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Message from the OOAE Chair, 2011-2012

Welcome to the website of the Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering (OOAE) Division of ASME. Members of the OOAE Division are involved in a diverse range of engineering activities related to the challenging marine environment – be it offshore drilling in deep waters, developing emerging technologies in the ocean renewable sectors, protecting marine and foreshore habitat, or developing structures for extreme ice loading. Since the activities are broad and extend to all reaches of the globe, it is no wonder that the OOAE Division has the most diverse membership in the ASME.

The primary activity of the OOAE Division is hosting the annual International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE). This past year marked the 30th annual OMAE conference and was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The conference continues to grow not only in attendance, but also in the diversity of technical tracks and paper submissions. The OMAE Conference is the primary international forum for social and technical exchanges in ocean, offshore and arctic related topics attracting a broad range of participants from industry, academia and government regulatory institutions. The Division also maintains the highly respected Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (JOMAE) featuring peer reviewed papers on the above-mentioned topics.  The 31st annual conference of OMAE will be held in June 2012 in beautiful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.