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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 21 the format and purpose of OTEC they want to be involved. A great example of this is in our Executive Advisory

Committee. When we set out to produce this event, we wanted to make sure that companies and organizations had a voice in the planning and format of the show so I asked Steve Withrow from Trinity

Consulting to head this up and manage it for us. Steve was thrilled and has done a great job, putting together a well rounded group that realize the benefits of and the need for an event like OTEC. The OTEC

EAC has members representing all seg- ments of the market from undersea defense to offshore oil and gas to science. A full list of OTEC EAC members and their bio's can be seen at www.oceantechexpo.com. We are also sponsored by the Marine and

Oceanographic Technology Network or

MOTN. MOTN is a valuable sponsor made up of companies from this industry focused on promoting their technology and services and advancing the industry.

MTR Can you give us insights as to the expected attendee profile?

RH As this is the first event I can say we are doing the obvious, marketing to the people responsible for purchasing and specifying equipment and services for use in the field via MTR, direct mail and online. But ultimately, no one knows bet- ter who they want to attend better than the exhibitor, so we will be supporting our exhibitors with a VIP attendance initiative that will help exhibitors attract key clients and prospects to the event. This level of interaction between the event and the exhibitor is what really makes the

OceanTech Expo unique.

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