3^rd Annual New England Marine Renewable Energy Center Technical Conference

Monday, November 7 - Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Microsoft New England Research and Development Center
1 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA

Conference Agenda and Presentations
MREC 2011 Technical Conference Attendees 

www.mrec.umassd.edu
Confirmed Key Note Speakers
Poster Titles and Presenters 
Final Agenda
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MREC would like to thank all of our loyal sponsors:

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Agenda at a Glance Final Agenda  Click here to see the names of confirmed presenters and the topics they will cover. A detailed schedule is now posted.
Monday November 7, 2011 8:00AM – Registration, Coffee, Refreshments 8:30-8:40 AM Welcome, John Miller, Ex.Director MREC Introduction: William Tolman, Sr. Project Manager, Marine Renewable Tech, SAIC 8:40-9AM Keynote:Peter Fraenkel, Chief Technology Officer- Marine Current Turbines; Observations of Ocean Energy: Where are we? and Where are we going? 9:00AM-12:00 PM Technical Sessions 12:00-1:30 PM  Lunch, Networking, and Posters Lunch Speaker: Patrick Cloney Ex. Director, MA Clean Energy Center 1:30-4:45 PM Technical Sessions 5:00-6:30 PM SAIC Sponsored Reception for all Attendees; Welcome by Mark Sandvigen, Business Dev. Manager, Defense and Maritime Solutions, SAIC Tuesday November 8, 2011 8:00–8:30AM - Registration, coffee, refreshments 8:30-9:00 AM - Keynote: Dr. Hans-Joachim Stietzel, Director Economic Development Agency Cuxhaven,  What Germany is doing to prepare for the offshore wind industry 9:00-12:00 PM - Technical Sessions 12:00-1:30 PM - Lunch Speaker: Mark Sinclair, Clean Energy States Alliance, Networking, and Posters 1:30-4:30 PM  -Technical Sessions and Adjournment
Event Sponsors to Date
SAIC - Premier MA Clean Eenergy Center 2 Lunch Sponsorships Still Available Nortek USA - Coffee Break Sponsor Teledyne RDI- Coffee Break Sponsor MOTN - non profit partner OWET - non profit partner OREG - non profit partner UMass Dartmouth - non profit partner OREC - non profit sponsor CESA - non profit sponsor Sea Technology Magazine - media sponsor Marine Technology Reporter - media sponsor

Location

Microsoft New England Research and Development Center
1 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA
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Call for Abstracts

Due Date to Submit Abstracts to the 3rd Annual New England Marine Renewable Energy Center’s Technical Conference Extended to Friday August 5, 2011. Submit abstracts of 250 words directly to: mrec@umassd.edu. Please submit them via Microsoft Office Word without any graphics. Include your name, title, affiliation, email address and telephone number.

The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC) of New Bedford, MA is inviting abstracts to be presented at the 3^rd Annual MREC Technical Conference, scheduled to take place November 7-8, 2011 in Cambridge, MA. For the 3rd year in a row, engineers, scientists, policy makers, device developers, government agencies will gather to share information about their ocean energy devices and best practices. Go to www.mrec.umassd.edu to see presentations from the 2nd Annual Technical Conference.

The University Research Consortium of the New England Marine Renewable Center is seeking papers for the Annual Technical Conference on topics related to Tidal Energy, Wave Energy, Offshore Wind, Environmental Impact Studies for Ocean Energy, and Numerical Simulations. Other topics will be considered for presentation or for poster presentations.

There are limited travel funds available for students presenting papers. The need for these funds must be noted directly on the abstract.

Registration

To register please go to: https://webapps.umassd.edu/events/mrec/

Sponsorships Available

Networking and Coffee Breaks: $1,000 each X 4 (Sponsors receive logo recognition at www.mrec.umassd.edu web site, e-news blasts; on site promotional materials, and conference packets; 1 free full admission)

Reception: Monday November 7 Reception sponsors welcome @ $2,500 each. (Sponsors receive logo recognition on event web site: www.mrec.umassd.edu, in e-news blasts, on-site promotional materials and in conference packets. In addition lead sponsors receive exhibit space located next to technical sessions; 1 free full admission to conference.)

Media Sponsors

There is no way that we could get the word out as effectively and efficiently without the welcome assistance from our media partners. We offer logo recognition, on site exposure, table space for current issues of publications and one free full admission to conference.

Organizational Sponsors

There are many collaborating organizations with whom we exchange promotional and outreach resources. This year we are cross promoting events for our colleagues at Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET), Marine and Oceanographic Technology Network (MOTN), Ocean Renewable Energy Group (OREG), Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA), Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC), and Ocean Busines 13. Please keep an eye out for announcements about these events and for additional sponsors.  

To sponsor, contact Maggie L. Merrill, Conference Manager, 617.306.2764

Information Contact: John Miller, Director, NE MREC, 508.999.MREC (6732) 

Accommodations

We have negotiated affordable room rates for conference-goers at two local hotels.