About the Conference
The 26th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2007) will be held at the Paradise Point Resort in San Diego, California, from June 10-15, 2007. ASME and the OOAE Division of the International Petroleum Technology Institute (IPTI) are organizing the conference. The organizing committee also includes key members of the Navy research community and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The conference will draw together members of the scientific community, researchers, academia and the ocean engineering industry from several parts of the world.

Symposia
More than 400 technical papers shall be presented at the conference in the following symposia:

• SYMP-1: Offshore Technology
• SYMP-2: Structures, Safety and Reliability
• SYMP-3: Materials Technology
• SYMP-4: Pipeline and Riser Technology
• SYMP-5: Ocean Space Utilization
• SYMP-6: Ocean Engineering
• SYMP-7: Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology
• SYMP-8: CFD and VIV
• SYMP-9: The Robert Dean Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Engineering
• SYMP-10: Special Symposium on Ocean Measurements and Their Influence on Design
• SYMP-11: Petroleum Technology Symposium
• SYMP-12: Special Symposium on Offshore Renewable Energy
• SYMP-13: Outreach for Engineers Forum

For more information, view the symposia descriptions. A listing of scientific committee members by symposia is also available.

Industry workshops, special sessions and keynote lectures will also be included in the technical program. National and international companies are expected to sponsor and participate in the conference.

Special Calls for Papers
In addition to the regular symposia, special calls for papers for the following forum/symposia are available:

• Advanced Ship Hydrodynamics and Marine Technology Forum
• Deepwater Riser Technology Forum
• The Robert Dean Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Engineering
• Special Symposium on Offshore Renewable Energy

Abstract Submission
Authors should submit a 400 word text-only abstract through the OMAE2007 website. For assistance with submitting your abstract online, please view the author help manual.

Publication Schedule
If you are planning to submit an abstract for consideration for OMAE2007, please follow the deadlines posted on the publication schedule. When your abstract is submitted, you will receive a confirmation and an assigned paper number. Late submissions may not be accepted.

Please note the following:

• Publication is not guaranteed if final manuscripts and copyright forms are not submitted in accordance with the publication schedule.
• At least one author or presenter of a paper must register for the conference and pay all appropriate fees.
• An author or presenter may present a maximum of two papers at the conference.

For more information, view the full publication schedule. Deadlines are subject to change.