The 25th International Conference on
OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING
Hamburg, Germany, 4-9 June, 2006

The permanent OMAE 2006 Web Site will be ready in the second half of 2005.

The 25^th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2006) will be held at the CCH Congress Center Hamburg, Germany from June 4^th – 9^th, 2006. ASME International, the OOAE Division of the International Petroleum Technology Institute (IPTI), and the German Society of Marine Technology (GMT) are organizing the conference.

The conference will draw together members of the scientific community, researchers, academia and the ocean engineering industry from several parts of the world.

Hamburg is the host of OMAE-2006.  Following on the tradition of excellence of previous OMAE conferences, OMAE-2006 will be held to advance the development and exchange of information regarding ocean, offshore and arctic engineering. It will be the ideal forum for researches, engineers, managers, technicians, and students, to discuss new and advanced technology developments and their applications in industry. It will also help promote international cooperation.

More than 400 technical papers shall be presented at the conference distributed in its symposia:

Also, industry workshops, special sessions and keynote lectures will be included in the technical program. National and international companies are expected to sponsor and participate in the conference.

Conference Venue

Hamburg is culturally and commercially the center of Northern Germany. The metropolitan region consists of 3.5 million people. The municipal area with its 755 square km is seven times the size of Paris and 2 ½ times that of London. Hamburg enjoys the largest average personal living space of all big cities in the world. In fact, 14% of the city is made up of green and recreation areas. Hamburg boasts 2302 bridges, more than the total of all bridges that Venice and Amsterdam have to offer. With more than 90 consulates, Hamburg ranks only second to New York as the city with the most consulates.

Hamburg owes its very existence to its harbor. Occupying 40 square acres, the harbor is positioned on the Elbe River - a scant 60 miles from the North Sea. The second largest port in Europe, Hamburg's non-stop maritime hustle-and-bustle provides for a fascinating sight from the harbor's landing, Landungsbruecken.

Water defines the rest of the city as well: Hamburg's twin lakes, today named the Binnenalster and Aussenalster, are a startlingly beautiful sight for a city center. These two immense but gentle lakes are surrounded by lively shopping streets, enclosed malls, luxury hotels and historic sites. Their waters are seldom empty of the small, jaunty sailboats that lend a vacation ambience to this otherwise bustling city.

Conference Venue Information

The CCH - Congress Center Hamburg is one of Europe's largest and most modern conference centers, and is ranked among the top venues worldwide for international conferences. On average, some 200 conferences and meetings are held at the CCH each year, attended by about 150,000 people; there are also some 200 cultural and social events each year, attended by about 400,000 people.

2006 World Cup Soccer – Germany

Germany will be hosting the 2006 World Cup (June 9^th – July 9^th), which will be the largest ever, having 36 teams instead of the traditional 32. The 36 teams will represent more than one-sixth of the world’s teams (over 200 are affiliated with FIFA). Hamburg will be also one of the host cities of this tournament. The first game in Hamburg will be held at June 10^th, therefore you might consider to combine OMAE 2006 and the World Cup.

* Publication is not guaranteed for Final Manuscripts, 1903 Forms and Hard Copies received after March 29, 2006.  Conference registration by one of the authors or presenter is required for publication of the paper in the proceedings.

** One author is allowed to present up to two papers at the conference.

Symposia/Coordinators
(Click on the symposium name to go to the symposium web page)

Offshore Technology: Dr. Subrata K. Chakrabarti, Offshore Structure Analysis, Inc., 13613 Capista Drive, Plainfield, IL 64544 USA, Tel: 815-436-4863, Fax:815-436-4921, E-mail: oft@omae2009.com
Safety and Reliability: Prof. Carlos Guedes Soares, Unit of Marine Technology and Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Av. Rovisco Pais 1096 Lisboa, Portugal, Tel.: 351-1-841-7957 Fax: 351-1-847-4015, E-mail: guedess@alfa.ist.utl.pt
Materials Technology: Dr. Mamdouh M. Salama, Conoco Inc., 1000 S. Pine (2370RW), P.O. Box 1267, Ponca City, OK 74602-1267 USA, Tel.: 580-767-2783 Fax: 580-767-6381, E-mail: mamdouh.m.salama@usa.conoco.com
Pipeline Technology: Prof. Segen Estefen, Laboratorio de Tecnologia Submarina - PEnO/COPPE/UFRJ,  P.O. Box 68508 - CEP 21945-970 - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, Tel +55-21-25627792, Fax +55-21-25627794, E-mail segen@lts.coppe.ufrj.br
Ocean Space Utilization: Prof. Takeshi Kinoshita, IIS, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan, Tel: +81-3-5452-6169, Fax: +81-3-5452-6170, E-mail: kinoshit@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp 
Ocean Engineering: Prof. R. Cengiz Ertekin, Dept. of Ocean and Resources Eng., Univ. of Hawaii, 2540 Dole St., Holmes Hall 402, Honolulu, HI 96822-2303, USA, Tel: +1 808 956-6818, Fax: +1 808 956-3498, E-Mail: ertekin@hawaii.edu 
Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology: Dr.-Ing. Walter L. Kuehnlein, Director, HSVA, Bramfelder Strasse 164, D-22305 Hamburg, GERMANY, Tel: +49-(40)-69 203-240, Fax: +49- 89-1488-269 356, Eml: Walter@Kuehnlein.name