Past Event

60th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF CIRM

COMITÉ INTERNATIONAL RADIO-MARITIME

Pestana Palace Hotel
Lisbon, Portugal
April 1-4, 2007
www.cirm.org

CIRM is an international non-governmental organisation representing the communication and navigation industry worldwide at international organisations like

IMO International Maritime Organisation - www.imo.org
ITU International Telecommunication Union - www.itu.int
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission - www.iec.ch
ISO International Standardisation Organisation - www.iso.org

CIRM also holds mutual observer status with all the other relevant international and regional organisations, including IALA, ICS, IHO and RTCM. This organisation has been promoting the application of marine electronics for safety at sea and the efficient management of shipping worldwide. CIRM co-ordinates the views and actions of members in resolving international regulatory issues, enabling members to take part in the drafting of international standards.

Upon an invitation of CIRM, John Kuehmayer took the chance to give a presentation on EMEC, its role in the context of the mature European marine manufacturing equipment and systems industry, the experiences with the MED Marine Equipment Directive and the Commission's draft for the so called «Class Directive» on Recognised Organisations.

CIRM meetings are usually held in or near major international ports. Recent venues were Singapore, Athens, Shanghai, Genoa, Washington DC, Oslo and Limassol. This year's 60th Annual General Meeting was held at the Pestana Palace Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal beginning of April.

Delegates were taken on a scenic tour to famous places like Sintra, Cabo da Roca (the most Western point of Europe) and Estoril by coach on Tuesday 3rd of April 2007. The same evening there was the official dinner in the rooms of the ancient stables which culminated in a grand finale of typical Portuguese sweets, strongly influenced by Arabic taste and patisserie.