OCEANS IN ACTION 2016  August 17-18 2016 John C. Stennis Space Center - Building 1200 Stennis Space Center, MS, USA

As in previous years, Oceans in Action will highlight agencies at Stennis Space Center that support missions relying on marine technology.  The event invites abstract proposals from individuals who have made recent technological advances in any aspect of marine technology. This might include new or enhanced systems, sensors, products, services, models, processes, algorithms, or other technologies. 
Confirmed speakers for 2016 program

Keynote:  Rear Admiral Timothy C. Gallaudet, USN, Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy; Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command

• Dr. Herbert Eppert, Superintendent of the Naval Research Laboratory's Marine Geosciences Division
• Helmut Portmann, Director, NOAA's National Data Buoy Center
• Sharon Mesick; Chief, Coasts, Oceans & Geophysics Information Services and Coastal Data for NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information
• Craig Peterson, NASA's Surface Water Topogrophy Mission
• Dr. Pasquale Roscigno; Chief, Environmental Studies Program, Gulf of Mexico Region at Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

New this year! Technology Showcase and Industry Panels -

Exhibit Tables available to highlight technology company's products and services and Panel-led presentations and discussions on:

• Systems and Sensors
• Big Data Handling and Applications
• Gulf Coast Ocean Observing System
• Blue Economy

VENUE John C. Stennis Space Center StenniSphere Auditorium Building 1200 Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 Tel: (228) 688-2211