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PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
This list is current as of Oct 02, 2009. Please continue to check back for updated information.
9:00am to 3:00pm — Pre-Tour #1: A Taste of Istanbul
9:00am to 4:00pm — Pre-Tour #2: Old Town Highlights – A 3,000 Year Historical Tour
5pm to 6pm — First Time Delegates Reception
6pm to 7:30pm — Welcome Reception
CONFERENCE DAY 1 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 |
Conference/Exhibition
9:00 am
Session 1: Opening
- Moderator: Wilco Van Der Linden - Wartsila, Netherlands
- Introductions:
Dr. Ahmet Paksoy - IDO, Turkey
- Welcome:
Kadir Topbas – Mayor of Istanbul, Turkey
Session 2: Urban Innovations
- Resurrecting an Old Waterway – London
Sean Collins - Thames Clippers, UK
- Hybrid Solar Electric High Speed Ferries for Hong Kong
Robert Dane - Solar Sailor, Australia
- A Taxi Service on Water – Istanbul
Gurkan Canga – Water Taxi Istanbul, Turkey
- Question Period
10:30am– COFFEE BREAK
11:00am – FLASH PRESENTATION - IDO
Session 3: New Frontiers in the Middle East and Black Sea
- Oman
Mehdi Al Abduwani - National Ferries Company, Oman
- Red Sea
Fares Al-Balwi - MACNA, Saudi Arabia
- Ferry Services in the Black Sea
Alexander Gevrek – Ukrferry Shipping, Ukraine
- Question Period
12:15pm – LUNCH
1:15pm
- Moderator
Tom Docherty, UK
Session 4: Practical IT Applications for Making Money
- PART I - RESERVATION SOLUTIONS
- Keith Sherwood - Carus, Finland
- Vassilis Spitadakis - FORTHcrs, Greece
- John Bertell - Hogia, Finland
- Luigi Silipo - E-Dea, Italy
- PART II - OTHER SOLUTIONS
- Steve Chamberlin - Revenue Technology Services, USA
- Nur Oztin Kurak, Turkey and Andrea Fiorentino, UK - Visa Europe
- Question Period
2:35PM – FLASH PRESENTATION - DAMEN SHIPYARDS
2:45pm – COFFEE BREAK
Session 5: Student Presentations
- Sponsor: Andreas Ullrich - Germanischer Lloyd, Germany
- Conceptual Design of a Visionary RoRo Ship and Loading/Unloading Terminal
Munir Cansin Ozden, Ersin Demir and Enishan Özcan – Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
- Impacts of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) on Future Designs of RoRo and RoPax Ferries
Lennart Pundt – Hamburg University of Technology, Germany
- Question Period
Session 6: Interferry
- Activity Report
- Annual General Meeting
4:20pm – FLASH PRESENTATION - CARUS
4:30pm – Happy Hour
6:30pm to 8:30pm — Networking Reception
CONFERENCE DAY 2 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 |
9:00 am
- Moderator
John Waterhouse
- Special Guest Speaker:
Alphan Manas – Turkish Futurists Association, Turkey
Session 7: Surviving Financial Meltdown
- The Credit Crisis and Its Impact on Shipping
Richard Jansen - DVB Bank, USA
- Banking
Hakan Ates - Denizbank, Turkey
- An Operator’s Perspective on the Financial Crisis
Pim de Lange - Stena Line, The Netherlands
- The Future of Oil
Mutluay Dogan – Petrol Ofisi A.S., Turkey
- Question Period
10:30am – COFFEE BREAK
11:00am – FLASH PRESENTATION - CURRENT CORPORATION
Session 8: Managing Risk
- Underwriters Shipowners and Hull & Machinery Underwriters –
a Symbiotic Relationship?
Fritz Stabinger - IUMI, Switzerland
- Managing Risk – the P&I Club Perspective
Ben Harris - Shipowners P&I Club, UK
- Marine Risks - Legal Aspects
Oliver Weiss - Ince & Co., UK
- Question Period
12:15pm – LUNCH
1:30pm
- Moderator
Stuart Ballantyne – Sea Transport Solutions, Australia
- Commemorative Presentation: IDO and Virtu Ferries
Richard Regan – Austal, Australia; Ahmet Paksoy – IDO, Turkey; Francis Portelli – Virtu Ferries, Malta
- Interferry President Handover
Ahmet Paksoy – IDO, Turkey; Tom Fox – New York Water Taxi, USA
- Invitation to 2010 Interferry Conference: New York City
Session 9: Environmental Issues
- Regulating Air Emissions
Johan Roos – Stena Rederi, Sweden
- Boosting Efficiency
Oskar Levander – Wartsila, Finland
- New Environmental and Safety Requirements for Ferries
Johan Snellman – STX Europe, & John Garner – P&O Ferrries, UK
- Question Period
2:50pm – FLASH PRESENTATION - STX EUROPE
3:00pm – COFFEE BREAK
3:30pm – FLASH PRESENTATION - AUSTAL
Session 10: Open Session
- Discussion with Panel of Moderators
- Direction for Interferry
4:30pm — Happy Hour
6:30pm to 11:30pm — Gala Dinner
9:30am to 3:30pm
Professional Tour: Tour of IDO Operations: Vessels, Terminals and Office
OCTOBER 18 - OCTOBER 21/22 |
Post Conference Tours to Bodrum/Kusadasi (Ephesus)
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