Welcome to Fast2007

International Standing Committee

Chairman:

Kjell HOLDEN, Vice President, Marintek, Norway

Members:

Tony ARMSTRONG, Chief Scientist, Austal Ships, Australia

Weicheng CUI, Director, China Ship Scientific Research Center, China

Lawrence J. DOCTORS, Professor, The University of New South Wales, Australia

Odd FALTINSEN, Professor, NTNU, Norway

Nigel GEE, Director, BMT Nigel Gee & Associates, UK

Paris GENALIS, Director, Naval Warfare Office of the Secretary of Defense, USA

Guoan LI, Vice President, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, China

Chris B. McKESSON, Principal Engineer, Alion Science and Technology, USA

Torgeir MOAN, Professor, NTNU, Norway

Kirill ROZHDESTVENSKY, Vice Rector, SMTU, Russia

Sponsors

China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation

China State Shipbuilding Corporation

China Classification Society

Harbin Engineering University

Dalian University of Technology

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan University of Technology

Jiangsu University of Science and Technology

China Ship Research and Design Institute

Marine Design & Research Institute of China

Shanghai Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers

Jiangsu Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers

Zhejiang Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers

The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (USA)

The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (UK)

Advisory Committee

Chairman:

Pingtao HUANG, President, Chinese Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers

Members:

Gang CHEN, Vice President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Guoan LI, Vice President, China Shipbuilding Industry Corp.

Kejun LI, President, China Classification Society

Zhushi LI, Vice President, China State Shipbuilding Corp.

Zhiping LU, Honorary President, Shanghai Merchant Ship  Design & Research Institute

Wengsun SHEN, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co.,Ltd.

Rongsheng WANG, Chairman, Chinese Association of Shipbuilding Industry.

Yousheng WU, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Ship Scientific Research Center

Binghan XU, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Ship Scientific Research Center

Yuru XU, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Harbin Engineering University

Shengkun ZHANG, President, Shanghai Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers

Local Organizing Committee

Chairman:

Weicheng CUI, China Ship Scientific Research Center

Vice Chairman:

Shitang DONG, China Ship Scientific Research Center

Members:

Yingqiu CHEN, China Classification Society

Ankang HU, Marine Design & Research Institute of China

Bolin KANG, China Ship Scientific Research Center

Weiguo WU, Wuhan University of Technology

Xiaoguang WU, China Ship Design & Research Institute

Jianmin YANG, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Xiongliang YAO, Harbin Engineering University

Yao ZHAO, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Renqing ZHU, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology

Zhi ZONG, Dalian University of Technology

Secretary:

Ming ZHANG, China Ship Scientific Research Center

Dates

The Conference is to be held from Sunday 23rd September to Thursday 27th September of 2007, including 1 day conference tour.  

Venue

The venue in Shanghai will be announced later. 

Language

The language of FAST2007 is English. 

Proceedings

The conference will provide Proceedings and a CD. 

Important Dates

l         Abstract Submissions due:          31st July, 2006

l         Notification of acceptance:             31st Oct., 2006

l         Final submission of manuscript

(in prescribed format as either

word or pdf files) due:                31st March, 2007

l         Early registration closes:              30th June, 2007

l         Final announcement:                  31st July, 2007

l         On-site registration in Shanghai:       22nd Sept., 2007

l         Conference:

    23rd¨C27th Sept., 2007

Submission of Abstracts

Abstracts should be submitted by email to the Secretariat by 31st July, 2006, as ASCII text, Microsoft Word or Acrobat pdf files. They should be of around 500 words in length, and should include the title of the proposed paper, the authors and their affiliations, and the full contact details of the corresponding author (with fax and email address).  Only Roman and Greek fonts, and standard mathematical symbols should be used. 

Accommodation

A number of hotels are available. The Secretariat will provide assistance in hotel reservation for all participants.

 Conference Fee

On and before 30th June, 2007 the registration fee is EUR750.  After that the registration fee will be EUR850. The registration fee includes attendance of all technical sessions, the Proceedings and a CD, the Welcome Reception, the Conference Banquet, lunches, refreshments and the conference tour during the conference. The registration fee for the accompanying persons is EUR250, which includes the Welcome Reception, the Conference Banquet, and the accompanying person¡¯s program. 

Post Conference Tours

The post conference tours are optional and can be arranged by a Chinese travel agency, depending on the numbers of the intended participants.  Details will be available in the final announcement.

 Secretariat

FAST2007 Secretariat

China Ship Scientific Research Center

P. O. Box 116

Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214082

P. R. CHINA

Tel: + 86 510 85555317

Fax: +86 510 85555193

Email: fast2007shanghai@yahoo.com.cn

China Ship Scientific Research Center

P. O. Box 116   Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214082  P. R. CHINA

Tel: + 86 510 85555317        Fax: +86 510 85555193

Email: fast2007shanghai@yahoo.com.cn¡¡