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S ometimes it is difficult to cover this market and not get caught up in the 'gee whiz' factor. A seemingly infinite group of new products and systems stream to market, designed to explore and work below the water more effective- ly and efficiently. MTR regularly reports on these cutting edge undersea technologies and their application in science, commerce and defense.

However, the recent "GIS Day '06" hosted by the University of New Hampshire — an event that brought students, teach- ers and industry together to share information about the field of geographic information systems — in turn helps us to stay grounded.

The 8th Annual GIS day, as covered by Maggie Merrill starting on page 29, was focused on ocean mapping and exploration vehicle models. Without the marine ele- ment and the support of WHOI, NOAA and the UNH CCOM/JHC, this year's event would not have occurred.

Events such as this, which are held on the local, regional, national and international level, are critical to the long-term health and prosperity of this industry. Time, intelli- gence and monetary investment in these events will help to attract and cultivate the brilliant minds that will shape the industry for generations to come. 4 MTR November 2006 editorial

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Andy Webb..................................3,34

ABS .................................................9

Acergy ...........................................49

Acoustical Society of America..........46

Aker Kvaerner.......................13,15,47

Aker Kvaerner Subsea.....................48

Alex Pullos......................................52

All American Marine ........................26

Alpha Perisai Sdn Bhd .....................13

Alpha Thames Subsea.....................13

American Geophysical Union............46

American Petroleum Institute ...........14

Artec Subsea AS ............................10

Barbara Fletcher...............................5

Battelle ..........................................49

Bluefin............................................18

Bourbon .........................................27

BP America ....................................12

Brian Wilson ...................................49

Chris Minto..................................3,34

Caprock Communications................50

Capt. Maureen Kenny ......................29

Chris Young......................................5

Christian Michelson Research ..........50

Comex Deep Sea Salvage ...............49

Cummins........................................25

Derek Stanhope...........................3,34

DeepSea Power & Light ..................54

Douglas-Westwood Ltd. ...................28

Dr. Dana Yoerger ..............................5

Dr. David Sandwell ..........................30

Dr. Walter Smit ...............................30

ELLA project...................................49

Farsounder.....................................47

Fred Fisher.....................................45

Fred N. Spiess................................44

Fugro.............................................50

Fugro GEOS ...................................52

Fugro Survey..................................52

Furuno ......................................27,52

Geometrics ....................................10

German Federal Office of Defense

Technology.....................................10

GOMTOX ............................................

H2X Shipyard..................................49

Hartmann Logistik GmbH...................9

Harvard University...........................44

Hatlapa ..........................................27

Hydracon .......................................52

Hydroid Inc.....................................49

HYPACK .........................................55

Imagenex Technology......................55

International Industries ....................51

Intl. Council for Expl. of the Seas .....22

IVS 3D ...........................................30

IXSEA...................................47,49,51

James Buescher ...............................5

Jan De Nul......................................24

John H. Ryther................................53

Johns Hopkins University ...................5

Justin Manley..................................49

JW Fishers......................................14

Kongsberg Maritime........................50

Lawrence G. Mocniak......................47

Lindsay Gee ...................................30

LOOP LLC ......................................14

MacArtney Group............................47

Marine Technology Society ..............46

Marlink...........................................50

MBT...............................................47

McMillan Design..............................55

Mermaid Marine Australia ................12

MIRANDA project ............................49

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries..............24

Mooring Systems............................55

National Science Foundation.........5,45

Nautilus Minerals.............................24

NAVSEA .........................................18

Navy's Space/Naval Warfare Center...5

NOAA..............5,7,16,17,22,26,29,51

NorAsian Energy ............................15

Ocean Design Inc............................48

Ocean Marine Inc............................54

OceanTech Expo.............................20

ONR............................................5,44

ORION............................................45

OSIL ..............................................51

OTM Consulting ..............................28

Otto Energy Ltd. .............................15

Paras Marine ..................................27

Perisai Petroleum............................13

PGS Geophysical ............................26

Phillip Rudnick.................................45

Phoenix Intl.....................................47

Professor Louis Whitcomb.................5

QinetiQ......................................18,34

Queiroz Galvao Olea e Gas ..............13

Rashid Petroleum............................47

Reliance Industries..........................52

Reson A/S......................................48

Richard Binks..................................47

Richard Johnson ...............................5

Schilling Robotics ...........................49

Schottel .........................................25

Scripps Inst. of Ocean...........10,30,44

SeaArk Marine ................................27

Seaeye...........................................48

Shell ..............................................15

SITHOS ..........................................50

Society of Underwater Technology ...47

Sonardyne......................................10

Sonavision......................................54

Sonsub ..........................................27

Sound Ocean Systems ....................54

Steve Withrow ................................21

Subsea Resources ..........................49

Sundal Engineering .........................26

Tim Clarke...................................3,34

Teledyne Technologies.....................48

Tiburon Divers ................................50

Toll Holdings...................................12

Triton Imaging............................48,55

Tyco Telecommunications................12

U.S. Geological Survey....................29

U.S. Navy.........................................7

University of Deleware.....................25

University of New Hampshire ...........29

USACE ......................................27,51

USCG.............................................52

Vital Resources Corp.......................15

VT Halter Marine .............................22

WHOI ...............................5,16,29,53

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