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FEB 2016

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www.sea-technology.com February 2016 / st 27 O ceanology International (OI) 2016 is held biennially and is the global forum where industry, academia and government share knowledge and connect with the marine technology and ocean sci- ence community. This year's event, March 15 to 17 in Lon- don, England, will feature 326 exhibiting companies from 32 countries, over 100 returning exhibitors and 59 new exhibiting companies, making this year the biggest OI of all time. The agenda-setting conference covers not only the tools of the trade but the uses to which they are put by a variety of indi- vidual sectors. There will be vis- iting vessels and waterside dem- onstrations, show features and networking opportunities. All are entirely free to attend. Conference Topics and Highlights This year's program consists of 11 topics: Unmanned Vehicles and Vessels Showcase; Ocean Observing Systems: Marine Tech- nology and Services Sector Role in the Blue Economy; Position- ing and Metrology; Handling Big Data; Marine Renewables; Hy- drography, Geophysics and Geo- technics; Oil and Gas: What's Next for Aging Offshore Assets?; Monitoring Structural In- tegrity: Understanding Risk and Reliability; Aquaculture; Green Shipping; and Near and Far Markets. "Underwater Positioning and Metrology" highlights a series of presentations on day one covering a wide range of topics on leading-edge technologies that will deliver op- erational effciencies and productivity improvements for a number of applications. A presentation from ASV will cover autonomous surface vehicles for survey applications previ- ously requiring a manned vessel. With a maximum decommission spend forecast for 2017, "Oil & Gas: What's Next for Aging Offshore Assets?" will explore the market opportunities and examine technology requirements for what is likely to be a bow wave of activity and emerg- ing projects. The Unmanned Water Vehicle Showcase, March 16 and 17, will be staged in cooperation with the Soci- ety for Underwater Technology and will feature current and future analysis of the AUV and ROV market and technology presentations from the industry. The traditional Oceanology International Careers Day, aimed at graduates and undergraduates from all relevant U.K. universities, will complete the conference lineup. Full details on the abstracts are online at www.oceanology international.com/Whats-On/ Conference. A Truly International Event There are Canadian, French, German, Irish, Dutch and U.S. na- tional group stands at OI 2016, as well as a diving pavilion; and in- dividual exhibitors from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Den- mark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sin- gapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Swit- zerland, Turkey, UAE, the U.K. and the U.S. Vessels and dock-side demonstrations of equipment will once again be a popular feature. In 2014 vessel move- ments proved a record-breaker with 148 movements dur- ing the three days of OI with 1,198 people aboard and a record number of three visiting vessels. Full OI information and registration are available at www.oceanologyinterna tional.com. Editor's Note Copies of this issue will be available at OI 2016 at the Sea Technology stand. For editorial or advertising questions, see Amos Bussmann. ST Oceanology International 2016 ST Conference Preview

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