ONLINE SEMINARS STARTING TO PROVE POPULAR
IIMS has now delivered several online seminars since the start of the year using Zoom video technology as the medium to do so, drawing a combined audience of fifty plus delegates. Audience sizes have been variable, depending on the subject material, with just a handful signing up to hear Luc Verley present ‘Dredging Technology’ from his office in Singapore at 18.00 local time.
‘Mediation and the Marine Surveyor’ delivered by Karen Brain at 17.00 UK time drew a larger, truly international audience including delegates from as far afield as Thailand and Canada.
Most recently on 16 February, Gareth Thomas, Technical Support Team Manager, Speciality Coatings, International
Paint Ltd, presented the ‘Basics of Coating Technology’ from Southampton at 08.30 UK time to an audience approaching 20 online delegates with a further 15 requesting to receive the video and presentation after the event. In his talk, Gareth covered what coatings are, how they are used and how they can be prevented them failing?
One IIMS member who participated said, “The presentation was very good and the topic was very interesting. I learnt a lot. This online seminar format is a perfect means for learning.” Another member said, “With regards to the seminar, I found the on-line format very easy to use, stable and would not hesitate following other presentations in the future when delivered this way.”
Is it easy to join a Zoom online seminar? Yes taking part is straight forward. All you need is
To reserve your place on a future IIMS online seminar, go to
https://www.iims.org.uk/education/online-seminars/
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a device ideally with a camera and a microphone and internet connectivity. Joining instructions are issued in good time before each seminar.
IIMS has in the region of 20 online seminars planned for 2017. If you are wondering what the fuss is about, you
are invited to view the video that was made of Dredging technology on the IIMS YouTube channel for quality and content. Each online seminar lasts no more than 90 minutes maximum and the times have been deliberately flexed so that timings become favourable for surveyors in different parts of the world.
For Dredging Technology go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESKdfqVGyUM
Future online seminars planned are: March 2017 Imaging techniques for surveyors
7 March 2017 NDT ultrasonics testing gauges by Jon Sharland (Tritex)
April 2017 Applying knowledge management in marine surveying
24 April 2017 Expert witness & salvage casualties 15 May 2017 Report Writing
June 2017 Briefing a diver for underwater survey
June 2017 Tonnage theory July 2017 Introduction to dynamic positioning
August 2017 Container lashings August 2017 Cloud and PC Computing
18 September 2017 Report Writing 15 November Expert Witness
December 2017 Surveying and windfarm vessels
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