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ANNUAL DYNAMIC POSITIONING CONFERENCE
SEPTEMBER 17-18, 2002
HOUSTON
High tech, advanced and cutting-edge technology were the order of the day at the Marine Technology Society's DP conference.
Mike Krall, Vice President Worldwide Drilling with ExxonMobil introduced the conference with an overview of the benefits of DP
for ExxonMobil's deepwater activities and a candid discussion of the company's future DP expectations,setting the tone for the two-day symposium.
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Wide variety of subjects.
Over twenty presentations from an International group of speakers then followed, and covered a wide variety of subjects, including design, power management, acoustic positioning, control systems, workboats and thrusters. A panel discussion, hosted by leading DP users, allowed operators to share their experiences, insights and solutions with the audience. |
Exhibition of services & products
Over 200 people attended the conference, representing 14 different countries and included delegates from as far away as Japan, Singapore and Lithuania. In addition, twenty-three companies exhibited their products and services and were available throughout the conference to meet with attendees and answer their questions.
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DP 2003
Plans are currently underway for DP 2003. While the theme of the conference has yet to be decided, industry professionals interested in presenting original material on any subject pertinent to DP are invited to submit an abstract through the web site: http://www.dynamic-positioning.com |
Sponsors
The Conference always offers companies excellent opportunities to reach a highly targeted, international audience through our sponsorship program. If you would like to become a sponsor for the 2002 Conference, please contact David Weinhoffer,
dweinhoffer@brs-houston.com
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Sponsors for the 2002 Conference included:
Coffee Break Sponsors:
ABB Automation
Barry Rogliano Salles
F.L. Beier
Kawasaki
Sonardyne
TSS
Cocktail Party Sponsors:
ABB Automation
Alstom Power Conversion
C-MAR Americas
Kongsberg
Nautronix
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Proceedings
Proceedings from DP 2002 have been mailed to all registered Conference participants. If you did not attend and would like to purchase a CD of the complete proceedings,go to: http://www.dynamic-positioning.com/cdproceedings.html. Proceedings are US for each CD.
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DP CONFERENCE 2003: PROGRAM TOPICS
DP 2003 will be held in Houston September 16-17, 2003. The theme of the Conference will be "Solving Today's Challenges with DP." The following topics are currently being considered for the Conference:
Manning
Experience/Qualification Testing
Job Requirements and Recruiting
Training Issues'
Requirements and Specification
Changing Face of Rules and Regulations
Differences between Class Societies DP Rules
Improving Oil Company DP Specifications
Better Systems Specifications
New Methods
Supporting Ultra-deepwater Production
Position Reference Systems
Control Systems, Thrust Allocation Logic
Environmental Modeling
Power Management
What's Been Learned
New Build/Conversion Problems, Solutions
Operating Problems, Solutions
Thruster Seals Problems, Solutions and Improvements Required
Trusters/Power Plant
Thruster Sizing/Configuration
Blackout Prevention
Holding Capability
Environmental Issues
Noise Remediation
Systems Testing
Audits
Testing Standards
Improvements Needed
Software: Engineering, Reliability,
Quality Control
Acoustic Pollution
Position System Reliability
Network Design, Testing and Reliability
Data Logging Capability and Incident Analysis
Service Vessels
Lightering
DSVs
Diesel Electric
Since DP is a rapidly evolving field with a considerable amount of new and original material becoming available each year, the conference should be a must attend for both professionals who have been attended previous DP Conferences and newcomers. It will be pertinent to all DP vessel operators, including supply, dive, drilling, shuttle tanker and pipelay vessels.
To register for the conference online go to:
http://www.dynamic-positioning.com/onlineregistration.html
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