Since ISOPE-1992, the annual ISOPE conferences have been the world’s largest technical conferences of its kind with peer-reviewed papers. Proceedings are INDEXED by Engineering Index and Compendex. Following the all-time record-breaking attendance at ISOPE-2007 Lisbon with more than 950 attendances, the ISOPE-2010 Beijing received 1,385 abstracts, a new record; ISOPE-2011 Maui set another new record. The conference is being organized by Technical Program Committee (TPC) of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE) with 27 cooperating organizations. Its objective is to provide a timely international forum for researchers and engineers.