
Pasquale Daponte, IEEE MetroSea2022 General Chairman, Maurizio Migliaccio, IEEE OES Italy Chapter Chairman IEEE MetroSea 2022 was the first edition in person after the Covid-19…

The Sixth IEEE OES Underwater Communications and Networking (UComms’22) Conference
João Alves (UComms 2012 General Chair, OES AdCom member) Introduction The sixth edition of the renowned Underwater Communications and Networking (UComms) conference was held from…

The Singapore Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge (SAUVC) and workshop 2022: The 8th Edition
Hari Vishnu, Bharath Kalyan, Venugopalan Pallayil, Rajat Mishra with inputs from SAUVC organizing committee, photos courtesy of Manu Ignatius and Hari The 8th edition of…

2022 IEEE OES AUV Symposium, Singapore, 19 – 21 September 2022
Bharath Kalyan, Venugopalan Pallayil (General Co-Chairs) & Hari Vishnu (Publicity Chair) The IEEE OES AUV Symposium is a collaborative symposium sponsored by IEEE OES and…

Remembering Claude Brancart
Claude’s Friends Note: The following is adapted from the Press Herald obituary on Claude P. Brancart at: https://www.pressherald.com/?p=6401069 Claude P. Brancart 1934 – 2021 BRUNSWICK…

IEEE OES at Sea Tech Week 2022
René Garello (Life Fellow – IMT Atlantique / IEEE OES), Christophe Maes (IRD), Philippe Courmontagne (Naval Group / IEEE OES) Context The Sea Tech Week…

Chapter News (December 2022)
Submit Chapter news to Beacon Co-Editors and OES Chapter Coordinator Japan Chapter The 8th Underwater Technology Forum・ZERO -Hybrid Reported by Harumi Sugimatsu The 8th Underwater…

Women in Science and Engineering – Take-home messages from the WIE panel at OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads
Giulia De Masi, OES WIE PROPEL Laureate 2022-2023, Photographs taken by Jhon Bermudez and Yessine Karray During the MTS/IEEE OCEANS 2022 conference at Hampton Roads,…

IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies
Do you know someone or a small team who have made a special contribution to Environmental and/or Safety technologies? Prof. John Potter, IEEE Fellow, OES…

OES Society Awards (2022)
Jerry Carroll, Chair of IEEE/OES Nominations and Appointments Committees Each year the Oceanic Engineering Society honors several members and volunteers through our various awards. This…

Passing of James R. McFarlane
Robert Wernli and Harumi Sugimatsu, BEACON Editors We recently received notification of the passing of James R. McFarlane on 1 November, in Port Moody, BC,…

Obituary on Pino Casalino
Andrea Caiti, René Garello, IEEE Fellow Giuseppe “Pino” Casalino died suddenly last summer at 73. He was Emeritus Professor at the University of Genova,…

From the Journal Editor’s desk: IEEE Journal of Engineering Early Access Papers (December 2022)
Mandar Chitre, Journal Editor-in Chief Congratulations to the authors of our most recently approved papers for the IEEE JOE. The following papers were published as…

OCEANS VP REPORT (December 2022)
John Watson, OES Vice-President for OCEANS When you read this, I will just be signing-off as your OES Vice-President for OCEANS (VPO). As we move…

From the Vice President for Workshops & Symposia (December 2022)
Fausto Ferreira, Vice President for W&S Nearing the end of the year, it is now time to make a balance and lay down plans for…

Living in the Present and Planning For Our Future Oceans
Brandy Armstrong, VP of Professional Activities, vp-professional-activities@ieeeoes.org, Photographs taken by Jhon Bermudez and Yessine Karray 2022 is coming to a close and I can hardly…

Distinguished Lecturer Roster
Venugopalan Pallayil, Vice President for Technical Activities, IEEE OES The following OES members have been appointed as Distinguished Lecturers for the period 2023-25. The Chapters…

VPTA Report and Outlook for the Future (December 2022)
Venugopalan Pallayil, Vice President for Technical Activities, IEEE OES As my term as VPTA ends on 31 December 2022, it is appropriate that I provide…

From the President (December 2022)
Christopher Whitt, OES President It was a pleasure to see so many of our colleagues and partners together again at OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads. As…

From the OES BEACON Editors (December 2022)
Harumi Sugimatsu and Robert Wernli Welcome to the December 2022 issue of the Beacon. We did it!! OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads was a success. As…

From the OES BEACON Editors (September 2022)
Harumi Sugimatsu and Robert Wernli Welcome to the September 2022 issue of the Beacon. As we mentioned in the last issue, the international participation in…

From the President (September 2022)
Christopher Whitt, OES President The countdown is on to the next OCEANS 2022 in Hampton Roads, VA, USA! We are really excited to see you…

VPTA Column (September 2022)
Venugopalan Pallayil, Vice President for Technical Activities, IEEE OES OES Colleagues, Greetings! I am happy to note that more and more conferences are now being…

Preparing to Meet our Members with Opportunities
Brandy Armstrong, VP Professional Activities It’s been a busy year and I am ready to meet some more IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) members at…

From the Vice President for Workshops & Symposia (September 2022)
Fausto Ferreira, Vice President for W&S We are now in the busiest trimester of OES Workshops & Symposia as you can see in this article.…