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Future Events

Nov. 13-19, 2010 "2nd annual San Diego Maritime Week"

To foster growth and leverage the strengths of the San Diego maritime technology cluster, TMA works to bring together innovative technologies, their makers, users and integrators to share ideas, discuss industry trends and ultimately create opportunities for collaboration through channel partnerships and other means. After several half-day meetings over the previous two-and-a-half years, TMA held its first conference in November of 2009. The 2nd annual Maritime Business and Technology Summit will be held in November 2010 and will featured multiple international participants and organizations involved in all sectors of the maritime technology industry.

Nov. 13, 2010 "Maritime STEM Expo, Job Fair & Arts Festival"

Embarcadero Marina Park North, Saturday, November 13 - FREE
A display of student exhibits in maritime-related fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; a job fair of companies active in maritime related industries; exhibits and performances of the arts and artwork with maritime themes or connections

Nov. 15, 2010 "Gala Dinner Cruise"

Aboard the Hornblower Inspiration, Monday evening, November 15, 5:30-9:30pm
$100 per person, includes cocktails, dinner and cruise aboard one of the most beautiful boats in San Diego
In addition to the fine cuisine and beautiful setting on San Diego Harbor, this event is an excellent networking opportunity and the premier regional event in the maritime community, with representation from visiting foreign delegations, influential Port officials and Port businesses, as well as across the maritime industry.


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.

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Past Events

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
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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