The Maritime Economist Magazine Spring 2015 | Page 55

THEMARITIME Economist

the story of IAME

academic International Steering Committee in order
to peer-review the forthcoming abstracts and full
papers. I am grateful for all the support I received
from those two committees, as you really need a
good team around you in order to take on this work
load and responsibility. Next, there was the theme
of the conference that needed to be selected; which
finally was: “Challenges and Trends in Shipping:
Markets, Investments, and Policies”. It was also decided
to hold the Conference at two prestigious venues
in the southern suburbs of Athens: The Eugenides
Foundation and the Athens Metropolitan Hotel.

IAME 2007 took place under the auspices of the
Ministry of Mercantile Marine and the Hellenic
Chamber of Shipping, and was sponsored by
NAVIOS Maritime Holdings Inc. that served as the
IAME 2007 Industry Partner. MFS Maritime Financial
Services Corporation, The Tsakos Group and
Nereus Shipping S.A. were the event’s Silver
Sponsors, while Diana Shiping Inc. and The Marshall
Islands Registry were the Bronze Sponsors.
Furthermore, it was supported by the following
industry bodies and associations (in random order):
BIMCO, INTERTANKO, Mediterranean Cargo
Vessels Shipowners Union, Hellenic Shipbrokers
Association, HELMEPA, The Propeller Club of the
United States, the International Maritime
Union in Greece, WISTA Helas, the Hellenic
Logistics Association, and the Hellenic Association of
Maritime Economists.

Then what came next was the issue of finding
sponsors and supporters. The IAME 2007 conference
received great support from both the Greek, as
well as from the international, shipping community.
Without their support, IAME 2007 wouldn’t have
been such a unique experience for all the delegates
that participated. I am very proud to see people
coming to me at various IAME conferences and still
talking about their experience back at IAME 2007 in
Athens. I guess this is the true “reward” that you get
from such an endeavor.

ME Mag

The IAME 2007 International and Domestic
Communication Sponsors were Lloyd’s List and
Naftemporiki Newspaper, respectively, whereas
International and Domestic Communication
Supporters were Lloyd’s Shipping Economist, Lloyd’s
List Events, NAFTIKA CHRONIKA, Economic
Outlook, ELNAVI, EFOPLISTIS, Shipping International
Monthly Review, NAFS and Logistics & Management.

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