Theme & Scope
Green and Smart Ship and Engineeringa) Green Technology Development in Maritimeand Ocean Engineeringb) Research, Development and Technology forNew Energy Ships and New Concept Shipsc) New Technology of Maritime Industry, including
Shipboard Machineryd) Smart Ship Design, Manufacture, Navigation,Operation and Managemente) Short Sea Shipping System and Inland
Waterway Transportationf) Safety and Environment Protection at Seag) Development of Shipping and Shipbuilding
Industryh) Current Situation and Development ofInternational Regulationi) Offshore Oil and Gas Production Facilitiesj) Renewable and Ocean Energyk) Arctic Engineering and Shippingl) Computer Application in Maritime Engineeringm) Port Engineering and Managementn) Maritime Education and Trainingo) Other Topics in Maritime EngineeringHistoryPan Asian Association of Maritime EngineeringSocieties (PAAMES) was organized to attain theobjectives of• Promoting science and technology in maritimeengineering,• Supporting the development of maritime industry,• Exchanging scientific information,• Improving the status of maritime engineers, and• Enhancing cooperation and collaboration among themember organizations in Asia-Pacific countries andregions.
The 1st PAAMES meeting was held in Shanghai, China
from October 26-29, 2004 in conjunction with the 4thNew S-Tech Conference. After the conference theInternational Standing Committee (ISC) of the 1stPAAMES decided to change the name of New-S Techto Advanced Maritime Engineering Conference (AMEC)
in order to widen the scope, and to strengthen the linkwith PAAMES. The 2nd PAAMES meeting and AMEC
2006 were held in Cheju National University in Jeju
Island, Korea from October 18-20, 2006. The 3rd
PAAMES meeting and AMEC 2008 were organized in
Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan from October 20-22,
2008. The 4th PAAMES meeting and AMEC 2010 took
place in National University of Singapore, Singapore
from December 6-8, 2010. The 5th PAAMES and AMEC
2012 were hosted in the Evergreen International
Convention Center, Taipei, Taiwan from December 1012, 2012. The 6th PAAMES meeting and AMEC 2014
was held in Zhejiang Hotel, Hangzhou, China fromOctober 28-30, 2014. The 7th PAAMES meeting andAMEC 2016 was held in The Hong Kong Jockey Club,Hong Kong, China from October 13-14, 2016.
The 8th PAAMES meeting and AMEC 2018 will be heldin BEXCO, Busan, Korea, October 9~12, 2018. Themefor AMEC 2018 is “Green and Smart Ship”.

Advanced Maritime EngineeringConference- AMEC 2018 (http://www.paames2018.org)
Concurrently with the 8th Pan Asian Associationof Maritime Engineering Societies Meeting

October 9-12, 2018
BEXCO, Busan, Korea
2nd Announcement &1st Call for Papers

Hosted by
The Society of Naval Architects of Korea (SNAK)Managed by
Pusan National University (PNU)
Sponsored by
Busan Metropolitan City
Korean Shipyards(TBD)
Supported by
The Korean Society of Marine Engineering (KOSME)The Korean Society of Ocean Engineers (KSOE)

Participating Organizations

Proceedings• The Society of Naval Architects of Korea (SNAK)• The Chinese Society of Naval Architects andMarine Engineers (CSNAME)

The proceedings will be published in CD or
USB, and booklet for abstracts will be available
to all delegates at the conference.

• Fujian Society of Naval Architects and Ocean
Engineers (FSNAME)• The Hong Kong Institution of EngineersMechanical, Marine, Naval Architecture andChemical Division (HKIE-MMNC)• The Hong Kong Institute of Marine Technology(HKIMT)• The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean
Engineers (JASNAOE)

Language
The conference will be conducted in English,
and all papers must be written in English.

Time Schedule• February 15, 2018: One-page abstract(300 to 400 words)• March 15, 2018: Notice of acceptance• May 15, 2018: Full paper dueThe Best Paper Award will be presented.

Please visit the conference website(http://www.paames2018.org) for the Abstract
submission. It will be open in November 2017.
The invitation letter for VISA application will beissued together with the notice of acceptanceon March, 2018.

• The Japan Institute of Marine Engineering (JIME)• Japan Institute of Navigation (JIN)

Accommodations

Registration Fee• Jiangsu Society of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers (JSNAME)

Haeundae Centum Hotel, Busan, Korea.
More hotel information will be provided later.

Early registration: $400
Registration: $450 (after September 1, 2018)
Student: $250
Accompany person: $150

• The Korean Society of Marine Engineering(KOSME)• The Korean Society of Ocean Engineers (KSOE)• North East Asia Division of the Institute of Marine
Engineering, Science and Technology (NEAD ofIMarEST)• Russian Scientific and Technical Society ofShipbuilders (NTOS)• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Singapore (SNAMES)• The Society of Shipbuilding Engineering ofHeilongjiang Province (SSEHP)• The Shanghai Society of Naval Architects andOcean Engineers (SSNAOE)• Taiwan Society of Naval Architects and MarineEngineers (TSNAME)

Awards

LOC members
Suak Ho Van, KRISO (Chair)
Dae Seung Cho, PNU
Inwon Lee, PNU (Secretary)
Wonsun Ruy, CNU
TaeBum Ha, KR
Jin Kim, KRISO
Beom-Seon Jang, SNU
Kwang-Jun Paik, IU
Contact LOC Secretary or SNAK Director(inwon@pusan.ac.kr, general@snak.or.kr) for
further information.

Venue
Exhibition Center II, BEXCO, Busan, Korea(http://www.bexco.co.kr/eng/Main.do)