Glofouling Webinar – Understanding ultrasonic anti-fouling systems
World Ocean Council Invites Participation in Webinar “Understanding ultrasonic anti-fouling systems” as part of Glofouling Project
5 June 2021
The World Ocean Council (WOC) – the lead GloFouling Project Partner for engaging the wider ocean business and investment community – invites interested parties to the 20th Glofouling webinar “Understanding ultrasonic anti-fouling systems”.
Increased focus on marine growth prevention has led to the adoption of a varied mix of approaches and technologies, to effectively reduce the cost and environmental impact of biofouling. This webinar will focus on ultrasonics anti-fouling system and will explain how they work, where can ultrasonics be effectively utilised, and their importance to battle with biofouling.
The seminar will be presented by Darren Jones and Dr. Mark Potter. Darren is an Environment and Sustainability Director at Sonihull – NRG Marine and the Chair of the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety of GloFouling Partnerships Project. He is also a Chartered Director with experience on both public and private sector boards and has a focus on strategy, governance, and external engagement. Dr. Potter, is a Director at Sonemat, a spin-off company from the University of Warwick, which brings ultrasonic technology from the laboratory to market as both off-the-shelf and bespoke ultrasonic solutions at the University of Warwick.
Date: Monday, 14 June 2021
Time: 10:00 am (BST/WEST), 11:00 am (CEST) 2:30 pm (IST), 4:00 pm (ICT), 6:30 pm (ACST)
For more information and to register, click here
The World Ocean Council (WOC) is the lead partner for engaging the ocean business and investment community in the 5-year GEF-UNDP-IMO GloFouling Partnerships Project. The WOC is working with industry and investment stakeholders to ensure that the collaboration and efforts of the GloFouling Partnerships Project will continue beyond the life of the project.
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