Overview
 This symposium, the 26th in RINA's successful Warship series, will look at the next generation of surface warships.
All capabilities of these new ships must be carefully balanced to complement the existing naval inventories, meeting new Operational Requirements in the post cold war world of the expeditionary force and the police action, whilst bringing cost effective improvement wherever possible. This is especially important where new designs have been conceived to replace more than one class of ship, a trend that seems to be emerging and which points towards the 'multi-purpose' warship. Joint nation collaboration in the development and procurement of common ships is still an important element in many projects where nations have similar requirements.
This conference will discuss the whole subject but will focus particularly on how the issue of survivability affects the design of warships.
Content
 Papers are invited on all related topics including the following:
- Changes in operational requirements
- Multi-purpose ships
- Impact of shifting operational focus on Survivability
- Current and Future Threats
- Hard and Soft Kill contribution to susceptibility
- Signature Control - design implications
- Signature assessment
- Vulnerability reduction - design implications
- Assessment of warship vulnerability and weapon effects
- Designing to promote recoverability
- Assessment of recoverability performance
- Survivability issues associated with reduced manning
- Survivability - Platform implementation
Programme & Registration
 If you would like to register for this conference, either
Download the Programme & Registration Form (pdf file, approx 300 kB) and return to the Events Department at the address given on the form.
OR
Register online (all personal details passed over a secure link)
OR
Call Susie Latter, Conference Organiser, on +44 (0)20 7201 2401, for further information.
Conference Proceedings
 If you are unable to attend the conference but would like to reserve a copy of the conference proceedings at pre-publication price, either
Download the Programme & Registration Form (pdf file, approx 300 kB) and return to the Events Department at the address given on the form.
Delegate Information
For general information on RINA events, visit the Delegate Information Page
Sponsors & Exhibitors
Click here if you would like to receive more information about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities at this conference.
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Venue Information
The venue for this conference will be the Jurys Great Russell Street Hotel. (Near Totenham Court Road Tube Station). Please click here for a PDF file containing the full address and a map (approx 200 kB)
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