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OCEAN CITIES 95

THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON OCEAN CITIES

20-23 November 1995, Monaco

Deadline of submission of abstracts       : 1 March 1995
(max 500 words, presented in a 15 cm x 21.5 cm format, with double spacing
 Titles would be typed in capital letters and begin at the margin on
the first line. The names of the authors should appear on the third
line, with the address on the fourth line. The text should begin onn
the seventh line.

Deadline of papers for accepted abstracts
(informed by the end of April)            : 31 August 1995


The ocean is an extraordinary environment. It has enormous potential,
including resources of minerals, energy, and nutriments. Morever, if
we exclude the fishing and transport industries, the ocean continues
to remain relatively unexploited. As the 20th century comes to a
close, it is worth noting that the almost one third of the world's
population lives within a radius of 10 km from the sea shore.

Since the beginning of the 19th century, the Japanese have been
constructing artificial islands to protect the Bay of Tokyo from the
encroachment of the seas which surround it..

For technical and economic reasons artificial islands, designed to
large dimensions may well be built on floating structure.
The prospects for the  developments of such ocean cities are
considerable : industrial, residential, leisure, ...

Foremost, the role of the "OCEAN CITIES 95" symposium will be to
examine the current experiments being carried out within the field of
artificial islands and "offshore" installations. It will then look at
the engineering and prospects the ocean cities of the future.



TOPICS :

1. The precursors of ocean cities : offshore platforms and artificial
islands

2. Projects already in existence or currently being developed

3. Ocean cities' markets and uses
	3.1. Offshore aquaculture and other food production processes
	3.2. Industrial uses (production facilities, power plants,
	     ..., airports, deepwater ports, ...)
	3.3. Prospects in the fields of education, leisure and health
	3.4. Habitat, resorts, marine technopoles, ...

4. Technical problems facing ocean cities'infrastructures
	4.1. Ocean environmental conditions : waves, currents,
	     tsunamis, seismic effects, ...
	4.2. Material, construction, maintenance and corrosion
	4.3. Underwater vehicles, underwater installations
	4.4. Energy supply (generation, transmission and distribution)
	4.5. Telecommunications
	4.6. Water supply and sanitation
	4.7. Risks and security management

5. Ocean cities' non-technical aspects
	5.1. Economic considerations and viability
	5.2. Legal issues
	5.3. Organization and management issues

6. Implications of ocean cities
	6.1. Environmental implications
	6.2. Societal, political and macroeconomic implications


Official languages : English and French with simultaneous translation.


Honorary sponsorship :

His Serene Highness Prince Rainier of Monaco
The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture
(UNESCO)
The United Nations Organization Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT)
The Academy of French-Speaking Engineers


Organized by :

Fondation 2100
Societe des Electriciens et des Electriciens (SEE)
Ortech Communication Monaco (OCM)


With the Sponsorship of

International Association of Macroengineering Societes
Association Eurocoast France (European Coastal Zone Association for
Science and technology)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)


For more informations (call for papers) and details you can contact :

Dr. Jean-Pierre Damiano
Member of the Organization Committee

e-mail : damiano@alto.unice.fr