MAST organizes MASTECH 2008

MASTECH 2008, the biggest ship technology conference in the Middle East organized by MAST inaugurated today at Hotel Crowne Plaza, Dubai.

MASTECH 2008 is a two day International Maritime International Conference on Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding. The event is organized by MAST – the Middle East Alumni of Ship Technology passed out from the Dept. of Ship Technology, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kerala, India, in connection with the 25th Anniversary celebrations of MAST. MAST alumni association has over 150 Naval Architects holding prominent positions in the UAE maritime industry and MASTECH 2008 is supported by Marine BizTV; the world’s first global maritime television channel and supported by BizTV Events; the concepts division of Marine BizTV. The conference will see 24 international paper presentations from the lead players of the industry. MASTECH 2008 will pave an excellent opportunity to hear from the leading technical figures of the maritime industry worldwide. Another innovative concept introduced for MASTECH 2008 is ‘MASTECH Digi Show’ to showcase the latest technology and trends in the shipbuilding industry and will be held in parallel to the conference. This time a double live telecast of the event is available on both www.live.marinebiztv.com and www.mastechdubai.com.

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