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IWSA Canada & US Spring Tour 2019

March 6, 2019

From March 25 to April 11, the International Windship Association Secretary General, Gavin Allwright, will be heading over to the U.S. and Canada this Spring for a series of events in this important region. The itinerary is still taking shape, however here are the key anchor events (other dates and venues to be confirmed):

Canada

  • March 25 – British Columbia Institute of Technology – Marine Transport – seminar for students & faculty
  • March 27 – Port of Vancouver – IWSA seminar hosted by Port of Vancouver (2 pm – 5 pm)
  • March 29 – Montreal/Ottawa – IWSA seminar & policy briefings (tbc)

United States

  • April 01 – Washington DC – Policy briefings in Washington DC & IWSA NGO Seminar (venue/time tbc)
  • April 02-04 – CMA 2019 – Attending three days of CMA 2019 conference in Stamford, CT. – the largest U.S. shipping conference. Alternative fuels and propulsion panellist on April 03.
  • April 05-07 – San Francisco Boat Show – the Secretary will give a talk on April 07 along with local member Wind + Wing, also have their trial rig on show & booth there. IWSA & W+W seminar aboard a catamaran on Friday April 05 (late afternoon).
  • April 08 – California State Maritime Academy – seminar for students and faculty.
  • April 09-11 – Seatrade Global Cruise Conference, Miami – Environmental panellist, April 09 AM.

Visit the IWSA website news section to stay abreast of any new details or contact them.