[PSUBS-MAILIST] Underwater Intervention Convension

[Keith Gordon]

Hi Alan 

I have attended a number of UI conferences and the previous ROV conferences since the the 1980's   all good stuff , great people and and great contacts. A lot of info from the manufacturers on gear suitable for Psubs and a lot of good advice. Usually no problems attending the presentations but problem is choosing what to attend from the full & interesting program so plan ahead.

My bookshelf has proceedings from previous conferences which I often refer to. Make sure you stop off at Phils's stand as always lot of interesting stuff and great people to talk to.

 Besides the ROV/AUV people it is also a great venue for the commercial dive industry and lots of interesting folks involved.

Unfortunately for us Kiwis the show is a a bit expensive especially as not on West Coast unless you can write it off to a business account as most attendees do, but our dollar is catching up with the US$ - but then being in New Orleans adds to the fun!
So enjoy and have fun

Cheers
Keith Gordon

On 31/01/2014, at 10:13 AM, Jon Wallace <jonw at psubs.org> wrote:

> 
> I think others will agree, the majority of attendees are there for ROV related sessions.  I have only ever attended the manned vehicle sessions and never experienced an issue of not having a seat.  The convention center and session rooms are not small...we're not talking PSUBS size event here.  The technical session rooms have seats for...I'm guessing...200 people?  And there is plenty of "standing room" if all the seats were taken.  
> 
> ABS reps usually attend because they have discussions about proposed rule changes...can't recall the gentleman's name at the moment.  I don't think I've seen a sub manufacturer other than Will Kohnen (seamagine) whom is the coordinator of the manned vehicle sessions at the convention.
> 
> You'll have a good time there.  It's worth the trip and no doubt there should be some psubbers in attendance as well.
> 
> Jon
> 
> 
> On 1/30/2014 3:38 PM, Alan James wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'm looking  at going to the U.I. New Orleans convention in 10 days time, & in
>> particular attending the underwater vehicle technical sessions.
>> The registration fee entitles you to attend the technical sessions, so it seems the numbers
>> at each session aren't restricted. They had 2,450 attendees last year so I'm wondering whether
>> I run the risk of missing out through lack of seats in the session rooms. Any experience with this 
>> from others who have attended these sessions? Also are ABS or submersible manufacturers 
>> represented there?
>> Have tried calling U.I. a couple of times but haven't been lucky.
>> Thanks for the heads up on the conference Douglas.
>> Hank, from G.L. rules...The CO2 pressure needs to be kept below 0.01 bar
>> Alan
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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