5222, S-402 24 Gothenburg, Sweden; 031 20 00 00, telex 20600.
International Marine Fuel Utilization Conference Sept. 1-4 Sponsored by Marine Energy Institute, Inc. Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Md. Contact James Cunningham, Marine Energy Institute, 1410 Locust Street, Baltimore, Md. 21204; (301) 825-4238.
8th Annual Research and Engineering for Automation and Productivity in Shipbuilding (REAPS) Symposium Sept. 15-17 Sponsored by various U.S. shipyards and the Maritime Administration, and conducted by IIT Research Institute. Baltimore Hilton Hotel, Baltimore, Md. Contact Marge Hernandez, REAPS Program Librarian, IITRI, 10 West 35th Street, Chicago, Ill. 60616; (312) 567-4623.
OCEANS 81 Sept. 16-18 Sponsored by the Marine Technology Society and the Council on Ocean Engineering. Sheraton Hotel, Boston. Contact Jack McCarthy, OCEANS 81, P.O. Box 436, Cohasset, Mass. 02025; (617) 383-0720.
Coal Ports West Sept. 16-18 A seminar sponsored by The American Association of Port Authorities. Holiday Inn Holidome, Sacremento, Calif. Contact Rexford B. Sherman, director of research and publications, AAPA, 1612 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006; (202) 331-1263.
16th Annual Marine Insurance Seminar Sept. 20-22 Sponsored by Houston Mariners Club. Houston Oaks Hotel. Contact Capt. Jack Roberts, 2918 Green Tee Drive, Pearland, Texas 77581; (713) 485-2464.
Maritime Liabilities Conference Oct. 5-7 Sponsored by Fisher Maritime Transportation Counselors, Inc. Seamen's Church Institute, New York City. Contact Kenneth W. Fisher, FMTC, 50 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, N.J.; (201) 763-4266.
SHIPASIA Exhibition and Conference Oct. 13-17 Sponsored by The Hong Kong Shipowners Association, the Hong Kong Joint Branch of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and the Institute of Marine Engineers, and the Shipping Committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the ShipAsia management. The conference will be organized by Lloyd's of London Press Ltd. Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong. Contact Peter K. Johnson, director, ShipAsia '81, 6006 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 101, Houston, Texas 77081; (713) 666-5188, telex 910 881 5777.
Extreme Loads Response Symposium Oct. 19-20 Presented by the Ship Structure Committee and The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, Va. Contact Cdr. James A. Sanial, registration chairman, ELRS, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (G-DMT-1/54), Washington, D.C. 20593.
Vth International Congress Oct. 20-23 Sponsored by the Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc., The Maritime Association of the Port of New York (MAPNY), and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Hotel Vista International, New York City. Contact C.S. Truog, MAPNY, 80 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004; (212) 425-5704.