Southern Joint Branch for Members in Dorset & Hampshire, is comprised of members of both the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology and runs a diverse programme of lectures and social events.
Our social programme begins with our President’s Drinks Reception in May, which is an informal networking event for the South’s maritime community and ends with our black tie Annual Dinner in November. Our technical programme runs a number of technical lectures throughout the year on a wide variety of topics which are open to both members and non-members. The branch aims to inform and assist at all stages of career development and technical events are eligible for CPD. We also have an active Early Careers Professionals network which runs targeted events throughout the year.
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Committee Members:
Honorary Treasurer - Dr Martin Davis, CSci, CMarSci, FIMarEST
Council Chairman - Ms Susan Harland
Council Members:
Capt. Muhammad Shafique
Mr Robin Townsend, EurIng, CEng, FRINA
Mr Trevor Blakeley
Mr William Kelly
Mr Valerio de Rossi
Mr Jonathan Ridley, AMRINA
Andy Hoyland, MIMarEST
Ms Tamsin Dobson
Co-Opted -HMS Sultan Representative - Mr James Tweneboah-Koduah
Technical Committee Members:
Jayan Pillai
Lizzie McCaig
Martin Davis
Robin Townsend
James Tweneboah
Trevor Blakeley
William Kelly
Jonathan Ridley
Tamsin Dobson
Sue Harland
Andy Hoyland
Sukant Kumar
Executive Committee Members:
Diana Roberts
Jayan Pillai
Paul Crossland
Lizzie McCaig
James Tweneboah
Tamsin Dobson
Sue Harland
Jonathan Ridley
Sukant Kumar

Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding with US-based Eureka Naval Craft to collaborate on the construction of the first Aircat Bengal MC Modular Attack Surface Craft.
We are always looking for Members to contribute, whether through supporting the management of the Branch, volunteering at events, or with speaking, training, webinars, STEM activitites for local schools universities, and even mentoring our younger members. Any and all ideas for the Branch events programme and more are very welcome and we look forward to seeing you at our Branch Meetings soon.
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