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January 27 - 28
PROGRAM - Day 1
9.30 Welcome remarks
Adonis Violaris, Chairman, Cyprus Shipping Council ICT Working Group
9.40 Opening speech
His Excellency Mr. Kikis Kazamias, Minister of Communications and Works, Republic
of Cyprus
Mr. Kikis Kazamias has been an elected member of the Central Committee of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) since 1990.
In 1997 he became Director General of the Co-Operative Consumer Society of Limassol and from 1999 until his appointment as Minister of Communications and Works he was also president of the Investment Group of the Co-Operative Consumer Societies "Lefkoniko".
In 1991 he was elected Member of the House of Representatives standing as a Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) candidate and he was re-elected in 1996.
For ten years he was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Financial and Budgetary Affairs, the Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism and the Committee on Foreign and European Affairs. He was also a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of Cyprus and the European Union.
He represented the House in many international meetings abroad.
In December 2001 he was elected Mayor of Famagusta standing as the candidate of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL), but receiving votes from all parties. He was the president of the Committee of the Occupied Municipalities of Cyprus and the 1st Vice-President of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities.
9.50 Opening remarks
Andreas Droussiotis, President, Cyprus Shipping Council
Andreas Droussiotis is managing director of Hanseatic Shipping, Cyprus. He was born in Limassol and has worked for Hanseatic since 1974 as chief accountant, financial manager, assistant managing director and ultimately managing Director.
He is a member in the Executive Committee of ISMA for the last ten years and also a member in the Executive Committee of the Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA) where he also served as President in the years 1999 to 2001.
10.00 Tour of exhibition stands by Mr Kazamias, escorted by Andreas Droussiotis and Adonis Violaris
10.15 BREAK
10.20 Exhibitor presentation from World Link Communications in the exhibition hall "Delivering Secure Maritime Networks" - Stand No. 18
10.35 Exhibitor presentation from Kongsberg Maritime in the exhibition hall. - Stand No.8
AIS AND SHIP ALERT SYSTEMS
11.00 Ship Alert System and AIS
Themis Evriviades, marine surveyor, Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping
The Department of Merchant Shipping is responsible for registration of ships, administration of the Merchant Shipping Laws, control of shipping and enforcement of international conventions, investigation of casualties, resolving labour disputes on board Cypriot ships and training and certification of seafarers.
Cyprus is the sixth biggest merchant nation in the word, with a merchant fleet exceeding 26 million gross tons.
11.30 Developments with ship alert systems and introduction
to long range tracking
Paul Morter, sales manager, Transas
Chris Loizou, Cyprus manager, Transas
Transas produces software and electronic systems for the maritime industry, including communications services (Transas Telematics), bridge systems / electronic chart displays, simulators, vessel traffic systems and electronic charts. It produces one of the industry leading ship alert systems.
12.00 DSAS ship security alert system
Tony Jennings, senior account manager, Pole Star Space Applications
Pole Star Space Applications is a company established in 1998 to provide tracking services for mobile objects, including merchant shipping. It produces the DSAS ship security alert system, which enables shipping companies to comply with the ISPS ship alert system requirements consisting of a compact integrated Inmarsat/GPS transceiver, power management unit and back-up batteries, constructed within a ruggedised polycarbonate enclosure in turn protected by a stainless steel casing, and having multiple external panic alarm points. Of portable dimensions, the DSAS unit is easily installed, and with no visible external antenna the unit does not resemble typical Satcom equipment, therefore with such a degree of concealment is likely to escape hijacker/terrorist attention.
12.25 Panel discussion on AIS, SSAS and ISPS. What
do shipowners / managers think about it?
Chairman: Chris Loizou, Cyprus manager, Transas
Participants: Themis Evriviades, Marine Surveyor,
Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping
Paul Morter, Sales Manager, Transas
Chris Loizou, Cyprus manager,Transas
Mike Swart, Pole Star Space Applications
1.00 LUNCH
- sponsored by Kongsberg
SHIPBOARD COMPUTER SECURITY
2.30 Internet security ashore and onboard Manos Manoli, ICT manager, Marlow Navigation
Security terminology - Are we in war?
The enemy's arsenal
Spying tools and Shipping Software
The Defence Line and Systems
Where do we stand now?
Marlow Navigation, based in Cyprus, provides third party shipmanagement services. The company provides IT support services, and shipowners can logon to the web to find out about their ships.
3.00 Improving security ashore using advanced internet
technology
Alexei Bozrikov, IT manager, Unicom Management Services (Cyprus)
Understanding and misunderstanding of the term`network and systems security'
Factors affecting security of any given site/installation/network
Security and reliability - friends, enemies or complementary issues?
Security and performance. Security and convenience of use.
Technical aspects of connecting and securing networks using wireless technology.
Common security issues and pitfalls typical to an average shipping company,
such as Unicom
Case study - fault-tolerant connectivity to Internet, secure Virtual Private
Network
Network administration
Tested hardware and software solutions
Conclusions made based on Unicom's experience in connecting and using wireless
networks
Things to look at in the first place when committing to wireless network installation.
Unicom Management Services Unicom provides technical management and crewing services for 82 vessels.
It is the shipmanagement arm of Russian shipping company Sovomflot, which has 39 tankers (crude oil carriers, petroleum product tankers and multipurpose ships), 18 bulkers and 2 passenger vessels.
Unicom also manages 11 vessels for Lukoil Arctic Tankers and vessels for a number of Swiss, Italian and Russian shipowners. The company has its own software system, "Marine Integrated Software System", with modules running onboard and ashore.
3.30 Risk management for new IT technology in Maritime
sector
Dr. Nikitas Nikitakos, Assoc. Professor University of the Aegean
Comparison between using private communication networks and proprietary satellite
resources and using the internet
Connecting together systems for low data vulnerability organisations and high
data vulnerability organisations
Basic security system aspects
Strategy for a system oriented risk assessment framework.
Prof. Nikitas Nikitakos is Associate Professor in the University of the Aegean - Department of Shipping, Chios , Greece, where he teaches IT, communication and e-business. He has participated several times in Greece's delegation to IMO's committees.
4.00 Debate on shipboard technology and security.
Chairman: Manos Manoli, ICT manager, Marlow
Navigation.
Participants: Themis Evriviades, marine surveyor,
Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping
Anita Curry, alliance and sales manager, ShipServ
Alexei Bozrikov, IT Manager, Unicom Management Services (Cyprus)
George Hoyt, Newslink Services
4.30 BREAK
4.35 Exhibitor presentation from Admiral Chart in the exhibition hall - Stand No. 14
4.50 Exhibitor presentation from Mike Swart, Pole Star Space Applications, on "ISPS requirement ship security alert system" in the exhibition hall - Stand No. 7
5.00 Pervasive computing and its application in shipping
Dr. Paraskevas Evripidou, University of Cyprus
Dr Evripidou is associate professor, Dept Vice Chair, University of Cyprus Department of Computer Science.
He has taught at the University of Southern California, USA (part-time faculty, 1989-1990) and at the Southern Methodist University, USA (Assistant Professor, 1990-1994). His research interests are: Parallel Processing and Computer Architecture, Data-Flow Systems, and Functional Programming and Parallelizing Compilers.
5.30 Telemedicine Services on Board of Ships using Broadband Satellite and
Terrestrial Communication Networks
Constantin Makropoulos, director - Division of Applied Technologies, National
Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, Athens
Prof. Dr. Ing. Constantin Makropoulos, director - Division of Applied Technologies, National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, Athens http://www.demokritos.gr/
Constantin Makropoulos has a PhD at the Technical University of Aachen, Germany. His professional and scientific experience is: Associated Professor (Technical University of Aachen), Head of Development & Design Dep't of Leybold Heraeus, Managing Director of HILTI AG in Greece, Chairman & Managing Director of the Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation (OTE) and as well as the Hellenic Information Systems S.A., Professor for Research in NCSR. Current position: Director of the Division of Applied Technologies of NCSR.
His main research interests: advanced communication technologies and applications (teleeducation, telemedicine).
6.00 Alcoholic beverages
7.30 Depart for:
8.00 Dinner for all delegates, speakers and exhibitors
sponsored by Inmarsat
Aliada Restaurant, 117 Eirinis Street, Limassol
Please use taxi service outside the Four Seasons.
