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Submit Chapter news to Beacon Co-Editors and OES Chapter Coordinator Hong Kong Chapter The home of the “Future Explore” Reported by Paul Hodgson, Chapter Chair…
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One small step for IEEE – one giant leap for OES
Christoph Waldmann, Chair of the Standing Committee on Standards(waldmann@uni-bremen.de) Stephen M. Holt, Standing Committee on Standards(sholt@ieee.org) Standards are challenging engineers in different disciplines. They feel…
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From the Journal Editor’s desk: IEEE Journal of Engineering Early Access Papers (September 2023)
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…
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‘Changing’ OCEANS (September 2023)
Venugopalan Pallayil, Vice President for OCEANS (VPO) Hello OES Colleagues, Here are some updates on the OCEANS front. I am happy to announce that we…
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From the Vice President for Workshops & Symposia (September 2023)
Fausto Ferreira, Vice President for W&S OES Workshops & Symposia (W&S) are more alive than ever! With record attendances in some cases, newcomers and new…
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VPTA Column (September 2023)
Shyam Madhusudhana, VP for Technical Activities Well, it’s been a pleasant part of the year with some ‘smooth sailing’ in the realm of technical activities.…
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IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society sponsored sessions at Ocean Sciences Meeting, 2024
Brandy Armstrong, Executive VP, executive-vp@ieeeoes.org The Executive Vice President (Executive VP) of IEEE OES is responsible for Governance, Strategic Planning and coordinating with other Societies…
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From the President (September 2023)
Christopher Whitt, OES President It seems like only yesterday some of us were together in Ireland for OCEANS 2023 Limerick, and as you read this,…
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From the OES BEACON Editors (September 2023)
Harumi Sugimatsu and Robert Wernli Well, things have certainly been busy in OES. We’ve been having OCEANS of fun: OCEANS 23 Limerick, Ireland, was successfully…
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A keynote session of ‘UN Decade of Ocean Science’ at UT23
Yutaka MICHIDA, Convener of the UN Decade session at UT23, Professor of University of Tokyo A keynote session entitled ‘United Nations Decade of Ocean Science’…
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Are YOU missing out? Opportunities abound at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
Brandy Armstrong, Executive Vice President Offshore Technology Conference Houston Every year IEEE OES is one of 13 sponsoring academic, scientific, and professional organizations dedicated to…
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Ocean Remote Sensing Technology Committee Report
Ferdinando Nunziata and Paolo de Matthaeis, Chairs of the Ocean remote Sensing Technology Committee The mission of the OES Ocean Remote Sensing The technology committee…
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Underwater Technology 2023 (UT23) with webinar, Tokyo, Japan, 6-9 March, 2023
Masanao Shinohara, Symposium General Co-Chair of UT23, OES Japan Chapter Chair The IEEE OES international symposium on Underwater Technology 2023 (UT23) organized by IEEE Oceanic…
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Who’s who in the IEEE OES (June 2023)
Albert J. Williams 3rd I was elected to the OES AdCom in 2022 for a term 2023 to 2026. Previously I have been OES VP…
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Member Highlights (June 2023)
Contact the editors if you have items of interest for the society Finding the Lost Submarine “Albacore” Tamaki Ura, IEEE Fellow and Life member…
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UNIZG SBC activities report 3-6.2023
Igor Kvasić, Vladimir Slošić, Luka Mandić, Juraj Obradović, Kristijan Krčmar, Matko Batoš As we all gladly witness the revival of fieldwork activities and international visits,…
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A Blast from the Past! . . . Remembering Joe Vadus
Bob Wernli – Beacon Co-Editor-in-Chief and Photographer Stan Chamberlain
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Current, Wave, Turbulence Measurement and Applications (CWTMA) Technology Committee Report
Weimin Huang, Chair of CWTMA Technology Committee CWTMA Technology Committee (TC), is interested in supporting the development and applications of various sensors and methods for…
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OES Leadership Engages with San Diego OES Chapter Members to Revitalize Chapter Activities
Venugopalan Pallayil, OES VP for OCEANS As part of OES vision to be a home for its members and for better member engagement, the OES…
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Chapter News (June 2023)
Submit Chapter news to Beacon Co-Editors and OES Chapter Coordinator Italy Chapter 2022 IEEE OES Mediterranean PhD School Reported byMaurizio Migliaccio, IEEE OES Italy Chapter…
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Obituary for Joseph R. Vadus
Edited by Steve Holt and Robert Wernli Joseph R. Vadus of Potomac, MD (USA), passed away to a greater life on October 17, 2022. He was 93…
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From the Journal Editor’s desk: IEEE Journal of Engineering Early Access Papers (June 2023)
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…
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‘Changing’ OCEANS
Venugopalan Pallayil, Vice President for OCEANS (VPO) Hello OES Colleagues, In my last report I had mentioned about the formation of a new Joint Conference…
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From the Vice President for Workshops & Symposia (June 2023)
Fausto Ferreira, Vice President for W&S Looking at the first half of the year, we can see that OES has had (or is about to…
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From the President (June 2023)
Christopher Whitt, OES President I hope the first half of 2023 has been successful for you and your loved ones. For the Society it has…