Harumi Sugimatsu and Robert Wernli
Well, OES has been busier than usual with several recent events. The biggest is the return to Singapore for the in person OCEANS conference and the many related meetings. We have many reports on the OCEANS 2024 Singapore in this issue. Surrounding this was the need to fill the president and Executive VP positions for the remainder of this year. Congratulations to Brandy Armstrong, our new president, and Mal Heron, our new Executive VP. Enjoy their articles in this issue.
Also included are articles from our Executive Committee that give the latest on OCEANS conferences, Workshops and Symposia activities and planning.
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OES has had a vision to increase the number of student and young professionals (YPs) in the society. Based on the reports in this issue that vision is becoming a reality. Article highlights the OES YP-BOOST and their activities. OES also provides funding to get students to the OCEANS conferences via the Student Poster Competition (SPC) and other events for qualified applicants. This issue contains the SPC winning paper and comments from the participants.
Just prior to the Singapore OCEANS conference, the inaugural Oceanic Engineering Summer School was held. This pilot event drew in 43 eager participants. See the report in this issueNext Summer School is planned to be held after the OCEANS 2025 Brest.
Again, on a larger scale, we have the reports on the OES support of the UN Decade of Ocean Science.
The AdCom election is again on the horizon. We have 14 members in the election for the 2025-2028 positions. They are listed in this issue. Election will open on 6 June 2024.
The planning is well on its way for the OCEANS 2024 Halifax conference upcoming in September. OTC Houston was just held in early May and there is a report in this issue on our participation as one of the OTC sponsors. Also included is a report on the very successful OTC Asia conference held from 27 Feb to 1 March.
Upcoming workshops and symposia are listed in the Conference Calendar and reported by our VP for Workshops and Symposia. Reports on SAUVC 24 (Singapore) ans SusTech 2024 (Portland, Oregon) are included in this issue.
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Our technology committees (TCs) continue to be more active as reported by our VP for Technical Activities. The CWTMA TC reports on their Marine Radar Wind and Wave Measurements for Short Term Forecasts webinar. The Journal EIC again provides a list of recently released papers that are available to our members.
Our chapters have been busy as the reports show. This issue contains the latest on the activities of the Japan and Malaysia chapters.
Have you done something exciting lately? Received an award or professional recognition? Be sure to contact your editors about submitting an article. And don’t miss the Who’s Who in OES article on one of our outstanding members in each issue. Want to participate as a technology speaker? See the Call for Distinguished Lecturer nominations in this issue.
There is a wealth of other information and articles in this issue that we hope you enjoy. And, as always, we’ll close by inviting you to participate in your society. Submit articles and material for the Beacon. Or . . . volunteer for other society activities as a participant or an elected officer. It’s your society and it is here to help you reach your professional goals. Enjoy.