CAMM: Council of American Master Mariners

Updates

Efforts to start Boston area chapter
Thank you to Captain Craig Dalton for assisting us locally with this endeavor. Those living in the Boston area interested in setting up and/or joining a Boston chapter, please contact Capt. Dalton at captdalton@mastermariner.org. More information coming in March 2010!

Baltimore/Wash. D.C. meetings sucessfully resumed!
Thank you to all who attended the re-activation meeting of the Baltimore/DC Chapter. Our first meeting was very productive with a great turn-out.

Meetings will take place at the Pilot Maritime Center (3rd Floor) 3720 Dillon Street Baltimore, Maryland 21224. The meeting will commence at 1130. Please rsvp to CaptHartnett@mastermariner.org. All existing and prospective new members of CAMM are invited to attend.

All existing members of the CAMM Balt/Wash Chapter are asked to contact CaptHartnett@MasterMariner.org and provide their updated contact information.

Captain Jerry Miller Crossed the Final Bar
We were saddened to report on the recent death of our Captain Jerry Miller on Nov. 5, 2009, as a result of injuries suffered in an auto accident. Jerry was a friend and a good guy who spent a large portion of his time helping others in our community. We will miss him. CAMM sends condolences to his family and many friends. Read more...

Improvements to Sidelights coming in 2010!
The Sidelights you anxiously await every few months is expanding! You will continue to see much of the same great content, plus more pages, more color, and more issues each year! We're increasing our circulation to include members of ... read more.

Sidelights did not publish a Winter (December) 2009 issue due to the process of developing the 2010 improvements. The next issue will be released in early February 2010.

2010 AGM Keynote Speaker announced
Admiral Eric T. Olson, eighth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. USSOCOM ensures the readiness of joint special operations forces and, as directed, conducts operations worldwide.

Triple CAMM’s Membership Drive
Effective Sept. 1, 2009, a current CAMM member who sponsors three or more new eligible, approved and paid members in a 12-month period will receive a one-year credit on their membership dues. If you're not a CAMM member, and would like to become one, contact a CAMM member in your maritime community and ask them to sponsor you.

CAMM issues Press Release calling for strong action against pirates

The Council of American Master Mariners adds its voice to the growing outcry against the inaction of the US Administration and the UN against Somali pirates. National President, Captain Calvin Hunziker, urges President Obama to put an end to the piracy off the Somalia coast once and for all. Read full press release.

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