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Nelson Named President Of M. Rosenblatt & Son Perry W. Nelson Lester Rosenblatt, chairman of the board of M. Rosenblatt & Son, the prominent naval architec- tural and marine engineering firm, has announced the appointment of Perry W. Nelson as president. Mr. Nelson's marine career started with employment as a ship draftsman with the W.C. Nickum naval architecture firm in Seattle more than 30 years ago. A gradu- ate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he spent five years at sea before at- tending Webb Institute of Naval Architecture where he earned de- grees in naval architecture and marine engineering. Subsequently, he held Navy po- sitions as shipyard waterfront su- perintendent, design project man- ager for destroyers and hydrofoils, systems analyst, director of Navy new ship design, and commanding officer of the David W. Taylor Na- val Ship Research and Develop- ment Center. He retired from the Navy with the rank of captain. M. Rosenblatt & Son is one of the world's largest ship design or- ganizations. Since joining the firm in 1975, Mr. Nelson has shared management responsibilities with Mr. Rosenblatt. The company's staff of about 1,000 persons oper- ates out of 14 offices, with head- quarters in New York City. The firm handles all phases of naval and merchant ship design and con- struction inspection, as well as shipyard and shipboard operations and support. Mr. Nelson is an honorary vice president of SNAME and chair- man of its Committee on Marine Technology. He is also active in and a member of council of ASNE. Fishing Vessel Conference To Be Held May 10-12 In Melbourne, Florida The International Conference on the Design, Construction, and Op- eration of Commercial Fishing Vessels is scheduled for May 10— 12 at the Florida Institute of Tech- nology in Melbourne. The Confer- ence is sponsored by Florida Sea Grant, the Southeast Section of SNAME, and FIT. Some 200 participants are ex- pected from many countries. Jan- Olof Traung, former chief of the April 15, 1984 Fishing Boat Section, FAO, will speak at the opening session and participate throughout. Nine technical sessions will be held during the three-day meet- ing. Session topics will include World Fisheries Today, Fishing Vessel Operations, Fishing Vessel Design, Fishing Vessel Construc- tion, Advanced Concepts, Safety, Sail Assistance for Fishing Ves- sels, Fishing Vessels for Develop- ing Countries, and Small-Scale Fisheries. The Conference fee is $82, which includes lunch on three days, a re- ception on May 10, and a reception and dinner on May 11. It also in- cludes one copy of the proceedings that will be published following the Conference, and pre-prints of papers. For additional information con- tact Dr. John C. Sainbury, Pro- fessor of Ocean Engineering, Flor- ida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901; (305) 723- 3701, extension 452. SYSCON Awarded $9.5-Million Navy Contract SYSCON Corporation, Wash- ington, D.C., is being awarded a $9,547,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee con- tract for professional, technical and engineering services in sup- port of the Aegis Project Office. The Naval Sea Systems Com- mand, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. Twenty^ ears ago we had a dream, ow it's come true, the Rauma-Repola Ro-Ro. See us at RO-RO'84 and POSIDONIA'84 . ... ••H1HH •IS Circle 197 on Reader Service Card 13
