Events (Archive)

Workshop: 2010 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)

September 1-3, 2010

1-3 September 2010
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA, USA

Workshop focuses on the latest in AUV technologies for accurately obtaining ocean data, imagery, bathymetry and how best to present the various data sets in an integrated fashion.

Workshop: MOOS DAWG 2010

August 24-25, 2010

The 2010 Working Group Meeting for MOOS developers and practitioners will be held in Cambridge Massachusetts, August 24-25th, on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The objectives of the MOOS-DAWG 2010 meeting are to bring people together who have experience or an interest in using MOOS autonomy middleware and its substantial set of applications, toward the advancement of unmanned autonomous systems.

The format of the meeting will be mostly single-track discussions on

Fielded autonomous platforms using MOOS and/or MOOS-IvP.
Development of MOOS-based software applications.
Panel discussions on best-practices and roadmaps for improvement.
Tutorials.

Conference: AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2010

August 24-27, 2010

24 - 27 August 2010
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, Colorado, USA

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America 2010 is the premiere forum for reviewing, assessing and discussing the successes and shortcomings of current unmanned systems. The conference, with an expected record turnout, will bring together the key leaders and decision-makers in the industry. Officials from government and user organizations around the world will be in attendance and participating in the symposium program.

Demonstration: AUVSI & ONR's 13th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition

July 13-18, 2010

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center
TRANSDEC Facility
San Diego, California, USA

Co-sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), the goal of this competition is to advance the development of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) by challenging a new generation of engineers to perform realistic missions in an underwater environment. This event also serves to foster ties between young engineers and the organizations developing AUV technologies.

Conference: MAST Americas 2010

June 22-24, 2010

The first bi-ennial MAST Americas will take place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington, DC between Tuesday 22nd and Thursday 24th June 2010.

Since 2006, MAST has annually united the major shareholders of global maritime security and defence to discuss and debate future maritime capability requirements and concepts, and consider in-the-pipeline and state-of-the-art enabling technologies.

Conference: International Marine Science and Technology Week (Sea Tech Week)

June 21-25, 2010

Center de congres Le Quartz
Brest ,Fr

Centre of European excellence for oceanography and the marine environment, Brest is hosting the seventh Sea Tech Week, a major interdisciplinary forum for the marine science and technology sector.

Sea Tech Week combines five days of seminars and workshops with a professional trade fair, creating a unique forum for all those involved in the wide-ranging disciplines of maritime research and development.

Conference: Undersea Defence Technology Europe 2010

June 8-10, 2010

Undersea Defence Technology Europe 2010
8-10 June 2010
CCH-Congress Center Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany

UDT is Europe’s only dedicated Undersea Defence Technology conference and exhibition. The event brings together naval procurement specialists, defence scientists and key technology providers for three valuable days of discussion, networking and showcasing new technology.

Conference: Technology Focus Areas for UUV Fleet Operations

June 2-4, 2010

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport RI

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, in conjunction with the NDIA Undersea Warfare Division, plans to conduct an Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUV) Conference in Newport, RI. The theme of this conference is “Technology Focus Areas for UUV Fleet Operations”. The objective is to engage industry and increase awareness of mature UUV technologies or systems that may be candidates for near-term UUV Experimentation and rapid fleet capability insertion. This Conference will provide an opportunity for industry UUV Technology providers to engage with key Navy and Government UUV Stakeholders and obtain a situational awareness update on the evolving UUV Way-ahead; and will help feed UUV technology Roadmaps and upcoming Navy planning and decision cycles.

Conference: Oceans'10 IEEE Sydney

May 24-27, 2010

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Sydney Australia

Showcasing Advances in Marine Science and Engineering

OCEANS ’10 IEEE Sydney is an opportunity to showcase internationally Australia’s capabilities in marine science and ocean engineering. It’s a forum that brings together representatives from universities, industry and government organisations with policy makers, stakeholders and clients. The technical program and tutorials enable us to learn from international experts, to expand our professional network and to update us on the latest advances in marine science and engineering. The exhibition enables us to see and feel the latest sensors, systems, structures, information processing and display tools that are used to probe, measure, monitor and manage the world’s oceans. Also, OCEANS is an opportunity to promote marine science and ocean engineering as professional pursuits worthy of engagement by young Australians.

Special topics for OCEANS’10 Sydney
• Advances in Integrated Marine Observing Systems
• Advances in Marine Management
• Advances in Underwater Imaging and Mapping
• Advances in Understanding of the Southern Ocean
• Advances in Exploration and Recovery for the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry
• Advances in Understanding of the Impact of Climate Change on the Oceans
• Advances in Understanding of Marine Environments in the Western Pacific

Symposium: 9Th International Symposium on Technology and the Mine Problem

May 17-20, 2010

May 17-20, 2010, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey California

Themes of the conference will address technologies related to mine detection, localzation and neutralization, for applications in mine warfare relating to both port security at home and assured access abroad. Special emphasis will be placed on technologies relating to the use of unmanned systems role in the mine problem.

Areas of particular technological interest for unmanned sysyems include:
- Propulsion energy
- Launch and Recovery
- Autonomy and communications
- Sensors
- Navigation, guidance, and control

Workshop: Studying Marine Fish with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)

May 10, 2010

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) have tremendous potential to address research and management issues in the marine environment. In addition to collecting information on ocean conditions, AUV are increasingly being used to determine the distribution and movements of fish populations. A workshop will be held in Juneau, Alaska on May 10, 2010 to discuss this developing technology.

Presentations will be given during the morning session (9:00 – 12:00 AM) by scientists from the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University and the School of Fisheries and Oceans, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Information will also be presented on the AUV tracking study being conducted in the Juneau area this spring by the NMFS, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, University of Alaska, and Rutgers University. The morning session will include a roundtable discussion on the application of AUV technology to research and management issues in Alaska.

An AUV demonstration will take place at 1:00 PM at the NMFS dock in Auke Bay. Both self-propelled and glider AUV will be on display.

This workshop is hosted by the NMFS, Auke Bay Laboratories and the University of Alaska Southeast. For additional information contact John Eiler (Phone: 907 789-6033, email: john.eiler@noaa.gov).

Conference: Oceanology International 2010

March 9-11, 2010

March 9-11, 2010, London
Oceanology International, Oceanology International is the world’s premier meeting place for the marine science and ocean technology community. Oceanology is attended by a global community of engineers, scientists, legislators, policy makers and management professionals with responsibility across all of the ocean science and marine technology spectrum.

Conference: Underwater Intervention 2010

February 9-11, 2010

February 9-11, 2010,
Ernest N Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, La.

Underwater Intervention, Underwater Intervention is the combined annual conference of the Association of Diving Contractors International and the The Marine Technology Society's ROV Committee. Commercial Divers /Diving Contractors, ROVs, HOVs, AUVs, tools and techniques: if you are in the business of getting jobs done in the undersea environment you can't miss the Underwater Intervention 2010

Conference: AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review 2010

February 2-4, 2010

2-4 February 2010
Mandarin Oriental Washington DC
Washington, DC, USA

The unmanned systems industry has realized continuous advances in technology and greater worldwide acceptance, which has encouraged increased industry funding, enhanced frequency of programs and initiatives, escalated levels of public awareness and greater visibility in the public and private sectors.

AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems Program Review 2010 provides the unmanned systems industry with the opportunity to gather and learn the latest information on government and industry programs with each day dedicated to a unique discipline – Ground, Air and Maritime.

Thursday, 4 February - Maritime Systems 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Symposium: Autonomous Maritime Surveillance Systems Symposium

January 28-29, 2010

An Official Event of the: Pacific 2010 International Maritime Exposition
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Australia

Maritime Australia Limited has arranged for the Pacific 2010 International Maritime Exposition to host a dedicated Autonomous Maritime Surveillance Systems Symposium, which will be a focal point aimed at providing exhibitors and potential customers with the opportunity to discuss the latest technology developments, products and capabilities. The Autonomous Maritime Surveillance Systems Symposium will be held over 1/2 days of Pacific 2008 (Thursday 28 and Friday 29 January 2010) and will include presentations by a diverse range of companies involved in the development, manufacture and use of the latest and various autonomous surveillance systems technologies and supporting capabilities.

Demonstration: MassTLC Summit: The Future of Robotics

December 8, 2009

Microsoft New England Research and Development Center
One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 8:30-4:30pm

Join New England’s leading robotic research institutions for an unprecedented look at the future of robotics. The summit will begin with remarks from the Massachusetts Secretary for Housing and Economic Development Gregory Bialecki. Our research briefing will include a dozen labs and culminate with a presentation on technology transfer opportunities. For those interested, there will be tours of seven Robotics Labs at MIT following lunch. Attendees from academia, government, and the private sector will learn firsthand about the latest research coming down the pipeline and opportunities for partnership and commercialization.

Conference: 4th EGO Meeting and Glider School

November 16 - September 20, 2009

The 4th EGO (everyone's gliding observatories) Meeting and Glider School will be held November 16-20 in Larnaca, Cyprus. The event aims to bring scientists, engineers, technicians, students, and industry together to discuss past experiences and future plans related to glider oceanography. It will emphasize the international and operational aspects that gliders bring to oceanography. The school portion will consist of two days after the meeting to allow new users to experience first hand the operation of gliders, from the mechanical design, to programming and communications, deployment and recovery, and data processing. The call for papers is open until October 1st.

Workshop: Maritime Surveillance Systems (PMS485) Technolgy Review

November 9-10, 2009

The Program Executive Office, Littoraland Mine Warfare (PEO LMW), Maritime Surveillance Systems (MSS), Program Manager Ships 485 (PMS 485) requires continuous updates of technology and new concepts to support its mission to provide undersea surveillance systems to the Fleet. Systems are comprised of fixed systems, mobile systems such as Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS), and distributed sensing systems.

To facilitate efficient information exchange, PMS 485 has established a program to periodically review technologies and ideas from industry, government labs, universities, and knowledgeable individuals during scheduled 2-day periods on an annual basis.

Conference: Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference

October 26-29, 2009

AUVSI Lindbergh Chapter Sponsors Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference
Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference

Coronado Island Marriott
Coronado, California - 26-29 October, 2009

A Direct Call for Creating and Sharing the Unifying Story for the Unmanned Systems / Robotics Community

Conference: Oceans '09 MTS/IEEE Biloxi

October 26-29, 2009

OCEANS 2009 MTS/IEEE Biloxi
Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center
Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
October 26-29, 2009
The world's leading conference and exhibition on marine science, technology, and engineering!

Our conference theme “Marine Technology for our Future: Global and Local Challenges” reflects the focus of the oceans community acting locally to help globally. For this year’s event, your Local OCEANS Committee has selected four local topics of global interest. Sessions on Operational Oceanography, Coastal Restoration, Ocean Observing Systems and Lessons Learned from Recent Hurricanes will join our traditional topic areas to highlight recent issues, concerns, and solutions that extend around the globe.

Workshop: 2009 IEEE Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing Workshop

October 14-16, 2009

Alton Jones Campus, University of Rhode Island
West Greenwich, RI, USA

The objective of this workshop is to provide an informal atmosphere for discussions of original research on signal processing techniques with underwater acoustic applications. The intent is to review theoretical and experimental research at an early stage of development.

Conference: Teledyne RD Instruments ADCPs (and DVLs) in Action User’s Conference

October 5-7, 2009

Teledyne RD Instruments (RDI) will host its next ADCPs in Action Users’ Conference in San Diego, CA on October 5-7, 2009.

Teledyne RDI’s users’ conference was designed to bring the oceanographic community together for a lively exchange of information between Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) users, industry experts, and third party manufacturers. ADCPs in Action continues to grow in popularity, attracting upwards of 200 industry experts from around the globe who share their experience and address the topics deemed most important to today’s DVL/ADCP users. Teledyne RDI’s 2009 event will once again be comprised of three simultaneous tracks including: underwater navigation applications; /oceanographic current profiling/waves measurement applications; and water resources flow measurement applications. (Event schedule at: http://www.rdinstruments.com/adcps_action/aia_09/aia_schedule.pdf)

This three-day event will include presentations by 47 industry experts, 17 in-depth product/software training courses, one-on-one meetings with our Field Service team, three new product introductions, poster papers, and 16 co-sponsors offering innovative third party solutions. This users’ conference also includes numerous social events designed to encourage networking and the free flowing exchange of ideas and information.

For detailed event information, please visit http://www.rdinstruments.com/adcps_action/ or contact Margo Newcombe (Tel. +1-508-539-6960 | E-mail: mnewcombe@teledyne.com.)

Workshop: The FeedNetback Workshop 2009

September 23, 2009

Workshop Focuses on Novel Control Methodologies over Wireless Networked Systems

The FeedNetback European project announced its annual workshop taking place in the historic city of Venice on 23 Sept 2009.


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PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 23, 2009 – FeedNetback has scheduled its first annual Workshop in September this year, focusing on methodologies for solving problems in the context of control of networked systems. Acknowledging the increased interest in the field, the workshop takes place in conjunction with the IFAC Workshop on Estimation and Control of Networked Systems NecSys'09 (http://www.necsys.org) in Venice.

First in a series of three, the 2009 FeedNetback Workshop will concentrate on the key issues of design and implementation of feedback over wireless networks, from both a research and industrial perspective. The Workshop is designed for system designers and decision makers including managers and indeed anyone concerned with issues of implementing networked control systems.

Speakers from academia and industry will present their experience with existing systems, with information about the latest advances and the remaining challenges. The Workshop programme places great emphasis on serving the needs of the user community, i.e. companies that own, operate, design, build or maintain facilities and process plants. The programme is organised in four sessions:

a. session comprising 3 keynote presentations giving a overview of the latest research results on control and complexity, computation and energy efficiency from within the FeedNetback work programme;
b. session comprising 2 invited academic presentations from Australia and USA presenting the topics of Communication-Constrained Multi-Agent Control and Model segmentation in Networked Control Systems, respectively;
c. session comprising 3 presentations on the application challenges addressed by the project (motion capture, autonomous underwater vehicles and surveillance systems using networks of smart cameras); and
d. presentations and a panel discussion with a mixture of external speakers from the Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial Automation and Security sectors presenting and discussing applicability of technologies in current and future application domains.

A major aim of the Workshop is to understand the needs of companies to plan and make the transition from conventional feedback systems as easy (and jargon free) as possible. As a part of this the sessions will include audience participation, and attendees are encouraged to submit the questions they wish to see answered in advance, for the presenters to cover that topic. Further discussions with the presenters and other delegates can be developed during the event breaks. All presentations as well as the key points from the panel discussion will be published electronically in the event's proceedings.

The venue is Centro Culturale, Don Orione Artigiannelli, in Venice, Italy. The fifteenth century structure was once used as a convent by Jesuits, was extended by the Dominicans in the eighteenth century and transformed into a public orphanage after the fall of Napoleon. It has recently completed a multi million euro refurbishment to give all the benefits of an International Congress Centre. The venue is within easy reach of Venice Marco Polo International Airport.

“There are several examples of infrastructures which can benefit on the co-design framework we are developing, such as, camera-based surveillance systems, car traffic control in road networks, power grid control, water distribution networks and autonomous multi-vehicle exploration. The problems to be faced require an interdisciplinary competence covering control, communication and computer science, and consequently the need to establish a common language and culture follows naturally.” says Professor Sandro Zampieri, of Padova University and member of the FeedNetback consortium. “The FeedNetback Workshop 2009 will ascertain the state of the art on the subject by involving several leading scientists working on these problems and people from industry who are encouraged to contribute in specifying the research objectives”, he continues.

Intending delegates should register on line at http://www.feednetback.eu/workshop2009.

Conference: The Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Showcase

September 22-23, 2009

UUVS takes place at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.

UUVS is the leading conference for UUVs that brings together professionals from many industries and disciplines to focus on the cutting edge technologies and developments in underwater vehicles.

The two day conference will cover all aspects of UUVs including presenting the new advances in technology and operational use for those involved in underwater environments as well as seminars for those new to the technologies.

Symposium: The 16th Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology Symposium (UUST)

August 23-26, 2009

AUSI has scheduled the 16th UUST Symposium for August 23-26, 2009. This year marks the 30th anniversary of UUST, and a special celebration will mark the occasion. The meeting will again be held at New England Center at the University of New Hampshire.

Conference: AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2009

August 10-13, 2009

The World’s Largest Unmanned Systems Conference and Exhibition:
* View the Largest Display of Unmanned Systems Hardware in the world with over 230,000 gross square feet of exhibit space
* Network with over 300 Exhibitors and 5,000 Attendees
* Listen to 76 Oral Presentations that include program updates and feature the latest industry trends and activities
* Interact with authors from 60 Poster Presentations covering government program updates, technology briefings and operational reports
* Meet with Key Leaders and Decision-Makers
* Focus on all disciplines – Air, Ground and Maritime

Demonstration: AUVSI and ONR's 12th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition

July 28 - August 2, 2009

The goals of the AUVSI student competitions are to provide opportunities for students to experience the challenges of system engineering, to develop skill in accomplishing realistic missions with autonomous vehicles and to foster relationships between young engineers and the organizations developing and producing autonomous vehicle technologies.

The primary emphases of the AUVSI student competitions are learning and outreach. These events are not grand challenges designed explicitly to progress the state-of-the-art. The objective is to produce the people who will push the envelope in the future. Major innovations may be spawned in these events, but this is a by-product, not an objective. Most important are gaining an appreciation for the trade offs inherent in any system design and the lessons learned in transitioning from a working bench prototype to operating reliably in the real world.

AUVSI will be webcasting its International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition online. Visit www.auvsi.org/competitions/water.cfm on Friday, 31 July and Saturday, 1 August to watch nightly recaps or tune in on Sunday, 2 August to watch the finals LIVE from San Diego, CA, USA. Visit the website for more information on the time for the Finals.

Demonstration: Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge - Europe (SAUC-E) 2009

July 13-18, 2009

For the second year running, a Heriot-Watt University team has won the annual Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge - Europe (SAUC-E) – an underwater robot championship organised by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) – scooping a £3,000 prize from sponsors BAE Systems.
Heriot-Watt’s robot, ‘Nessie’, performed consistently throughout the two days of competition, scoring higher than the other seven competing teams. Along with the other robots, Nessie had to perform a series of underwater tasks autonomously including passing through several gates without touching the frames, parking inside a box and following a moving target. The tests all took place in Europe’s largest freshwater tank at QinetiQ’s Ocean Basin in Haslar, Gosport, which is normally used by the Ministry of Defence for ship and submarine trials.
Judge Ben Evans from Dstl’s naval systems department, who has worked with autonomous underwater vehicles with UK armed forces and NATO, said of Nessie: “It was the most robust and effective robot on the day and the team’s hard work has clearly paid off for a second year running. The robot did nearly all the challenges and carried out far more of the underwater course than the others. Nessie has had a long period of development and some of the problems from previous years have now been overcome.”
SAUC-E, which is also supported by Defence Equipment and Support’s programmes and technology group, is open to teams that must consist of at least 75 percent students and be led by students, and is designed to challenge a new generation of engineers to build a vehicle and perform realistic missions underwater.
French team ENSIETA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs des Etudes et Techniques d’Armement) from Brest, Brittany, came second, and the judges praised their use of sonar. Ben continues: “ENSIETA’s robot relied totally on sonar for its guidance system which was very impressive. While other teams had the benefit of multiple sensors, ENSIETA were able to complete many of the tasks using just their
sonar sensor.” ENSIETA received a £2,000 prize from sponsors Thales.
German team Avalon from the University of Bremen came in third. Ben Evans comments: “This robot used cameras and a structured lighting laser system so that it could ‘look’ to see what was in front on it and assess what it was doing so, ‘was that I gate I’ve just passed through?’, ‘is that a buoy?. Another impressive underwater vehicle.”
And a team from the University of Southampton, which supports the overall competition along with the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, came in fourth. Previous winners of SAUC-E, the Southampton team encountered an early fault with their robot – while adjusting the robot’s ballast the Wi-Fi broke – which proved critical to their overall success. But the team still managed to make it through to the final.
SAUC-E is not just about completing the tasks, but more importantly it is about encouraging innovation, fostering ties between universities and industry and looking at ways to advance AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle) technology. SAUC-E which is supported by the French ministry of defence, swaps venues between the UK and mainland Europe.
The innovation prize was awarded to German team University Lubeck and while they didn’t make it to the final, the judges where very inventive with the design of their robot. Ben adds: “The Lubeck team came up with a very novel ‘UV in a box’ design. It was a very simple vehicle with a computer in an off-the shelf waterproof casing and some hand made thrusters. This was a great demonstration of what can be achieved relatively quickly with what is readily available. What’s more this was Lubeck’s first time in the competition making their achievements in the pool even more impressive.” The Lubeck team won a prize of £2,000 from sponsors SALT (Subsea Asset Location Technologies – a Dstl spinout company).
The teams that didn’t make it to the final held a championship competition which was won by the University of Bath with University Lubeck in second place.
SAUC-E organiser Dstl’s Phil Brown said of the event: “Once again students from across Europe have come up with some truly innovative designs that have left the judges and spectators impressed with the talent of these young engineers,
mathematicians and scientists. The tasks we set are not easy by any means and it takes a lot of hard work, time and dedication to build vehicles that will even be able to attempt them. There have been a number of designs and aspects that could possibly be worked upon to be used in military and industry applications.”

Conference: OCEANS '09 IEEE Bremen

May 11-14, 2009

Balancing technology with future needs

Welcome to the OCEANS '09 IEEE Conference in Bremen, Germany

In May 2009 the international OCEANS '09 conference and exhibition will be held in Bremen, Germany. The world’s leading conference and exhibition in ocean science, engineering, technology and management is organised for more than 30 years by the Ocean Engineering Society of the IEEE, the world's largest engineers’ association.

OCEANS '09 addresses scientists, engineers and representatives from authorities and companies, which are active in marine research and technological development. The main topics cover new methods and technologies in ocean exploration.

A number of lectures, organised as special topic sessions, will provide an overview of the latest technological and scientific approaches in ocean research, including recent issues on basic research , and utilisation of natural resources. This is supplemented by an international marine technology exhibition, where leading companies present their products and services in the Bremen Congress and Exhibition Centre.

The technical programme will be complemented by a variety of professional tutorials: Expert presentations partly accompanied by practical exercises offer the opportunity to gain deeper insight into specific technologies and applications.

Furthermore, part of the program will address the future generation of scientists and engineers: highschool students, undergraduates and Ph.D. students from universities. Also during one of the OCEANS '09 Workshops a forum will be given to discuss the future impact of climatic changes on mankind.

Conference: IEEE International Systems Conference

March 23-26, 2009

The 2009 IEEE International Systems Conference will be held March 23-26, 2009 at the beautiful Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

This conference seeks to create an interactive forum for the advancement of the practice of system design, development, and management, across the multiple disciplines and specialty areas associated with the engineering of systems. The conference will provide a venue for systems engineering practitioners, managers, researchers, and educators to exchange innovative concepts, ideas, applications, and lessons learned addressing:

Applications-oriented topics on large-scale systems and system-of-systems in topics noted below:
Systems engineering,
education, standards,
processes and methodologies for the system-of-systems environment
Research opportunities and results relating to system-of-systems

Workshop: 2009 ONR Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology Review

February 9-13, 2009

ONR review of current Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology programs
February 9-13
Royal Plaza in the Walt Disney World Resort
Orlando, FL, USA

Registration is by Invitation only

Conference: AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review 2009

February 3-5, 2009

Join AUVSI members and leading government officials for the unmanned systems industry's premier event on industry and government programs. AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review 2009 will feature over 30 sessions covering the latest information on Air, Ground and Maritime programs. Topics for 2009 include updates on Next Generation UAS, Civil Use of UAS, DARPA Programs, NIST Search and Rescue, Irregular Warfare use for Maritime Systems, and many more.

AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Program Review 2009 in not only a great opportunity to learn about the newest government programs, but also a chance to network with your industry colleagues. All three days will feature ample opportunity to meet and mingle with those in the industry.

Maritime Day Schedule

Conference: AUVSI San Diego Unmanned Systems Interoperability Conference 2008

October 27-29, 2008

Interoperable Unmanned Systems:
Developed by DoD and Deployed for Homeland Security and Public Safety

Unmanned Interoperability Barriers and Accountability:
Realizing emerging interoperability-related legal and ethical risk management opportunities

Architecture(s) for Future Interoperability:
Is the Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) the answer?

Technology Outreach Centers in Support of Section 1401:
Establishing Effective Strategies to Close the Interoperability Gap between DoD and First Responders

Symposium: Using Advanced Technology to Explore the Oceans

October 9-10, 2008

The University of Southern Mississippi's College of Science and Technology will host the eighth T.W. Bennett Symposium with the featured topic "Using Advanced Technology to Explore the Oceans," Oct. 9-10 on the Hattiesburg campus.

Tradeshow: AUVSI Canada Unmanned Systems Expo at SECURE CANADA 2008

September 30 - October 1, 2008

The AUVSI Canada Unmanned Systems Expo is Canada's premier event focusing on the national and international ground, air and maritime unmanned systems marketplace. The Unmanned Systems Canada Expo will take place in Ottawa, Canada, on September 30 & October 1, 2008, in conjunction with Secure Canada 2008, Canada's largest international security tradeshow. Organized in partnership with AUVSI Canada, the Unmanned Systems Expo brings together government, business, technology and academic leaders in the unmanned systems community. The show features the full range of unmanned systems for defense, public safety and civilian markets.

Demonstration: AUVSI and ONR's 11th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition

July 29 - August 3, 2008

The goals of the AUVSI student competitions are to provide opportunities for students to experience the challenges of system engineering, to develop skill in accomplishing realistic missions with autonomous vehicles and to foster relationships between young engineers and the organizations developing and producing autonomous vehicle technologies.

Workshop: Defining Collaboration between Industry and the AUV Applications Center

July 21, 2008

This workshop is an initial effort to structure AUVAC in a manner that provides added value to local / regional organizations. The meeting will provide information as to what AUVAC is doing and what programs it intends to pursue. It will also describe some of the collaborative efforts that are currently underway.

Demonstration: The AUVfest 2008 Expedition

May 12-23, 2008

AUVfest 2008 will be held in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay as a demonstration of 13 AUV systems originally developed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) for mine hunting. As part of a collaborative effort to examine and evaluate the dual use of this technology, eight of these AUVs, and their associated sensors and systems, will also be sent on archaeological missions to shipwreck sites in Narragansett Bay.

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