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“Technology Transfer – Bringing Global Best Practices to the Maritime Industry"
The 2025 SNAME Maritime Convention (SMC 2025) pre-Convention activities will take place on Wednesday, 29 October and the technical sessions will take place on Thursday and Friday, 30-31 October 2025 at the Hilton the Main in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
This meeting is an exciting opportunity for engineers, naval architects, equipment suppliers, and construction and manufacturing experts from all fields to collaborate and learn how proven new technologies can improve every aspect of the maritime industry. It is also an excellent forum for suppliers to display equipment and discuss modern solutions their company can provide to meet current and future industry requirements. While at the Convention, take time to experience the Norfolk waterfront and its restaurants and shops, or visit the Hampton Roads Naval Museum/Nauticus Museum and the USS Wisconsin, BB-64.
The theme for SMC 2025 is Technology Transfer - Bringing Global Best Practices to the Maritime Industry. Potential content includes, but is not limited to, material from around the world on the following topics: design, build, manufacture, operate, sustain, and recycle.
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Panel presentations include:
- Keynote: Rebuilding America's Shipbuilding Power: A Call to Action (Moderated by Morgan Fanberg (Glosten))
- Navigating the Cold Frontier: The Future of Icebreaker Design and Construction in North America (Moderated by Laurie Balan (Genoa))
- Integrated Product Development Environment (IPDE) with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Revolutionizing Naval Shipbuilding (Moderated by Tim Nichols (Ubiquitech))
- Reliability Journey for Technology and Energy Transition (Moderated by Suzy Jiang (ABS)
- Maneuvering Prediction in Early Stage Design - An Open Forum (Moderated by Adrian Onas (Webb Institute) - Tentative
- Nuclear Power for Commercial Vessels: Feasibility, Challenges, and the Path Forward (Moderated by a Senior Naval Architect from Glosten)
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No matter the type of maritime business, geographical location, or professional activity, the SNAME Maritime Convention is your opportunity to interact with colleagues from all over the world and all segments of the industry. We look forward to seeing you in Norfolk this October!
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WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN OCTOBER!
- Register/Pay for SMC 2025
- Print the Letter of Invitation in color, your registration payment confirmation and submit both along with your visa application to the U.S. Embassy/Consulate.
- We suggest that you do not purchase your airline ticket until your visa application has been approved.
If you require a visa to enter the United States, please complete the U.S. State Department Online Non-immigration Visa Application. This online application is used by all U.S. Embassies. Once you complete the online application, a confirmation will be emailed to you outlining further instructions for an appointment. U.S. immigration services recommend that you contact the U.S. Embassy/Consulate in your locale to find out what other supporting documents you will need to take with you to your appointment.
The VWP enables most citizens or nationals of participating countries to travel to the United States for tourism or business for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa. Travelers must have a valid Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) approval prior to travel and meet all requirements explained on the Visa Waiver Program website. If you prefer to have a visa in your passport, you may still apply for a visitor (B) visa.
