Meeting

The 2024 RVTEC Meeting will take place October 21-25, 2024, at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH – Holloway Commons.

Monday October 21 will be dedicated to Cyberinfrastructure, Cybersecurity, and related Satellite Communications content. 

October 22-24 will consist of morning plenary presentations and updates with afternoon breakouts for dedicated subjects and a tour of the Chase Ocean Engineering Laboratory, where you can see demonstrations in the CCOM Visualization Lab, see the ASV lab, and learn about the research going on.

Friday October 25 will consist of an optional training day.  Three simultaneous training sessions will be offered this year.

Option 1:  Full Day [8:00am-4:30pm]

MAC Training – Limited to 24 participants

Location: UNH New Castle pier facility, Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex, R/V Gulf Surveyor.

Title: Multibeam Quality Assurance Training on R/V Gulf Surveyor

Presenters: Kevin Jerram and Paul Johnson

Description: The Multibeam Advisory Committee (MAC) will run through standard Quality Assurance Testing approaches with a Kongsberg EM2040 multibeam system aboard R/V Gulf Surveyor.  Small groups (5-6 technicians) will complete a “mini MAC visit” in Portsmouth Harbor, including system configuration review, hardware health checks, calibration (“patch test”), RX noise testing, and swath coverage assessment.  This session will use SIS 5 software (same as newer deepwater systems) and the training will highlight any differences from SIS 4 (still in use with older systems).  Data will be processed using QPS Qimera and MAC Assessment Tools.

Note: This training takes place at the UNH Pier Facility in New Castle, NH.  Participants are encouraged to attend the accompanying Kongsberg SIS 5.14 workshop that will also be held at the pier facility.

Title: Kongsberg SIS v5.14 Workshop

Location: UNH New Castle pier facility, Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex, Conference Room.

Presenter: Colleen Peters (Kongsberg Discovery)

The SIS Product Manager (and former Marine Technician) will review the latest features implemented in Seafloor Information System 5.14, which promises exciting new functionalities like automated compression, streamlined Sound Speed Manager integration, enhanced display backgrounds and survey planning capabilities. The session will include a demonstration of SIS 5.14, SIS Remote and opportunities to test drive and ask questions. The SIS Remote demonstration will showcase its configuration and usage, highlighting how it enables remote operation of the EM system from anywhere, requiring only a license and network configuration.

Option 2: Full Day [8:30am-4:30pm]

Fortinet Cyber Security Training

Location: University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH – Holloway Commons Building.

Title: Fast Track Technical Workshop on Fortinet Network Security. [~ 4 hours, 8:30am- 12pm]

Presenter: TBD (Fortinet Representative) 

Description: Fast Track Technical Workshop geared toward FortiGate and FortiAnalyzer. The workshops are designed to promote Fortinet Security by providing hands-on experience with specific Fortinet products and solutions.

Cyber Incident Drills 

Title: Cyber-incident Drill - designing, executing, and maximizing the value of cyber-incident drills on your vessel. [~ 4 hours, 1:00 pm - 4:30pm]

Presenter(s): OmniSOC - VSC Team 

Description: Cyber-incident drills are in some cases required, but in all cases can be a low-cost, high ROI method of improving a vessel’s cybersecurity posture; preparing the crew and ship operator to better respond to cybersecurity incidents; identifying gaps in policies, procedures, and coordination; and improving resiliency. In this 4-hour workshop structured around creating cyber-incident drills, your OmniSOC VCS team will help participants understand the types and benefits of various cyber-incident drills while tailoring them to each operator’s specific needs.

Option 3: Half Day [8:30am-12pm]

OpenRVDAS Training

Location: University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH – Holloway Commons Building.

Title: OpenRVDAS, OpenVDM and Sealog - Introduction and Best Practices for the Ocean Data Tools Suite [4 hours]

Presenters: David Pablo Cohn and Webb Pinner

Description: This session will begin with an introduction to the purpose and design philosophy behind OpenRVDAS, OpenVDM and Sealog, and a walk-through of their installation and day-to-day operation. We will then discuss customization and best practices, as well as most recent developments in the tools and plans for the future.

Lodging:

The official conference hotel is the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, NH. 

You can make reservations using this link: Book your group rate for RVTEC 2024 Meeting. Or you can call the hotel at 603-431-2300 and ask for the RVTEC 2024 Meeting room rate. 

The cutoff date to make reservations is early in the morning of September 20, 2024. Please make your reservations by the evening of September 19. 

Meals:

A light continental breakfast and lunch will be provided Monday through Thursday. Friday, a light continental breakfast will be provided to the people participating in the Fast Track Technical Workshop on Fortinet Network Security and OpenRVDAS trainings. No lunch will be served. People participating in Friday's MAC Training will not have any meals provided. 

Dinner will be provided on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Dinner will not be provided any other day.

Transportation:

Buses from Boston Logan International Airport, MA to Portsmouth, NH can be booked HERE. 

A shuttle bus service will be provided to transport the participants from the hotel to the meeting location.

Getting to the Meeting Venue - Shuttle

Two Buses have been charted to transport meeting participants to and from the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel and The University of New Hampshire. 

The buses hold ~110 passengers and there are ~160 meeting participants.  There will be one departure time on Monday and Friday and two departure times on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Shuttle Bus Schedule:

Taxi and UNH Campus Bus Service

If you miss the buses or need to leave at alternative times there are rideshare services (Uber, Lyft) and a few taxi options:

1. Annies Taxi (603-531-9955)
2. Mercury Transportation (603-502-9468)
3. Portsmouth Taxi (603-431-6811)
4. Abby’s Cab (603.431.4555)

UNH also runs a shuttle service from UNH/Durham to Portsmouth.  You can find more information regarding route, schedule and rates here.

UNH Parking 

Oncampus parking is metered and limited. Please visit the UNH website for Parking Information and for metered locations please see the Campus Map.

Registration:

Registration is now closed. 

We are again using the Whova platform for the virtual components of our meeting, which includes forums, photo galleries and our agenda as well as event announcements. Sometime after registration you will receive an invite to log onto the Whova event page.

The Icebreaker Reception, which is included in your registration fee, will take place Tuesday evening at the Sheraton Hotel.

Unlike previous years, this year your registration fee includes attendance to Wednesday evening's Recognition Dinner. This year's Recognition Dinner will take place at The Gallery at Jimmy's.  If you would like to bring a guest, you can purchase additional tickets at the registration link. We will not have drink tickets this year, it will be a cash bar. 

Please don't hesitate to contact Bridget Harrell-Donze (bridget@unols.org) or Tara Clemente (tara@unols.org) if you have any questions.

2025 Winter AICC Meeting will take place the 8th & 9th of January 2025. The meeting will be at the USCG Base Seattle in the Rainer Room. 

A block of rooms have been reserved at a discounted rate at the Silver Cloud Hotel Seattle - Stadium. You can make your reservation using this link: UNOLS 2025 Winter AICC Meeting or by calling the hotel at 206-204-9800 and asking for the UNOLS 2025 Winter AICC Meeting rate. The per diem for Seattle at this time of year is $188.00 a night. 

If you plan to attend the meeting please RSVP and let us know you will be there: https://forms.gle/cJ1oTY9qozskgEUa6.

If you have any questions please contact Bridget Harrell-Donze at bridget@unols.org.

Looking forward to seeing you!

2024 DeSSC Spring Meeting

• 8 May - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
• 9 May - 8:00 am to 12:00 pm 
• Carriage House, Quissett Campus Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Lunch will be supplied on 8 May.

Conference Hotel

The conference hotel is the Inn on the Square. A block of room has been reserved at a special price. The cut-off of date for this room rate was 04/1/2024. 

Meeting Registration

Please register for the meeting here:   https://forms.gle/D8N7GQkz63zqkrFZA

Location

Carriage House / Quissett Campus

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Zoom Registration

For virtual participation, please register for the Zoom Meeting here: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkd-qgqzktGtZgqZ4XVKHX-VIVXyAfV05c

After registration you will receive login information.  

We do not plan to record this meeting.  If you are interested in a recording for later viewing, please let us know by COB 7 May 24.

Transportation to WHOI

Boston, Logan Airport to Falmouth / Inn on the Square:

There are 2 buses from Boston, Logan Airport to Falmouth / Inn on the Square.  The bus is a comfortable, inexpensive and stressless way to get to Falmouth.  They also have wi-fi.  Have a look at the Peter Pan and P-B bus companies to see which fits best with your flights.   If your flights arrive after the scheduled buses are available, car rental is available.  Contact Bridget@unols.org to confirm.