TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE FOR THE SHIPS OF THE FUTURE

The first Conference took place in 1974 as “Convegno Scientifico del Gruppo Automazione Navale e Problemi delle Grandi Navi” (Scientific Conference of Marine Automation Group and Large Vessels Issues), to be held every two years under the patronage of CETENA (Centro per gli Studi di Tecnica Navale) and CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche). In 1984, the cooperation between CETENA and ATENA (Associazione Italiana di Tecnica Navale) led to rename the conference as NAV spreading the topics also to purely technical field, originally covered by ATENA national conferences. Since 1994 the NAV conference is held every three years being the most important Italian forum for scientific and technical maritime community, attracting also specialists from all around the world. The 19th Conference (NAV 2018) is finally back in Trieste, after 30 years of absence. For this purpose, a Committee of Honour has been established, including personalities representative of the Italian maritime excellence. An International Scientific Committee, composed by members of international academic institutions and relevant industry sectors, ensures the scientific quality of the conference under the guidance of the chairman, prof. Alberto Marinò (University of Trieste). The previous editions: Rome (1974), Naples (1976), Trieste (1978), Genoa (1980), Naples (1982), Venice (1984), Palermo (1986), Trieste (1988), Ancona (1990), Genoa (1992), Rome (1994), Sorrento (1997), Venice (2000), Palermo (2003), Genoa (2006), Messina (2009), Naples (2012), Lecco (2015).