2010 ANNUAL DINNER

T

he 2010 Annual Dinner was held at the London Lancaster Hotel in London on 29 April 2010, in the

presence of HRH Te Duke of Edinburgh K.G., K.T, the Institution’s senior Honorary Fellow. At the President’s Reception before the Dinner, HRH met many members and guests. As always, the Dinner was well

supported by the maritime industry with a number of companies and organisations taking tables and holding receptions. 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 and other organisations in the maritime industry, as well as Past Presidents of the Institution.

Presentation of

Honorary Fellowship to Efthimios Mitropoulos

Te President announced the election of Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation as an Honorary Fellow of the Institution. In announcing the election, the President said that recognition of the

significant achievements of individuals _ not just in naval architecture but in other diverse maritime fields _ by their election as an Honorary Fellow was the highest honour which the Institution could confer upon an individual, and that in the 150 years since the Institution was founded, only 91 Honorary Fellows had been elected. He said that in the field of maritime

safety, no one was more deserving of that honour than Eſthimios Mitropoulos who had been involved with maritime safety for over 40 years, and has devoted over 30 years of his working life to the IMO. Through his leadership as Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation and in other activities,

Top Table Guests.

RINA Affairs May 2010

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HRH meets Past Presidents Dr Marshall Meek, Dr Peter Usher and Sir John Parker.

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