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Tritech International
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Desert Star Systems

 

 

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VideoRay International Partner Symposium

Micro-ROV Conference for VideoRay Users and Partners
November 7-9, 2005
Key Largo Bay Marriott Beach Resort
Key Largo, FL, USA

VIPS Agenda



Sunday, November 6, 2005
 
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Largo Key Foyer Registration

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by J&S Utility Development

 
Monday, November 7, 2005
 
7:45 am - 10:00 am Largo Key Foyer Registration
Register at the VIPS Office in the Fiesta Key Room at other times

7:45 am - 1:45 pm
 
Palm Key Room
 
VIPS Office and VIPS Store

8:00 am - 8:45 am
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Welcome Breakfast
Opening Remarks by Scott Bentley, President, VideoRay

8:45 am - 9:30 am
 
Fiesta Key Room
 
Adventures in Micro-ROVing
Steve Van Meter, NASA
  Conch Key Room The Universal Navigator: How to Choose the Best Positioning Configuration for Each Job
Marco Flagg, Desert Star Systems
  Grassy Key Room VideoRay Autopilot - Making It Easier for the Operator
Matko Barisic and Nikola Miskovic, University of Zagreb

9:15 am - 1:15 pm
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
VIPS Exhibition
BlueView Technologies
Desert Star Systems
TriTech International

9:45 am - 10:30 am
 
Fiesta Key Room
 
Wide Area Search Under Ice
Dave Phillips & Tom Crossmon, St Louis County, MN
  Conch Key Room The Use of Micro-ROV and GPS Technology to Map Capelin Spawning Beds in Newfoundland Waters
John Wheeler - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre
  Grassy Key Room Recent Developments of a Total Unmanned System
Kamiya Tsuyoshi - Yamaha Motor Company, Ltd.
  Palm Key Room Basic Maintenance, Calibration and Troubleshooting Diagnostic Techniques
Brett Kolb, VideoRay

10:30 am - 11:00 am
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Break

11:00 am - 11:45 am
 
Fiesta and Grassy Key Rooms
 
VideoRay and the World of Micro-ROVS
Keynote by Scott Bentley

11:45 am - 12:15 pm
 
Fiesta and Grassy Key Rooms
 
Manned Undersea Stations and Micro-ROVs
Chris Olstad, Marine Resources Development Foundation

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Lunch
Sponsored by TriTech International

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
 
Marriott Pool
 
VideoRay AutoPilot Demonstration
Matko Barisic and Nikola Miskovic

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
 
Conch Key Room
 
A Picture Is Worth... The Entire Mission
Marcus Kolb, VideoRay

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
 
Palm Key Room
 
Advanced Micro-ROV Maintenance
Bill McGurney and Brett Kolb, VideoRay

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
 
Largo Key Dock
 
VideoRay New User Primer
Dave Phillips and Tom Crossmon, St Louis County, MN
  MRDF / JULs Managing Tether to Avoid Tangles and Snags
CWO Craig Thorngren, USCG and Steve Van Meter, NASA

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
 
Marriott Pool
 
VideoRay 'lympics
Andy Glebas, VideoRay, and Tim Crossmon, St. Louis County, MN

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
 
Palm Key Room
 
GTO Upgrade and Maintenance Procedures
Bill McGurney and Brett Kolb, VideoRay

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
 
Palm Key Room
 
VIPS Office

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
 
MRDF / JULS
 
Rock the VideoRay Dinner Party
at Marine Resources Development Foundation / Jule's Undersea Lodge

 
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
 

7:00 am - 8:00 am
 
Upper Gus'
 
VideoRay Dealer Meeting

7:00 am - 1:45 pm
 
Palm Key Room
 
VIPS Office and VIPS Store

7:15 am - 8:00 am
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Breakfast

7:15 am - 9:00 am
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Registration
Register at the VIPS Office in the Fiesta Key Room at other times

8:00 am - 8:45 am
 
Fiesta Key Room
 
What to Do  if  When You Have a Bad Day
Steve Van Meter, NASA
  Conch Key Room How to Use Streaming Sonar Imagery with Your VideoRay to Detect, Quickly Navigate to, and Identify Targets on the Sea Bottom and Ship Hulls
Lee Thompson, BlueView Technologies
  Grassy Key Room VideoRay in Hydro-Power Plants in Norway
Henning Føsker - Norconsult

9:00 am - 9:45 am
 
Fiesta Key Room
 
Ocean as Aquarium: VideoRay Used As an Aquarium Display
Edward Seidel, Marine Resources Aquarium
  Conch Key Room Murder, My Dear Watson: How to Conduct a Seafloor Survey that Sherlock Holmes Would Admire
Marco Flagg, Desert Star Systems
  Grassy Key Room Different Tanks, Different Deployment Techniques
Jim Wickizer, J&S Utility Consultants

9:45 am - 10:15 am
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Break

10:15 am - 11:00 am
 
Fiesta Key Room
 
Lessons Learned while Using Micro-ROVs for Port Security and other Coast Guard Applications
CWO Craig Thorngren, United States Coast Guard
  Conch Key Room VideoRay PC Pilot
Brett Kolb, VideoRay
  Grassy Key Room Tank Inspection Piloting Techniques
Penny Allds, J&S Utility Consultants

11:15 am - 12:00 pm
 
Fiesta and Grassy Key Rooms
 
VideoRay Research and Development Reports
Keynote by Marcus Kolb, VideoRay

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
 
Fiesta and Grassy Key Rooms
 
VideoRay - Soaking Up Some Science
Kristy Loman Chiodo, Robinson High School, Tampa, FL

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Lunch
Sponsored by Desert Star Systems

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
 
Marriott Pool
 
Edu-ROVERs - Designing and Building ROVs for Education and Research
Kristy Loman Chiodo, Robinson High School, Tampa, FL, and Doug Levin, NOAA
  Palm Key Room Advanced Micro-ROV Maintenance (repeat)
Bill McGurney and Brett Kolb, VideoRay

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
 
Largo Key Dock
 
Side Scan Sonar Primer
Dave Phillips and Tom Crossmon, St. Louis County, MN
  MRDF / JULs  
Target Detection, Tracking, and ROV Vectoring Using Multi-beam Imaging Sonar
Lee Thompson, BlueView Technologies
  MRDF / JULs  
Tritech International Systems Primer
Marcus Cardew, Systems Technologies
  MRDF / JULs  
Desert Star AquaMap Seafloor Primer
Marco Flagg, Desert Star Systems

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
 
Marriott Pool
 
VideoRay 'lympics (repeat)
Andy Glebas, VideoRay, and Tim Crossmon, St. Louis County, MN

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
 
Palm Key Room
 
GTO Upgrade and Maintenance Procedures (repeat)
Bill McGurney and Brett Kolb, VideoRay

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
 
Palm Key Room
 
VIPS Office

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
 
MRDF / JULS
 
VideoRay User Appreciation Dinner

 
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
 

7:45 am - 1:45 pm
 
Palm Key Room
 
VIPS Office and VIPS Store

8:00 am - 8:45 am
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Breakfast

8:45 am - 9:30 am
 
Fiesta Key Room
 
Lateral Inspections at the Panama Canal
Tom Glebas, VideoRay
  Conch Key Room Moving Towards Autonomy
Chris Clark, University of Waterloo
  Grassy Key Room Robot Assisted Crisis Assessment in New Orleans
John Blitch, Blitz Solutions

9:45 am - 10:30 am
 
Fiesta Key Room
Micro-ROV Diving in the Gulf Stream Currents
Steve Van Meter, NASA
  Conch Key Room  
Out of Sight, but Not Out of Mind: The Inspection of Ship Hulls and Underwater Structures
Marco Flagg, Desert Star Systems
  Grassy Key Room VideoRay In Natural Resources Education
Mark Gleason, Michigan Technical University
  Palm Key Room Basic Maintenance, Calibration and Troubleshooting Diagnostic Techniques (repeat)
Brett Kolb, VideoRay

10:30 am - 11:00 am
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Break

11:00 am - 11:45 am
 
Fiesta Key Room
 
Ground-Truthing with Micro-ROVS
Doug Levin, NOAA
  Conch Key Room Improving Capabilities and Skills while Inspecting Tanks
Daniel Stewart, Dasco Equipment
  Grassy Key Room VideoRay in the Great Lakes - Many Missions - Many Problems Solved
Mark Gleason, Michigan Technical University
  Palm Key Room VideoRay Software Development Round Table
Moderator: Marcus Kolb, VideoRay

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
 
Largo Key Foyer
 
Lunch
Sponsored by BlueView Technologies

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
 
Conch Key Room
 
A Picture Is Worth... The Entire Mission (repeat)
Marcus Kolb, VideoRay

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
 
Largo Key Dock
 
Tame that Current!
Steve Van Meter, NASA
  MRDF / JULs Who Turned Out the Lights? - Navigating in Low Visibility
Dave Phillips and Tom Crossmon, St. Louis County, MN
  Marriott Pool PC Pilot and GTO Test Drives
Staff

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
 
 
Closing Dinner
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