ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022
HELLENIC INSTITUTE OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY
Eugenides Foundation, 22-23 November 2022

Invitation for paper submission

The Annual Meeting of Marine Technology is a conference with associated events, organized every year by the Hellenic Institute of Marine Technology (H.I.M.T.). This year, the Annual Meeting will take place on the 22nd and 23rd of November 2022 at the Eugenides Foundation. We hope that the conditions of the COVID pandemic will allow the organization of the meeting with physical presence. In any other case, the Annual Meeting will be organized virtually.

The H.I.M.T. boasts of the high scientific merit of its Annual Conference, which became a focal event in Greece for discussing technological advances relevant to the Greek and international shipping, ranging from innovation to practical application. Based on previous experience, this year’s event is expected to be strongly supported by the maritime community, gathering experts and stakeholders from business, academia and the public sector.

• A Technology Conference including a Round Table Discussion,
• A Technology Exhibition,
• H.I.M.T.’s Annual Dinner and the H.I.M.T. Annual Prize award.

The thematic topics of the 2022 Conference have been specified as follows:

1. Design and operation of ships and offshore structures.
2. Autonomous ships and smart applications in the maritime industry: challenges and opportunities.
3. Recent and forthcoming guidelines of international organizations to reduce the emissions of the Green House Gases (GHG) and applications.
4. Management, assessment and optimization of the operation of the ship, its subsystems and the port facilities.
5. Technologies and materials for enhancing maritime safety.
6. Novel technologies for the construction, conversion and survey of ships.
7. Innovative ship propulsion systems.
8. Improving ship energy efficiency.
9. New resources to supply energy to ships, including hybrid systems.
10. Methods for the remote inspection of ships
11. Scheduling of fleet maintenance and repair.
12. Examples of good practice for sustainable shipping.
13. Digitalization, digital data transfer, cybersecurity in shipping: challenges and opportunities.
14. Ship recycling: challenges and prospects.
15. Protection of the marine environment.

The Scientific and the Organizing Committee of the Conference are responsible for all the activities during the Annual Conference 2022. Their members will be announced later.

Persons interested to present their work in the Conference should submit for review their manuscript according to the timetable shown below:

June 13, 2022: Submission of abstract
June 17, 2022: Information about abstract acceptance
July 1, 2022: Submission of full-length paper
July 19, 2022: Feedback for acceptance and request for modifications
September 15, 2022: Submission of paper in final form for publication

In the first stage, an abstract of 300 to 400 words is requested to be submitted (preferably via email at info@elint.org.gr). Papers are expected to describe the original work addressing one or more of the thematic areas. All papers will undergo through a peer review process by at least two evaluators prior to their acceptance for presentation at the Conference and publication in the Conference Proceedings. The Proceedings of the H.I.M.T. Annual Conference is an aesthetic publication, reflecting the annual progress of maritime research and development in Greece. Conference fees for authors, exhibitors and plain participants to be announced by September 2022.

The Round Table is a debate on a theme among the priorities of the Greek and International Shipping Industry. The Round Table Discussion is a focal event of the H.I.M.T.’s Conference.

In parallel to the Conference the Maritime Technology Exhibition will take place, aiming to promote the capabilities of the Greek companies in the development and application of new technological solutions in the maritime sector. This exhibition was firstly introduced to H.I.M.T.’s Annual Conference on 2008 and it has received strong attention by the Greek shipping community. It is considered as an event of high importance for the Conference. Companies who intend to contribute to the Exhibition should express their interest to the Institute’s secretariat until 15 October 2022.

The Institute’s formal Annual Dinner will take place on November 23rd, 2022, after the end of the Annual Conference. During the Dinner, the prestigious H.I.M.T. Award for the year 2022 will be presented. According to H.I.M.T.’s rules, it is awarded to a person or organization distinguished in maritime technology, in recognition of significant contribution to the field.

H.I.M.T. warmly invites professionals who are involved in maritime engineering and consultancy, in the technical management of shipping companies, managers and employees of the public sector and of course entrepreneurs and academics, to participate and contribute to this year’s Annual Conference of the Hellenic Institute of Marine Technology, ensuring that it will be a successful event for another year. We are looking forward to receiving abstracts and also expressions of interest for participation in the Marine Technology Exhibition.

Information about the Annual Conference 2022 can be obtained from HIMT’s website (https://www.elint.org.gr/conference/ ) and also from the Institute’s secretariat (tel: 210 4186062 – email : info@elint.org.gr).

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