1 Day Symposium: The desalination industry worldwide is estimated at $10 billion and expected to triple to $30 billion by 2016, according to Global Water Intelligence.
Historically, San Diego has been one of the leading desalination R&D centers in the world, and today it comprises one of the principal sectors of the maritime technology cluster in the San Diego region. On January 28, The Maritime Alliance will host a one-day symposium on the technologies and increasingly attractive economics of this important industry. With six major desal projects underway or planned for the San Diego-Baja mega-region, looking at this important issue from a technological and business perspective makes more sense than ever.
Where: National University, Aero Court Campus, San Diego, CA
When: January 28, 2011 from 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Cost: $45 (includes lunch)
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Agenda:
7:30 8:30
Registration
8:30 8:45
Welcome and introduction: "Desalination: a $10 Billion Industry and Growing"
8:45 9:30
Keynote address: "The Technology and Increasingly Attractive Economics of Desalination"
9:30 10:30
Panel topic: "San Diego as a Historic and Leading Center of Desalination Technology"
10:30 11:00
Refreshment break
11:00 12:00
Panel topic: "Desalination Technology Advances Worldwide"
12:00 1:00
Lunch
1:00 1:30
Regional updates
1:30 2:30
Panel topic: "Opportunities in the San Diego/Baja Mega Region"
2:30 3:30
Panel topic: "Related Technologies and Applications"
3:30 4:00
Closing Address and Call to Action
The Maritime Alliance thanks the Port of San Diego for its support and
sponsorship of San Diego Maritime Week activities.
Nov. 13-19, 2010 "2nd annual San Diego Maritime Week"
The goals of The San Diego Maritime Week are to celebrate "all things maritime," to raise the visibility of this important San Diego sector locally, nationally and internationally, and to promote global collaboration. The week kicks off on Saturday November 13th with the second annual educational component to the San Diego Maritime Week - The Maritime STEM Fest, followed by group briefings and The Maritime Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony on board the Inspiration Hornblower on Monday November 15th and then the centerpiece of Maritime Week, The Maritime Business and Technology Summit on Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 16-17.
Nov. 13, 2010 "Maritime STEM Expo, Job Fair & Arts Festival"
Embarcadero Marina Park South, Saturday, November 13 - FREE
The Maritime Alliance is pleased to host the second annual educational contingent to the San Diego Maritime Week - the Maritime STEM Fest! In recognition of the importance of science, technology, engineering and math to the maritime community and the public at large, the festival provides something for everyone. This year the event includes: a display of middle and high school student maritime STEM-related competition projects; a job fair highlighting maritime STEM industries; exhibits of local marine centered organizations; a set of musical performances throughout the day of the STEM Fest; and artwork exhibits with maritime themes or connections. The series of competitions for middle and high school students is an exciting opportunity to reward San Diego's hardworking youth; not only do the winners receive a prize at the competition, but they will additionally display their projects at the San Diego Science Festival in spring. Representatives from various maritime industries will be available to discuss career opportunities within their companies. Community organizations focused on maritime conservation and awareness, research, education and more will again join us. Finally, an exciting line-up of musical groups in addition to artwork exhibits will contribute to the excitement of the STEM Fest. Staged at the beautiful Embarcadero Park South along San Diego Bay, this event is a unique opportunity for all of San Diego to celebrate maritime science, technology, engineering and math!
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Nov. 15, 2010 "Maritime Briefings pre-conference seminar"
This seminar is a day of sessions focused on doing business in the international Maritime Technology industry. The first half of the day will be split into two tracks, one for international companies and one for US companies.
The US company track will include sessions on the US Commercial Service Marine Technologies Team, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Defense Acquisition Challenge Program, and Mentor Protιgι Relationships. The international company track will include panels on Developing Business with the US Military, The Importance of Getting on a GSA Schedule, Foreign Comparative Testing, and other programs for non-U.S. companies. The second half of the day will feature panels on SPAWAR & SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific, ITAR and EAR (realities for U.S. and non-U.S. companies alike) and the Naval Special Warfare Command, among others.
This seminar represents a great opportunity to learn about the maritime technology industry and to be introduced to the San Diego maritime technology cluster and visiting delegations from maritime technology clusters from Australia, Canada, France and New Zealand.
Cost: $100 (includes lunch)
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Nov. 15, 2010 "Gala Dinner Cruise"
The Maritime Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Monday evening, Nov. 15 will be one of the high points of San Diego Maritime Week (Nov. 13-19, 2010) as the San Diego maritime community gathers to celebrate "all things maritime" and recognize leaders in industry and the broader maritime community. It will also serve to welcome international companies and officials from around the world participating in the 2nd annual Maritime Business & Technology Summit on Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 16-17. The Gala Dinner & Cruise on board the Hornblower Inspiration will promote networking and will feature a silent auction of maritime-themed works (proceeds will support internship opportunities in local marine technology companies for youth from disadvantaged and underserved communities).
Speaker: John Orcutt Professor of Geophysics at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), a distinguished researcher at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and a member of the Calit2 Executive Council. John is Principal Investigator for the revolutionary Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI): a network of ocean observing components, and their associated cyberinfrastructure, that will allow scientists to examine ocean processes on global, regional and coastal scales.
Awards: The Maritime Alliance will once again present the following Maritime Awards during the Awards Ceremony preceding the Gala Dinner Cruise: Alliance Building, Educational Outreach, Environmental Leadership, International Maritime Partner, and Marine Science Teaching. The Maritime Museum of San Diego will announce and recognize the recipient of its endowed chair in maritime history.
Cost: $125, or $100 for The Maritime Alliance Supporters. Corporate Table Sponsorships are available for $2,500.
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Nov. 16-17, 2010 "2nd annual Maritime Business & Technology Summit"
The Maritime Alliance is pleased to host the 2nd annual Maritime Business and Technology Summit & Exposition, Nov. 16-17, 2010, in San Diego, CA. The conference focus is to promote maritime technology and business opportunities in the global maritime technology industry. Because of the very large, local maritime technology community and the convergence of academia, government, industry, and military interest, San Diego represents a rich eco-system for US and international maritime technology companies.
The Conference and Exposition is an excellent opportunity for small to medium-sized companies to network with decision-makers representing academia, government, and military as well as to meet potential channel, strategic & technology partners among attendees, exhibitors and speakers. For large companies, it is an opportunity to meet companies from around the U.S. and the world showing innovative technologies that need channel and strategic partners to be successful with large opportunities.
Final Agenda
Multiple agencies and organizations seeking innovative maritime technologies at The 2nd annual Maritime Business & Technology Summit
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking coastal detection, tracking, and identification capabilities along the nation's coastal border. Specifically the southwest border is seeing an increase in vessels smuggling contraband and persons along the coast as the terrestrial border is secured.
The target by which these capabilities will be measured is the following:
A "panga" is a 28-30 foot open vessel of wood and gelcoat construction with no metal fittings powered by a single 150-250hp outboard motor.
A system capable of detecting, tracking, and indentifying (discriminate this from a recreational fishing boat) the vessel described at a minimum distance of 24 nautical miles (in a yearly average off-shore San Diego sea and atmospheric state) is being sought. Items for consideration: sound, RF leakage, heat signature, small radar signature, wood construction, low profile etc...
Representatives from Customs & Border Protection and other DHS agencies will be attending the Summit to look for these and other technologies.
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Staff of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (NOAA) will participate in the conference looking for innovative maritime technologies from around the world. The mission of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is to serve as the trustee for the nation's system of marine protected areas, to conserve, protect, and enhance their biodiversity, ecological integrity and cultural legacy. The Office also has agreements with a number of other countries to help identify technologies and techniques to manage their respective national marine sanctuaries.
The Office is looking for technologies in the following categories:
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August 4, 2010 "Financing & Export Support for Maritime Technology Companies"
According to a recent study, there are 1,000 marine related companies in San Diego, of which over 100 are maritime technology companies. San Diego is believed to have the largest concentration of maritime technology companies in the U.S. and The Maritime Alliance is the recognized organizer of this important cluster. The marine technology sector has traditionally exhibited strong growth - a result of selling multi-use products to a highly diversified, worldwide client base. This seminar will focus on two important and interlocking topics: promoting international sales and financing internal growth, which is typically a challenge for fast growth companies.
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July 23, 2010 "Maritime Robotics Above and Below the Water"
Co-sponsored by the San Diego chapter of AUVSI
With the ocean and coastal economies expected to drive economic recovery and marine technology expected to outpace US industry generally, the diverse hardware and applications in maritime robotics are among the most dynamic of the maritime technology sectors. To highlight some of the innovative work being done in this exciting field, The Maritime Alliance is hosting a morning seminar with panels that will address unmanned underwater and surface vehicles. The panel is comprised of speakers representing a number of different maritime robotic technologies.
"Maritime Robotics Above and Below the Water"
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April 30, 2010 "Opportunities in Developing Ocean-Based Infrastructure Assets"
World Trade Center of San Diego
Conference Room
2980 Pacific Highway
San Diego, CA 92101
As populations and urban development compete for scarce land resources in island countries and coastal areas, planners and civil engineers have resorted to land reclamation. However, this is an expensive and destructive option. Increasingly, places like Japan, the Netherlands and Monaco have turned to very large floating platforms (VLFPs) which can be suitably deployed in high seas for options ranging from housing to airports to oil exploration.
January 29, 2010 "The Coastal and Ocean Economies - A National, State and Local Analysis"
With Judith Kildow, Ph.D., principal investigator with the National Ocean Economics Program
California's ocean economy directly provided approximately 408,000 jobs and more than $11.4 billion in wages and salaries in 2000, and when multiplier effects are included, those numbers increase to 700,000 jobs and more than $24 billion in wages and salaries. The state's coastal economy is more than $1 trillion. As Dr. Kildow's report underscores, "The natural resources of the coast and coastal ocean are a solid foundation for California's economy and these resources must be sustained to maintain the strength in the six sectors evaluated within the Ocean Economy and the much larger Coastal Economy."
California's Ocean Economy 2005 Report
State of the U.S. Ocean and Coastal Economies 2009
California Ocean and Coastal Economies at a glance and state-by-state comparisons
November 14-20, 2009
"San Diego Maritime Week" The Maritime Alliance worked with a number of institutional partners to organize the first San Diego Maritime Week taking place on Nov. 14-20, 2009.November 19-20, 2009 "One-on-One B2B Meetings" held at various locations in downtown San Diego. These meetings included participants of the Maritime Collaboration Summit and other companies.
November 19, 2009 "Maritime Demo Day" at the Maritime Museum of San Diego
November 18, 2009 "Hornblower Dinner Cruise" at the Grape Street Pier
November 18-22, 2009 "SD Bay Wine & Food Festival"
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November 17-18, 2009 "1st Annual Maritime Collaboration Summit" held aboard the Inspiration Hornblower at the Grape Street Pier. This summit was the centerpiece of the San Diego Maritime Week events.
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November 16, 2009 "Maritime Awards Ceremony with Mayor Jerry Sanders & Gala Dinner Cruise" aboard the Inspiration Hornblower with keynote address by Ray Ashley, Ph.D., President, Maritime Museum of San Diego.
November 14-15, 2009 "Maritime Museum of San Diego 'Family Days'" The Maritime Museum of San Diego supported the San Diego Maritime Week
November 14-15, 2009 "Maritime Art & Film Festival" Art Show, Sale and Silent Auction at the B Street Cruise Ship Terminal and Film Viewing at the Maritime Museum of San Diego was one of the San Diego Maritime Week events.
November 14-15, 2009 "Maritime Science Expo" held at the B Street Cruise Ship Terminal, was one of the San Diego Maritime Week events. The free admission Expo promoted STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education related to marine and ocean sciences and was open to San Diego area students.
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May 20-21, 2009 "Port and Maritime Security" exhibition track & panel during the 6th annual The Security Summit in Liberty Station, San Diego.
January 23, 2009 - "BioFuels, BioMedicines & Farming from the Sea... and Maritime Technologies Needed to Develop Them - the intersection of two San Diego growth industries"
Presentation & Panel Discussion:
Paul Jensen, Ph.D. - Associate Research Scientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Paula Sylvia, M.S., M.B.A. - Offshore Aquaculture Program Manager, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute
Shannon J. Williamson, Ph.D. - Dir. of Environmental Virology, J. Craig Venter Institute
November 12, 2008 - "Maritime Law Enforcement and Security" Event
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June 4-5, 2008 - “Port and Maritime Security” category in the Technology Competition and a Port & Maritime Security panel as part of the 5th annual The Security Summit. Information on attending/exhibiting available at: www.thesecuritynetwork.org. (Location TBD).
April 8, 2008 - April 2008 Meeting.
Panel Discussion :Participants will be representatives of nine private companies,
one marine institute and several government and non-profit organizations.
Topic: "The St. John’s, NL Maritime Cluster—a leading maritime center in Canada
reaching across the world"
Friday, February 15, 2008
Panel Discussion : Participants will be representatives of government, military, private sector, research institutions, and universities.
Topic: Making The Maritime Industry Visible: Is There a “Maritime Cluster” in San Diego and is government recognition & support of it important?
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Keynote speaker : Dan C. Boger, Dean of Research, Naval Postgraduate School
Topic: “NPS—the Premier Postgraduate Educational Institution for the U.S. Armed Forces: Technology Development Partnerships and Real World Applications Domestically and Around the World.”
September 14, 2007
Keynote speaker : Mr. Don Kent, President, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute
Topic: “The aquaculture market—a maritime growth industry for the 21st Century”
July 13, 2007
Keynote speaker :Gary Eaton, Director of Operations & Maintenance of the San Diego County Water Authority (and Member of The Security Network Advisory Board)
Topic: "The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) is in the Midst of a $3.4 Billion Capital Improvement Program: The Entity, Its Growth and Business Opportunities in Addressing its Needs"
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
4th annual The Security Summit
San Diego Aerospace Museum, Balboa Park
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May 11 , 2007
Keynote speaker: Barbara Fletcher, Ocean Engineer in Ocean Technology Branch of SPAWAR Systems Center and member of the Core Study Team for the original Navy UUV Master Plan released 20 April 2000 and the 9 November 2004 Update. Ten minute technology talk given by Steve Koepenick of SPAWAR on the importance of the annual AUV Competition sponsored by AUVSI & ONR and its future.
Topic: "Direction, Importance and Opportunities emanating from the Navy’s UUV (Unmanned Underwater Vehicle) program”
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April 20, 2007
Keynote speaker: Dr. Tim Walzak, President, Innovation Development Corp., University of Victoria, and Chair, COIN Pacific from Victoria, BC, CANADA
Topic: "Opportunities in working together: The vibrant Canadian maritime technology industry, an update on the major Prince Rupert Port expansion, and the Oceans 2007 conference in Vancouver."
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March 9, 2007
Keynote speaker: Professor John Orcutt - Associate Vice Chancellor, Research; Director, Center for Earth Observations & Applications (CEOA) of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Topic: "The $331 million NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative - Pushing the frontiers of ocean science and technology"
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February 9, 2007
Keynote speaker: Ing. Carlos Jáuregui, Director of the Port of Ensenada, B.C.
Topic: "Update on the major port project planned for Baja California and business opportunities that are expected to develop with it."
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January 12, 2007
Keynote speaker: Mr. John MacIntyre, Homeland Security Program Manager
Topic: "Evaluation of the Port of San Diego 2003-2006 Strategic Plan & Business Potential in the new 2007-2011 Plan."
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