TECHNICAL TRACKS |
| Cables, Connectors and Buoy Technology (CCBT) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Walter Paul, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Mr. John Flory, Tension Technology International |
| Communication, Navigation and Safety (CNS) Detailed | Grid |
| Conserving and Restoring Coastal Habitat (CHAB) Detailed | Grid |
| Global Cooperation and Outreach (GCE) Detailed | Grid |
| Homeland Security (HOMESEC) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Ms. Pam Hurst, Lockheed-Martin Mr. Bob Bannon, Bannon International Consulting LLC |
| Information Processing, Modeling, and Simulation (IPMS) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Dr. Warren Fox, University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory |
| Marine and Ocean Education (MOE) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Ms. Paula Keener-Chavis, NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration Dr. Sharon Walker, The University of Southern Mississippi, J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium |
| Marine Geodesy (MGEOD) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Dr. Muneendra Kumar, Marine Technology Society, Marine Geodesy Committee |
| Marine Living Resources (MLR) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Dr. Kenneth Foote, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Dr. Wade Smith, Mitretek Systems Very current and pressing topices concerning marine living resources, their conservation and management, are addressed. These include estimation and/or monitoring of both juvenile and mature salmon, herring, and biodiversity; observation and monitoring of marine mammals such as manatees and toothed whales; monitoring ballast water with respect to small invasive species; copepods; and restoring a lobster population. Major interdisciplinary initiatives by the Smithsonian Institution on coral reef ecosystems and a marine science network are summarized. |
| Maritime Law and Policy (MLP) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Capt. Craig McLean, NOAA, National Ocean Service The papers in the Maritime Law and Policy Track are appropriate for the Conference setting in Washington, DC, focusing on the topics that are generated by the latest public policy studies and documents. The current focus on the recommendations of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the applicability of this work to global applications of governance, resource management, international agreements, will be reflected in the Track as well as by many of the plenary speakers. Such further topics of concern to the domestic and international community are systems and approaches to governance, ecosystem based management, marine protected areas and zonation of the ocean for conservation, and several concepts that are developing in law that may govern the advancing elements of technology. |
| Ocean and Coastal Water Pollution (POL) Detailed | Grid |
| Ocean Energy (OENG) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Dr. Anthony Jones, Oases Desalination International, Ltd. |
| Ocean Exploration and Archeology (OEA) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Mr. Brett Phaneuf, ProMare |
| Ocean Industry (IND) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Mr. Michael Kearns, National Ocean Industries Association |
| Ocean Instrumentation (INSTR) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Mr. Michael Harris, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center The Ocean Instrumentation Track contains 5 technical sessions covering sensors and techniques for measuring ocean and seafloor parameters. Papers in the sessions cover: innovative bathymetric measuring techniques; conductivity, temperature and depth sensors; current instrumentation and measurements; and wave and tide sensors. Sessions contain a good mix of papers from industry, academia and government. Additionally an international flavor is reflected in the papers with authors from Japan, Norway, Canada and the US. |
| Ocean Observation Education (OOE) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Dr. Blanche Meeson, Ocean.US/National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Ocean Observing Systems (OOS) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Dr. Andrew Clark, National Office for Sustained and Integrated Observing (IOOS) Ocean.US Dr. Alexandra Isern, National Science Foundation ORION Traditional expeditionary sampling is often unable to capture the spatial and temporal variability of ocean processes nor the periodic events that punctuate these natural variations. Sustained ocean observing systems, made possible through recent advances in robust, in situ sensor packages, sampling platforms, and telemetry systems, provide the means for capturing and quantifying this variability and enable a permanent 24/7 presence within the sea. We have arranged 12 sessions devoted to Ocean Observing Systems. |
| Oceans and Human Health (OHH) Detailed | Grid |
| Oil and Chemical Spills (OILSP) Detailed | Grid |
| Physical Oceanography and Meteorology (OCMET) Detailed | Grid There are five sessions in the Physical Oceanography and Meteorology, OCMET, track. Sessions are concerned with water property measurements, currents and tides, waves including internal waves, storms, climate, tsunami detection, and operational models of oceanic conditions. Also there are topics on national and international programs for observation and policy. Included are papers on measurements of current to great depth, ocean and atmosphere coupling, and predictions of conditions affecting ship to ship transfers. |
| Public Outreach and Awareness (POA) Detailed | Grid |
| Remote Sensing (REMS) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Mr. Gary Mineart, Mitretek Systems Dr. David Weissman, Hofstra University The Remote Sensing Track is comprised of 13 technical sessions and represents one of the largest of its kind in the history of the conference. The sessions are comprised of papers representing a cross-section of remote ocean observation technologies and applications. Key sessions emphasize microwave sensing of marine surface winds and exploitation of the ocean's optical properties. The multi-session special topic 'Bathymetry from Space' is a major feature of the program, examining space-based radar altimeter and hyperspectral mapping technologies and offering papers by several leading scientists and subject matter experts. |
| Signal Processing (SP) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Dr. James Candy, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Sonar signal processing is aimed at processing the raw hydrophone data in order to extract the useful information whether it be for locating a target, mapping a bottom, imaging or just enhancing signals over the background noise. This track demonstrates these applications in a variety of different forms. Each session groups sets of presentations basically solving similar problems. |
| Underwater Engineering and Operations (UEO) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Herbert Herrmann, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mr. Hal Palmer, General Dynamics, AIS |
| Underwater Imaging - Non-Acoustic (UWNA) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Ms. Donna Kocak, Green Sky Imaging, LLC Dr. Frank Caimi, SkyCross, Inc The Non-Acoustic Underwater Imaging track covers topics related to the 'online' collection, transmission, storage, mosaic display, cataloging and retrieval of information collected from advanced imaging and surveillance systems with applications in homeland security, environmental monitoring and assessment, and basic biological research. |
| Underwater Magnetics (MAG) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Dr. Paul Carroll, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City |
| Underwater Systems - Acoustic (UWA) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Dr. Kenneth Foote, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution A number of problems is addressed. These include basic problems of target detection, classification, and identification; propagation and scattering of sound waves; and acoustic effects of the marine environment, including their measurement and exploitation in tomography. Transducer and sonar systems, including their performance measurement and calibration, are also addressed. Synthetic aperture sonar and underwater communications are each addressed in multiple sessions. The many sessions devoted to underwater sound witness to its importance as the natural modality for remote sensing of internal oceanic phenomena. |
| Underwater Vehicles (UWV) Detailed | Grid Track Chairs: Mr. Claude Brancart, IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Mr. Justin Manley, Mitretek Systems |