Schedule of Events
San Diego – In-person, September 19-24
Time | Function | |
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM -check in 10:00 AM Tournament |
Golf Tournament – click here for more info!
*For sponsorship opportunities and to sign-up contact Larry Hagstrom |
San Diego Time | Porto Time | Function |
6:00 AM – 7:00 AM | 14:00 – 15:00 WES | Porto Networking Session – Creating the Ocean We Want |
7:30 AM – 6:30 PM | Registration Open Hours | |
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Move In | |
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Student Poster Competition Orientation | |
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Student Mixer | |
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Ice Breaker Reception |
San Diego Time | Porto Time | Function |
7:30 AM – 6:30 PM | Registration Open Hours | |
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Plenary I 8:00am – 8:15am – Welcome by Alan Kenny (San Diego General Chair) and Robert Wernli (General Co-Chair) & Welcome by Christopher Whitt (IEEE/OES President and Zdenka Willis (MTS President)8:15am – 8:50am – Presentation by Carly Jackson, NAVWAR Chief Technology Officer, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific)8:50am – 9:00am – OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads Address |
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | MTS Annual Meeting & Awards |
10:15 AM | Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting | |
10:15 AM – 7:15 AM | Exhibit Hall Open Hours | |
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM | Morning Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
10:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Free Time for Exhibits and Poster Viewing | |
10:30 AM – 11:00AM | Theater Presentation – Glenair | |
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | |
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Theater Presentation – Sea-Bird | |
1:30 PM – 2:50 PM | Technical Sessions | |
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM | Afternoon Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM | Free Time for Exhibits and Poster Viewing | |
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Technical Sessions | |
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | 11:30 PM – 1:00 AM | Special Session (T2): Panel Discussion – The Role of Marine Robotics in Supporting a Sustainable Blue Economy |
5:00 PM – 7:15 PM | Exhibitor Reception |
San Diego Time | Porto Time | Function |
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Successful Careers While Operating in the Covid19 Environment, MTS Early Career Ocean Professionals and IEEE OES Young Professionals Special Session Breakfast | |
7:30 AM – 5:30 PM | Registration Open Hours | |
8:00 AM – 8:55 AM | 4:00 PM – 4:55 PM | Plenary II 8:00 – 8:05am – Welcome by San Diego General Chair and General Co-Chair, Alan Kenny & Robert Wernli 8:05 – 8:10am – Welcome by Porto Co-Chairs António Pascoal, Eduardo Silva and João Borges de Sousa 8:10 – 8:30am – Ocean Innovation on the way to 2030 – Presented by Ricardo Serrão Santos, Minister of the Sea, Portugal 8:30 – 8:55am – The Ocean Decade: Creating Science for a More Sustainable Future – Presented by Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
8:55 AM – 10:15 AM | 4:55 PM – 6:15 PM | Special Session (W1): The UN Ocean Decade: Sustaining our Future for the Next 10 Years and Beyond |
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Open Hours | |
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM | Morning Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM | Theater Presentation – L3Harris | |
10:45 AM – 11:20 AM | 6:45 PM – 7:20 PM | Plenary III 10:45am – 10:50am – Introduction by Alan Kenny, San Diego General Chair 10:50am – 11:20am – Presentation by Dr. Margaret Leinen, Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM | 7:30 PM – 7:50 PM | OES Awards |
11:50 AM – 12:00 AM | Presentation on the upcoming OCEANS 2022 Chennai, India Conference | |
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | |
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM | Theater Presentation – MRV Systems | |
1:30 PM – 2:50 PM | Technical Sessions | |
1:30 PM – 2:50 PM | 9:30 PM – 10:50 PM | Special Session (W2): Expert Panel: Discussion on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in Marine Technology |
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM | Afternoon Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
3:30 PM – 4:50 PM | Technical Sessions | |
3:30 PM – 4:50 PM | 11:30 PM – 12:50 AM | Special Session (W3): Workshop: Town Hall: Opportunities for Marine Technology in Offshore Wind Development |
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM | OCEANS 2021 Gala |
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | WIE Breakfast Panel | |
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM | Opportunities in Spain: Blue Tech and the Canary Islands Town Hall | |
8:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Registration Open Hours | |
8:40 AM – 10:00 AM | 4:40 PM – 6:00 PM | Special Session (TH1): Tech Demo: Instrument Configuration and Data Management Using RBR Ruskin Software Tools. |
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Open Hours | |
10:00 AM – 10:40 AM | Morning Break in the Exhibit Hall | |
10:40 AM – 12:00 PM | Technical Sessions | |
10:40 AM – 12:00 PM | 6:40 PM – 8:00 PM | Special Session (TH2): Panel Discussion – Connected Oceans with Bristlemouth: Bridging Public and Private Sector to Launch Open Standard |
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | |
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Networking Luncheon – Women Leadership in Ocean Science and Technology Featured Speaker: Dr. Margaret Leinen, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
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1:00 PM – 2:20 PM | Special Session: Town Hall: Women Leadership in Ocean Science and Technology | |
1:30 PM – 2:50 PM | Technical Sessions | |
1:30 PM – 2:50 PM | 9:30 PM – 10:50 PM | Special Session (TH3): Expert Panel: Hadal-class UUVs (Gliders, Landers, AUV, ROV) |
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | WIE/YP/ECOP/Woman Leadership in Ocean Science and Technology Reception | |
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM | Afternoon Break in Exhibit Hall |