thur The Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services

RTCM 2010

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

2010 Annual Assembly Meeting
and Conference of the
Radio Technical Commission
for Maritime Services

May 16-21, 2010
San Diego, CA USA

Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services
1800 N. Kent St., Suite 1060
Arlington, Virginia 22209-2109, USA

E-mail: info@rtcm.org

2010 RTCM ANNUAL ASSEMBLY MEETING AND CONFERENCE

Sunday, May 16, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010

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

Sunday, May 16, 2010

1730 - 1930	Registration Desk Open
1830 - 2030	Welcome Reception

Monday, May 17, 2010

0830	Light food and beverage service
0830 - 1630	Registration Desk Open
0900 - 0930	Annual Business Meeting Chair: George Lariviere, Chairman of the Board, RTCM Robert Markle, President, RTCM
0930 - 1030	International Electrotechnical Commission Activities of Technical Committee 80, Maritime Navigation and Radiocommunication Equipment and Systems Mr. Chris Hoffman, IEC TC80 Secretariat representative Meeting of U.S. TAG (Technical Advisory Group) Mr. Joe Hersey, U.S. National Committee Technical Advisor (TA) and TAG Administrator
1030 - 1100	Refreshment break
1100 - 1200	Communications Developments Moderator: Capt. Jack Fuechsel, GMDSS Task Force, USA Distress cases on MF/HF and satellite communications Mr. Dave Fowler, Ursanav for U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters Spectrum to Drive a National Broadband Revolution - What does it mean to the mariner? Mr. Joe Hersey, U.S. Coast Guard
1200 - 1330	Lunch break - Exhibit Suites open
1330 - 1445	Standards and Regulations: International and Regional Moderator: David Blevins, Northrop Grumman Corp. - Sperry Marine, USA Regulation of Maritime Communications: It's the Law Mr. Larry Solomon, U.S. Coast Guard Federal Communications Commission Regulatory Initiatives Mr. Ghassan Khalek, Federal Communications Commission U.S. Coast Guard Regulatory Initiatives Mr. Jorge Arroyo, U.S. Coast Guard	1400 - 1700	Meeting of the Iridium ProTECTS Alliance
1445 - 1515	Refreshment break
1515 - 1630	Maritime Weather
1630 - 1930	Exhibit Suites open
1700 - 1800	RTCM Board of Directors Member representatives welcome Chair: George Lariviere, Chairman of the Board

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

0830	Light food and beverage service
0800 - 1530	Registration Desk Open
0830 - 0930	eNavigation Product Developments Moderator: Capt. Joe Ryan, The Skip'r, USA Terma Solid State SCANTER Radar System Claus Hundborg, Terma A/S, Denmark Thermal Cameras as an Aid to Navigation Pat Richardson, FLIR Systems	0900 - 1630	RTCM Special Committee 128 - Satellite Emergency Notification Devices (SEND) Chair: Chris Hoffman
0930 - 1000	Refreshment break
1000 - 1130	New Applications for Automatic Identification Systems Moderator: Margaret Browning, L-3 Aviation Recorders, USA AIS Transmit - RTCM Working Group and Field Testing Results Irene Gonin, U.S. Coast Guard Greg Johnson, Alion Science, USA AIS and Wave Glider Mark Johnson, Shine Micro, USA AIS RACON ? Jay Spalding, U.S. Coast Guard
1130 - 1330	Lunch break - Exhibit Suites open
1330 - 1445	Automatic Identification System Developments Moderator: Alan Stewart, Northern Lighthouse Board, Scotland Worldwide AIS Data from Space Andrew Loretta, ORBCOMM, USA AIS-EPIRB/AIS-SART Detection Test Results Alan Stewart, Northern Lighthouse Board, Scotland Otto Holm, Jotron, Norway Andrew Loretta, ORBCOMM, USA Stefan Bober, German Federal Waterways Administration William Kautz, U.S. Coast Guard Jim King, exactEarth, Ltd., Canada
1445 - 1515	Refreshment break
1515 - 1630	Vessel Monitoring exactEarth S-AIS System Jim King, exactEarth, Canada U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Plans for AIS on the Inland Waterways Brian Tetreault, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Long Range Identification and Tracking System - Implementation Report LCDR Chris Shivery, U.S. Coast Guard
1630 - 1930	Exhibit Suites open

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

0830	Light food and beverage service
0830 - 1330	Registration Desk Open
0900 - 1000	Navigation and Communication Systems Training Moderator: Dr. Lee Alexander, Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping - Joint Hydrographic Center, University of New Hampshire , USA Navigation Systems Training at California Maritime Academy Scott Saarheim, California Maritime Academy Comprehensive Review of the STCW Convention Zoe Goss, U.S. Coast Guard Staten Island Ferries, … E-Navigation applied ! Mr. Paul Welling, Transas USA	0900 - 1630	Meeting of NMEA 0183 Chair: Mr. Steve Spitzer (Open to committee members)
		1030 - 1630	Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 109 - Electronic Charts Chair: Bob Feather, Feathersoft of Portsmouth, USA
1000 - 1030	Refreshment break
1030 - 1200	Satellite Services Moderator: Mike Donald, National Search and Rescue Secretariat, Canada Distress and Safety Services on the Fleet Broadband Platform Chris Wortham, Inmarsat, UK Iridium and Iridium NEXT Pat Shay, Iridium Satellite, USA Thuraya Maritime Services and Solutions Fatma Sajwani, Thuraya Telecommunications Company, Dubai, UAE
1200 - 1330	Lunch break - Exhibit Suites open
1330 - 1500	Remarks of the U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology (C4&IT) RDML Robert Day Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Modernization Panel Moderator: RADM Ed Gilbert (USCG, Ret.), Gilbert & Associates, USA
1500 - 1530	Refreshment break
1530 - 1630	Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Moderator: Kendall Ferguson, Trimble Terrasat GmbH, Gernamy, USA GPS L2 Signal Component Phasing Dr. A.J. Van Dierendonck, AJ Systems, USA GNSS Satellites and the MEOSAR Search and Rescue System Mr. Mickey Fitzmaurice, National Envornmntal Satellite, Data, and Information Service
1630 - 1930	Exhibit Suites open
1800	Prize drawing in the Exhibit Area

Thursday, May 20, 2010

0800	Light food and beverage 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	Meeting of the RTCM eNavigation Steering Committee Chair: CAPT Joe Ryan, The Skip'r LLC, USA
0900 - 1700	Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 104 on Differential Global Navigation Satellite Systems Chair: Kendall Ferguson, Trimble Terrasat, USA/Germany
0900 - 1700	Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 110 on Emergency Beacons Chair: Chris Hoffman, ACR Electronics, USA/UK
1330 - 1700	Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 121 - Automatic Identification Systems and Digital Messaging Chair: Capt. Joe Ryan, The Skip'r LLC, USA
1330 - 1700	GMDSS Modernization Workshop

Friday, May 21, 2010

0830	Light food and beverage service
0830 - 1000	Registration Desk Open
0900 - 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. 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 1-301-817-3892 or 1-888-212-SAVE (7283), Telefax (301) 731-2067.
0900 - 1700	Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 104 on Differential Global Navigation Satellite Systems Chair: Kendall Ferguson, Trimble Terrasat, USA/Germany

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	Registration for the 2010 Annual Meeting is now available. RTCM Petitions FCC on VHF Digital Small Message Services New Standard RTCM 12301.0 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.

RTCM 2010

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

2010 Annual Assembly Meeting and Conference of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services

May 16-21, 2010 San Diego, CA USA

2010 RTCM ANNUAL ASSEMBLY MEETING AND CONFERENCE

2010 Annual Assembly Meeting
and Conference of the
Radio Technical Commission
for Maritime Services

May 16-21, 2010
San Diego, CA USA