Email News November 2009
Foreword...
Welcome to the November issue of Marine South East Email News. In this issue we have details of some of the latest issues and events happenning in the region. This month we are releasing details of MareNet events taking place in the next couple of months and also some useful feedback from a MareNet event held earlier in the year. Read on to find out more...
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Companies talk skills at recent MareNet event...
A recent round-table MareNet held in partnership with SEMTA (Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies) at Hythe Marine Park in September, brought key public sector organisations together with marine companies to discuss the major skills and career development issues affecting the marine industry today.
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Schools Marine Challenge winners treated to tour of QinetiQ testing facility...
On the 2nd October, more than ten students and three teachers from Leigh Academy in Dartford, Kent travelled to Gosport to visit the unique hydrodynamic testing facilities owned by QinetiQ.
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Complex Ship Design and Superyachts - MareNet event, Thursday 26th November 2009...
Venue: “The Portal” QinetiQ Farnborough
In ship design, should form define function or function define form? The November MareNet event will be investigating this dilemma and showing how new Superyacht and Complex Ship Designs such as the Drive 7Cs, QinetiQ Eurydice and PACSCAT vessel are overcoming this challenge through the use of the latest graphical and naval architecture software.
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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and the Marine Sector...
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) are one of the government’s best kept secrets, yet for those in the know, the benefits are huge. You could tap into ground-breaking research from one of the UK’s knowledge bases to help develop and grow your business.
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SEEDA seeks your views on new knowledge network...
The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) is currently looking at the possibility of setting up an Advanced Materials Knowledge Network. It is interested in the views of marine businesses and other relevant organisations on the value of a knowledge network and to help determine its objectives and operation.
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Isle of Wight’s Hybrid Marine scoops green award...
Hybrid Marine has won the Practical Boat Owner Magazine Green Product of the Year award for its new hybrid marine engines, which utilise both diesel and electrical power.
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Ex Vestas workers find new skills at Southampton City College...
A group of former Vestas workers were among the first to start a brand new course at Southampton City College last month. Five men who were made redundant from the wind power company met with the Minister for the South East, Jonathan Shaw MP ahead of starting City College’s new aluminium welding course, which is the first of its kind in the Solent region.
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BMEA grants available to companies looking to develop overseas business...
BMEA has recently announced significant funding for a number of key international events.
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UKSpill launches new journal...
UKspill, the national body for the UK oil spill industry,has recently launched a quarterly journal to keep members up to date with what's happening in the industry.
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Southampton University posters now on display online...
Marine South East recently attended the launch of the University of Southampton's Strategic Research Group (USRG) in Maritime Studies at The National Oceanographic Centre, Southampton.
