Science in Savannah Symposium Tackles Maritime Logistics,
Security Needs
Two-Day Event Will Set Agenda for New Maritime Logistics Innovation
Center
ATLANTA— Leaders from the freight, logistics, government, technology
and academic sectors will convene for the sixth annual Science in
Savannah Symposium, August 18-19, at the Savannah International
Trade and Convention Center, to explore the issues confronting seaports
today. Conference attendees will hear the latest on the issues shaping
the future of the maritime logistics and security industries from
those shaping the trends.
"Our nation’s seaports are facing complex challenges due
to the globalization of trade, a glut of new technologies, supply
chain dynamics and security mandates. This event will explore those
issues and provide some answers," said Chip White, Georgia
Tech’s School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Chaired
Professor in Transportation and Logistics.
In addition to panel discussions and focus groups, the event will
also serve as a needs assessment for the planned Savannah Maritime
Logistics Innovation Center, a component of the Georgia Centers
of Innovation strategy. The center, a unique port-university system
partnership, will foster the development of integrated technology
solutions for maritime logistics and security issues.
"The Savannah Maritime Logistics Innovation Center is truly
unique to Georgia and marks the first time that a U.S. port authority
has partnered with a state university system and the private sector
to fuel innovation and best practices," said Jeff Strane, director
of the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism’s
Office of Science and Technology. "Through the Center’s
research, Georgia’s ports will become an innovation model for
the world."
The Science in Savannah Symposium series was created by Armstrong
Atlantic State University in 2000 to bring the city’s science
and technology industries together and expand opportunities in community
and economic development. Each topic is selected for its potential
to develop partnerships and bring together local industries, researchers,
entrepreneurs, students and laypeople interested in a scientific
topic.
Registration is $225 per person. For more information or to register
for the Science in Savannah Symposium, contact Diane Lewis, ATDC-Savannah,
at 912-596-6921 or diane.lewis@atdc.org, or Letty Shearer, Armstrong
Atlantic State University, 912.921.5967 or shearele@mail.armstrong.edu.
About GDITT/Office of Science and Technology
The Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism (GDITT), the
state’s sales and marketing arm and thereby the lead governmental
organization for promoting, marketing and supporting Georgia’s
economic growth, recently organized an Office of Science and Technology
(OST), aimed at attracting and retaining life sciences and high-technology
companies to the state. GDITT and its science and technology team
focus on working with Georgia’s communities, companies and
institutions to build a critical mass of talent and intellectual
capital to keep the state at the forefront of research, product
development and groundbreaking advancements in the life sciences.
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12, 2003
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