GSSC’s fall meeting Oct. 18

The Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium (GSSC) announced that its fall meeting will be Oct. 18-19 in Mobile, Ala. Highlights of the meeting include a presentation by Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.). Byrne will deliver an update from Washington at the official kick-off at the GulfQuest Maritime Museum. Byrne is a member of the House Rules, Armed Services, and Education and the Workforce committees; and a member of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus. In keeping with GSSC’s mission related to maritime workforce development, the speaker lineup for the two-day event represents a broad range of topics including worker safety, apprenticeship programs, and building the talent pipeline. (Source: Marine Link 01/17/16)