2009 ANNuAl DINNER
Members and guests enjoy Annual Dinner
T
he 2009 Annual Dinner was held
at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in
London on 30 Apr 2009. As
always, the Dinner was well supported by
the maritime industry, including a number
of companies and organisations taking
tables for the first time. Chairmen and
Secretaries of Branches, and representatives
of Corporate Partners were amongst the
guests.
The President welcomed the Institution’s
guests, who included many Chairmen
and Hon. Secretaries from the Branches,
together with representatives of the
Institution’s Corporate Partner members.
Joining him at the Top Table were senior
representatives of professional institutions Members and Guests at the 2009 Annual Dinner
and other organisations in the maritime
industry, as well as Past Presidents of the
Institution.
2008 RINA-lRET Ship
Safety Awards
As in previous years, the results of the
annual RINA-Lloyd’s Register Educational
Trust Ship Safety Awards were announced
at the Annual Dinner.
The President introduced the Awards
by reminding the guests that the Royal
Institution of Naval Architects was rightly
proud of its traditions. He observed
that some of those traditions had a long
history such as providing its guests with
an enjoyable Annual Dinner, but others
were more recent. One such tradition was
the announcement and presentation of the
annual RINA-Lloyds Register Educational
Trust Ship Safety Awards at the Annual The President of the Institution, Stephen Payne
Dinner.
He stated that the Royal Institution
of Naval Architects strongly believed work and to provide an opportunity to of University College London.
that safety began with good design and demonstrate that efforts are being made to The Awards were presented by Allan
continued with sound construction and improve safety. He acknowledged that the Gavin of Lloyd’s Register.
skilled operation. Naval architects were Institution’s beliefs were shared by many, In thanking Allan Gavin for
involved in all these aspects and their and thanked Lloyd’s Register Educational presenting the Awards, the President
work was fundamental to achieving safer Trust for their continuing support of the noted that Allan would be retiring
operations at sea. The RINA-Lloyds Award. shortly, and also thanked him for the
Register Educational Trust Ship Safety He announced that the 2008 RINA-Lloyds support he had given the Institution
Awards recognised recent innovations by Register Educational Trust Ship Safety
naval architects and others which had led to Award in the industry category was made William Froude Medal
an improvement of safety at sea, or which Daria Cabaj of Burness Corlett - Three The President announced the award
had the potential to do so. The purpose of Quays, and the Award in the academia of the William Froude Medal to the
these Awards was to both encourage such category to Tristan Smith and Kevin Drake late Sir Robert Easton, Honorary Vice
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