Events

Maritime Day Program

Maritime Day Program

9 February 2012

0700

Registration Opens 

0730

Continental Breakfast  

0800 – 0830

Opening Session

Welcome Remarks by Mr. Michael Toscano, President & CEO, AUVSI

Special Address by Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Unmanned Systems Caucus and ranking member of Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee in the House Homeland Security Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

0830 – 0900

Naval Oceanography & Unmanned Undersea Vehicles: Past, Present and Future

Captain  Brian Brown, Executive Assistant to the Oceanographer of the Navy

0900– 0930

Office of Naval Research UMS Perspectives

RADM Matthew Klunder, Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research, U.S. Navy

0930 – 1000

Navy Expeditionary Warfare Requirements

CAPT Evin Thompson, Branch Head, Naval Special Warfare, N851, Expeditionary Warfare Division, N85, Navy Staff, OPNAV N851

1000 – 1045

Break


1045 – 1115

PEO LCS Program Update

CAPT Duane Ashton, Program Manager, Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office, PEO LCS, U.S. Navy

1115 – 1145

US IOOS - A Partnership for Lives and Livelihoods

Zdenka Willis, Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Program Office, NOAA

1145 – 1215

Navy UUV and USV Research and Development

Vice Admiral W. Mark Skinner, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy Research, Development, and Acquisition

1215 – 1330

Networking Lunch (provided)  


1330 – 1400

The Evolution of Robotic Capability in the Oil & Gas Industry

Mr. Graham Openshaw, Independent Technology Development Consultant, Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

1400 – 1430

Unmanned Maritime Systems and the O&G Services Industry

Mr. Thomas Chance, President & CEO, C&C Technologies, Inc.

1430 – 1500

Advanced Capabilities for Underwater Robots through the integration of Sensors and Software 

Mr. Bob Black, CEO, SeeByte, Ltd

1500 – 1530

Networking Break


1530 – 1600

Technology Challenges for NOAA

Mr. Craig McLean, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA
1600 - 1630 DAPRA UMS Perspectives 

Mr. Scott Littlefield , Program Manager, Tactical Technology Office, DARPA
 1630 - 1700 Managing Lightning Bolts

CAPT Don Zwick, PEO(U&W), Common Systems Integration
 1700 - 1730 CRUSER: Why another community of interest?
Mr. Jeff Kline, Director, Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research, Naval Postgraduate School, U.S. Navy
 1730 1745 Closing Comments
 
 1745 1845  Networking Reception