ICSOT India 2011: Technological Innovation in Shipbuilding

8-9 December 2011, Kharagpur, India IIT Logo

Organised by

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects

and

Department of Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture, IIT Kharagpur.

Introduction

Today, the international maritime industry faces new challenges as it emerges from the global financial crisis. It is therefore understandable that the industry's priority and attention is on consolidation and continued survival. However, at such a time it is all the more important for the industry to look ahead in order to respond to the continuing challenges it will face from the increasing demands of operators, regulators and society for greater efficiency, safety and the protection of the environment, as it emerges from the current crisis. This response will require innovative thinking from all sectors of the maritime industry, and particularly those involved in ship design and construction.

The second International Conference on Ship & Offshore Technology - India 2011 will take "Technological Innovation in Shipbuilding" as its theme, and will bring together members of the international maritime industry to present and discuss the latest developments in the ship design and construction process which will provide the improvements in productivity and cost-competitiveness necessary to respond to the demand for lower cost of ownership and greater environmental sensitivity.

Content

Design and construction of all ship types
Fabrication & welding technology
Corrosion and coating technology
Project management
System integration
Quality assurance
Regulation
Material developments; steels, alloys, composites, etc.

Programme and Registration forms

Please click here to download the List of papers accepted for Presentation at ICSOT India 2011.

The registration fees for the participants are:

Delegates from India & SAARC countries INR.8000

Students delegates from India & SAARC countries INR.1500

Non-Indian delegates USD.400

Non-Indian student delegates USD.200

Accompanying person USD.100

Registration fee includes proccedings, evening reception (7th December) and conference banquet (8th December)

All registrations will be processed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur to find out more about registering for this conference please click here.

Kharagpur is the fifth largest city of West Bengal. It was chosen as the location for the first campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). The IITs are the premier technical education institutes in India and are internationally recognised for their academic and technical excellence. IIT Kharagpur started in the old Hijli Detention Camp where some of India's great freedom fighters toiled and sacrificed their lives for Indian independence.The history of IIT Kharagpur is intimately linked with the history of the Hijli Detention Camp. This is possibly one of the very few Institutions anywhere in the world which started life in a prison house.

The Department of Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture established in 1952. During the nearly 60 years of its existence, the department has made significant contributions to the development of shipbuilding and shipping industries in the country including the Indian Navy, Indian Coastal Guard, DRDO and other allied organisations.