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Awards In Plenty At Oi08
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02 December 2007 by host
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The premier global forum for the marine science and ocean technology community and the largest meeting of its kind anywhere in the world, the OI08 conference and exhibition will be held 11-13 March at London’s ExCeL. The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) and the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) are tasked with organising all elements of the milestone conference and also organising four very special awards - the OI Lifetime Achievement Award, the Alan Greig Memorial Prize, the Bob Barton Memorial Award; and the AMSI Business Person of the Year 2008 Award.
The OI Lifetime Achievement Award with its prize awarded by OI08 organisers, Reed Spearhead, is selected by a panel of international experts. “It really is an award that honours the lifetime achievements of someone who is acknowledged as an international expert in the field of oceanology and marine science,” explains Dr Ralph Rayner, Vice President of IMarEST, a member of the SUT Council, and Chairman of Reed Spearhead Exhibition’s Marine Division. “Past recipients have included Dr Sylvia Earle (oceanographer, explorer, author and lecturer); Dr Vincent Cardone (Oceanweather Inc); Prof Walter Munk (Scripps institute of Oceanography); and Prof Klaus Hasselmann (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology).”
“We are eager to attract a record number of nominations and entries for the other three extremely prestigious awards, and entry/nomination forms have now been posted to the SUT, AMSI, IMarEST and OI08 websites,” explains Ralph Rayner. “One award is made for an outstanding contribution to commercial operational oceanography, another is made to a young journalist, and the third award does exactly what it says on the tin and recognises the Business Person of the Year 2008.”
The closing date for both the Alan Greig and AMSI awards is 31 December 2007; and 14 January 2008 for the Bob Barton Memorial Award, all the Awards will be presented during OI08.
The relevant forms can be found at www.oceanologyinternational.com
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