- Proposed Meeting Topic/Title :
- Goals and Objectives of the meeting:
- Justification – Why should this meeting take place?
- Chair/Co-Chairs:
Chair / Co-Chairs (required):
Name:
Company:
Address:
Country:
Phone
FAX:
Email:
Chair / Co-Chairs (required):
Name:
Company:
Address:
Country:
Phone
FAX:
Email:
Chair / Co-Chairs (required):
Name:
Company:
Address:
Country:
Phone
FAX:
Email:
Chair / Co-Chairs (required):
Name:
Company:
Address:
Country:
Phone
FAX:
Email:
- Full Name of Co-sponsoring organizations (if applicable):
- Normal Attendance at Workshops is 100-200. Do you have reasons to believe your workshop will exceed that number? If so, explain why:
7.Meeting Duration (Number of days):
8.Preferred Month(s) to hold meeting (submission must be made 9-12 months before proposed meeting date):
9.Why is this time preferred?
10.Preferred Location (city and state):
11.Why is this site preferred?
12.Have similar meetings been held in the past 12 months? YES NO
If yes, when and where:
Number of attendees:
Sponsoring organization(s):
13.Is a similar meeting scheduled to be held within the next 12 months? YES NO
If yes, when and where:
Sponsoring organization(s):
14.Target Audience (define scope - who is this meeting for?)
Industry
Academia
Government
Higher Level Scientists
Entry/Mid-Level Scientists
Graduate Students – How many do you anticipate attending this meeting?
Other - be specific:
15.Which of the following MTS Sections and Committees would be most interested in thismeeting?
Sections:
Canadian Maritime
Florida
GulfCoast
Hampton Roads
Hawaii
Houston
Japan
Korea
Monterey
New England
Newfoundland and Labrador
Puget Sound
San Diego
Washington, D.C.
Technical Committees:
Buoy Technology
Cables and Connectors
Deepwater Field Development Technology
Diving
Dynamic Positioning
Manned Underwater Vehicles
Marine Archaeology
Marine Education
Marine Geodetic Information Systems
Marine Law and Policy
Marine Materials
Marine Mineral Resources
Marine Security
Moorings
Ocean Economic Potential
Ocean Exploration
Oceanographic Instrumentation
Ocean Observing Systems
Ocean Pollution
Offshore Structures
Physical Oceanography and Meteorology
Remote Sensing
Remotely Operated Vehicles
Renewable Energy
Ropes and Tension Members
Seafloor Engineering
Underwater Imaging
Unmanned Maritime Vehicles
16.Proposed Format
General Session for entire meeting
General Session with breakout sessions
- If there are breakout sessions, will they be used for discussion only or will there be scheduled presentations:
- Specify when breakout sessions would occur (each afternoon, second day only, etc.):
- Number of breakout session rooms required:
Concurrent Sessions throughout meeting (no general session)
Other, please specify:
17.Total number of speakers estimated to participate in this meeting?
# of international speakers (specify country for each):
# from academia or non-profit:
# from industry:
18.Will there be a poster session at this meeting? YES NO
19.Will there be exhibits at this meeting? YES NO
20.List other groups/organizations that should be notified about this meeting. Please be specific and
give any contact information available to assist MTS staff in contacting these organizations.
21.List any publications that should be considered for placement of advertising, and contact
information if available.
22.The TechSurge workshop programming committee typically coordinates papers for publication as a special issue of the MTS Journal. Are there any barriers that would prevent publication for this program? YES NO
White papers?
Book?
Topics/Speakers – Please attach an outline of proposed topics and potential speakers.
All speakers must provide a signed a release form for slides and papers.
Email or fax the completed form to:
Chris Barrett
Director of Meetings and Professional Development
fax +1 410 884 9060