MATS2017 Full Programme Announced

MATS2017 Line Up Announced For 2017 MATS opened to external abstract submission for the first time, resulting in an exciting programme of presentations and flash talks over three days. Day 1 will see an impressive line up of invited keynote speakers from across academia, industry and government, including Royal Navy, Satellite Applications Catapult, Boeing, Schlumberger, Kongsberg and three universities. The day will conclude with a NEXUSS and Roboacademy student poster session during the icebreaker event.  Days 2 and 3 will feature presentations from industry and academia, giving an exciting snapshot of activity across the four conference pillars:  1. Applications -  Current Reality and Aspirations 2. Enabling Technologies to enhance our understanding of the marine environment 3. "Making systems Smarter" - the advance from Automatic to Autonomy 4. The economic, environmental and  human benefits of autonomous systems The conference will conclude with a MASSMO4 workshop on the afternoon of Day 3, convened by the MASSMO co-ordinator, Prof Russell Wynn (restricted to MASSMO4 partners only). To view the full programme click here  Book Your Ticket to Attend Tickets for MATS2017 are available  here Tickets are priced at £40 perl day or £100 for all three days.  This price includes lunch and refreshments each day and access to the icebreaker drinks and poster session on Monday 13 November  Limited Availability Exhibit Space A limited number of exhibition spaces will be available for the 2017 event, located in the lunch area. Spaces available will allow for 2 x 1 meter pop up banner and a small table for leaflets. For further details please contact Ian Folger, Event Manager by clicking here  UK International Marine Autonomous Systems Regulatory Conference 2017 (MASRWG2017) 16 - 17 November 2017 National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH 2017 has seen significant developments in the regulatory backdrop for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) as the Maritime Safety Committee at IMO have now accepted a scoping exercise into their work programme. Meanwhile the UK MAS Regulatory Working Group have been preparing a voluntary Code of Practice which is expected to be launched at the 3rd Annual Conference. This will take place at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton on the 16 and 17 November. The programme will include key note speakers on both days. Speakers and panels will address issues relating to Regulation, the Human Element and Cyber Security on the first day. On the second day, there will be perspectives from several international speakers and a final session highlighting some of the challenges that lie ahead, notably with Multi-modal autonomy infrastructure and insurance.  For the Full programme and to register for this follow on event after MATS2017 please click here    This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Oceanography Centre · Waterfront Campus · European Way · Southampton · SO14 3ZH · United Kingdom