NAPA User Meeting 2025
Join us for the NAPA User Meeting 2025, returning to NAPA’s home base in Helsinki, Finland.
Save the date for May 2025 and step into the future of ship design technology with us!
The NAPA User Meeting is more than just an event – it’s a unique gathering of the brightest minds in ship design, shipbuilding, and maritime operations. This is where industry leaders, innovators, and experts from around the world come together to exchange insights, explore the latest trends, and experience the power of NAPA solutions firsthand.
Why Attend?
- Gain exclusive insights – Get firsthand insights from maritime leaders on the latest industry trends, regulatory changes, and innovations shaping the future. This year, we’re honored to welcome industry leaders, including Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Meyer Turku, Fincantieri, Ulstein, OMT-Odense Maritime Technology, Lateral Naval Architects, NMRI (National Maritime Research Institute Japan) and more.
- Networking with leading maritime experts in one place – Connect with maritime professionals, exchange ideas, and build relationships with them to discuss how we shape the future of ship design and operations.
- Interactive workshops & training – Workshop and training opportunities with NAPA solutions with NAPA experts are ready to elevate your expertise.
- Experience the Helsinki archipelago – Enjoy beautiful May evenings with exclusive dinner options that take you through the stunning Helsinki seaside and archipelago by boat. A memorable Nordic experience awaits.
Don’t just take our word for it – see the highlights from last year’s event!
Watch how was User Meeting 2024 Read 4 key main topics from User Meeting 2024Dates
- 12th May 2025 evening: Opening party
- 13th – 15th May 2025: Seminars, workshops and trainings
Venue
Clarion Hotel Helsinki
(Tyynenmerenkatu 2, 00220 Helsinki)
Ticket Price
€1,390 (VAT included)
Registration
Please register by 18th April, 2025
Register NowProgram Overview
Shaping the Future of Ship Design
The first day features presentations from NAPA and guest speakers, focusing on key maritime topics like energy transition and digitalization. This year, we’re honored to welcome speakers from Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Meyer Turku, Fincantieri, Ulstein, OMT-Odense Maritime Technology, Lateral Naval Architects, and more. In the afternoon, the dedicated presentation streams will focus separately on naval architecture and structure design-related topics. For the dinner event, we’ll invite you to the cozy island of Lonna, arriving in style aboard the historic cruise ship J.L. Runeberg.
The second day is dedicated to hands-on workshop sessions. 9 different workshops in total, focusing on various topics, provide a great opportunity for you to learn and see the new and existing solutions of NAPA in detail. The NAPA Showroom will be open throughout the day, giving you a chance to explore our latest and upcoming solutions, meet our developers, share feedback, and tackle real-world challenges together. The most of our teams and products will be represented there at various stations.
In the evening, we’ll invite you to dinner at Pier 4, where you can enjoy the beautiful seaside views of Helsinki right in the heart of the city.
The third day of the event will focus on detailed user trainings. The parallel training sessions will be a perfect opportunity to learn the software, in beginner and advanced user levels. It will be possible to prebook face-to-face meetings with the NAPA staff during and after the training sessions, providing an opportunity to discuss with us in-person.
The preliminary program has been published. However, it will be amended continuously and some changes may still take place. Stay tuned!
See Preliminary Program
We’re excited to welcome you to Helsinki for a memorable and enriching experience.
Looking forward to seeing you in Helsinki!
Experience the captivating highlights of NAPA User Meeting 2024!
Preliminary Program
Monday, 12 May 2025
Opening Event at 19:00 at Clarion Hotel Helsinki
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
| Time | Subject |
|---|---|
| 09:00-10:30 | Keynote Speech | NAPA
Shaping the Future of Ship Design | NAPA New and Future Solutions for Ship Design | NAPA |
| 10:30-11:10 | Break |
| 11:10-12:30 | Holistic Concept Design with NAPA | NAPA
Extending 3D Workflow Towards Detail Design | NAPA NAPA Steel at Chantiers de l’Atlantique : towards a new dimension for detail structural design | Chantiers de l’Atlantique (France) |
| 12:30-13:40 | Lunch Break |
| Time | NAPA Naval Architecture | NAPA Steel |
|---|---|---|
| 13:40 – 15:00 | CFD feedback in Hull Form Design | HSVA (Germany)
NAPA – Swiss Knife in Ulstein | Ulstein (Norway) Advanced Tools for Analyses of Second Generation Intact Stability | NAPA Useful Scripts in NAPA Designer for Basic Users | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (South Korea) |
Taking Structural Design Beyond the Basic Design | NAPA
Bridging the gap between detail design and production design | Chantiers de l’Atlantique (France) Enhancing Design Precision: Global&Fine Meshing in NAPA Steel for Finite Element Analysis | OMT (Denmark) Is NAPA Viewer the Secure, Browser-Based Solution to the Challenges of Model-Based Design Approval? | Meyer Turku (Finland) |
| 15:05 – 15:40 | Break | |
| 15:40 – 16:30 | Introduction to NAPA Flooding Simulation | NAPA
Experiences on Using Flooding Simulation as a Design Tool | Fincantieri (Italy) Design Drawings with NAPA Drafting | NAPA |
Coming soon | Lateral Naval Architects (United Kingdom)
Connecting NAPA Models with Production Simulation: Evaluating Productivity in Earlier Design Phase | National Maritime Research Institute (Japan) |
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
| Time | Subject |
|---|---|
| 09:00-10:20 | First workshop sessions
NAPA Showroom |
| 10:20-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:20 | Second workshop sessions
NAPA Showroom |
| 12:20-13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30-15:00 | NAPA Showroom |
| 15:00-15:30 | Break |
| 15:30-16:50 | Third workshop sessions
NAPA Showroom |
Thursday, 15 May 2025
| Time | Training Sessions | Other |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:30 | NAPA Naval Architecture: Intact Stability & Custom Criterion Checks in NAPA Designer
NAPA Steel: NAPA Drafting for Structural Plan Approval Drawings |
Meetings with NAPA staff |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00-12:30 | Training sessions cont. | Meetings with NAPA staff |
| 12:30-13:40 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:40-15:00 | Meetings with NAPA staff | |
Registration
Please register by 18th April 2025.
Terms and Conditions
Please note that by submitting the registration form, I accept the following cancellation policy: Registered delegates who do not attend or who cancel after 30th April 2025, are liable for the entire meeting fee. All cancellations must be made by email. Another person from your organization may take your place at the meeting, at no extra charge. Please notify us by email of any changes.
I consent to the fact that by entering the event premises, I may appear in the photography and video recordings. Those can be used for NAPA’s marketing purposes anonymously.
The meeting fee is 1390€ (incl. VAT). The meeting fee is paid with an invoice after the meeting. In case you need to create a PO in advance, please contact Ms. Pirjo Anttonen (pirjo.anttonen@napa.fi).
The meeting fee includes:
- Attendance on all three meeting days
- Meeting materials
- Lunches and refreshments
- Attendance at the Opening Party on Monday
- Dinners on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
The price includes VAT 24% (Finland) which is non-deductible. The meeting fee will be invoiced after the meeting.
Note: NAPA reserves the right to decline registrations for the event that are deemed inappropriate.
Accommodation Information
Clarion Hotel Helsinki offers special rates for NAPA User Meeting 2025 from May 12–16, 2025:
- Standard Room: €180/single per night | €200/double per night
- Superior Room: €210/single per night | €230/double per night
- Superior View Room: €230/single per night | €250/double per night
To secure these rates, please book your stay by April 21, 2025. Availability is limited, and the offer is valid only while rooms in the reserved block remain.
Book Clarion Hotel Helsinki for NAPA User Meeting 2025If the reserved block is fully booked, you can make an individual booking at the Clarion Hotel, subject to availability. Alternatively, there are several nearby hotels in Helsinki city center, all within walking distance of the event venue:
Note: Mid-May is a busy period in Helsinki, so we strongly encourage you to book your accommodation as early as possible!
