Underwater Intervention 2014

By Anonymous

Proquest LLC

Underwater Intervention 2014 will be held February 11 to 13 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference and exhibition is a nonprofit event put on by the Association of Diving Contractors International and the ROV Committee of the Marine Technology Society.

Underwater Intervention's sponsoring organizations are nonprofit, membership-supported, professional organizations. Proceeds from the annual conference go back to member-driven programs that support education and training, provide scholarships and support safety initiatives throughout the underwater operations industries.

History

Until the early 1990s, the Association of Diving Contractors International and the ROV Committee of the Marine Technology Society hosted separate conferences: ROV Intervention and the Diving Symposium. The increased common ground between the commercial diving and ROV industries created an atmosphere ripe for a merger of the two conferences.

In 1993, the first Underwater Intervention conference and exhibition was hosted in San Diego, California. Now, 22 years later, Underwater Intervention has grown to encompass more industries in addition to commercial diving and ROVs, including manned submersibles, instruments and sensors, sonar and acoustics, ocean engineering, marine salvage and shipwrecks, AUV and UUV Technology, deepwater field development, decommissioning of structures and marine education.

Last January, Underwater Intervention was held in New Orleans and covered more than 26,000 square feet of exhibit space. It hosted more than 2,500 attendees from more than 39 countries, and the technical program offered 150 presentations from industry leaders throughout the world.

Attendees

Underwater Intervention caters to oil and gas industry professionals, senior decision makers from international and regional underwater operators, underwater operations service and equipment suppliers, ocean engineering and construction companies, commercial diving and ROV contractors, underwater operations consultants, engineers, project managers and purchasing agents.

Technical Program Topics

More technical program subject offerings have been added for Underwater Intervention 2014 to satisfy the needs of various underwater industries, such as training/retention issues and regulatory changes.

Topics for the upcoming conference include commercial diving, work-class ROVs, small and micro-ROVs, manned submersibles, instruments and sensors, marine education/ academia, decommissioning, ocean exploration and research technology, deepwater field development and marine archaeology.

2014 Highlights

The awards dinner will take place Tuesday, February 11, at the Hampton Inn & Suites located across the street from the Morial Convention Center. Special guest Lew Dennis of Chevron Corp. (San Ramon, California) will be the keynote speaker.

Special features for Underwater Intervention 2014 include a demonstration tank, sponsored by EPIC Divers & Marine (Belle Chasse, Louisiana), a market showcase for additional product demonstrations, and an industry author booth that highlights recent books, which will have authors present for book signings.

There will also be a U.S. Gulf Coast Diving Safety Work Group, a hyperbaric medical refresher workshop and safety environmental management system workshop.

Registration

Conference registration is open and online at www.un derwaterintervention.com. Early registration discounts and society member discounts apply through January 8, 2014.

Editor's Note

Copies of this issue will be available at Underwater Intervention at the Sea Technology stand. For editorial or advertising questions, see Amos Bussmann.

Exhibitors List

The following list of exhibitors was updated as of press time:

ABTEL Universal Technology Inc.

AC Plus Marine

Airdyne Lafayette Inc.

Airgas Inc.

AK Industries

Alpha Rentals LLC

American Diving Supply

AMRON International Inc.

Ansel I Protective Solutions AB

Aqua-Air Industries Inc.

Aqua Lung America

Aqua-Tech Services LLC

Aqueos Corp.

Arc Controls Inc.

Atlantic Diving Equipment

AXSUB Inc.

Bauer Compressors Inc.

Bay-Tech Industries Inc.

BIRNS Inc.

Bisso Marine

Broco Inc.

Cal Dive International Inc.

Casco Antiguo Latinoamérica

Cathx Ocean Ltd.

CaviDyne LLC

Chet Morrison Contractors

Cochran Undersea Technology

Commercial Dive Supply

CompAir - Gardner Denver

Cortland Company Inc.

C-Tecnics

Cygnus Instruments Ltd.

Deep Trekker

DeepSea Power & Light Inc.

Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc.

Del ta wave

Denso North America

Digital Edge Subsea Ltd.

Dive Lab Inc.

Divers Supply Inc.

Divex Ltd.

Diving Unlimited International

Dynacon Inc.

EdgeTech

EPIC Diving & Marine

Falmat Inc.

Fisk Marine Insurance International

Five Star Marine Inc.

Fluke Networks

Fugro Chance Inc.

Germanischer Lloyd (USA) Inc.

GF-Industrial/Latalco

Global Diving & Salvage Inc.

Global Dynamix Inc.

Greensea Systems Inc.

GRI Simulations Inc.

Gulf Engine & Equipment Inc.

Hawboldt Industries Ltd.

IHC Hytech BV

InnerSpace Systems Corp.

Insite Technology

International Ocean Systems

International Special Risks Marine Insurance

Interspiro

Inuktun US LLC

J W Fishers Mtg. Inc.

Jack Vilas & Associates

Javeler Marine Services LLC

John W. Fisk Co.

Kirby Morgan Dive Systems Inc.

Kongsberg Maritime Ltd.

Light & Motion

LinkQuest Inc.

MacArtney Inc.

Mactech Offshore

Marine Magnetics Corp.

Marine Sonic Technology Ltd.

Marine Technology Reporter

Marine Technology Society

Marine Advanced Technology Education Center

Moog

Morgan City Rentals

National Hyperbaric Centre

NCS SubSea

Nuvair

Ocean News & Technology

OCEAN REEF Inc.

OceanServerTechnology Inc.

Ocean Technology Systems

Oceaneering International Inc.

Oceanwide Safety at Sea

Outland Technology Inc.

PAC Stainless Ltd.

Patriot3 Inc.

Pegasus Thruster Inc.

Penn State Applied Research Laboratory

Pipe Line Development Company (PLIDCO)

Polymer Corp.

Pommée BV

Praxair Inc.

Proserv

QUIKRETE

Redfish Rental Inc.

Remote Ocean Systems

ROVSCO Inc.

S.A.T. Systems Ltd.

Saab North America

SeaBotix Inc.

SEA CON Brantner & Associates Inc.

5ea Technology Magazine

Seamar Divers International

SeaTrepid International LLC

Seatronics Ltd.

See Byte Ltd.

Shark Marine Technologies Inc.

Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc.

Sound Metrics Corp.

Southwest Research Institute

Steffen Inc.

Submersible Systems Inc.

Subsalve USA

Subsea Technologies Ltd.

SURFACESUPPLIED Inc.

Survey Equipment Services Inc.

Synthetex LLC

Teledyne BlueviewTechnologies Inc.

Teledyne Impulse

Teledyne Marine Systems

Tetis Group

Trelleborg Offshore

Triton Diving Services LLC

Umbilicals International

Unique Maritime Group

Variators WEBTOOL Ltd.

Ventu retec

VideoRay LLC

Wachs Subsea

Wood Group Integrity Management Inc.

Xeos Technologies Inc.

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