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January 2005: Cranfield MSc
Receives Accreditation From The IMarEST
Cranfield University’s MSc in Offshore and Ocean Technology
has been accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineering,
Science and Technology (IMarEST).
The Cranfield masters programmes for the offshore sector
have developed alongside the changing offshore oil and gas
industry over the past 25 years.
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IMarEST - a participating society
in OCEANS O5 EUROPE.
The annual OCEANS conference, sponsored
by the Oceanic Engineering Society of the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineering (IEE) will next year host a European
edition of the conference (the first in Europe since 1998
and only the 4th out of the US) . OCEANS 05 EUROPE will be
a major forum for scientists, engineers and end users throughout
the world for presenting latest research ideas, developments
and applications on all aspects of ocean systems. The conference
entitled “Today’s technology for a sustainable
future” will consist of a scientific conference and
an exhibition. The conference will take place between June
20th and 23rd 2005 in the city of Brest in France.
Contributions are welcomed for scientific and technical papers.
Contributions should be in the form of an abstract of up to
1000 words. The deadline for submission is November 19th 2004
and abstracts can be submitted online at http://www.oceans05europe.org/abstractsubmission.cfm
IMarEST members are able to benefit from reduced registration
fees. Full registration costs 500 Euros whilst one day registration
cost 175 Euros. Student rates are available at 120 Euros for
full registration or 50 euros per day. Registration fees are
slightly higher after 16th April 05 and early registration
is recommended. Fees include entrance to conference sessions
and exhibits, all coffee breaks and all social events.
For more information visit http://www.oceans05europe.org
August 25th 2004- IMarEST launches
World Maritime Technology Conference
The Institute of Marine Engineering science and technology
will host the second World Maritime Technology Conference
(WMTC) in London in spring 2006. With the theme ‘maritime
innovation- delivering global solutions’ WMTC
2006 is set to give a wake-up call on the maritime changes
facing the world. Marine Science streams are featured heavily
in the WMTC 2006 streams and it is a unique opportunity for
all those engaged in marine engineering, science and technology
to get together and share ideas.
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Click Here to visit the WMTC webpage http://www.wmtc2006.com
Quarter 2 2004 Port Erin Marine
Laboratory - Can it weather the storm?
Port Erin, one of the longest running and most well respected
marine institutes in the British Isles, is in serious danger
of being washed away in a tide of economic rationalisation.
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Arctic sea ice declines again
in 2004, according to University of Colorado study- October
4th 2004
Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have
found that the extent of Arctic sea ice, the floating mass
of ice that covers the Arctic Ocean, is continuing its rapid
decline.
1st September 2004- Royal Society
study on surface ocean acidification – call for evidence
As part of its work on climate change, the Royal Society
is launching an independent study to bring together the scientific
information on the existence, and potential effect on marine
biota, of ocean acidification caused by increased atmospheric
CO2 concentrations. It is intended to publish a briefing report
suitable for policy makers and other interested parties
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August 26th 2004 - Canary Island
Landslides and mega-tsunamis: Should we really be frightened?
What is the reality behind stories of mega-tsunamis wiping
out the American east coast and southern England? Very little
according to Dr Russell Wynn and Dr Doug Masson from Southampton
Oceanography Centre, who have been studying Canary Island
Landslides for many years.
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3rd August 2004 – Endangered
turtles’ trek along ocean current revealed by satellite
The site where Europe’s spacecraft are launched into
orbit, the Atlantic shoreline of French Guiana, is also the
starting point for another hardly less remarkable journey:
the epic migration of the critically endangered leatherback
turtle according to the European Space Agency.
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July 22nd 2004 - Scripps Researchers
Document Significant Changes in the Deep Sea: Climate and
food supply fluctuations may hold major consequences for life
in the Abyss
A new study led by scientists at Scripps Institute of Oceanography
at the University of California, San Diego, shows that changes
in climate at the surface of the ocean may be impacting communities
of larger animals more than 13,400 feet below the ocean surface.
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