1. Published paper with a presentation at the conference. 2. Presentation (PowerPoint) at the conference (no paper prepared for publication). The goal for the SPS sessions is 2/3 published papers with presentations, and 1/3 presentations only. The SNAME Ship Production Committee, composed of the NSRP Ship Production Panel Chairs, will make the determination as to which submissions will be accepted. While any topics related to ship production will be considered, this year’s theme is Design/Build and What's In Between! - 3D Modeling - Ship Design Operations (i.e. - Cost, Cost, Cost - the Difficulty of Wringing It Out! - Industry's Workforce of Tomorrow - Will they be prepared and where will they come from? Rough Draft papers may be submitted on or before April 20th and are encouraged.