Maine Marine Trade Association
11/18/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 11/18/2024 20:09
MMTA Annual Meeting and Conference
Please join your fellow members for our annual meeting at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Your registration includes coffee, snacks, lunch, presentations, networking with exhibiting sponsors, a chance to win a door prize drawing, and access to the museum for the day. Thanks to our platinum sponsor Hamilton Marine, we will draw two winners for a $50 Hamilton Marine gift card.
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Time: 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath, ME 04530
$50 per person (discounted to $47 per person if paying by check)*
Non-members $65 per person
Includes coffee, snacks, and lunch
Please register by November 27
AGENDA OVERVIEW
8:30 am - noon Coffee, Speakers, Networking Breaks
noon - 1:00 pm Lunch and MMTA updates and presentations
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Storm Recovery Resources -Natalie Springuel
Natalie Springuel, Marine Extension Program Leader will give an overview of the January 2024 storms, their impacts throughout the Maine coast, and what they might mean for the future. She will discuss the resources that have emerged since the storm to support shoring up of some working waterfronts, and provide information about the resources available to businesses and municipalities. Dates, locations (and key takeaways so far) will also be shared, from a coast-wide series of community conversations exploring storm response and preparedness in Maine's working waterfront communities.
The presentation will be followed by Q&A and opportunities for MMTA members to tell their own stories about storm impacts, responses, and needs for future preparedness.
Lithium-ion batteries: a game changer with significant limitations - Nigel Calder
Lithium-ion batteries are opening a raft of new opportunities for electric propulsion, onboard energy systems, and charging now being used in the marine industry, but with some gaps in education, limitations, and risk awareness that should be considered by boatyards, builders, marinas, dealers, and insurers. Nigel Calder will provide our members with some key considerations for benefits and limitations as the technology develops and becomes commonplace.
Any questions can be emailed to [email protected] or call 207-773-8725
Thank you to our platinum sponsor, Hamilton Marine
Thank you to our gold sponsor, Allen Insurance and Financial