2009 International Maritime eLearning Symposium

Symposium kicks off with a “Call for Participants” for this year's Conference.

The Calhoon MEBA Engineering School will be hosting the 2009 International Maritime eLearning Symposium from July 20th through July 23rd this year at its campus in Easton MD. The conference will bring Shipping Company Executives, Maritime Regulators, Training Administrators, and Maritime Faculty from around the world to discuss and experience the latest trends and technologies in eLearning for the maritime industry.

The symposium is already taking shape, with a high-powered cast of industry heavyweights. The Featured Presenter will be:

• Erik Seither, Marketing Manager Maritime Industries, DNV, who will as a Featured Presenter address “International Trends in Distance Learning.”

The symposium’s Keynote speakers include:

• James E. Caponiti, Acting Administrator, US Maritime Administration, who will speak about "The Looming Challenges Facing Maritime Educators"

• Mayte Medina, USCG Personnel Qualification Division, and Senior Member of the US Delegation to the IMO, who will educate symposium attendees on the "Future IMO Training Requirements," and

• Captain Dan Noonan, Director, Online STCW Courses, CMES, who will present "A Primer on Developing and Implementing a Port State Approved Distance Learning System"

This is a 'Call for Participants' for this year's Conference.

Please go to http://cfp.cutwater.org for more conference information and to register your interest in participating in this year's Conference.

Warm Regards,

Captain Dan Noonan
Symposium Chair

NOTE: THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE is THE Media Sponsor of this International Maritime e-Learning Symposium.