San Diego Agenda

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
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