CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENDED: ENGINEERING THE TOTAL SHIP SYMPOSIUM, MAY 14-15, 1998 A two day classified conference, "Engineering the Total Ship (ETS '98)," sponsored by the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) in liaison with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), is scheduled for 14-15 May, 1998 in the Washington, DC area. The purpose of this symposium is to foster dialogue between engineers and researchers in government and industry by bringing together the ship (Hull, Mechanical and Electrical (HM&E)) and combat systems communities. Original papers are requested on air, surface, and subsurface topics involving current and future combatants that deal with mission, threat, design, technology, requirements, construction, testing, or maintenance. Priority will be given to papers that provide a broad range of engineering experience and initiatives that foster technical interchange between the ship systems and combat system disciplines. Suggested paper topics include: Low Signature Design, Threat Descriptions & Projections, Ship Signature versus Weapon System Performance, Mission Requirements, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Topside Design, Ship Launcher Integration, Integration of the Ship with Aircraft and Combat Systems, Ship Performance versus Weapons Performance, Impact of Physical Integration on Functional Performance, Weapon and Sensor Cutout Zones, Integration of Ship and Combat Data Systems, Hull Design, Noise & Sonar Performance, Manning and Automation, Ship Design & Weapon Performance versus Survivability, Integration and Performance of Sonar and Radar Arrays, Test, Trials, and Evaluation, Integration of C4I Systems, Total Ship Computer Architecture. Submit a 1-2 page technical UNCLASSIFIED abstract that describes the paper topic and scope. Abstracts will be accepted until 1 August, 1997. Include the paper title, author's name, address, phone number, and fax number, and submit to Dona Lee, Technical Director, American Society of Naval Engineers, 1452 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, phone 703-836-6727, fax 703-836-7491, e-mail dlee.asne@mcimail.com. Authors of accepted abstracts will be selected by 7 August 1997, drafts of selected papers are due 15 October 1997, and final papers by 15 February 1998. Papers will be presented in a SECRET NOFORN forum and published in a CONFIDENTIAL proceedings available to all who attend. WEB: ETS '98, http://www.jhuapl.edu/ASNE/. E-MAIL: ETS '98 Information, asnehq.asne@mcimail.com (ETS '98).

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