Dear IAMU AGA8 Delegates,

It is a great honor for all of us to held the one of the most event in World MET – the 8th Annual General Assembly of the International Association Maritime Universities. Last twelve months our Local Executive Committee tried to do all necessary to make the IAMU AGA8 bright and remarkable event in World MET. The full Speakers’ Program available on our website.

About 120 delegates and students from IAMU members’ institutions have registered on AGA8.

We have invited to the AGA8 Opening Ceremony Ministry of the Educational and Science of Ukraine and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine. Odesa region will be presented at opening Ceremony by Governor of the Odesa Region, Head of the Odesa Regional Council and the Odesa Mayor. Participants from world leading Shipping companies and maritime educational establishments also confirmed their participation in AGA8.

IAMU Students Program will be held on board our sailing training ship "DRUZHBA". We will try to create one small international crew out of our IAMU students. The words "One Earth – one Crew» will be the motto of the IAMU Students program. Students’ program available on the website.

The time schedule of the AGA8 is very tight but we’ve prepared interesting evening program for delegates and students.

During Spouses’ program your spouses will have opportunity to visit beautiful and interesting historic places of the Odesa region.

We would like to inform all of you again that LEC have arranged the hotel reservation for all delegates in four hotels in the historical centre of Odesa city. We will organize the transfer from Odesa Airport to Hotels. Once again we kindly ask those haven’t yet sent correct flights details, please, do it as soon as possible for proper Hotel Booking and Airport transfer.

Welcome to Odesa, welcome to Odesa National Maritime Academy, Welcome to IAMU AGA8.

IAMU AGA8
LEC Head
Capt. D. Zhukov

IAMU AGA8
LEC Deputy Head
Marina Chesnokova

Dear Colleagues,

Here with we inform you that delegate's registration deadline is the 17 of August 2007. To avoid problems with hotel reservation LEC kindly ask delegates to make your registration as soon as possible.

IAMU AGA8 LEC

International Executive Board meeting held in Odesa, Ukraine

The 1st IEB meeting of this year was held at Odesa National Maritime Academy for the period of 31st May-2nd June, 2007.(Agenda and main topic are listed in the Members' Only page).

From 24th May till 26th May 2007, Secretary General of International Maritime Organization (IMO) of the United Nations Organization Mr. Ethimious Mitropoulos visited Ukraine.

The main aim of his visit was familiarization with development of marine industry in our country. Mr. Ethimious Mitropoulus officially visited Odesa on the 25th May 2007.

In the same day at Odesa National Maritime Academy there was meeting with staff of academy during which Secretary General of IMO Mr. Ethimious Mitropoulos was conferred the degree of Honorary Doctor of Science of Odesa National Maritime Academy. Than teaching staff, cadets of academy and representatives of marine community of Ukraine were present at the lecture of Mr. Ethimious Mitropoulus, name of which was: "International Maritime Organization: modern state and aspects of development". At the end of official meeting there was conference of Secretary General of IMO with representatives of mass media.

Dear Colleagues,

Here with we inform you that according mutual agreement between LEC and IAMU Secretariat it was decided to extend the deadline period for submission Abstracts till the 16th of April 2007.

IAMU AGA8 LEC

From February 21 till February 24 2007 Ms Shoko Yoshihara, Assistant Secretary of IAMU, made a working visit to Ukraine.

On February 21, immediately after arrival to Kiev, Shoko Yoshihara visited Kiev State Academy of Water Transport. After leaving for Odessa on February 22 Shoko Yoshihara visited ONMA, where she met with the Rector, Professor Miyusov. In the course of the meeting they discussed the matters of preparation for the 8th General Assembly. Shoko Yoshihara was shown to the premises of the Academy, where the Assembly’s activities will take place, the main chamber, the hall of the Academic Council, auditoriums, which are specially equipped for sittings of plenary sessions. Shoko Yoshihara was pleased with the course of preparations for the Assembly at ONMA. After lunch she visited Odessa State Maritime University with the aim of analyzing the matter of its membership in the Association. During the visit a long and fruitful conversation with the Rector of OSMU, Professor Morozova, and the representatives of the administration took place.

The next day was devoted to discussion the matters of preparation and holding the Assembly at ONMA in September.

Despite the short duration of the visit, hard weather conditions, one-day flights cancellations because of heavy snow, Shoko Yoshihara retained the warmest reminiscences about our Academy and our city.