Welcome to Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium The Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium (GSSC) was formed in 2006 to provide a forum for interaction among the shipbuilding industry in the Gulf States, to expand the number of technically skilled workers in the region...Read more

Are you involved in or do you support the shipbuilding and repair industry along the Gulf Coast? JOIN GSSC NOW	GSSC HOLDS FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE Members of GSSC participated in our first annual conference Feb. 27-29 in Biloxi, MS. The conference activities were all designed to concentrate on issues facing the shipbuilding industry. The conference included Alabama Community College System Chancellor Bradley Byrne as the keynote speaker at a conference dinner. In addition, there was a general session addressed by Kevin Jarvis, a vice-president of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding; an OSHA 10-hour Maritime Training class; eight workshops led by experts in the manufacturing and shipbuilding industry which addressed issues impacting GSSC members; and an Exhibitor Expo with 22 exhibitors providing conference attendees with information on how the exhibitors support the industry. In all, over 80 people attended the conference and participated in its events. “To be able to accomplish something like so soon in our history bodes well for us as an organization.” — Byron Dunn “Our recent conference was a great success considering that we have only been organized for a little over a year. To be able to accomplish something like so soon in our history bodes well for us as an organization,” said GSSC President Byron Dunn. Plans are already being discussed for the 2009 Annual Conference. According to Audrey Smallwood one of this year’s organizers, next year’s conference will build on this year’s success and respond to some of the suggestions made by conference attendees. “We are going to use the feedback we received from our conference evaluations to enhance next year’s conference. We will continue to plan our events with our members in mind.” Additional details about the 2009 GSSC conference, as well as all our events, will be shared with the membership as the plans are finalized. VIEW OTHER NEWS VIEW PICTURE GALLERY