Date: August 7-9, 2019

Location: San Diego Convention Center

Theme: Maintaining Maritime Superiority through Improved Maintenance and Modernization Responsiveness

The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Fleet Maintenance & Modernization Symposium (FMMS) is an annual event, alternating between Hampton Roads and San Diego, bringing together the entire naval ship maintenance and modernization community like no other forum.

FMMS 2019 Call for Papers *Submission Deadline Extended to May 6, 2019

Theme:  Maintaining Maritime Superiority through Improved Maintenance and Modernization Responsiveness

Suggested Topical Areas:

• Effective continuous maintenance employment in the era of operational unpredictability
• Employing innovative Material Condition Assessments to prioritize investment decisions
• Investing today to achieve or exceed design service life & reduce maintenance
• Contracting strategies that yield improved readiness without adding cost
• Implementing Flexible Warship Initiatives now to reduce future modernization costs & increase operational availability
• Using technology to support readiness throughout extended and distributed operations
• Managing knowledge to better spare, maintain, repair and operate increasingly complex & integrated systems
• Modernizing for Energy Reduction
• Innovating cybersecurity upgrades to reduce integration and implementation time and cost
• Using more reliable components to decrease maintenance cycle frequency
• New approaches to scheduling & maintenance to better accommodate changing operational schedules
• Employing a defendable business case to ensure total ownership cost (TOC) is understood and prioritized throughout the life of the ship
• Configuration Knowledge vs Configuration Control – improving decision making, promoting commonality while reflecting accurate ship configurations
• Extending equipment inspection and assessment periodicity to align with the 36-month operational cycle
• Improving our speed to capability. How do we get capability into the hands of the warfighter as rapidly as possible?
• Where to invest in private and/or public shipyards to improve capacity, capability and on-time delivery
• Optimizing repair/modernization package scoping/sizing to improve on-time delivery. Are there lessons to be shared between Navy, USCG and commercial vessel operators?

Submit a one page Abstract prior to May 6, 2019. The proposal should include:

• Proposed title
• Author(s') name(s)  and organization(s)
• Primary point of contact e-mail address
• 1-2 page description which includes a problem statement or introduction, an outline of the key points to be made in the paper, and conclusions or recommendations that the paper will address

Key Dates:
ABSTRACTS DUE: May 6, 2019
First Drafts of Papers Due: June 7, 2019
Final Drafts of Papers Due: July 12, 2019

Abstracts should be submitted online using this linked form (login required). For additional information and details on paper submission, see the ASNE Technical Papers Guidelines or contact the Technical Papers Chair, Thomas Hekman fmms2019@navalengineers.org.

Download a copy of the FMMS 2019 Call for Papers Flyer.

Registration

Register Online

The 2019 Fleet Maintenance & Modenization Symposium registration rates are as follows:

• ASNE Member - Before 07/08/19: $550
• ASNE Member - After 07/08/19: $650
• Non-Member - Before 07/08/19: $650
• Non-Member - After 07/08/19: $750
• U.S. Federal Government Employee or Active Duty (non-contractor): $175
• Accepted technical presentation author - Before 07/08/19: $175
• Accepted technical presentation author - After 07/08/19: $275
• Full-Time Undergraduate Student: $0

Register Online

Exhibitors

Purchase Booth Online (login required) | Exhibit Hall Map | Download Exhibitor Application | Download Exhibitor Kit

FMMS 2019 Rates:

• Premium PLUS Booth Rate at $3,100
• Premium Booth Rate at $2,800
• Standard Booth Rate at $2,500
• Small Business Booth Rate at $2,000

Sponsors

Sponsorships for FMMS 2019 may be purchased online. If you prefer to book with a paper application, please download the Sponsor Application and return to Erica Smedley Cox, ecox@navalengineers.org.

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Meeting Information

2019 FMMS Venue

San Diego Convention Center
111 W Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101

Convention Center Floor Plan Indicating FMMS Event Spaces.

Entrance door into the convention center for FMMS will be Lobby E Door

Helpful Attendee Information

Click this link for information on getting around, directions and parking, things to do in San Diego and so much more.

Hotel Information

ASNE has reserved a block of rooms at the Embassy Suites by Hilton San Diego Bay Downtown, 601 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92101.

The group rate is:

• Government per diem- $153/night plus taxes and fees
• Standard- $205/night plus taxes and fees

For guaranteed bay view suites there is a $20 nightly surcharge. To reserve online please click here. To reserve by phone please call: 1-800-EMBASSY and identify you are booking under the ASNE Fleet Maintenance and Modernization Symposium room block. There are a limited number of rooms available so please book today. Reservation deadline is July 7, 2019.

Parking

The Embassy Suites by Hilton San Diego Bay Downtown offers valet parking for hotel guests at $35/night.

ASNE Night with the Padres

Let’s play ball!!
ASNE Night at Petco Park with the San Diego Padres

Looking for something fun to do while attending FMMS? Come join us for ASNE night, at Petco Park, as we cheer on the San Diego Padres as they take on the Colorado Rockies.

Game time is 7:10pm PST on Thursday, August 8, 2019.
$5 of every ticket goes to support ASNE programs such as scholarships, symposia, courses and student activities.

Click here to purchase your ticket.

We will all be sitting together in the same section.

Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the crowd…..

FMMS 2020

Save the date: FMMS 2020 will be held September 14-17, 2020 in Virginia Beach.