Back in 1977, the first PRADS was held in Tokyo as the 80th anniversary project of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan. After 42 years of many successful triennial symposia, the 14th symposium will be held in Japan again in Yokohama in September 2019.
Yokohama, located just south of Tokyo and being the second largest city in Japan by population, has developed as the gateway for international transportation and communication. Yokohama is also a center of excellence for shipbuilding and offshore engineering, being the right center of various leading universities, research institutes and maritime industries. Yokohama is also full of wonderful tourism opportunities with excellent accessibility from all over the world.
Respecting and standing on the traditions of the past successful symposia, in the forthcoming PRADS, we will encourage the expansion of our scope to new, interdisciplinary or integrated research and active technical interchange and discussion between naval architects, engineers and researchers, working on ships and other floating structures. I hope many people prepare to submit papers and participate in PRADS Yokohama, believing that it will become another successful memory in the long history of PRADS.
Tetsuo Okada Chairman of PRADS 2019 Yokohama National University
Important dates
Time to Abstract Submission Deadline
October 12th, 2018 – Deadline for Abstract Submission November 30th, 2018 – Acceptance of Abstract March 15th, 2019 – Deadline for Full Paper Submission May 10th, 2019 – Acceptance of Paper June 7th, 2019 – Deadline for Final Paper Submission June 7th, 2019 – Early Bird Registration 22-26 September 2019 – PRADS 2019 Yokohama
History of PRADS
PRADS (PRActical Design of Ships and other floating structures) is a series of triennial symposia, aiming at international exchange of new knowledge and achievements with regard to design, research and development of ships and other floating structures. Since the first PRADS was held in Tokyo in 1977, they have been held in:
1st 1977 Tokyo 2nd 1983 Tokyo and Seoul 3rd 1987 Trondheim 4th 1989 Varna 5th 1992 Newcastle upon Tyne 6th 1995 Seoul 7th 1998 Hague 8th 2001 Shanghai 9th 2004 Lübeck 10th 2007 Houston 11th 2010 Rio de Janeiro 12th 2013 Changwon 13th 2016 Copenhagen
Welcome to Yokohama
Welcome to Yokohama (English/2min)
From the glittering futuristic skyline and amusement areas of Minato Mirai 21, to Japan’s largest Chinatown, Yokohama serves as an exciting, eye-catching, multicultural tourist destination. Come join us as we explore some of the amazing sights and experiences of “Japan’s first port of call”.
For more information on Yokohama, check out the official visitors guide.
