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<p class="MsoNormal">As many of you may know, the annual Oceans MTS/IEEE conference will take place in St. John’s Newfoundland, September 14-19, 2014. This year’s conference features the theme “Oceans: Where Challenge Becomes Opportunity” and will provide
a review of recent technical advances in oceanic engineering, science and technology. As a Centre of Oceans Excellence, St. John’s plays host to satellite locations for most major oil and gas companies. The conference will attract many of the oil and gas
companies and we have been encouraging folks to focus on the business to business opportunities that will be happening outside the normal educational and trade components of this international show.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We hope you will be able to join us for this event on June 25<sup>th</sup> to learn more about some of the programing going on around this year’s conference.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:28.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"">Invitation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Oceans ’14 MTS/IEEE</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:105%">UMass Dartmouth Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Join us for an overview of the Ocean 2014 conference and ways New England area companies can maximize their attendance at this year’s conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Agenda:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Overview of Oceans ’14 conference<b><br>
</b><i>Cathy Hogan, Oceans ’14 organizing committee</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Information on how visiting companies can access value-added programs, site visits, and business-to-business opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</b><i>Shelly Patten, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Please RSVP to 617-247-5173 or
<a href="mailto:erin.donahue@international.gc.ca"><span style="color:blue">erin.donahue@international.gc.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Background: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador will host the MTS/IEEE/ OCEANS’14 Conference from September 14 to September 19. The combined IEEE-OES-MTS joint societies will feature world renowned scientists
presenting 350 technical papers relating to various oceans themes. There will be a minimum of 125 exhibitors from around the world with booths showcasing their goods and services. In addition to all of this there will be Tutorials, Student Poster Competitions
and Presentations; A Teacher’s Day, Two Awards Luncheons, Receptions and various other Business and Social Events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">The show will incorporate both a scientific conference (oral and poster presentations) and a state of the art exhibition in the field of Engineering and Marine Technology. It is a major forum for scientists,
engineers and end-users throughout the world to present the latest research results, ideas, developments and applications in all areas of oceanic science and engineering. Each Conference has a theme and provides a review of recent technical advances in oceanic
engineering, science and technology. MTS/IEEE OCEANS ’14 St. John’s has chosen the theme “Oceans: Where Challenge Becomes Opportunity”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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folks to focus on the business to business opportunities that will be happening outside the normal educational and trade components of this international show.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Erin Daily Donahue</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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