BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:528@iims.org.uk DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240414 DTSTAMP:20240321T120631Z URL:https://www.iims.org.uk/events/baltimore-conference/ SUMMARY:Baltimore Conference DESCRIPTION:INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MARINE SURVEYING 2024 USA CONFERENCE (Baltimore)\nIn-Person &\; Virtual Meeting\n\n“How Quickly the Tide Changes” or “What We did not Know We Did Not Know”\n\nNetwork with f ellow surveyors and industry sector professionals. New challenges in elect ric propulsion and AI.\n14 CE’s suggested.\n\nVenue: MITAGS\, 692 Mariti me Boulevard\, Linthicum Heights\, MD 21090.\n\nFRIDAY April 12th\, SATURD AY April 13th\n\nPhone contact: 011 44 23923 85223 (IIMS UK) or 410-604-23 27 (USA)\n\nContact: James “Randy” Renn 410-490-0216\nOr by email: iim s.usa@aol.com\n\nMeeting Room Entry Code will be provided for the days of the meetings for virtual delegates.\n\nCost: $225.00 for both days (to inc lude refreshments and lunch).\n\nBook and pay for your place on the secure IIMS servers below\, or call James “Randy” Renn on 410-490-0216 to re serve your place or email him your reservation at iims.usa@aol.com.\nDay O ne. Friday\, April 12 2024\n0830-0915 EST. Mike Schwarz\, CEO IIMS.\nState of the Institute. Moving forward with AI initiatives and Institute additi ons.\n\n0915-1030. Dr. Mike Lewus\, Metal Metropol Ltd.\nDr. Lewus is a UK based materials and corrosion specialist who will talk about stray curren ts in marina and galvanic corrosion.\n\n1045-1115. Darrell Broscomb.\n“S ticky Diesel” (no\, it’s not diesel bug). Diesel storage issues in inl and waterways vessels. Ageing Diesel fuels and solutions.\n\n1115-1200. St eve Warner\, Cygnus Instruments.\nUltrasonic testing equipment and measure ments.\n\n1300-1415. John Malool SAMS AMS and SAMS Safety Committee.\nFire Suppression Systems and the Marine Surveyor. What to look for and where d uring your inspection process.\n\n1430-1515. Ernie Ellis\, Sea Fire.\nPres entation of LiCell Suppression Systems for Lithium Fires. Vermiculite coat ings aid in suppression and containment.\n\n1515-1630. Udi Willersinn\, Gr eenline Yachts.\nBuilding a hybrid yacht. Cutting edge calculations and as sembly of components. Difficulties in matching form and function.\n\n1630- 1715. James Renn\, IIMS HonFIIMS\, SAMS AMS.\nRadiation and resonance peri ls while surveying. Introduction\, detection and damage prevention.\n\n171 5. Day one closing remarks.\nDay Two. Saturday\, April 13 2024\n0830-0900. Good Morning! James Renn.\nLet’s take some minutes to get a very brief exposure as to the differences between inboard gasoline powered fuel injec tion-PFI and the next generation DI-direct injection. Changing tools and p arameter sets.\n\n0900-1015. John Malool\, SAMS AMS and SAMS Safety Commit tee.\nOur continuing casual attitudes on the subject of enclosed spaces an d your Four Gas Detector - if you carry one at all. The how and reinforcem ent of the why. How misunderstanding can cost you or your crew dearly.\n\n 1030-1230. Capt. Matt Majors.\nBoating Accident Investigation Training Pro gram associated with the NASBLA (National Association of State Boating Law Administrators). Capt. Majors will introduce the systems and training nee ded for the downloading and reading of GPS equipment memory and the many s ecrets your cell phone can tell on you. This is an indispensable toolset f or investigations for insurance\, accidents\, warranty\, etc.  For those of us who have taken the program it is certainly a worthwhile and powerful tool to understand the procedures.\n\n1315-1400. Capt. Tom Ottenwaelder\, SAMS Marine Surveyor.\nWhat is the transition like to morph from a USCG C aptain to a Marine Surveyor as a second career? Misinterpretations of stan ding in the same shipyard with a difference in purpose. Pitfalls and revel ations.\n\n1415-1500. Philip Miller\, Ret. USCG-Hefring Marine.\nAn Icelan dic Data Driven\, Deep-Tech utilizing Machine Learning and the Internet of Things (loT) Organization. AI driven Marine Solutions in real time with c ontinuing improvements as AI learns. Systems such as IMAS-Intelligent Mari ne Assistance Systems and hardware in way of Enabled Software as a Service -SaaS change the manner in which we perceive/manage ship systems integrate d with Ships Navigation.\n\n1500-1545. Frank D Messana\, Marine Surveyor\, Associate IIMS\, \, Yacht Masters Marine Surveying.\nSocial media as a bu siness enhancement. Internet\, Facebook and other media approaches to busi ness. Development and improvements in targeting. Lessons we may have never known.\n\n1545-1600. Zack Floyd\, Gemeco Technical Manager.\nCAN Systems are familiar to most surveyors however interfacing may have become a bit o verwhelming. Trouble shooting or even guessing about an opinion is at best dicey. Enter the Peak Mini-Diag instrument. Having seen this item demonst rated during IBEX we were convinced this tool needs to be in our kit as a service offering in our sales.\n\n1600-1645. Geoff Grainger\, Marine Surve yor\, Boat Pokers\, SAMS-AMS.\nMethods of marketing your services and appr oaches for successful outcomes.\n\n1645-1715. Lloyd Griffin\, Marine Surve yor. NAMS-CMS\, SAMS-AMS.\n“You just can’t make this up”. The tradit ional end to the two-day program with a humorous look at photos that defy the imagination. CATEGORIES:IIMS Events & Meetings,Marine Events & Conferences,What's On LOCATION:The Marine Conference Center\, MITAGS-Maritime Institute of Techno logy and Graduate Studies\, 692 Maritime BLVD\, Linthicum Heights \, Balti more\, MD \, 21090 \, United States GEO:39.2128797;-76.67204229999999 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=692 Maritime BLVD\, Linthic um Heights \, Baltimore\, MD \, 21090 \, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100; X-TITLE=The Marine Conference Center\, MITAGS-Maritime Institute of Techno logy and Graduate Studies:geo:39.2128797,-76.67204229999999 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR