Agenda
The OCEANS 2023 Limerick event agenda will be continuously updated to reflect Plenary Presentations,
Exhibitor Track Presentations, Special Sessions, and other calendar items as they are scheduled.
Please note: The preliminary Technical Program is subject to change.
| MONDAY 5th JUNE | |
| 08.00– 19.00 |
Registration |
| 08.00-09.00 | Student Poster Competition Guiding Session |
| 09.00-12.30 | Tutorials & Workshops, ½ day and full day. check full schedule here |
| 12.30 -13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30-16.30 | Tutorials & Workshops, ½ day and full day. check full schedule here |
| 16.30-18.00 | OES/MTS Student Mixer |
| 17.00-19.00 | Icebreaker / welcome reception |
| TUESDAY 6th JUNE | THEME: Offshore Wind, Carbon Neutral Energy by 2050 |
| 08.00– 17.00 |
Registration |
| 09.00-11.00 | OCEANS Opening and Welcome Welcome by UL president / other dignitaries Plenary I: Offshore Wind, Carbon Neutral Energy by 2050 |
| 11.00-11.10 | Short Break |
| 11.10 -11.30 |
Future OCEANS conferences:
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| 11.30-12.00 | IEEE OES Annual Meeting Award |
| 12.00-12.05 | Exhibition Opening (ribbon cutting) |
| 12.05-13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30-14.30 | Technical sessions (Parallel) |
| 14.30-15.30 | Networking Break Exhibition |
| 15.30-17.30 | Technical sessions (Parallel) |
| 17.00-18.30 | OES UK and IE Chapter meeting |
| 17.30-19.30 | Exhibition reception |
| WEDNESDAY 7th JUNE | THEME: Sustainable Commercial Use of Seas and Oceans |
| 07.30 – 09.00 |
OES/MTS Young Professionals breakfast and panel |
| 08.00 – 17.00 |
Registration hours |
| 09.00-10.40 | Plenary II: Sustainable Commercial Use of Seas and Oceans Expert Panel: Prof Karen Wiltshire, Vice Director of the Alfred Wegener Institute Prof Richard Neilson, Director UK National Decommissioning Centre Kimberly Blakemore, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Analog Devices Gerard Dooly, Co-director Centre for Robotics & Intelligent Systems, UL |
| 10.40-11.20 | Break Exhibition |
| 11.10 -12.30 | Technical sessions Town Hall: Accelerating Technology Development to Address Climate Change: New Types of Partnerships and Funding |
| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch Exhibition |
| 14.00-15.30 | Technical sessions (Parallel) |
| 15.30-16.20 | Networking Break Exhibition |
| 16.20-17.30 | Technical sessions (Parallel) |
| 18.20-22.00 | Gala dinner |
| THURSDAY 8th JUNE | THEME: Ocean Health and Resilience |
| 07.30 – 09.00 |
OES Women in Engineering Breakfast and panel |
| 08.00– 14.00 |
Registration |
| 09.00-10.40 | Plenary III: Ocean Health and Resilience Keynote: Peter Heffernan, Ocean Ambassador & Special Advisor of Board of Directors, Oceano Azul Foundation Moderator: Karen Coleman, Award Winning Irish Journalist Expert Panel: Craig N. McLean, Former Chief Scientist and Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Assistant Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sigi Gruber, Active Senior Advisor European Commission Carol Anne Clayson, Director for Research Strategy and Innovation WHOI and Senior Scientist, WHOI Paul Connolly, CEO Marine Institute Ireland |
| 10.40 -11.10 | Break |
| 11.10 -12.50 | Technical sessions (Parallel) |
| 12.30-14.00 | MTS Women Leadership in Marine Technology and Science Lunch and panel |
| 12.50-14.00 | Lunch (Exhibition Close) |
| 14.00-15.30 | Technical sessions (Parallel) |
| 15.30-15.40 | Break |
| 15.40-17.20 | Technical sessions (Parallel) |
Innovation Theater
Schedule at a Glance
Tuesday, 5th June:
13.00 – 13.20
15.00 -15.20
17.30 – 18.00
Wednesday, 6th June:
10.40 – 11.00
15.40 – 16.20
Thursday, 7th June:
10.40 – 11.10
13.30 -14.00
Exhibit Hall Hours at a Glance
Tuesday, June 6:
12.05 – 19.30 OPEN
17.30 – 19.30 Exhibitors Reception
Wednesday, June 7:
8.30-18.30 OPEN
10.00 -11.20 Morning Break
12:40-14.00 Lunch
15.40 – 16.20 Afternoon Break
17.30 -19.00, Happy Hour
Thursday, June 8:
8.00-15.30 OPEN
10.00 -10:30 Morning Break
12:50-14.00 Lunch
15.30 CLOSING