SNAME Arctic Section - November 30, 2024 Updates:
2024 John W Davies Memorial Scholarship Award Winner
Fanny Dupont, PhD candidate
Fanny Dupont is a PhD candidate in statistics at the University of British Columbia, in cooperation with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Fanny's research focuses on modeling the potential impacts of vessels on narwhal behaviour in the Arctic, using advanced statistical techniques and high-resolution tracking data. The findings will be used to inform mitigation strategies, such as vessel slowdown policies and shipping lane adjustments.
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Technical Meetings
~ Final 2024 date is listed below. Virtual technical meetings take place monthly (usually September through May/June). 2025 dates TBA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Final Winter 2024 date
Wednesday, December 11 - Arno Keinonen, Canadian Icebreaker history. Register via email secretariat@icetech22.org .
Join early (from 11:30am MT onwards). Presentation to start 12:00pm MT followed by discussion.
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Registration for specific events will be via HQ EVENTS .
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Summer break: July -August
General schedule: Arctic Section Zoom on 3rd Wednesdays of each month - register via Secretariat and/or on 4th Wednesday via SNAME Headquarters - register via HQ EVENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check back for more information on our upcoming meetings and events. Most guest speaker presentations to start at approx 12:00 pm MT, followed by Q&A/discussion See Archives for many presentations back to 2004.
Contact us if you wish to attend or receive information on future Arctic Section events.
Please contact us if you or a colleague are interested in presenting at an Arctic Section technical meeting. Invitations are sent by email to our contact list in advance of our events.
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About the SNAME Arctic Section Technical Luncheon Meetings:
We maintain our monthly luncheon schedule from September through May/June, usually meeting on the third Wednesday of the month. (Our summer break runs June/July to August). Presentations cover a large variety of topics, including marine, Arctic, logistics, scientific research, ice monitoring, ice management, and more. Program development is ongoing for future Luncheon Meetings. Please contact us if you or a colleague are interested in presenting at a future meeting.
Invitations are sent by email to our contact list in advance of each event. Contact us if you wish to attend or receive information on future Arctic Section events.
We look forward to in-person gatherings in the future. The Westin Hotel in Calgary has long been our venue for in-person luncheon meetings.
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