ST Conference Preview—February 2010

Oceanology International 2010

Oceanology International 2010 will be held at the ExCeL center in London, England, from March 9 through 11. The biennial event will feature the core technical disciplines of navigation and positioning, hydrography and geophysics, the marine environment, geotechnics, and ocean observation and forecasting, the organizers said.

The conference, developed by the Society for Underwater Technology, is the result of a rigorous selection process resulting in conference sessions featuring positive technology outcomes, case studies and presentations on achieved returns on investment and performance improvements, the organizers continued.

“All the presentations, designed to meet the needs of the marine science and ocean technology community and the sectors they serve, such as the offshore oil and gas, marine renewable energy and homeland security industries, are peer-reviewed and will be published through distinguished journals,” said James Coleman, exhibition manager of Oceanology International.

Conference Organizers and Topics
Dr. D. James Baker, director of the William J. Clinton Foundation’s Global Carbon Measurement Program, is the chairman of the conference. He is also a science and management consultant with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment.

Each technical stream has its own dedicated committee responsible for the structure of its sessions, the organizers said. Rob Balloch, strategic development and marketing director of Sonardyne (Yateley, England), chairs the navigation and positioning committee; Andy W. Hill, marine geohazards technical authority of BP America (Warrenville, Illinois), chairs the hydrography and geophysics committee; Paul Holthus, executive director of the World Ocean Council, chairs the marine environment committee; Pat Power, managing director of Fugro GeoConsulting (Wallingford, England), chairs the geotechnics committee; and Ralph Rayner, vice president of The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) and chairman of the Global Ocean Observing System Scientific and Technical Committee, chairs the ocean observing and forecasting committee.

“We are confident that those attending will agree that this is a milestone conference program designed to complement the largest ever Oceanology International exhibition, featuring more than 500 suppliers of products and services from around the world,” said Coleman.

“Our exhibitors are constantly feeding through information on what they are launching and featuring on their booths, and this regularly updated information can be found on our Web site, enabling visitors to plan their visit to the show in advance, ensuring they get the most out of the three packed days they will be spending in London. In 2008, the event was attended by over 6,600 people from nearly 90 different countries.

Role in the Ocean Community
For more than 40 years, Oceanology International has played a key role in serving the marine science and ocean technology community, conference organizers said. Events held alongside the main exhibition and conference demonstrate its importance and the central role it plays within the community, they continued.

This year’s event is no exception: The two-day UKSPILL10 Marine Oil Spill Seminar, organized by the U.K. Spill Association (UKSPILL), is just one of several events to be colocated with Oceanology International, according to the organizers. The association represents companies, organizations and individuals working in the oil spill industry in the U.K. and is recognized by the U.K. Environmental and Maritime Regulators as the national industry body for the commercial and related interests of the industry, conference organizers continued. UKSPILL10 will take place on March 9 and 10 at ExCeL.

“This is not the only event to be colocated with Oceanology International, far from it,” Coleman said. “Indeed, this year’s show will host the meetings of the Global Ocean Observing System Scientific Steering Committee, the Panel for Integrated Coastal Observations and the Intergovernmental Global Ocean Observing System Executive Board.

“The organizers of these important international meetings have taken the decision to meet at Oceanology International in order to be alongside the many providers and users of ocean observations that will be participating in this spring’s show.

”We are also extremely honored to be an officially badged supporter of the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, being celebrated in 2010,” he added.

Other ocean industry players who will be hosting events alongside the conference include the Hydrographic Society, which will be staging its U.K. annual general meeting; IMarEST; and the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), which will host its remotely operated vehicle seminar and its European & Africa Section meeting on March 10, as well as playing a key role in Careers Day on March 11, conference organizers said.

“The Oceanology International Careers Day is an important adjunct to the show—the industry is in constant need of new and talented recruits,” said Coleman. “With support from IMCA and IMarEST, university students are bused to and hosted at the show and able to meet exhibitors on their booths who have HR [human resources] experts and young professionals there to meet them.”

Vessel Demonstrations
Once again, Oceanology International will host visits by a number of vessels. These include HMS Cattistock, a British Royal Navy mine hunter used for route surveys and fishery protection; the Freedom, a brand new survey vessel designed for hydrographic survey work in coastal waters and built by No Limit Ships (Groningen, Netherlands); MV FlatHolm, a U.K.-flagged multidiscipline coastal survey and research vessel available for geotechnical, geophysical and hydrographic surveys of U.K. waters; the Celtic Voyager, a multipurpose research vessel owned by the Marine Institute of Ireland; Seabeam, on which survey systems, such as multibeam echo sounders and sidescan sonar, will be demonstrated; Yantlet, which will undertake demonstration runs featuring RESON (Slangerup, Denmark) multibeam echo sounders and associated software; and Wessex Explorer, a survey vessel using Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd.’s (Beckington, England) SWATHplus sonar and CodaOctopus (New York, New York) equipment.

“Seeing really is believing,” Coleman said. “Being able to see equipment in situ means a great deal to our visitors, and the vessels are an important addition to the show. They also prove popular spots for networking—again a vital element of Oceanology International, which is encouraged throughout the event.”

Information on Oceanology International 2010, including free online registration, podcasts by conference stream committee chairmen, the conference program, exhibitors and their exhibits, vessels, and side events, is available online at www.oceanologyinternational.com.

Exhibitors List
The following list of exhibitors was updated as of press time:

4D Nav LLC
-4H- JENA engineering GmbH
Aanderaa Data Instruments AS
Ac-cess Co UK Ltd.
ACSA Underwater GPS
ACSM Agencia Maritima S.L.
Acta Marine
ADM Elektronik
Advanced Orientation Systems Inc.
AGEOTEC Srl
Airborne Hydrography AB
Airmar Technology
AK Industries
AK Precision Ltd.
Allison Microwave Ltd.
All Oceans Engineering Ltd.
ALS MARINE Ltd.
Ambassador Tapes Ltd.
Ambipetro
AML Oceanographic
AMT Analysenmesstechnik GmbH
Andrews Survey
Applanix Corp.
Applied Acoustic Engineering Ltd.
Applied Signal Technology Inc.
Aquatec Group Ltd.
Arc Controls Inc.
ARGUS Gesellschaft fuer
Umweltmesstech mbH
ASAMS Ltd.
ASD Sensortechnik GmbH
Ashtead Technology Ltd.
ASK Subsea
ASL Environmental Sciences Inc.
Aspect Land & Hydrographic Surveys
Association of Marine
Atlantas Marine Ltd.
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Group
Atlas Seistech Ltd.
Atlis B.V.
AXYS Technologies Inc.
BAE Systems
Balmoral Offshore Engineering
Barum & Dewar Ltd.
bbe Moldaenke GmbH
Bennex
BioSonics Inc.
BIRNS Aquamate LLC
Blue Marble Geographics
BlueView Technologies Inc.
BMT ARGOSS
Bowtech Products Ltd.
Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG
British Geological Survey
British Oceanographic Data Centre
BTS-Wissenschaftliche Geräte
C & C Technologies Inc.
C A Clase (UK) Ltd.
C-MAX Ltd.
C-Products Ltd.
C-Tecnics
C.R. Encapsulation Ltd.
Cadden
Caley Ocean Systems Ltd.
Camenco Ltd.
Caris BV
CDL
CeSigma
CGGE International
Channel Technologies Group
Chesapeake Technology Inc.
Christian-Albrechts University,
Exzellenzcluster Ozean der Zukunft
Clarkson Research Services Ltd.
CLS Service Argos
Coastline Surveys Ltd.
Cobham Surveillance
CodaOctopus Group
CODAR Ocean Sensors
Commercial Norwegian Pavilion
CONTROS Systems
& Solutions GmbH
Cooper Interconnect
CORRODYS
CTC Marine Projects Ltd.
Cygnus Instruments Ltd.
Data Quality Systems pf
Datacell EURL
Datawell bv
DeepSea Power & Light Inc.
Del Norte Technology Ltd.
Delft University of Technology
Deltares
develogic GmbH
DOF Subsea ASA
Dutch Ocean Group
Dynacon Inc.
ECA
Eco-Line France sarl
EDB OE RAS
EdgeTech
EGS International Ltd.
Eiva A/S
Electronic Navigation Ltd.
EMERCOM
emma technologies GmbH
English Braids
ENSIETA
Enterprise Europe Network Hamburg- Schleswig-Holstein
Environmental Technologies Ltd.
EPC Labs Inc.
ESRI
EvoLogics GmbH
Exploration Electronics Ltd.
Explorer Cases by GT Line
Falmat Inc.
Falmouth Divers Ltd.
Falmouth Scientific Inc.
Fastwave Communications
FIELAX Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH
Fiomarine Industries Pty Ltd.
Fischer Connectors Ltd.
FLODIM
Flotation Technologies Inc.
Focal Technologies Group
Forsberg Services Ltd.
Fugro
G-Tec-Geophysical Exploration
G.A.S s.r.l. Geological Assistance and Services
G.O.S.S Consultants Ltd.
Gardline Marine Sciences
GEMS Group
General Oceanics Inc.
GEO Marine Survey Systems
Geo Plus B.V.
GEO Team S.r.l.
GeoAcoustics Ltd.
Geocap AS
Geolab S.r.l.
Geomatrics Inc.
Geomatrix Earth Science Ltd.
Geomotive Inc.
GEÓNICA S.A.
Geophysical Services Offshore B.V.
GEO.XYZ bvba
Gill Instruments Ltd.
GISMA Steckverbinder GmbH
GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH
Global Marine Systems Ltd.
Global Metal Trading (UK) Ltd.
GO Science Ltd.
Great Yarmouth Marketing Initiative
Griffin Marine Travel Ltd.
GSE Rentals Ltd.
GWP Protective
H2Offshore Srl
Hafmynd ehf-Gavia AUV
Hangzhou Applied Acoustics Research Institute
Hatlapa Marine Equipment Ltd.
Hawboldt Industries Ltd.
Hays Ships Ltd.
Hemisphere GPS Inc.
Hi-Target Survey Instrument Co.
High Tech Inc.
hs engineers
Hydro Group Plc
HYDRO INTERNATIONAL
Hydro-Bios Apparatebau GmbH
Hydro-Lek Ltd.
Hydrocable Systems Ltd.
Hydroid Inc.
HYPACK Inc.
IBEX Marina Ropes Ltd.
Idronaut S.r.l.
IFM-GEOMAR-Leibniz Institut
IFREMER
Igeotest Marina
Imagenex Technology Corp.
IMarEST
IMCA
IN VIVO
Indepth International
Indepth Subsea
Infield Systems Ltd.
Innomar Technologie GmbH
Innova AS
Innovatum Ltd.
Instrument Concepts
Intercond Spa
InterMoor
International Federation of Hydrographic Societies
International Maritime Organization
International Ocean Systems and Underwater Contractor International
International Transducer Corp.
InterOcean Systems Inc.
iSURVEY AS
ISW Wassermesstechnik
ITIC Ltd.
ITP Ltd.
IVS 3D
IXSEA
IXSURVEY Ltd.
JW Automarine
J+S Ltd.
James Fisher Marine Services Ltd.
JANELCO
JASCO Research Ltd.
JFE ALEC Co. Ltd.
JOUBeh Technologies
Jowo-Systemtechnik GmbH
Keller (UK) Ltd.
Kemijoki Aquatic
KLEY FRANCE
KM3NeT
Knudsen Engineering Ltd.
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd.
L-3 Communications ELAC Nautik GmbH
Lapp Muller
Lidan Marine AB
Lighthouse R & D Enterprises Inc.
LinkQuest Inc.
Liquid Robotics Inc.
Lockheed Martin MS2
Lymtech LLC
LYYN AB
MacArtney Underwater Technology Group
Magellan Professional
MaRE Trans. Ltd.
Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA)
Marine Electronics Ltd.
Marine Institute
Marine Institute, School of Ocean Technology
Marine Magnetics Corp.
Marine Renewable Energy Center
Marine Sampling Holland B.V.
Marine Science Coordination Committee/U.K. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Marine Technology Reporter
Marine Technology Society
MARIS B.V.
Mariscope Meerestechnik
Maritech Consultants Ltd.
Maritime Cluster Schleswig-Holstein c/o WTSH GmbH
Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz Terschelling
Marport Canada Inc.
Martec Ltd.
Marum
Masto Wire Service A/S
Materials Systems Inc.
MCS
Measurement Devices Ltd.
Measurement Technology NW Inc.
Meteo Consult (Meteo Group)
MétéoStrategy
METOCEAN Data Systems
Metocean Services International Pty Ltd.
Miros AS
MK Services Ltd.
MMT / Marin Mätteknik AB
Moog Components Group
Myriax Pty Ltd.
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
National Physical Laboratory
Nautikaris B.V.
Nautilus Marine Service GmbH
Nautronix Plc
NCS Survey Ltd.
Neptune EHF
Neptune Geomatics
Neptune Sonar Ltd.
Netherlands Pavilion
Netsurvey Ltd.
Nichiyu Giken Kogyo Co. Ltd.
nke Instrumentation
Noordhoek Offshore B.V.
Norbit
Nordic Sonar
Norfolk Capacitors Ltd.
Nortek AS
Nortek B.V.
Nortek U.K.
Northern Diver
Nova Scotia Business
NOVASUB
NovAtel Inc.
Nowcasting International Ltd.
NPCC Survey
NSW Technology Ltd.
NTF OSG
Observator Instruments b.v.
Ocean Business 2011
Ocean Instruments Ltd.
Ocean Modules Sweden AB
Ocean Networks Canada
Ocean News & Technology Magazine
Oceaneering International Inc.
Oceanic Imaging Consultants Inc.
OceanLab
OceanScan-MST
OceanServer Technology Inc.
OceanTools Ltd.
OceanWaveS GmbH
Oceanweather Inc.
OCN B.V.
ODIM Brooke Ocean Ltd.
Oktopus GmbH
Open Seas Instrumentation Inc.
Optech Inc.
OPTIMARE
Orcina Ltd.
ORE Offshore
Osean
OSIL
Osiris Marine Services Ltd.
P&O Maritime Services
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology
Pacific Crest Corp.
PanGeo Subsea Inc.
Panolin AG
Parkburn PHS Ltd.
PDM Neptec Ltd.
Perry Slingsby Systems
Piezo Composite Transducers Ltd.
Planet Ocean Ltd.
Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership
PMI Industries Inc.
Pôle Mer Bretagne
Pôle Mer PACA
Positioneering Ltd.
Presens AS
PRIMARE
Pro-Oceanus Systems Inc.
Protechnic Ltd.
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
Provence Promotion
QPS BV
QUALITAS Remos
Quester Tangent Corp.
R2Sonic LLC
Radac BV
Rapp Hydema AS
RBR Europe Ltd.
RBR Ltd.
Reel Group
Resinex Trading S.r.l.
RESON A/S
RF Forschungsschiffahrt GmbH
RICS
Rijkswaterstaat
Romica Engineering Ltd.
ROMOR Ocean Solutions
Rosemount Tank Radar AB
ROVSCO Inc.
Rovtech Systems Ltd.
Royal Navy
RS Aqua Ltd.
RUCO Ltd.
Saab Seaeye Ltd.
Saab Underwater Systems AB
Saderet Ltd.
SAIV AS
SALT Ltd.
Sarl TECHNICAP
Satel Oy
Satlantic Inc.
SBG Systems SAS
Schilling Robotics Ltd.
Scorpion Oceanics Ltd.
Scottish Association for Marine Science
SEA
Sea & Sun Technology GmbH
Sea Technology magazine
Sea-Bird Electronics Inc.
Seabed BV
SeaBotix Inc.
SEACON (europe) Ltd.
SEA CON® Brantner & Associates Inc.
SEACON Advanced Products LLC
SEA CON Global Production
SEACON® Phoenix LLC
SeaDarQ B.V.
Seaflex Ltd.
Seamor Marine Ltd.
Seatechrim
Seatestbase
Seatools B.V.
Seatronics Inc., Houston
Seatronics Inc., New Iberia
Seatronics Ltd., Aberdeen
Seatronics Ltd., Abu Dhabi
Seatronics Pte Ltd., Singapore
Seaview Sensing Ltd.
Seazone Solutions Ltd.
SeeByte Ltd.
Seismic Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.
Sensor Technology Ltd.
Septentrio Satellite Navigation NV
Sercel
Setform Ltd.
Ship Motion Control AB
Sidus Solutions Inc.
SIG France
Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science
Skilltrade BV
SMA (UK) Ltd.
SMD
Society for Underwater Technology
Sonar Equipment Services Ltd.
Sonardyne International Ltd.
Sonavision Ltd.
Sonotronics Ltd.
Sound Metrics Corp.
Sound Ocean Systems Inc.
SouthCoast Development Partnership
Specialist Subsea Services Ltd.
Star-Oddi HF
STC B.V.
Stema Survey Services BV
Strategic Offshore Research Ltd.
Studio Ing. BanFi SAS
Sub-Atlantic Ltd.
Submarine Manufacturing
& Products Ltd.
Submersible Systems Inc.
Subsea Supplies Ltd.
Sun Star Electric LP
Swale Oceanographic
Systea S.p.A
TDI-Brooks International Inc.
Tech Safe Systems Ltd.
Technopôle Brest Iroise
TechWorks
Teledyne Benthos Inc.
Teledyne D.G. O’Brien
Teledyne Geophysical Instruments
Teledyne Impulse
Teledyne Odom Hydrographic Inc.
Teledyne RD Instruments Inc.
Teledyne TSS Ltd.
Teledyne Webb Research
The Acclaimed Software Co. Ltd.
The OceanScience Group Ltd.
Titanium Engineers Inc.
Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Ltd. Trelleborg Offshore
Trelleborg Protective Products
Trico Marine Group
Trimble Navigation Ltd.
Trinity House
TriOS Optical Sensors GmbH
Tritech International Ltd.
Tritex NDT Ltd.
Triton Group Holdings
Triton Imaging Inc.
TSKA Inc.
Turner Designs Inc.
Turo Technology Pty Ltd.
Tyco Electronics UK Ltd.
UBIFRANCE
UIC Inc.
Umbilicals International
Underwater Surveys (Pty) Ltd.
Unique Maritime Group FZC
UTEC Survey Ltd.
Vaisala
Valeport Ltd.
Var Accueil Investisseurs
Veripos Ltd.
VideoRay LLC
Visualsoft Ltd.
Watson Industries Ltd.
Waveney Insurance Brokers
(Commercial) Ltd.
Werum Software & Systems AG
WET Labs Inc.
Wireless Fibre Systems Ltd.
Wish Software Ltd.
WTSH-Business Development and Technology Transfer Corp.
Wuxi Haiying-Cal Tec
Marine Technology Co. Ltd.
Xsens Technologies B.V.
YeoKal Electronics Pty Ltd.
YSI Inc.
Zetechtics Ltd.
Zupt LLC

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