Schedule of Events
OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads, October 17-20
Virginia Beach Convention Center
| 8:30am – 10:30am | Student Poster Competition Orientation | |
| 10:30am – 12:00pm | EMERGE Orientation | |
| 12:00pm – 6:00pm | Registration Hours | |
| 4:00pm – 5:30pm | Student Mixer
Please join us for the Student Mixer! Meet your fellow students and student poster competitors in a casual setting for networking, food and drinks. Young Professionals and leaders from Oceanic Engineering Society and Marine Technology Society will be there to orient you to the OCEANS conference and guide you on how to get the most out of your week. |
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| 6:00pm – 8:00pm | Ice Breaker Reception at Virginia Beach Aquarium
The ice breaker is the informal start to OCEANS 2022. It provides an opportunity for registrants to meet and greet others before the formal start on Tuesday morning. The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center provides the perfect setting with all of its exhibits and marine life. Join us for a very special MARACOOS Founder’s Day, honoring our founders Carolyn Thoroughgood, Scott Glenn, Ed Kelly, Bill Boicourt, Wendell Brown, and our beloved local colleague, the late Larry Atkinson. The event will begin with MTS President, Zdenka Willis, the original Director of US IOOS, and Carl Gouldman, the current Director of US IOOS. |
Theme: Action through Innovation
| 7:30am-7:00pm | Registration Hours | |
| 8:00am-9:55am | Welcome & Plenary I
Society Presidents Zdenka Willis and Christopher Whitt
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| 10:00am-11:10am | Plenary II
Oceans Technologies: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and Opportunities for Security and Stewardship. |
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| 11:10am-11:30pm | Future OCEANS Conferences
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| 11:30am-12:00pm | IEEE OES Annual Meeting & Awards | |
| 12:00pm-12:05pm | Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting | |
| 12:00am-1:30pm | Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 12:00pm-7:00pm | Exhibit Hall Hours | |
| 1:30pm-2:50pm | Town Hall: The Next Generation of Big Data Management and Digitalization to Support a Sustainable Blue Economy | |
| 1:30pm-2:50pm | Town Hall: Offshore Wind Town Hall: Discussing Opportunities for Innovation with Industry | |
| 1:30pm-2:55pm | Technical Sessions | |
| 2:55pm-3:30pm | Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
Stop by RBR Booth #604 for a Beer Break! |
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| 3:00pm-3:30pm | Good things come in small packages – Habitat mapping with a small AUV
Location: Sonardyne Theater Speaker: Geraint West |
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| 3:30pm-4:50pm | Special Panel: Ocean Visions – Engineering and Scientific Challenges of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal | |
| 3:30pm-4:50pm | Workshop: How to set up, deploy, and review data from your Signature ADCP | |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | Larry Atkinson Tribute | |
| 5:00pm-7:00pm | Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | OES Members Only Reception |
Theme: HEALTHIER Together – a whole of government, whole of community imperative
| 7:00am-7:50am | Gaining an Edge in the New Blue Economy: MTS Early Career Ocean Professionals and IEEE OES Young Professionals Networking Breakfast | |
| 7:30am-5:00pm | Registration Hours | |
| 8:00am-9:35am | Plenary III
•Dr. Martin Irvine, Director, Submarine Forces
• Dr. Peter Adair, Director, Naval Surface Warfare Center
•VADM(R) Lee Gunn, American Security Project Board of Directors |
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| 9:30am-11:00am | Special Panel: Bridging the UN Decade’s First Two Years (Whole of Government/Whole of Community)
Location: Ballroom One |
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| 10:00am-5:00pm | Exhibit Hall Hours | |
| 10:40am-12:00pm | Technical Sessions | |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | MTS Annual Meeting & Awards | |
| 12:00pm-1:30pm | Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 1:30pm-2:50pm | Special Panel: Planning for Coastal Resilience | |
| 1:30pm-2:50pm | Technical Sessions | |
| 2:50pm-3:30pm | Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
Stop by Arctic Rays Booth #400 for a Beer Break |
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| 3:30pm-4:30pm | Town Hall: Dynamic Surface and Subsurface Obstacle Avoidance Workshop: Transforming Autonomous Applications across the Maritime Value-Chain
Location: Level 2, Suite 1 |
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| 3:30pm-4:50pm | Special Panel: From Innovation to Collaboration: Propelling Ocean Exploration Forward to Meet the Needs of the Future
Location: Ballroom One |
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| 3:30pm-4:50pm | Technical Sessions | |
| 6:30pm-9:30pm | OCEANS Gala at Nauticus Sponsored by VIMS (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) |
Theme: Securing Tomorrow Together (Partnering)
| 7:00am – 8:00am | Women in Engineering Breakfast Panel | |
| 8:00am – 1:00pm | Registration Hours | |
| 8:00am – 9:20am | Technical Sessions | |
| 9:30am – 10:35am | Distinguished Speakers
Dual Perspectives on the Future of Ocean Observing
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| 10:35am – 12:30pm | Distinguished Panel: Public/Private/International Partnerships | |
| 10:45am – 12:00pm | Technical Sessions | |
| 10:00am – 1:30pm | Exhibit Hall Hours | |
| 10:00am – 3:00pm | NOAA CoastWatch Tutorial On Ocean Satellite Data Products And Using ERDDAP and R or ArcGIS To Access And Work With Satellite Data | |
| 11:30am – 12:00pm | OCEANS22 Student Poster Competition Award Ceremony
Location: Exhibit Hall |
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| 12:00pm – 1:30pm | Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | |
| 12:00pm – 2:20pm | Women’s Leadership Luncheon and Town Hall: “Find Your Inner Entrepreneur” | |
| 1:30pm – 2:50pm | IOOS Town Hall: The New Blue Economy: Application of Ocean and Coastal Data Across Sectors | |
| 1:30pm – 2:50pm | Technical Sessions | |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm | MTS/OES Special Session Reception | |
| 3:00pm – 4:20pm | Technical Sessions |
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