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SNAME 95th An 7th International I One of the most important yearly events in the commercial marine industry, the 96th Annual Meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and the concurrent 7th Internation- al Maritime Exposition, will be held at the spacious New York Hilton Hotel, New York City, N.Y., from November 9 to 12, 1988. Last year, the meeting and expo- sition drew more than 2,000 atten- dees. With SNAME membership climbing to well over 12,000 indus- try leaders, the event promises once again to draw a high number of important attendees. Besides the International Marine Exposition, the Society's Papers Committee, chaired by Jack W. Abbott, has slated an outstanding technical program which will consist November 9-12, of 12 carefully selected papers. To be presented over a two-day period, Thursday, November 10, and Fri- day, November 11, the technical pa- pers will cover the following topics: "Seakeeping and Extreme Tensions in Offshore Towing"; "Flexural Re- sponse of Foam-Cored FRP Sand- wich Panels"; "Measurement of Ship Resistance, Powering and Ma- neuvering Coefficients from Simple Trials During a Regular Voyage"; "Statistical Analysis of Stillwater Load Effects in Ship Structures"; "The Building and Operation of Vi- bration-Free and Trouble-Free Pro- pulsion Plants and Ships"; "Poten- tial Failure of Surface Ship and Submarine Drydock Blocking Sys- tems Due to Seismic Loadings and Recommended Design Improve- ments"; "Structural Analysis of the 20 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News