SNAME’s Cooperative Agreements
(page updated 2/18/09-ccp)

Since the early 1990s the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) has recognized the importance of its international membership located in over 90 countries, and has taken conscious steps toward internationalization of the Society. Specifically, SNAME has reached out to open communication with like societies of naval architecture and/or marine engineering around the world both to foster an exchange of technical information and to cooperate in international conferences, symposia and collegia deemed to be of benefit to the members of both organizations. More specifically, in addition to an exchange of subscriptions to each others’ technical journals, a valid member in one society may purchase the books, journal subscriptions and registrations for technical conferences and symposia hosted by the other society at that society’s member rates.

This culture of enhanced communication and exchange of technical information has been formalized with cooperative agreements. A list of organizations with which SNAME has executed international cooperative agreements, and a sample of a typical agreement, is provided.

Similar cooperative agreements have been executed with North American societies and associations, and a list of these organizations is also provided.

The Societies listed below have signed cooperative agreements
with SNAME

INTERNATIONAL

Associación de Ingenieros Navales y Oceánicos de Espana (Spain) (AINE) www.ingenierosnavales.com
Ecuador Society of Naval Engineers (Ecuador) (CINAVE) Email: navser@porta.net
Hellenic Institute of Marine Technology (ELINT) www.elint.org.gr/
Institution of Naval Architects (India, INAI) Mumbai, India www.inaindia.org/
International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) www.iame2008.org
INTERTANKO www.intertanko.com
IPEN Americas (Brazil) www.ipen.br/sitio/
Schifbautechnische Gesellschaft eV (Germany) (STG) www.stg-online.de
Shanghai Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (China) (SSNAME) www.ssname.com.cn/
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Inc. (Philippines) (SONAME) www.sonameinc.com
The Brazilian Society of Naval Architects (Brazil) (Socieda de Brasileira de Engenharia Naval) (SOBENA) www.sobena.org.br
The Institute of Marine Engineers (India) (IMarE (India)) www.imare.in/
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (UK) (IMarEST) www.imarest.org
The Nautical Institute (UK) (NI) www.nautinst.org
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (UK) (RINA) www.rina.org.uk
The Society of Naval Architects of Japan (SNAJ) www.snaj.or.jp
The Society of Naval Architects of Korea (SNAK) www.snak.or.kr

North America

American Boat and Yacht Council (USA) (ABYC) www.abyc.com
Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute of ASCE (USA) (COPRI) www.coprinstitute.org
National Shipbuilding Research Program (USA) (NSRP) www.nsrp.org
Ship Structure Committee (USA) (SSC) shipstructure.org
The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) www.navalengineers.org
The Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology www.westlawn.edu/