Smart Submarine Cables – Webinar 30 June
World Ocean Council Invites Participation in “Building the Submarine Networks of the Future with SMART Cables” Webinar, 30 June
29 June 2020
In support of the ITU/WMO/UNESCO IOC Joint Task Force on Smart Cable Systems, the World Ocean Council (WOC) invites you to the webinar:
“Building the Submarine Networks of the Future with SMART Cables”
Date: 30 June 2020
Time: 12:00 pm CEST
Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.
The webinar is organized by Total Telecom in association with Submarine Networks EMEA and is open to all participants, without charge.
The webinar – designed for cable manufacturers, suppliers and equipment providers; marine survey and monitoring providers, and cable owners/operators – will address:
• How submarine cables be used for environmental monitoring, disaster mitigation and understanding the ocean by deploying oceanographic sensors
• The need for collaboration between interested parties: cable operators, suppliers, regulators, science and early warning agencies, etc.
• Possible business and finance models for early SMART systems
• Protecting the interests of commercial cable owners and telecoms users
Confirmed speakers include: Bruce Howe, Chair, SMART Cables JTF & Professor of Ocean and Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii, USA; Jose Barros, Director of External Affairs, Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), Portugal; Jerome Aucan, Chair Science, SMART Cables JTF & Researcher, French Institute for Research and Development, New Caledonia; Nigel Bayliff, Vice-Chair, SMART Cables JTF & CEO, Aqua Comms; Steve Lentz, Co-Chair Engineering, SMART Cables JTF & Director, Network System Science & Engineering, Ocean Specialists Inc., USA; Giorgio Mangano, Head of Ocean Bottom Systems, Güralp Systems Ltd., UK; Sasano Rahardjo, Research Engineer, Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Indonesia; Frederik Tilmann, Geophysicist, GFZ Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany; Philippe Dumont, CEO, EllaLink
The WOC SMART Ocean-SMART Industries (SO-SI) Program has established the global platform for systematic and strategic engaging of industry infrastructure (e.g. vessels, platforms and cables) to host or deploy instrumentation for collecting ocean and atmospheric data in support of sustainable development.
The WOC is a member of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Smart Cable Systems established by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO/IOC), and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
