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RTCM 2010

PELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM (subject to change)

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 - 1000 Annual Business Meeting and Opening Presentation
Chair: George Lariviere, Chairman of the Board, RTCM
Robert Markle, President, RTCM

1000 - 1030 Refreshment break
1030 - 1200
Standards and Regulations: International and Regional
1200 - 1330 Lunch break - Exhibit Suites open
1330 - 1500
Standards and Regulations: International and Regional
1500 - 1530 Refreshment break
1530 - 1630
International Electrotechnical Commission
Activities of Technical Committee 80, Maritime Navigation and Radiocommunication Equipment and Systems
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
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
Navigation Topics
0900 - 1630
Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 128 - Satellite Emergency Notification and Locating Devices
Chair: Mr. Chris Hoffman, ACR Electronics, USA/UK
0930 - 1000 Refreshment break
1000 - 1130
Navigation Topics
1130 - 1330 Lunch break - Exhibit Suites open
1330 - 1500
Navigation Topics
1330 - 1700
Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 123 - Standards for VHF-FM Digital Small Message Services
Chair: Mr. Ross Norsworthy, REC, Inc.
1500 - 1530 Refreshment break
1530 - 1630
Weather and Maritime Safety Information
1630 - 1930 Exhibit Suites open

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
0830 Light food and beverage service
0830 - 1330 Registration Desk Open
0900 - 1030
Communications Topics
1030 - 1100 Refreshment break 1000 - 1630
Meeting of IEC TC80 Working Group
1100 - 1630
Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 109 - Electronic Charts
Chair: Bob Feather, Feathersoft of Portsmouth, USA
1100 - 1200
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System topics
1200 - 1330 Lunch break - Exhibit Suites open
1330 - 1500
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System topics
1330 - 1700
Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 127 - eLoran
Chair: Dr. Ben Peterson, Peterson Integrated Geopositioning
1500 - 1530 Refreshment break
1530 - 1630
Communications topics
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 - 1300
Meeting of the National GMDSS Implementation Task Force
Chair: CAPT John Fuechsel, USCG (ret.), USA
(Public meeting)
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
0900 - 1630
Meeting of IEC TC80 Working Group
0900 - 1700
Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 121 - Automatic Identification Systems and Digital Messaging
Chairs: Capt. Joe ryan, The Skip'r LLC, USA
0900 - 1700
Meeting of RTCM Special Committee 127 - Enhanced Loran (eLoran)
Chair: Dr. Ben Peterson, Peterson Integrated Geopositioning
1400 - 1700
Meeting of the U.S. SOLAS Working Group on Communications, Search and Rescue
Chair: CAPT David Dermanelian, USCG
(Public meeting)

Friday, May 21, 2010
0830 Light food and beverage service
0830 - 1000 Registration Desk Open
0900 - 1730
Beacon Manufacturer's Workshop

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
0900 - 1700
Meeting of IEC TC80 Working Group

Saturday, May 22, 2010
0830 Light food and beverage service
0900 - 1300
Meeting of IEC TC80 Working Group

2010 RTCM ANNUAL ASSEMBLY MEETING REGISTRATION FORM


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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.