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Fig. 2. High resolution sonar image of HMS Scylla.
notable change
Image: SeaBat 7125-SV data of HMS Scylla.
is the combined
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oceanology international 2010
t
he scene is set for oceanology academic sectors it serves as sectors the peer reviewed 2010 conference
international 2010. The biennial such as offshore oil and gas and will focus on the five core technical
exhibition and conference, the offshore renewable energy move disciplines: Navigation & positioning;
world’s premier meeting place for the into ‘frontier country’,” explains hydrography/ geophysics; Marine
increasingly important marine science James coleman, exhibition Manager, environment; geotechnics; and ocean
and ocean technology community, oceanology international “climate observation & Forecasting.
will be staged in London in early change has also bought the relevance each technical area has its own
March 2010. of ensuring our seas and oceans dedicated conference stream and
every two years oceanology are used and maintained with each stream has its own committee
international is attended by the sustainability in mind to the attention headed by an industry expert.
global community of engineers, of an ever-growing number of rob Balloch, of sonardyne heads
scientists, legislators, policy makers organisations and individuals.” the Navigation & positioning stream
and management professionals with oceanology international 2010, committee; andy W hill, Bp america
responsibility across all of the ocean will be held at exceL, London is overseeing the hydrography/
science and marine technology 9th-11th March 2010, is already geophysics stream; paul holthus,
spectrum encompassing sectors larger than the previous show held World ocean council (Woc) is
as varied as ports and harbours in 2008 with only a small amount of looking after the Marine environment
and offshore oil and gas; offshore exhibition space now available. it will element; while pat power, Fugro
renewable energy and defence science see over 500 suppliers of products is responsible for the geotechnics
and technology; homeland security and services from around the world stream; and professor ralph rayner
and aquaculture. exhibiting their products and services chairs the committee producing for
“oceanology international at the three-day event which, in 2008, the ocean observing & Forecasting
continues to grow in terms of was attended by more than 6600 from stream. l
numbers of exhibitors and visitors nearly 90 different countries.
and the countries they come from, organised in association with the For more information, visit
and also as far as the business and society for underwater Technology, www.oceanologyinternational.com
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