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RTCM 2013

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

2013 Annual Assembly Meeting
and Conference of the
Radio Technical Commission
for Maritime Services

September 22-27, 2013
San Diego, CA USA

Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services
1611 N. Kent St., Suite 605
Arlington, Virginia 22209-2128, USA

E-mail: info@rtcm.org

2012 RTCM ANNUAL ASSEMBLY MEETING AND CONFERENCE

Sunday, September 23, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Saturday, May 21, 2012

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All meeting registrants welcomed at all sessions, unless otherwise noted.


Sunday, September 23, 2012

1730 - 1930 Registration Desk Open
1830 - 2030 Welcome Reception


Monday, September 24, 2012
0830 Coffee and tea service
0830 - 1630 Registration Desk Open
0900 - 1000
Annual Business Meeting
Chuck Husick Memorial Award
Chair: George Lariviere, Chairman of the Board, RTCM
Robert Markle, President, RTCM
Keynote Address
RADM Bob Day
U.S. Coast Guard
Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, & Information Technology

1000 - 1030 Refreshment break
1030 - 1200
Regulatory Report
Moderator: Tim Strickland, U.S. Coast Guard

World Radiocommunications Conference 2012, Wrap-up and Heading to WRC-15
Fred Mistichelli, U.S. Coast Guard
Activities of Technical Committee 80, Maritime Navigation and Radiocommunication Equipment and Systems
Chris Hoffman, ACR Electronics, USA & UK
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Regulatory Activities
Ghassan Khalek, Federal Communications Commission, USA
U.S. Coast Guard Regulations Update
Jorge Arroyo, U.S. Coast Guard
1200 - 1330 Lunch provided
1330 - 1430
Emerging Developments
Ocean Signal - An Introduction
Dave Sheekey, Ocean Signal, UK
Iridium OpenPort and the Transition to Iridium NEXT
Dave Wigglesworth, Iridium, USA
1430 - 1500 Refreshment break
1500 - 1630
GMDSS Modernization Panel
Moderator: RADM Ed Gilbert, USCG ret., Gilbert & Assoc., USA
The International Maritime Organization's GMDSS Modernization Project
Bob Markle, RTCM, Convenor of the IMO Correspondence Group, USA
Panel Discussion
1700 - 1800 RTCM Board of Directors
Member representatives welcome
Chair: George Lariviere, Chairman of the Board

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
0830 Coffee and tea service
0830 - 1530 Registration Desk Open
0900 - 1000
Automatic Identification Systems - Pt. 1
Moderator: Sandra Borden, RTCM Board of Directors
AIS Class E - Prototyping Enhanced AIS Over Commercial Wireless Networks to Benefit Maritime Communities
Chuck Benton, Technology Systems, Inc., USA
Tom Tomaiko, Maritime Security Program Manager, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate
Advanced AIS
Mark Johnson, Shine Micro, USA
0900 - 1100
Meeting of Commercial Emergency Notification and Locating Devices (CENALD)
Working Group of the National Search and Rescue Committee
Chair: CDR Mark Turner, U.S. Coast Guard
1000 - 1030 Refreshment break
1030 - 1200
Automatic Identification Systems - Pt. 2
Moderator: Capt. Joe Ryan, The Skip'r, USA
National Space Plan's Global Maritime Awareness mandate and the related "Collaboration in Space for International Global Maritime Awareness" (C-SIGMA) concept
Guy Thomas, Science & Technology Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard
AIS Vessel Identification and Techniques
Dave Winkler, U.S. Coast Guard
IALA's intersessional preparation for the augmentation of AIS and the introduction of VDE
Ross Norsworthy, REC, Inc., USA
1200 - 1330 Lunch provided
1330 - 1445
Satellite Services
Moderator: Brain Tetreault, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Satellite AIS Capabilities
Andrew Loretta, Orbcomm, USA
Advanced AIS Detection and exactAIS Arctic Archive
David Martin, exactEarth Ltd, Canada
Inmarsat Safety Services Developments
Peter Blackhurst, Inmarsat, UK
1445 - 1515 Refreshment break
1515 - 1630
e-Navigation
Moderator: Ross Norsworthy, REC, Inc., USA
Wide-Area Timing, Frequency, and Data Using Terrestrial Ground-Wave RF Solutions
Chuck Schue, UrsaNav, USA
RTCM's New Special Committee on Multi System Navigation Receivers
Capt. Joe Ryan, The Skip'r, USA

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

0830 Coffee and tea service
0830 - 1330 Registration Desk Open
0900 - 1030
Communication and Navigation Systems (also open to NMEA registrants)
MEOSAR - The Second Generation Search and Rescue Satellite System
Chris O'Connors, NOAA Sarsat Program Office, USA (invited)
History and Future of Digital Selective Calling
Joe Hersey, U.S. Coast Guard
Advancements in Two-Way Personal Satellite Communication Devices
Pat Shay, DeLorme, USA
Future AIS
Jorge Arroyo, U.S. Coast Guard
0900 - 1700
Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 110 on Emergency Beacons
Chair: Chris Hoffman, ACR Electronics
1030 - 1100 Refreshment break
1100 - 1230
RTCM and NMEA - Looking to the Future
Moderator: Capt. Joe Ryan, The Skip'r, USA
RTCM's Electronic Chart System and Radar Standards - Moving Forward with eNavigation
Capt. Joe Ryan, The Skip'r, USA
NMEA Networks
 NMEA 0183 new version
 NMEA 2000
 NMEA OneNet
 NMEA 0400 Installation
 IMEA
Steve Spitzer, NMEA Technical Director
Bruce Angus, NMEA Interim Executive Director
Lee Luft, U.S. Coast Guard R&D Center
1300 - 1700
Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 123 on Digital Message Services over Maritime Frequencies
Chair: Ross Norsworthy, REC, Inc., USA
1230 - 1400 Lunch Provided
1400 - 2000
Exhibit Hall open to RTCM and NMEA registrants
1800
Exhibitor reception in the Exhibit Hall open to RTCM and NMEA registrants

Thursday, September 27, 2012
0830 Coffee and tea service
0830 - 1100 Registration Desk Open
0900 - 1230
Meeting of the National GMDSS Implementation Task Force
Chair: CAPT John Fuechsel, USCG (ret.), USA
(Public meeting)
0900 - 1230
RTCM Workshop on Cospas-Sarsat Type Approval
Attendance is restricted to organizations / parties involved in the C/S type approval process.
0900 - 1700
Meeting of RTCM e-Navigation group of Special Committees
SC 109 on Electronic Charting Technology
SC 112 on Ship Radar
SC 121 on Automatic Identification Systems and Digital Messaging
SC 129 on Portrayal of Navigation-Related Information on Shipboard Displays
SC 130 on Electro-Optical Imaging Systems for Maritime Applications
SC 131 on Multi-System Shipborne Navigation Receivers
Chair: Capt. Joe Ryan, The Skip'r, USA
1230 - 1330 Lunch Provided
1300 - 1700
Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 110 on Emergency Beacons
Chair: Chris Hoffman, ACR Electronics, USA/UK

Friday, September 28, 2012
0830 Coffee and tea service
0830 - 1000 Registration Desk Open
0830 - 1730
Beacon Manufacturer's Workshop
(Public Meeting)

The Beacon Manufacturer's Workshop, sponsored by the SARSAT Program Office, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, will consider issues related to 406 MHz Satellite Emergency Position-Indicating Radiobeacons (EPIRBs), Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs), Personal Locator Beacons (PLB's), and the COSPAS-SARSAT System. Items to be addressed include Beacon Type Approval Testing, Next Generation (MEOSAR) Beacons and Beacon Registration among other topics.

The BMW requires a separate and additional registration from the RTCM Conference. Workshop attendees should submit advance registration and other recommended session topics to the NOAA/NESDIS, SARSAT Program Office, Code E/SP3, NSOF, 4231 Suitland Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746, USA; Telephone 1-301-817-4534 (Lisa Hessler, Lisa.Hessler@noaa.gov) or 1-888-212-SAVE (7283), Telefax (301) 731-2067.
Workshop Invitation
Workshop Registration Form

0900 - 1700
Meeting of RTCM e-Navigation group of Special Committees
SC 109 on Electronic Charting Technology
SC 112 on Ship Radar
SC 121 on Automatic Identification Systems and Digital Messaging
SC 129 on Portrayal of Navigation-Related Information on Shipboard Displays
SC 130 on Electro-Optical Imaging Systems for Maritime Applications
Chair: Capt. Joe Ryan, The Skip'r, USA


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RTCM Publishes Revised Standard for Differential Global Navigation Satellite Systems

RTCM Petitions FCC on VHF Digital Small Message Services

New Standard RTCM 12301.1 for VHF Digital Small Message Services is now available - See Publications.

New Standard RTCM 10900.4 for Electronic Chart Systems (ECS) is now available - See Publications.