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IMCA North America Regional Meeting – Agenda
View the programme for our IMCA North America Regional Meeting below. Ensure you don’t miss out, reserve your place today. Free to anyone working for an IMCA Member company.
Tuesday 26 March 2024
Innovate Newport
513 Broadway
Newport, RI 02840
| Time | Subject | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Registration, badge pick up and refreshments. | |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Welcome, introductions, and Safety Moment. | Adam Dushinske (Chair NA & TechnipFMC). |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Introduce IMCA new North America Regional TA | Adam Dushinske (Chair NA & TechnipFMC) and Richard Purser (IMCA). |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Safety Moment and update from IMCA Secretariat | Richard Purser (IMCA). |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Dynamic Positioning (DP) Event Report. | Dustin Varnell (IMCA). |
| 10:50 – 11:20 | Refreshment break. | |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Personal Locator Beacons – Preventing Loss of Life. | Kevin Barron (Fugro). |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | IMCA Guidance on Personal Locator Beacons | Rhys Jones (IMCA). |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | eCMID and Marine Assurance: Why IMCA’s eCMID improves vessel safety. | Sean Houge (Baker Marine Solutions). |
| 12:20 – 13:00 | Personnel Transfer | Jared Dent (Boskalis) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Networking lunch. | |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | Introduction on Walk 2 Work (Framing the subject) | Rhys Jones (IMCA). |
| 14:15 – 15:15 | Group Workshop: Walk 2 Work. | Rhys Jones (IMCA). |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Group Workshop Report back from each group | ALL |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Refreshment break. | |
| 15:50 – 16:15 | Group Workshop: scenarios related to IMCA related topics within North America – What are the pain points? | Committee/IMCA. |
| 16:15 – 16:45 | Speaker to be confirmed | TBC. |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Questions and Answers (Slido) Session | Richard Purser / Rhys Jones (IMCA). |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Networking drinks reception Innovate Newport. |
Please note the programme is subject to change.