STUDENT PROGRAM

The student portion of the 2009 Annual Meeting has been completely re-developed. Our overall objective is to provide each student in attendance with the best experience possible. The Student Steering Committee has structured the schedule to allow students increased networking opportunities with each other and industry professionals, while attending more Technical Sessions than ever before. The Design Competition Committee is currently developing a contest based on a contemporary issue that will be both fun and challenging. $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the top performing teams!!! This year’s Job Fair will not only be open to Students, but also to young professionals in attendance. Students will be able to post their resume in advance of the Job Fair, allowing attending organizations to review your information beforehand. With the help of Peter Noble, a plan has been developed to include students as Assistant Presiding Officer’s (APO’s) at paper presentations during the Annual Meeting. This will give selected students experience and responsibility, while exposing them to the established membership of our Society.

For more information about the Student Congress, please contact SSC Chair, Gil Romano via email.

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STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

The Design Competition Committee is currently developing a contest based on a contemporary issue that will be both fun and challenging. $1,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the top performing teams provided through the generous support of NETSCO.

The competition will take place on Wednesday, October 21nd – from 2:15pm to 3:45pm, students will be randomly grouped in teams to build and design their projects in the Student Hall and from 4:00pm to 5:30pm, teams will have the opportunity to test and compete.

For more information on the competition, please email Morgan Parker, Chair, Student Design Competition/ Vice Chair, SSC.

STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS JOB FAIR
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

The SNAME Student Steering Committee is hosting the "Students and Young Professionals Job Fair” on Thursday, October 22rd. Additionally, employers will be able to schedule 30-minute interviews with prospective candidates on Friday, October 23rd between 9:30am – 12:30pm.

Sign up today on the SNAME Career Center. All job-seekers will have the opportunity to post resumes for FREE. Interested companies will receive unlimited resume search and viewing capabilities AND unlimited job postings for only $300 – benefits start from the day you register through November 30, 2009. Additionally, complimentary with an Expo-Hall Exhibit, is an optional booth if your company should desire!

If you have any questions or require assistance, please contact SNAME HQ, Alana Alissa Yoshiko Anderson via email or directly at (201) 499-5066.

STUDENT PAPERS TRACK
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

The Student Papers Committee is inviting students to submit technical papers for presentation at the upcoming SNAME 2009 Annual Meeting & Expo.

Interested students, please see the following guidelines for submission: (also provide link to PDF)

• All papers must be submitted to the SSC Papers Track to be eligible for consideration
• Any and all papers must be approved for presentation by the SSC Papers Track
• Original author(s) must be an undergraduate or graduate student member of SNAME (or recently graduated within a reasonable time of submission deadline)
• Student papers must have been reviewed and recommended by a faculty member(s) with ¬appropriate expertise prior to submittal
• All student papers must follow the approved SNAME Paper Submission Guidelines – see guidelines
• Selected paper(s) will be presented at the Annual Meeting Student Papers Track Session
  • Archival papers of high quality will be further considered for publication in the SNAME Transactions
  • If the deadline is met, student papers will be released in the Annual Meeting Proceedings, in both CD and hard copy versions
• By submitting a paper for review, author(s) are indicating that he/she will be available at the Annual Meeting
  • Original student author(s) must be in attendance at the Annual Meeting in order to have the paper presented
  • Only student author(s) will be accepted for paper presentations

The SSC is looking forward to hearing from our future professionals! If you have any paper nominations or students who may be interested in learning more about this opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact J. Gaston Doucet, Communications Chair, SSC/Chair, Student Papers Track Committee via email or directly at (337) 319-8060.

STUDENT HOTEL RATE

The Westin Providence will offer a special lower rate for student attendees. Please call the Westin directly at (401) 598-8000 to obtain the rate.