Polar and Arctic Science & Technology Symposium

Objectives
Authors and presenters are invited to participate in this event to expand international cooperation, understanding and promotion of efforts and disciplines in the area of Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology. Dissemination of knowledge by presenting research results, new developments, and novel concepts in Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology will serve as the foundation upon which the conference program of this area will be developed.

Description
It is estimated that the Arctic contains more than one third of the world’s undiscovered oil and gas. Although some development has already occurred, the region remains one of the last energy frontiers. But the region is also one of the most difficult areas in the world to work, due to its remoteness, the extreme cold, dangerous sea ice, and its fragile environment.

A key challenge will be developing and deploying solutions, which are currently at the cutting edge of technology. Transportation of gas and oil from such remote parts of the globe are also a huge challenge to the energy industry with high technology demands on structures, vessels and pipelines.

The Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology Symposium promotes the understanding of the cold regions of the earth through environmentally compatible design and construction, safe operation, maintenance, and integrity of both offshore and onshore structures in these fragile regions. The symposium covers the following topics: ice mechanics and engineering, fixed offshore structures in ice, floating offshore structures and vessels in ice, ice protection structures and ice management, ice scouring and ice/soil as well as ice/structure interactions.

Going towards Arctic is one of the most challenging and fascinating topic for engineers, researchers and environmentalists of various disciplines. Not alone, but only together we can make this happen.

A variety of sessions are available for presentation as it allows flexibility to the authors. Although the majority of sessions are paper sessions, other types of sessions include keynotes, workshops and special sessions. All sessions are quality driven.
 
7-1 Ice Mechanics and Operations in Ice
This session discusses ice mechanical issues and operational aspects in ice covered waters.

7-2 Numerical Ice Modeling
This session discusses numerical simulations of ships and pipelines in ice covered waters.

7-4 Analysis of Full Scale Data
This session discusses static and dynamic loads and safety of structures in ice.

7-5 Structures in Ice
This session discusses loads and effects for offshore structures in ice.

Symposium Coordinator:
Dr.-Ing. Walter L. Kuehnlein, (Symposium Coordinator), Managing Director, SEA2ICE LTD. & CO. KG, Neuer Wall 80, 20354 Hamburg, Germany, Hamburg +49-40-2261 4633 | Fax +49-40-180 248 037 | Mobile +49-170-2162 763, Houston +1-281-7630 434 | Hong Kong +852-369-315 94 | London +44-20-3026 6829, Singapore +65-3108 0559 | Moscow +7-499-503 1949 | Rio de Janeiro +55-21-3958 1076, Eml: advice@sea2ice.com | www.sea2ice.com