The OCEANS 2018 Charleston speaker line-up is chock full of presenters from prominent government, military, academic, and industry agencies. We’re excited to feature speakers and technical presentations from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the International Space Station (ISS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and more.
Featured speakers and agencies are highlighted below; for the most up-to-date information, please download the conference app. We hope you’ll join us at these sessions to hear and learn from the world’s leading voices in marine research, technology, and application!*
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. | K – 12 Educators Workshop at the South Carolina Aquarium |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Self-Guided Offsite Tours |
| 6:30 p.m. | Leadership Reception |
| 7:30 p.m. | Leadership Dinner |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Workshops, Tutorials, & Technical Demonstrations |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Icebreaker Reception (Ballroom Foyer) |
| 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Student Mixer (Ballroom Foyer Patio) |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Registration |
| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Speaker Lounge Open (Room 2) |
| 8:00 – 8:05 a.m. | Welcome, Donna Kocak, President – Marine Technology Society (Ballroom AB) |
| 8:05 – 8:10 a.m. | Welcome, Christian de Moustier, President – IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (Ballroom AB) |
| 8:10 – 8:20 a.m. | Welcome, Jonathan Zucker, Honorary Chair of OCEANS’18, InterTech and South Carolina Aquarium Board Chairman (Ballroom AB) |
| 8:20 – 8:30 a.m. | Welcome with North Charleston Mayor R. Keith Summey (Ballroom AB) |
| 8:30 – 8:31 a.m. | Welcome and Keynote Introduction, OCEANS’18 General Co-Chairs Jeff Payne and John Flynn (Ballroom AB) |
| 8:31 – 9:00 a.m. | Keynote: RADM David J. Hahn, Chief of Naval Research, Director of Innovation, Technology Requirements, and Test & Evaluation (Ballroom AB) |
| 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. | Plenary Presentation – Oceans & Technology: A View Forward Live Simulcast featuring crew members from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer and US Navy Ship Atlantis. Moderated by RDML Timothy Gallaudet (Ballroom AB) |
| 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Break in Plenary Auditorium |
| 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. | Plenary Presentation – International Perspectives Featuring a panel of thought leaders including Max Gruenig, Ecologic Institute US; Dr. Peter Haugan, IOC UNESCO’s; and Scott McLean, Ocean Networks Canada Moderated by Mr. Craig McLean (Ballroom AB) |
| 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Marine Technology Society Business Meeting + Awards (Ballroom AB) |
| 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Speaker Lounge Open (Room 2) |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting + VIP Tours Begin |
| 11:45 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 12:00 – 1:40 p.m. | Lunch in Exhibit Hall |
| 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. | Exhibitor Track Presentation: A Global Fleet for Ocean Observations, Presented by Saildrone** |
| 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. | Exhibitor Track Presentation: Ocean Sciences at the Office of Naval Research, Presented by the Office of Naval Research** |
| 1:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Technical Sessions |
| 1:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Town Hall: The Future of the International Space Station Featured Panelists: Dr. Eric Lindstrom, NASA; Ms. Jennifer Lopez, CASIS; Dr. Paul DiGiacomo, NOAA; Dr. James Goodman, HySpeed Computing LLC; Mr. Johnny Miller, Teledyne Brown Engineering. Moderated by Mr. Sam Scimemi, Director of the ISS, NASA (Ballroom C2) |
| 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Exhibitor Track Presentation: Exploring the Future of Energy – Offshore Wind Energy Experiences from Germany, Presented by the German Embassy** |
| 3:00 – 3:40 p.m. | Networking Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:40 – 5:00 p.m. | Technical Sessions |
| 3:40 – 5:00 p.m. | Special Session: Blue Economy (Global and Domestic Perspectives) Featured Panelists: RDML Timothy Gallaudet, NOAA; Rick Spinrad, Oregon State University (OSU); Ann Ngo, U.S. Dept. of Commerce; Catherine Hogan, CEO of OceansAdvance Moderated by Craig McLean, NOAA (Ballroom C2) |
| 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. | Exhibitor Track Presentation: NASA Earth Science: Understanding Our Planet, Presented by NASA** |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Reception |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Track Presentation: VIP Reception & Know What’s Below, Presented by General Dynamics Mission Systems** |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Speaker Lounge Open (Room 2) |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Career Panel Breakfast – RSVP Only. (Ballroom C2) |
| 8:00 – 8:05 a.m. | Welcome, OCEANS’18 General Co-Chairs Jeff Payne and John Flynn |
| 8:05 – 8:50 a.m. | IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Awards (Ballroom AB) |
| 8:50 – 9:20 a.m. | Plenary Session – The International Space Station: An Oceans’ View from Space Live simulcast conversation with NASA Astronaut Serena M. Aunon Chancellor (MD) Moderated by RADM Michael Silah, NOAA Corps (Ballroom AB) |
| 9:20 – 9:30 a.m. | Remarks, Ms. Heather Walker, Charleston Defense Contractors Association |
| 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Plenary Presentation – Designing for Change: Addressing Regional and Local Coastal Resilience Challenges Panelists: Dr. Anne D. Cope, Ph.D., P.E., IIBHS; The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr., College of Charleston & The Citadel; David E. Rivers, M.A., DHL, Medical University of South Carolina; Mark J. Wilbert, City of Charleston (Ballroom AB) Moderated by Dr. Paul A. Sandifer, College of Charleston |
| 10:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 11:00 – 11:10 a.m. | Networking Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Speaker Lounge Open (Room 2) |
| 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Technical Sessions |
| 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Special Session: UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ballroom C2) |
| 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Town Hall: New Economic Data for the Marine Technology Industry (Exhibitor Theater) |
| 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. | Exhibitor Track Presentation: Know What’s Below, Presented by General Dynamics Mission Systems** |
| 12:30 – 1:40 p.m. | Lunch in Exhibit Hall |
| 12:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Inaugural General Student Poster Session (Exhibit Hall) |
| 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. | Exhibitor Track Presentation: Under Florence’s Wake: Gliders, Hurricanes, and Ocean Observing, Presented by NOAA** |
| 1:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Technical Sessions |
| 1:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Special Session: Wind Turbine Impacts (Ballroom C1) |
| 1:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Town Hall: The Future of the Federal Oceanographic Research Fleet Panelists: RADM David J. Hahn, Navy; Dr. William Brown, BOEM; RADM Michael Silah, NOAA/OMAO; Lisa Clough, NSF Moderated by Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, USC (Ballroom C2) |
| 1:40 – 2:00 p.m. | Coffee Social – Informal Networking among UUV Community (Ballroom C3) |
| 2:00 ‐ 3:30 p.m. | Town Hall: UUVs – Moderated Panel Presentations & Discussion; Featured presenters: Dr. Andrew Clark, Marine Technology Society; Dr. Scott Glenn, Rutgers University; Capt Dixon, Navy, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC); Clayton Jones, Teledyne Marine; CAPT. Craig McLean, NOAA; Dr. Rick Spinrad, Marine Technology Society (Ballroom C3) |
| 3:00 – 3:40 p.m. | Networking Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:00 – 3:40 p.m. | Exhibitor Track Presentation: New Kongsberg Maritime Technology, Presented by Kongsberg** |
| 3:30 ‐ 4:00 p.m. | MTS UUV Committee Meeting (Ballroom C3) |
| 3:40 – 5:00 p.m. | Technical Sessions |
| 3:40 – 5:00 p.m. | Special Session: Opportunities for Private Sector-NOAA Collaboration through the National Oceanographic Partnership Program Featured Panelists: Reggie Beach, Office of Naval Research (ONR); Rodney Cluck, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; Clayton Jones, Teledyne Webb Research; Barry Lyon, Sea-Bird Scientific Moderated by Craig McLean, NOAA (Ballroom C1) |
| 3:40 – 5:00 p.m. | Special Session: Ocean Observations for the Next Decade Featured Panelists: René Garello, Télécom Bretagne; Carl Gouldman, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Office (IOOS); William Kirkwood, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; Jay Pearlman, Four Bridges (Ballroom C2) |
| 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. | Ft. Sumter Museum Open to Gala Guests |
| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Gala at the SC Aquarium and Access to Ft. Sumter Visitor Center *Thank You to Ft. Sumter for your support! |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. | Speaker Lounge Open (Room 2) |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Women in Engineering (WIE) PROGRESS Panel Breakfast – RSVP Only. (Ballroom C2) |
| 9:10 – 10:30 a.m. | Technical Sessions |
| 9:10 – 10:30 a.m. | Special Session: High‐Resolution Seabed Mapping I (Ballroom C1) |
| 9:10 – 10:30 a.m. | Special Session: MTS Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Committee Meeting (Ballroom C2) |
| 10:30 a.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 10:30 – 11:10 a.m. | Networking Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Speaker Lounge Open (Room 2) |
| 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Technical Sessions |
| 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Special Session: High‐Resolution Seabed Mapping II (Ballroom C1) |
| 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Special Session: Social Challenges with a Changing Climate (Ballroom C2) |
| 11:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Special Session: Marine Pollution I (Ballroom C3) |
| 12:30 – 1:40 p.m. | Lunch in Exhibit Hall |
| 12:30 – 12:45 p.m. | Student Poster Competition Awards Ceremony (Exhibitor Theater) |
| 12:30 – 1:40 p.m. | Young Professionals Lunch Meeting – BYO lunch and discuss career-building opportunities with IEEE OES YPs |
| 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Exhibitor Track Presentation: Know What’s Below, Presented by General Dynamics Mission Systems** |
| 1:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Technical Sessions |
| 1:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Special Session: Oceans & Human Health I (Ballroom C2) |
| 1:40 – 3:00 p.m. | Special Session: Marine Pollution II (Ballroom C3) |
| 3:00 – 3:40 p.m. | Networking Break in Exhibit Hall |
| 3:40 – 5:00 p.m. | Technical Sessions |
| 3:40 – 5:00 p.m. | Special Session: Oceans & Human Health II (Ballroom C2) |
| 3:40 – 5:00 p.m. | Special Session: Remotely Operated Vehicles (Ballroom C3) |
*Schedule is subject to change.
**All Exhibitor Track Presentations will be presented in the Exhibitor Theater in the Exhibit Hall, brought to you by:
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