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SOCP Meeting in Pittsburg, PA
Agenda
Tuesday, June 3, 2003 (Continental Breakfast) 
7:30 am Business Breakfast (SOCP Members Only)
• All SOCP Members
9:00 am Opening Remarks (Open to Everyone)
• CDR Steve Hudson, USCG-COTP (invited)
9:10 am Welcoming Remarks to SOCP Meeting
• Captain Tom Bushy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
• Captain Tom Tomasovic, Alaska Tanker Company
9:30am 2002 Mariner Survey Presentation
• Mr. Taylor Jones, Maritime Administration
10:00 am U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Presentation – Pittsburgh District
• Colonel Raymond Scrocco, District Engineer and Commander (invited)
10:30am BREAK
10:45am Discussion Panel – Current Inland Water Issues
• CDR Steve Hudson, USCG-COTP – Moderator (invited)
• TBD
• TBD
• TBD
12:00pm Luncheon Speaker – Inland Waterways Trust Fund
• Mr. E. Boyd Hollingsworth, Jr., Vice President, Legislative Affairs, AWO (invited)
12:30pm LUNCH
1:30pm Presentation –New Drug Testing Regulations
• TBD
2:00pm Report on TSAC Activities
• Mr. Gerald Miante, USCG (invited)
2:30pm Report on IMO STW Security Courses
• Captain Dennis Compton, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
3:00pm BREAK
3:15pm MMD & MLD Reorganization Update
• Captain Ernie Fink, Director, USCG National Maritime Center
4:30pm CONCLUDE DAYS MEETING (Tickets Available through SOCP for the Game)
• Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Redsox Baseball Game (7:05pm Start Time)
Wednesday, June 4, 2003 (Continental Breakfast)
8:20am Opening Remarks - Meeting Called to Order (Open to Everyone)
• Captain Tom Bushy and Captain Tom Tomasovic
8:30am VODIUM Presentation –Multi-Media/Video Development
• Cameron Clarke, President, VODIUM
9:00am SOCP’s Smart Card Working Group Activities – Group Discussion
• Captain Cole Cosgrove, Crowley/Mr. Todd Ripley, MARAD/Captain Lee Kincaid, SOCP
9:30am SOCP’s Advisory Group Discussion on Reengineering the MLD & REC Processes
• Captain Joe Stone, MM&P/Captain Ernie Fink, USCG
10:00am SOCP’s Role in Mariner Recruitment and Retention – Group Discussion
• Ms. Patricia Randall, Maritime Administration (SOCP/MARAD MR&R)
• Mr. Dave Connolly, SUP (Grants Proposal, Hawse Piper Working Group)
• Captain John Keever, CMA (Virtual Cruise Project)
10:30am BREAK
10:45am SOCP Video & CBT Product Development & Evaluation Activities – Group Discussion
• CDR John Hanus, USMMA
• Mr. Frank Lee, Polar Tankers
• Mr. Rob Muller, MGI
• Mr. Ram Nagendran, Northup Grumman (SOCP Products marketing & Promotional CD-ROM)
11:15am SOCP’s Advisory Group to MARAD’s RTDD Program – Group Discussion
• Mr. Matt Baker, Interlake/Mr. Alex Landsburg, MARAD/Mr. Todd Ripley. MARAD
11:45am ISO Third Party Audit Pool Working Group – Group Discussion
• Captain Carl Olderich, Maersk/Mr. Mike Pursley, MARAD/Mr. Todd Ripley, MARAD
12:15pm LUNCH
1:30pm Ballast Water Technology Testing Programs – Group Discussion
• Captain Mike Bohlman, Horizon Lines/Ms. Debbie Aheron, MARAD
2:00pm Shipboard Security Working Group Activities – Group Discussion
• Captain Robert Sheen, Ocean Shipholdings (Best Practices to combat Piracy & Stowaways)
• Captain Dennis Compton, USMMA (Model Courses for Security Officers)
2:30pm Review of SOCP Projects
• Dry Dock Handbook Projects – Dr. Boris Butman, USMMA (5 min)
• IMISS – Mr. Alex Landsburg, MARAD/Mr. Todd Ripley, MARAD (5 min) [U]
2:45pm BREAK
3:00pm SOCP Business Meeting – Administrative Issues and Voting (Closed Meeting, SOCP Members Only)
• Financial Report (Ram Nagendran) [C]
• Draft Agenda for the October 7-8, 2003 SOCP Meeting (Todd Ripley) [D]
• SOCP Potential Member Report - (Todd Ripley) [E]
• List of SOCP Working Groups & Working Group Members (Todd Ripley) [F]

SOCP Issues and Projects Ballot, discussions and voting [T]
• Issues/Projects – As reflected on the March 6, 2003 SOCP Ballot
4:30pm CONCLUDE MEETING (At your Preference, take advantage of Pittsburgh Evening Activities)

 

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Welcome and Opening Remarks
CDR Steve Hudson, USCG-COTP
Cpt. Tom Bushy, Mass. Maritime Academy
Cpt. Tom Tomasovic, Alaska Tanker Comp.
2002 Mariner Survey Presentation
Ms. Debbie Cunningham, Maritime Administration
Discussion Panel - Current Inland Water Issues
CDR Steve Hudson, CDR Laurie Lown, Mr. Robert Schoening, Mr. Paul Book, Mr. Bill Hendon
Afternoon Speakers
Report on TSAC Activities, Report on IMO STW Security Courses, Liberian Registry Manner Card, MMD & MLD Reorganization Update
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