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The date is almost here for Asia-Pacific’s main forum on submarines, with the Submarine Institute of Australia 5th Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Conference (SubSTEC5) to take place in Fremantle from 18-21 November.
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The Committee of the Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) will convene the 5th Submarine Science, Technology and Engineering Conference (SubSTEC5) in Fremantle, WA from Monday 18 to Thursday 21 November 2019 in collaboration with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST).
The SIA is seeking participation from government and Defence agencies, academia, maritime and sub-sea industry and research
organisations and their representatives.
The theme for SubSTEC5 is "innovation and investment in the sub-sea environment."
"The event has drawn together a first-class line-up of presenters, resulting in strong ticket sales," said Submarine Institute of Australia (SIA) executive director David Nicholls.
The following presenters are confirmed for the event:
- Mark McGowan, Premier of Western Australia;
- Richard Marles, opposition defence spokesman;
- Paul Papalia, CSC, WA Minister for Defence Issues;
- Rear Admiral Gregory Sammut, AO, CSC, General Manager Submarines, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Department of Defence;
- Dr David Kershaw, Chief of Maritime Division, Defence, Science and Technology Group, Department of Defence;
- Commander Matt Butcher, Class Lifecycle Engineering Officer, Royal Australian Navy;
- Ian Irving, CEO Naval Shipbuilding College;
- General (Armament) Yannick Cailliez, Direction generale de l’armement (French government defence agency), France;
- Rodney Brown, chief engineer, Collins Class submarines, ASC;
- Captain Amit Ray, Indian Navy;
- Hans Egonsson, program manager, FMV (Swedish Defence Materiel Administration); and
- Rex Hubbard, chairman, Society for Underwater Technology.
In addition to the above mentioned speakers, the conference will be addressed by the following Navy representatives:
- Deputy Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Mark Hammond AM - who will discuss the relevance of submarines in the future battlespace and their importance to Australia as a strategic asset; and
- Captain Doug Theobald, Commander Submarine Force - who will provide an update to the current submarine fleet.
The SIA also noted that it has received an "excellent response to its call for conference papers".
The SIA considers that the development of Australian offshore oil, gas and subsea engineering industries is also of vital strategic concern to the nation and welcomes presentations to SubSTEC5 in these disciplines for the first time.
SubSTEC5 will therefore enable special focus on trans-national considerations of emerging, disruptive and forecast technology developments, research, development, test and evaluation in the Subsea and Offshore environment.
"The SIA is expecting in excess 300 delegates from across Australia and the world to attend," Mr Nicholls added.
The week begins on Monday 18 November 2019 with industry and academic visits, and workshops with submarine naval authorities. Tuesday is the plenary day with invited keynote speakers providing a perspective on Australia’s national security, defence and sub-sea industries.
The following two days are devoted to parallel streamed presentation sessions for papers submitted to the open call for papers grouped under common topics. Delegates will be able to move between streams to hear presentations of their choice.
The conference program includes an opening reception on Monday 18 November and a Conference Dinner on Tuesday 19 November. A Poster Paper event will be held on the evening of Wednesday 20 November for papers unable to be allocated a programmed speaking spot and, potentially, for students.
This allows undergraduate and post-graduate students to interact with the professional sub-sea science, technology and engineering community.
Tickets to SubSTEC5 can be purchased through the SIA website.
