Plan to Attend ISOPE-2006 San Francisco, one of the most popular destinations in the world.

Since ISOPE-1992, the annual ISOPE conferences have been the world’s largest technical conferences of its kind with refereed papers. The ISOPE-2005 Seoul broke the all-time record-breaking attendance. Following the successful organization of ISOPE- 2002 Kitakyushu, 2003 Honolulu, 2004 Toulon and 2005 Seoul (93 sessions) Conferences, the ISOPE-2006 is being organized by Technical Program Committee (TPC) of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE) with 24 cooperating organizations and societies (a partial list on the back). Its objective is to provide a timely international forum for researchers and engineers.

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Prospective authors are invited to submit (E-mail meetings@isope.org or Fax 1-650-254-2038) your abstract in 300-400 words to:  (1) One of TPC members (session organizers, see backside); (2) Online abstract submission on www.isope.org; or  (3)  ISOPE-2006 TPC, P.O. Box 189, Cupertino, California 95015-0189, USA observing the above key dates. Abstract should emphasize the significance of the results and/or the originality. Abstract must include the paper title, all authors’ and co-authors' names, affiliations, full addresses, and telephone and fax numbers and E-mail address of the corresponding author.

Some 70 technical and industry sessions with participation from some 45 countries will emphasize tentative topics:

PAPER REVIEW AND PUBLICATIONS.  All papers will be rigorously reviewed prior to acceptance. The accepted papers will be included in the Conference proceedings, which will be available at the Conference and for worldwide distribution.  Papers of archival value will be further considered for publication in the International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering¾www.isope.org.

Technical Visits, Social Events and Sightseeing tours are being arranged. Click on www.sfvisitor.org

Call For Papers

Special ISOPE room rates are arranged. Click on www.sfvisitor.org about San Francisco, USA.

AUSTRALIA:   Dr. X-L Zhao (Monash Univ);  Dr. J Hinwood (Monash Univ);   BRAZIL:  Dr. S H Sphaier (COPPE/UFRJ).   CANADA:  Dr. F Bercha (Bercha Group, Calgary);  Prof. B B. Budkowska (University of Windsor);   Mrs. M.-F. Gauthier (Canadian Ice Service);   Prof. E P Lozowski (Univ of Alberta);  Dr. T A Newson (Univ of Western Ontario);   Dr. R M W Frederking and Dr. M Sayed (NRC, Canadian Hydraulics Center):  Dr. S Prinsenberg (Bedford Inst of Oceanog). Dr. W Qiu (Memorial Univ NFLD);  Dr. K. Szilder (NRC, Inst Aero Res):   CHINA: Prof. Yu-cheng Li, Prof. Bin Teng (Dalian Univ of Tech);  Prof. Jianmin Yang (Shanghai Jiao Tong).   DENMARK:  Prof. B M Sumer (Tech Univ of Denmark).  FINLAND:  Dr. J. Kajaste-Rudnitski (Helsinki Univ);   FRANCE: Prof. F Dias (Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan);  Dr. P Ferrant (Ecole Centrale de Nantes- LMF); Dr. J-L Michel  (IFREMER Centre de Toulon);  Dr. J Garnier (Lab. Central des Ponts et Chaussées);  Dr. E. Fontaine (IFP) ;   Prof. P. Fraunié and Dr. V. Rey (Univ de Toulon/Var),   GERMANY: Prof. G Clauss (TU Berlin);  Dr. S. Herion (Univ. Karlsruhe);  Dr. G Schriever (Biolab Forschungsinstitut).  GREECE: Prof. D C Angelides (Aristotle Univ of Thessaloniki); Dr. T Soukissian (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research):   HONG KONG: Prof. A Chwang (Univ of Hong Kong).   INDIA: Mr. V Y Salpekar (Engineers India Ltd): INDONESIA: Dr. S Soemantri (Bandung Inst of Tech).   IRAN:  Dr. K Fakharian (Amirkabir Univ of Tech).   ITALY:  Prof. A Francescutto (Univ of Trieste);  Mr. F. Lalli (APAT, Roma).

JAPAN:   Prof. Y Hasegawa (ESI, Nagoya Univ); Dr. T Hiraishi (Port and Airport Res Inst); Prof. Y Ikeda, Dr. K Otsuka (Univ of Osaka Pref, Marine Syst);  Prof. Y Inoue (Yokohama Natl Univ); Dr. K. Izumiyama (Natl Maritime Res Inst);  Prof. Kenji Kawano (Kagoshima Univ);  Prof. H. Kokawa (Tohoku Univ, Materials Processing);   Dr. T. Komai (AIST, Tsukuba);  Prof. W Koterayama, Prof. M Kashiwagi, Prof. M Nakamura (RIAM, Kyushu Univ);   Prof. Tamotsu Matsui (Fukui Univ of Tech);  Prof. N Mizutani (Nagoya Univ);  Mr. H Momma (JAMSTEC, Yokosuka);  Prof. H Murakawa and Y. Komizo (JWRI, Osaka Univ);  Dr. Y Nabeshima (Osaka Univ);  Prof. S. Nagata (Saga Univ, IOES); Prof. Y Ueda, Prof. S Naito, Prof. T Yao, Prof. N Kato, Prof. K. Takagi (Osaka Univ);  Prof. Y Kyozuka and Dr. S. Yamaguchi (Kyushu Univ); Prof. H Saeki (Hokkaido Univ, Civil Eng);  Prof. T. Shibue (Kinki Univ, Wakayama);  Prof. Y Suga (Keio Univ, Mech Eng);  Dr. K Tanizawa (Natl Maritime Res Inst); Dr. E. Tsuru (Nippon Steel Corp);   Prof. K Uchida (Kobe Univ);   Prof. S Ueda (Tottori Univ); Prof. T. Utsunomiya (Kyoto Univ, Civil Eng);   Dr. T Yamazaki (AIST Inst of Marine & Envir).  KOREA:  Prof. Won Chul Cho (ChungAng Univ, Civil Eng);   Prof. Hang S Choi  (Seoul Natl Univ); Dr. Ki Bong Kang (POSCO, Pohang);  Dr. Seok Won Hong, Dr. Chang Gu Kang, Sa Y Hong (KRISO, Daejeon); Dr. Chul H Jo (Inha Univ, NAOE);  Dr. Sung T Kee (Seoul Natl Univ of Tech);   Prof. Soo Sam Kim (Hanyang Univ - Ansan);  Dr. Dong-Soo Kim (KAIST);  Prof. Wu J Kim (Mokpo Univ);  Dr. Y Kim (Seoul Natl Univ, NAOE);  Dr. Hoseong Lee (ABS Pacific Busan);   Dr. Han-Il Park (Korea Maritime Univ, Busan);  Dr. Hyun Soo Shin  (Hyundai Heavy Ind);  Prof. Rosik Park (Univ of Ulsan) .   NEW ZEALAND:  Prof. V A Squire (Univ of Otago): 

NORWAY:  Dr. S Berg (Technip Offshore Eng, Asker);   Mr. Gerhard Ersdal (PTIL, Stavanger);  Dr. O T Gudmestad (Statoil, Stavanger);   Mr. K Herfjord (Norsk Hydro, Bergen);   Prof. H Krogstad (NTNU);  Dr. A D Jenkins (Univ of Bergen);  Dr. B Kvamme (Univ of Bergen);   Prof. I Langen (Univ of Stavanger);  Prof. B Leira (NTNU, Marine Struct);  Dr. H Moshagen (Statoil); Dr. B J Natvig (Marine Tech Consult);   Dr. P Teigen (Statoil).   PORTUGAL: Prof. A J N A Sarmento (Lisbon Tech Univ).   QATAR: Mr. P G Noble (ConocoPhillips–Qatar Petroleum);  RUSSIA:  Prof. A T Bekker (Far Eastern State Tech Univ);  Dr. A Tsvetsinsky (Eco-System, Moscow).   SINGAPORE:  Dr. Yoo Sang Choo (Natl Univ of Singapore).  SWEDEN:  Prof. I Rychlik (Lund Univ).  TAIWAN, CHINA:  Prof. Jing-Wen Chen (Natl Cheng Kung Univ.);  Prof. Ming-Chung Lin (Taiwan Natl. Univ); Dr. John Z Yim and Dr. L K Chien (Natl Taiwan Ocean Univ).   THE NETHERLANDS:  Prof. J. Wardenier, Prof. A M Gresnigt, and Dr. H Karadeniz (Delft Univ of Tech);  ir. Hans J M M Out (NAM).   TURKEY:  Dr. A C Yalciner (Middle East Tech Univ).   UAE:  Prof. A M Mohamed (UAE University).   UNITED KINGDOM:  Prof. L F Boswell, (City Univ, London); Dr. F Bransby (Univ of Dundee);   Prof. J R Chaplin (Southampton Univ); Dr. Ricky Curran (Queen’s Univ of Belfast);  Dr. C P Ellinas (Mott McDonald  Ltd);   Dr. Frank K Lim (2H Offshore Eng, Surrey); Dr. A R Herderson (Offshore Wind Energy), Prof. C Kuo, Dr. K. S. Varyani and Dr. S. Huang (Univ of Glasgow and Strathclyde);  Dr. L A Louca (Imperial College); Dr. P Threadgill (TWI).

USA:  Mr. N Ames (EWI);  Prof. S Bang (S Dakota School Mines);  Dr. H G Brandes and Dr. M Teng (Univ of Hawaii, Civil Eng); Mr. S.W. Balint (Shell Deepwater Dev Sys), Mr. C C Capanoglu (I.D.E.A.S.); Dr. H-C Chen (Texas A&M Univ);   Prof. Jin S Chung (ISOPE, Cupertino, meetings@isope.org);  Dr. B M Das (Calif State Univ at Sacramento);  Dr. Arun S Duggal (FMC SOFEC, Houston);  Dr. P K Dutta (USACRREL, Hannover);  Dr. D. Fairchild (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.);   Dr. J M Falzarano (Univ of New Orleans);  Mr. A. Ghoneim (DNV, Houston);   Prof. S T Grilli (Univ of Rhode Island);  Dr. M Grosenbaugh (Woods Hole Oceanogr Inst);  Prof. T Huang (Univ of Texas at Arlington); Prof. V M Karbhari (Univ of California at San Diego);   Prof. C H Kim and Dr. M H Kim (Texas A & M Univ); Dr. S Kumar (Southern Illinois Univ-Carbondale);   Prof. R H Knapp (Univ of Hawaii, Mech Eng); Dr. J Kollé (Tempress Technologies);  Dr. J Koo and Dr. R Ayer (ExxonMobil Research & Eng Co.);   Dr. L Manuel (Univ of Texas at Austin);  Dr. Peter W. Marshall (MHP Systems Engineering, Houston);  Dr. T Mathai (Glosten Assoc., Seattle);  Prof. R W Miksad (Eng, Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville);  Mr. P Moncarz (Exponent Corp);   Prof. S. Mouring (U.S. Naval Academy);  Prof. J M Niedzwecki (Texas A & M Univ) ;  Prof. E.J. Powers (Univ of Texas at Austin);  Mr. J C Price (Intec Engineering, Houston);  Dr.Yapa D S Rajapakse (Office of Naval Research);  Dr. D. Roddier (Minifloat);   Prof. J Roesset (Texas A&M Univ);  Prof. E M Schulson (Dartmouth College); Mr. C Serrahn (Winzler & Kelly;  Prof. M Triantafyllou and Dr. E.M. Sozer (Mechanical/Ocean Eng, MIT);  Mr. R P Voelker (Maritime Admin);   Dr. Jim J Wang (Technip Offshore, Houston);   Prof. H G Wheat (Univ of Texas at Austin); Mr. P C Wong (ExxonMobil Development Co);  Dr. J-F Wu (ABS, Houston);  Dr. C Yang (George Mason Univ);   Prof. R W Yeung (Univ of Calif at Berkeley).

Sponsor:  ISOPE.   Cooperating Organizations and Societies: ASCE (USA), CAPP (Canada), CSCE (Canada), CSOE (China), CSNAME (China), CSTAM (China), DKMM (Germany), GMT (Germany), IE Australia, IRO (The Netherlands), JASNAOE (Japan), JSMS (Japan), KCORE (Korea), KSCE (Korea); NPF (Norway), PII (Indonesia), RAS (Russia), SPRI (U.K.), SOBENA (Brazil), SSSS (Singapore), VTT (Finland), OES (United Kingdom), USME (Ukraine) 

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