Trainings, Events, and Photographs

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November 30-December 2, 2011 New Orleans, LA, USA
	The International Workboat Show at the Morial Convention Center Creative Systems will be showing live demos of GHS and GLMs, passing out brochures, CD Demos, and answering questions.

November 16-18, 2011 Houston, Texas, USA
	SNAME Annual Meeting & Expo at the Hyatt Regency Houston Creative Systems will be showing live demos of GHS and GLMs, passing out brochures, CD Demos, and answering questions.

September 21-23, 2011, London, England, UK GHS Software Training: Intermediate GHS
	This is an intermediate GHS level course, specifically for intermediate and advanced users who are naval architects, salvors / salvage operators, and others who are involved in Salvage Operations. Topics include: Optional Modules that can be used in salvage; dealing with ground reaction; intermediate and progressive flooding; water on deck criteria; stability; crane operations; longitudinal strength; and multi-body. Questions should be held for breaks and after class; specific questions on projects need to go to SUPPORT@GHSPORT.COM due to time constraints. Creative Systems, Inc., creators of GHS software.
GHS Salvage Class in London Offshore Consultant's training room. (left to right): Paris Mangriotis London Offshore Consultants, Inc., Ian Emery Dockwise Shipping B.V. , Rienk De Boer Svitzer Salvage BV, John van Leuwen Dockwise Shipping B.V., William Leschaeve London Offshore Consultants, Inc., Brian Thomas, PE (instructor), Warren Inniss London Offshore Consultants, Inc., and Keith Lonsdale London Offshore Consultants, Inc. Trainer: Brian Thomas, P.E. (third from right)

September 20-21, 2011, Nice, France GHS Software Training: Advanced GHS
	This is an advanced GHS level course, specifically for advanced users who are naval architects, and salvors / salvage operators whose work requires the use of DAMSTAB2 Topics include: DAMSTAB2 wizard, with the various processes; dealing with complex ship models; GHS file names and file structures. Questions should be held for breaks and after class; specific questions on projects need to go to SUPPORT@GHSPORT.COM due to time constraints. Creative Systems, Inc., creators of GHS software.

August 23-25, 2011, Ottawa, ON, Canada GHS Software Training: General GHS
	This is a beginning to intermediate level course for naval architects, salvors, and others whose work requires the use of the GHS software. Topics include: Section Editor, Part Maker, and Model Converter Modules; basic concept and principles; model building; run files; GHS commands and the command language including macros and variables; creating tables and graphs; load conditions; stability criteria; intact and damage stability; wind heeling moments; free surface issues; longitudinal strength calculations including waves; tank characteristics and tables; floodable lengths; introduction to Load Editor; and possibly time for last day topics from students. Questions should be held for breaks and after class; specific questions on projects need to go to SUPPORT@GHSPORT.COM due to time constraints. Creative Systems, Inc., creators of GHS software.

August 10-12, 2011, Port Townsend, WA, USA GHS Software Training: General GHS
	This is a beginning to intermediate level course for naval architects, salvors, and others whose work requires the use of the GHS software. Topics include: Section Editor, Part Maker, and Model Converter Modules; basic concept and principles; model building; run files; GHS commands and the command language including macros and variables; creating tables and graphs; load conditions; stability criteria; intact and damage stability; wind heeling moments; free surface issues; longitudinal strength calculations including waves; tank characteristics and tables; floodable lengths; introduction to Load Editor; and possibly time for last day topics from students. Questions should be held for breaks and after class; specific questions on projects need to go to SUPPORT@GHSPORT.COM due to time constraints. Creative Systems, Inc., creators of GHS software.

June 14-16, 2011 Southampton, Hampshire, UK
	Seawork International Exhibition takes place in the Canary Islands Fruit Terminal Design Systems & Technologies will be answering questions and passing out brochures at stand B183.

March 22-4, 2011, Bremerton, WA, USA GHS Software Training: Beginning to Intermediate
	This is a beginning to intermediate level course for naval architects, salvors, and others whose work requires the use of the GHS software. Topics include: basic concepts and principles; model building; run files, GHS commands and the command language including macros and variables; creating tables and graphs; load conditions; stability criteria; intact and damage stability; wind heeling moments; free surface issues; longitudinal strength calculations including waves; tank characteristics and tables; floodable lengths; introduction to Load Editor. In addition there will be some time on the last day for topics from students. Trainer: John Van Buskirk Creative Systems, Inc., creators of GHS software.

December 1-3, 2010 New Orleans, LA, USA
	The International Workboat Show at Ernest Morial Convention Center Creative Systems will be showing live demos of GHS and GLMs, passing out brochures, CD Demos, and answering questions.

November 4-6, 2010 Bellevue, Washington, USA
	SNAME Annual Meeting & Expo Hyatt Regency Bellevue, Creative Systems will be showing live demos of GHS and GLMs, passing out brochures, CD Demos, and answering questions.

September 1-3, 2010 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada GHS Software Training: Beginning to Intermediate
	This is a beginning to intermediate level course for naval architects, salvors, and others whose work requires the use of the GHS software. Topics include: basic concepts and principles; model building; run files, GHS commands and the command language including macros and variables; creating tables and graphs; load conditions; stability criteria; intact and damage stability; wind heeling moments; free surface issues; longitudinal strength calculations including waves; tank characteristics and tables; floodable lengths; introduction to Load Editor. In addition there will be some time on the last day for topics from students. Trainer: Brian Thomas, P.E. Creative Systems, Inc., creators of GHS software.

July 20-22, 2010 Port Townsend, WA, USA GHS Software Training: Levels 1-5 of 5
	Topics include: model building with Section Editor, Part Maker, and model converter; GF, RF, PF, LF, SAV and CND file types; macros; explanation of coordinate system; hierarchy of parts, components, shapes, and coordinates; displacers, containers, and sail part types; critical versus reference points; GHS commands, syntax, and parameters; output: report files to the screen and printer; creating hydrostatic tables and graphs; intact stability analysis and limits; damage stability and working with tanks: INTACT, FLOOD, DAMAGE, FROZEN, SPILLING, BUBBLE, WDF, FLOODED PLUS, and DECK/HW; setting the water plane; GHS commands: WEIGHT, ADD, BOOM, GROUND and more; user variables and passing parameters between macros; adding heel and heeling moments: ROLL, WIND, TURN, HMMT; free surface issues: FSMMT and FSMFLOOR; longitudinal strength calculations including with waves (using LS module); introduction to Load Editor and Load Editor with Windows (LE and LEw modules); damage stability including probabilistic damage. Trainer: Glenn Bauer, Naval Architect, P.E. Creative Systems, Inc., creators of GHS software.

April 27-29, 2010 Singapore GHS Software Training: Levels 1-5 of 5
	Topics include: model building with Section Editor, Part Maker, and model converter; GF, RF, PF, LF, SAV and CND file types; macros; explanation of coordinate system; hierarchy of parts, components, shapes, and coordinates; displacers, containers, and sail part types; critical versus reference points; GHS commands, syntax, and parameters; output: report files to the screen and printer; creating hydrostatic tables and graphs; intact stability analysis and limits; damage stability and working with tanks: INTACT, FLOOD, DAMAGE, FROZEN, SPILLING, BUBBLE, WDF, FLOODED PLUS, and DECK/HW; setting the water plane; GHS commands: WEIGHT, ADD, BOOM, GROUND and more; user variables and passing parameters between macros; adding heel and heeling moments: ROLL, WIND, TURN, HMMT; free surface issues: FSMMT and FSMFLOOR; longitudinal strength calculations including with waves (using LS module); introduction to Load Editor and Load Editor with Windows (LE and LEw modules); damage stability including probabilistic damage. Trainer: Brian Thomas, P.E. Creative Systems, Inc., creators of GHS software.
Trainees Er Meng Huat and Md. Arshad Ali Mandal of Navnautik Pte Ltd., Rosalind Spink of London Offshore Consultants, Herian Syah and Mr. Soemarsono of Bekasi Marine Consultants, Rajoeng Soekartio of Blue Marine Design Pte, Pankaj Kumar of SeaTech Solutions, and Nicholas Stark of Hanseatic Marine. Trainer: Brian Thomas, P.E. (center).

March 30-April 1, 2010 Port Townsend, WA, USA GHS Software Training: Levels 1-5 of 5
	Topics include: model building with Section Editor, Part Maker, and model converter; GF, RF, PF, LF, SAV and CND file types; macros; explanation of coordinate system; hierarchy of parts, components, shapes, and coordinates; displacers, containers, and sail part types; critical versus reference points; GHS commands, syntax, and parameters; output: report files to the screen and printer; creating hydrostatic tables and graphs; intact stability analysis and limits; damage stability and working with tanks: INTACT, FLOOD, DAMAGE, FROZEN, SPILLING, BUBBLE, WDF, FLOODED PLUS, and DECK/HW; setting the water plane; GHS commands: WEIGHT, ADD, BOOM, GROUND and more; user variables and passing parameters between macros; adding heel and heeling moments: ROLL, WIND, TURN, HMMT; free surface issues: FSMMT and FSMFLOOR; longitudinal strength calculations including with waves (using LS module); introduction to Load Editor and Load Editor with Windows (LE and LEw modules); damage stability including probabilistic damage. Trainer: Glenn Bauer, Naval Architect, P.E. Creative Systems, Inc., creators of GHS software.

September, 2009 Rotterdam GHS Software Training for SMIT
Glenn Bauer instructing SMIT employees. Trainers: John Van Buskirk (not shown) and Glenn Bauer, NA (closest to screen)