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Thursday, 10 September will also see the addition, once registered on the App, participants
oficial LISW15 Reception and Gala Dinner, are able to communicate with other registered

held for the second time at the impressive participants to arrange meetings or exchange
Grosvenor House Hotel. In 2013, this dinner information. A further beneit of making full

was widely commended for being one of the use of the App is that you will receive instant
best ‘black-tie’ events ever experienced by the messages to remind you of upcoming events and

London shipping community. This year, attended notiications if, for example, an event is relocated

by up to 1,000 shipping and government to a new venue or the start time changes.
leaders, the dinner will be the major networking Social media will be playing a signiicant role in

event in the maritime calendar.LISW15. As part of the social media activity, the
One glance at the LISW15 EventTwitter hashtag #LISW15 has been created and

Calendar on the oficial website, www. all participants are encouraged to use this hashtag
londoninternationalshippingweek.com, on when tweeting about LISW15. This year, Google+,

the App or inside this Event Guide, will reveal LinkedIn and Instagram accounts have all been set
the extraordinary range of events takingup and are available via the website, as has a Flickr

place during the week as well as the variety of account where photographs of the week will be
organisations running them and the stunning posted and are available for download.

array of venues booked to make each and every Press coverage during LISW15 will be

one a special and memorable occasion.extensive, with many of the maritime titles,

“Inmarsat is proud to support LISW, an event

that brings together the world’s shipping

leaders to collaborate, network and deine a

new future for the maritime industry”

Ronald Spithout, President, Inmarsat Maritime

Among the major events running during the including Lloyd’s List and Tradewinds, covering

week are the International Institute of Marine many of the key events. Oficial photographers
Surveying London Conference; the International and a video production team will also be active.

Shipowning and Shipmanagement Summit (ISSS); LISW15 would not be possible without the
Ship Eficiency: The Event; and the International continuing and solid support of its 50+ sponsors,

Chamber of Shipping’s Shipping Conference.the dozens of shipping and maritime-related
A wide variety of seminars and shorter supporting organisations, the 100+ organisers

meetings, many including breakfast, lunch or of oficial LISW events, its ive nominated

cocktails, are also on offer, as is a long list of charities, the DfT and other UK Government
evening receptions and dinners, all of which departments, the Steering Group and Board

are attracting members of the global maritime of Advisors and of course the huge number of
sector into London for the week.individuals from shipping, government and all

The fact that LISW15 comprises so many maritime-related industries who will descend
excellent events, held in many different venues on the City of London from 7-11 September to

spread throughout London, means there are celebrate the huge success that will be London
enormous logistical challenges to overcome. International Shipping Week 2015.

However, help is at hand. The LISW15 event App The Steering Group, Board of Advisors and
allows participants to track every event on the Directors of Shipping Innovation would like

Event Calendar, providing all the registration to extend their appreciation to all who have

details and venue locations, including maps. Incontributed to the success of this amazing event. l

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