The Office of Design and Engineering Standards announced registration is open for the 2017 ASME – U.S. Coast Guard Workshop on Marine Technology and Standards, October 16-17, at the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, D.C. The theme for this year’s workshop is “Optimizing Marine Energy Resources.”

This annual event is jointly sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the United States Coast Guard and is open to the public through advanced registration. The purpose of the workshop is to provide a technical exchange on areas of technology that impact the marine industry with corresponding coverage in related codes and standards and government regulations.

During the workshop, classification societies, industry groups, standards development organizations, governments and interested members of the public will have a unique opportunity to come together for a professional exchange on topics ranging from technological impacts to the marine industry, corresponding coverage in related codes and standards, and government regulations. The workshop is comprised of a series of panel sessions carried over a two-day.

For more information, visit the ASME-USCG workshop event website.

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