Promoting contact and cooperation between maritime lecturers of all disciplines and developing a body of professional expertise – IMLA
Invitation – Call for Abstracts
French Maritime Academy, École Nationale Supérieure Maritime (ENSM) is delighted to invite you to attend the 31st International Maritime Lecturers Association (IMLA31) Conference, to be held in Le Havre, France, from 27 to 30 October 2026.
“The Revised STCW and the Future of Maritime Education and Training”
2026 represents a significant milestone for the STCW Convention and for maritime education and training worldwide. In accordance with this, IMLA31 provides a timely opportunity to focus on the implications of the revised STCW Convention.
In line with this theme, we particularly welcome papers addressing, but not limited to, the following topics: artificial intelligence, the development of new courses, major changes in officer training, continuing education, and the role of simulators in maritime training.
Including IMLA’s three SIGs (Special Interest Groups):
International Navigation Simulator Lecturers Conference-INSLC24
International Conference on Engine Room Simulators-ICERS18
International Maritime English Conference-IMEC36
This year IMLA31 invites you to choose a category for your contribution to the conference. You may select an option in line with your interests from the following: academic research, funded project, my practice (showcase a lecture plan), workshop, round table. We encourage participants to select a topic within the context of the IMLA31 dedicated theme.
Please send your abstract to the following email address imla31@supmaritime.fr
Important deadlines
Abstract submission by 10 April 2026
Full paper submission by 26 June 2026
For any queries or further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Local Organising Committee via email at imla31@supmaritime.fr
A bientôt au Havre!
IMLA Committee
IMLA31 Local Organising Committee
- Gersende Le Dimna, Head of International Relations and Academic Partnerships
- Christelle Nicolas, Maritime English Lecturer and IMLA31 coordinator
- Capt. Octavian Postolache AFNI, Maritime Lecturer
- Edward Melaert, Maritime English Lecturer
- Valentine Lesoudier, Head of Communication
- Anna Boscaro, Communication and Event Manager
- Clara Soulié, International Relations and Academic Partnerships Project Manager
- Tisha Tientcheu, International Relations and Academic Partnerships
Keynote speakers
Conference topics
- Maritime Education and Training (MET); VR/AR based MET
- Engine-room Simulator; Simulator-based green operations; Decarbonisation in Maritime
- Navigation simulators
- Distant Simulation Learning Technology
- Human factors aspects of simulation and training
- Teaching skills for Bridge Simulation Trainings
- Innovation in simulator technologies
- Specialised simulator trainings
- Simulator-based industrial researches
- Maritime Studies
- Maritime English Teaching Skills
- Maritime English and communication
- Soft Skills in Maritime Domain
- Maritime Human Resources
- Human Element
- Maritime Cyber Security
- Maritime Rules and Regulations
- Navigation Aids
- Emerging Technologies in Maritime
- Maritime Safety and Security
- Maritime Policy and Strategies
- STCW and MET
- Maritime Energy Management
- Maritime Logistics
- Maritime Business and Administration
- Maritime Economy
Programme de la conférence
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Quam quidem partem accusationis admiratus sum et moleste tuli potissimum esse Atratino datam. Neque enim decebat neque aetas illa postulabat neque, id quod animadvertere poteratis, pudor patiebatur optimi adulescentis in tali illum oratione versari. Vellem aliquis ex vobis robustioribus hunc male dicendi locum suscepisset; aliquanto liberius et fortius et magis more nostro refutaremus istam male dicendi licentiam. Tecum, Atratine, agam lenius, quod et pudor tuus moderatur orationi meae et meum erga te parentemque tuum beneficium tueri debeo.
Adolescebat autem obstinatum propositum erga haec et similia multa scrutanda, stimulos admovente regina, quae abrupte mariti fortunas trudebat in exitium praeceps, cum eum potius lenitate feminea ad veritatis humanitatisque viam reducere utilia suadendo deberet, ut in Gordianorum actibus factitasse Maximini truculenti illius imperatoris rettulimus coniugem.
Vide, quantum, inquam, fallare, Torquate. oratio me istius philosophi non offendit; nam et complectitur verbis, quod vult, et dicit plane, quod intellegam; et tamen ego a philosopho, si afferat eloquentiam, non asperner, si non habeat, non admodum flagitem. re mihi non aeque satisfacit, et quidem locis pluribus. sed quot homines, tot sententiae; falli igitur possumus.
Omitto iuris dictionem in libera civitate contra leges senatusque consulta; caedes relinquo; libidines praetereo, quarum acerbissimum extat indicium et ad insignem memoriam turpitudinis et paene ad iustum odium imperii nostri, quod constat nobilissimas virgines se in puteos abiecisse et morte voluntaria necessariam turpitudinem depulisse. Nec haec idcirco omitto, quod non gravissima sint, sed quia nunc sine teste dico.
Conference fees and registration
Saraceni tamen nec amici nobis umquam nec hostes optandi, ultro citroque discursantes quicquid inveniri poterat momento temporis parvi vastabant milvorum rapacium similes, qui si praedam dispexerint celsius, volatu rapiunt celeri, aut nisi impetraverint, non inmorantur.
Adolescebat autem obstinatum propositum erga haec et similia multa scrutanda, stimulos admovente regina, quae abrupte mariti fortunas trudebat in exitium praeceps, cum eum potius lenitate feminea ad veritatis humanitatisque viam reducere utilia suadendo deberet, ut in Gordianorum actibus factitasse Maximini truculenti illius imperatoris rettulimus coniugem.
Vide, quantum, inquam, fallare, Torquate. oratio me istius philosophi non offendit; nam et complectitur verbis, quod vult, et dicit plane, quod intellegam; et tamen ego a philosopho, si afferat eloquentiam, non asperner, si non habeat, non admodum flagitem. re mihi non aeque satisfacit, et quidem locis pluribus. sed quot homines, tot sententiae; falli igitur possumus.
Omitto iuris dictionem in libera civitate contra leges senatusque consulta; caedes relinquo; libidines praetereo, quarum acerbissimum extat indicium et ad insignem memoriam turpitudinis et paene ad iustum odium imperii nostri, quod constat nobilissimas virgines se in puteos abiecisse et morte voluntaria necessariam turpitudinem depulisse. Nec haec idcirco omitto, quod non gravissima sint, sed quia nunc sine teste dico.
Tarifs
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Service inclus
- Post haec Gallus Hierapolim profecturus ut
- Quam ob rem id primum videamus, si placet,
- Soleo saepe ante oculos ponere, idque libenter
- His cognitis Gallus ut serpens adpetitus telo vel
- Post hanc adclinis Libano monti Phoenice, regio
- Haec subinde Constantius audiens et quaedam
- Duplexque isdem diebus acciderat malum, quod et
- Ardeo, mihi credite, Patres conscripti (id quod
- Sed si ille hac tam eximia fortuna propter
- Vide, quantum, inquam, fallare, Torquate. oratio
Détails bancaires
Omitto iuris dictionem in libera civitate contra leges senatusque consulta; caedes relinquo; libidines praetereo, quarum acerbissimum extat indicium et ad insignem memoriam turpitudinis et paene ad iustum odium imperii nostri, quod constat nobilissimas virgines se in puteos abiecisse et morte voluntaria necessariam turpitudinem depulisse. Nec haec idcirco omitto, quod non gravissima sint, sed quia nunc sine teste dico.
