
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…

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…

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.…

OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads and After
John Watson, OES Vice-President for OCEANS The OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads (Virginia Beach Conference Center, 17-20 October 2022) conference is now almost upon us. You…

Chapter News (September 2022)
Submit Chapter news to Beacon Co-Editors and OES Chapter Coordinator Malaysia Chapter 3rd Multi-Object Collision Avoidance for a Riverine Autonomous Surface Vehicle Reported by Zainah…

The Robotics for Asset Maintenance and Inspection (RAMI) 2022
Gabriele Ferri1, Alessandro Faggiani2, Tommaso Fabbri2, and Fausto Ferreira3 1RAMI 2022 Technical Director 2RAMI2022 Deputy Technical Director 3RAMI 2022 Head Judge, VP Workshops & Symposia…

A Blast from the Past! . . . Student Poster Competitions
Bob Wernli – Beacon Co-Editor-in-Chief and Photographer Stan Chamberlain A major effort in OES is to ensure that we have an excellent Student Poster Competition…

Member Highlights (September 2022)
Contact the editors if you have items of interest for the society International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV) and International Congress on Acoustics…

UNIZG SBC half-year activities report March – July 2022
Nadir Kapetanović, Anja Babić, Ivan Lončar, Igor Kvasić, Vladimir Slošić, Allan Badian Introduction It was a busy start of the year for members of the…

OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads is on the Horizon
Ray Toll, OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads Co-Chair OCEANS 2022 Hampton Roads is just a few months away, and all the planning since 2017 is about…

From the Vice President for Workshops & Symposia
Fausto Ferreira, Vice President for W&S We are now almost in the middle of 2022 and while we had only one major conference (besides OCEANS…

OCEANS Conferences 2022 and beyond
John Watson, OES Vice-President for OCEANS The OCEANS 2022 Chennai conference has now been and gone. This was the first time that OCEANS reached out…

Continue to Broaden Your Horizons – An Experience of Attending OCEANS 2022 Chennai Virtually
Yang Weng (The University of Tokyo), OCEANS 2022 Chennai SPC winner The OCEANS Conference is a worldwide event for maritime professionals to share their research…

Offshore Technology Conference Showcases the Energy Evolution
Brandy Armstrong, VP for Professional Activities and OTC Marketing IEEE OES Senior past president and OTC board director Jerry Carol, President Christopher Whitt and Vice…

OTC Asia 2022 Report
Mal Heron, OTC Asia Oversight Committee Member OTC Asia 2022 was held as a hybrid event in Kuala Lumpur on 22-25 March on the theme…

A Report on the IEEE OES Sponsored Sessions at Oceans Sciences Meeting 2022 (OSM22)
Venugopalan Pallayil, Jay Pearlman, René Garello OES has been a technical sponsor for the OSM22 Meeting held during Feb 27th to Mar 4th. This is…
From the Vice President for Workshops & Symposia (March 2022)
Fausto Ferreira, Vice President for W&S As mentioned in the last Beacon, the Guidelines for Workshops & Symposia Organization have been updated and approved. Thanks…

OCEANS Conferences 2022
John Watson, OES Vice-President for OCEANS By the time you read this OCEANS 2022 Chennai (https://chennai22.oceansconference.org ) will, in all probability, be over. The impact…

University of Victoria Submarine Racing Club
Josh Fernandes (OES student member), and team members The members of the University of Victoria submarine racing club (UVSRC) are a diverse bunch, ranging from…

Underwater Robot Competition @ Techno-Ocean2021
Co-chairs: Masakazu Arima (Osaka Prefecture University) and Kazuo Ishii (Kyushu Institute of Technology) Introduction The Underwater Robot Competition was held at Kobe Port Island Sports…

2021 International Symposium on Ocean Technology (SYMPOL 2021)
Supriya M.H., Chairperson, SYMPOL 2021 Arun A. Balakrishnan, Coordinator, SYMPOL 2021 Introduction The 2021 International Symposium on Ocean Technology (SYMPOL 2021), addressing the Global Oceans,…

The Fifth IEEE OES Underwater Communications and Networking (UComms21) Conference
João Alves (UComms 2021 General Chair), OES AdCom member The UComms conference series, Organised by the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), is…