Navtech 2023 is produced by Colibri Northwest.
December 6th and 7th, 2022 at the Seattle Renaissance Hotel
Agenda
Day 1 /// Navigation Today
7:30 - 8:30am
Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00am
Opening Remarks: Peter Philips, Colibri Northwest
Operators Experiences with Navigation Technology and Automation
Moderator:
CAPT Paul Amos, American Pilots’ Association
Panelists:
CAPT Kevin Doyle, F/V Global Defender
RADM Jeffrey Garrett, USCG (ret)
CAPT Sean Meagher, M/Y Latitude
10:00 - 10:30am
Coffee Break & Networking
10:30am - Noon
Next Gen Technology
- Electronic Route Exchange
- Electronic Charts
- Ship to Shore Information Exchange (Port Common Data Model)
- Technological Over Reliance
- GPS Interference Detection and Notification
Moderator:
Michael Bergmann, Tototheo Maritime
Panelists:
R. David Lewald, USGS
CAPT Russ Shrewsbury, Western Towboat
Chuck Stoffer, UHU Technologies
Noon - 1:30pm
Lunch Break & Networking
1:30 - 3:00pm
Manufacturers’ Session: New Technologies in the Market Today
Moderator:
CAPT Jorge Viso, American Pilots’ Association
Panelists:
CAPT Cedric Beaumelle, Laurentian Pilotage Authority
CAPT Philippe Kaufmann, Pilotes St-Laurent Central
Dale Marsh, AD Navigation
Jakob Poulsen, Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure
3:00 - 3:30pm
Coffee Break & Networking
3:30 - 5:00pm
Data Collection and Dissemination
High Resolution Bathymetry, AIS Weather Data Gathering Project
Moderator:
Brian Tetreault, US Army Corps of Engineers (INVITED)
Panelists:
Jason Creech, David Evans & Associates
Miya Pavlock, NOAA, Office of Coast Survey
Gerald Thornberry, US Army Corps of Engineers
Darren Wright, NOAA, Precision Marine Navigation
5:00 - 6:30pm
Reception
Day 2 /// Navigation Tomorrow
8:00 - 9:00am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00am
Search and Rescue Technology
- Man Overboard Training (Personal AIS Transponders)
Moderator:
Jon Kjaerulff, MITAGS
Panelists:
CAPT Dan Jordan, Columbia River Pilots
Derek Moss, Iridium Communications
CAPT Jonathan Samuell, Houston Pilots
CAPT Morgan Turrell, Director, NTSB Office of Marine Safety
10:00 - 10:30am
Coffee Break & Networking
10:30am - Noon
Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS)
- Autonomy v Autonomous
Moderator:
Paul Kirchner, American Pilots Association
Panelists:
CAPT Alain Arseneault, National Center of Expertise on Maritime Pilotage
Cato Eliassen, Kongsberg
Elspeth McMahon, Old Dominion University
Noon - 1:30pm
Lunch Break & Networking
1:30 - 3:00pm
Simulators
- ULCV Simulator Modeling
Moderator:
George Burkley, Maritime Pilots Institute
Panelists:
Jon Kjaerulff, MITAGS
Dr. S Keith Martin, USACE, ERDC
3pm - 3:30pm
Coffee Break & Networking
3:30 - 4:30pm
New Technologies to Protect Marine Mammals
Moderator:
Sarah Scherer, Transportation Institute
Panelists:
Rachel Aronson, Maritime Blue
Clay Diamond, American Pilots Association
John Hollingsworth, Marine Exchange of Alaska
