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Events September 24-26 EdgeTech Announces 2013 Sonar Training Seminar EdgeTech will hold its annual sonar training seminar in New Bedford, Mass. edgetech.com September 25-26OWET Conference Program Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) announced the program for the eighth annual Ocean Renewable Energy Con- ference presented by the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC). ?Community and Industry: Collaboration, Innova- tion and Opportunity? is the theme of the event that takes place at the Lib- erty Theater in Astoria, Oregon. Session highlights will include an update from NNMREC regarding research projects and development of the PaciÞ c Marine Energy Center, industry and community perspectives on technology innovation, how we can protect the ocean with good business practices, impacts and oppor- tunities for coastal communities, util-ity beneÞ ts, and creative Þ nancing with community involvement. Sponsors include Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, Port- land General Electric, SAIC, Vigor In- dustrial and Stoel Rives. oregonwave.org Sept 29-Oct 2Teledyne RD Instruments ADCPs in Action Users? Conference in San Diego Teledyne RD Instruments said that more than 30 speakers will be present- ing its Acoustic Doppler Current Pro- Þ ler (ADCP) and Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) research and Þ eld work at the companyÕs biennial ADCPs in Action (AiA) UsersÕ Conference, scheduled to take place in San Diego, CA. This year, AiA falls on the tail end of Oceans 2013, allowing many of our customers to combine their travel to attend both events. This popular usersÕ conference is designed to bring the marine commu-nity together to share their ADCP, CTD and DVL experiences. This three-day event boasts 4 concurrent tracks com- prised of over 30 presentations given by experts from around the globe, as well as 18 product/software training ses- sions, and a wide array of Teledyne RDI and co-sponsor dockside and on-water demonstrations. Other event highlights include one-on-one meetings with our Þ eld service team, data analysis clinics, Lightning Rounds Þ lled with Þ eld-prov- en tips, customer forums, a growing list of poster papers, and 22 event co-spon- sors displaying their latest products, software, and technology designed to assist our users. This event also includes numerous social events designed to en- courage networking and a free ß owing exchange of ideas and information. The event schedule can be viewed at: http://www.rdinstruments.com/ pdfs/AiA13_schedule.pdf. For detailed information and online reg- istration, please visit:http://www.rdinstruments.com/ aia2013.aspx or contact:Margo Newcombe T: +1-508-539-6960 [email protected] Feb 19-21, 2014 AOG and Subsea Australia Conferences Merge Papers and presentations are sought for the Subsea Australasia Conference and the Australasian Oil & Gas Conference (AOG), which will merge for the Þ rst time at AOG 2014. The merging of con- ferences will enhance the delegate ex- perience by offering more content and a greater range of sessions with subsea streams incorporated into the Austral- asian Oil and Gas Conference (AOG). Event Director, Bill Hare said the Sub- sea Australia Conference, a joint initia- tive between Subsea Energy Australia, Subsea U.K. and the Society for Under- water Technology will cease to exist in name only. The deadline for conference paper submissions is September 16, 2013. www.aogexpo.com.au September 20-21 Nortek Technical Symposium 2013 Register is now open for the 2013 Nortek Technical Symposium in San Diego, California on September 20-21, Nortek announced.This yearÕs event features keynote speakers from Ocean Observatories Initiative, Scripps Institution of Ocean- ography and Woods Hole Oceano- graphic Institution.Attendees and presenters also include a host of other scientiÞ c researchers, engineers, system integrators and op- erational clients. The Nortek Technical Symposium is an opportunity for shar- ing industry professionalsÕ experienc- es, collaborating for future projects, re-cruiting of premiere candidates in the industry, hands-on technical training, gaining feedback on data collection and analysis approaches, industry-ac-ademic partnerships, product develop- ment suggestions and a relaxed and enjoyable time with peers. Signature Keynote Presentations: - Tim Cowles - OOI VP & Director of Ocean Observing: Overview of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) - Rob Pinkel - Associate Director Ma- rine Physics Laboratory, Scripps: A Brief History of Doppler Sonar Devel- opment at SIO: 1974 - Present.- Glen Gawarkiewicz - Senior Scien-tist, WHOI: Shelf & Slope Processes - Challenges and Opportunities with the OOI Pioneer Array. User Contributed Presentations: Nortek is currently seeking presenters for various topics. A full schedule of events, technical program and registra- tion information can be viewed online atnortekusa.com/2013symposium Featured Event www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 89MTR #7 (82-96).indd 89MTR #7 (82-96).indd 898/23/2013 9:29:48 AM8/23/2013 9:29:48 AM