Rep. Sam Farr
Co-Chair, House Oceans Caucus
Dr. Rick Spinrad
Chief Scientist, NOAA
Dear attendees,
Once again, the OCEANS North America conference and exposition returns to the exciting and historic Washington, DC area, bringing together scientists, engineers, educators, industry leaders and policy makers. Four days in October 2015 will be packed with technical presentations, tutorials, workshops, networking opportunities and an exhibition highlighting state-of-the-art developments in technologies related to exploring, monitoring, protecting, and wisely using the world’s ocean resources. Over 2,500 attendees, with a broad international representation, are expected.
On behalf of the Marine Technology Society and the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society, the OCEANS ’15 MTS/IEEE Washington, DC Local Organizing Committee is honored to invite your participation in this prestigious event. This year’s theme, “Sea Change: Dive into Opportunity,” will shine a bright light on some of the most critical issues the world faces today and how our community can help society develop solutions to address their impacts and benefit from new opportunities.
We’re extremely fortunate that Rep. Sam Farr and Dr. Rick Spinrad, two such notable figures in the ocean community, have agreed to serve as Honorary Co-Chairs. Their knowledge and experience in marine technology and policy will help us plan an outstanding program.
The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, with modern facilities located directly on National Harbor is the perfect venue to attract a strong local attendance from ocean-related industry, US government agencies, NGOs, the military, and students. And for those coming from outside the metropolitan Washington DC region, there will be easy access to explore the many historic and cultural places and activities in and around the US Capital. We encourage you to bring your families and enjoy Washington and OCEANS ‘15.
We hope to see you there!
Rusty Mirick
Jim Barbera
Every autumn, OES and MTS sponsor a prestigious conference/exhibition that draws an international audience of 2,000+ to take advantage of:
This theme was selected to focus on the challenges and opportunities related to oceanic changes and our ability to mitigate and ...
The annual OCEANS North America conference/exhibition rotates among locations with significant maritime communities.
Submissions related to OCEANS ’15 Local and MTS/IEEE Core Topics will be considered.
On behalf of MTS and IEEE-OES, we would like to invite everyone who has an interest in technology and engineering related to the oceans to join us October 19-22, 2015 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.
peer-reviewed papers from industry, academia & government
including core topics and Local Topics with broad international interest
packed with technical presentations, tutorials, workshops student posters & social functions
displays and demonstrations of the latest products & services
