IMCA returns to Houston for its North American Regional Meeting on Tuesday October 21, 2025.

IMCA’s regular regional meetings bring our Members together to discuss industry issues, trends, and developments, explore the latest from IMCA’s technical teams, and offer a great opportunity to meet colleagues from across the industry.

Meeting programme subject to change.

Meeting programme

Registration and refreshments

08:30 – 09:30 – Registration and refreshments

Ark by Norris

Welcome & Safety Moment

09:30 – 10:00 – Welcome & Safety Moment

Ark by Norris

Work of the Regional Committee (Objectives)

Welcome & Safety Moment

Adam Dushinske

TechnipFMC | Director Rigid Pipelay Vessel Execution | North America Regional Committee Chair

Update from IMCA Secretariat

10:00 – 10:30 – Update from IMCA Secretariat

Ark by Norris

Update from IMCA Secretariat

Richard Purser

IMCA | Technical Adviser – Marine

Update from IMCA Secretariat

Dustin Varnell

IMCA | Master Mariner – Member and Client Engagement

Spinergie

10:30 – 10:50 – Spinergie

Ark by Norris

Spinergie

Patrick Sanguily

Spinergie | General Manager, Americas + APAC

Refreshment break

10:50 – 11:20 – Refreshment break

Ark by Norris

Loop Current Forecasting and USVs Use Case

11:20 – 12:00 – Loop Current Forecasting and USVs Use Case

Ark by Norris

Loop Current Forecasting and USVs Use Case

Grant Stuart

Fugro | Metocean Manager

Loop Current Forecasting and USVs Use Case

Yasmin Sodré

Fugro | Commercial Project Manager

Diving in Loop currents

12:00 – 12:20 – Diving in Loop currents

Ark by Norris

Diving in Loop currents

Dave Slater

IMCA | Technical Adviser – Diving

SASH – Lessons learnt

12:20 – 13:00 – SASH – Lessons learnt

Ark by Norris

SASH – Lessons learnt

Leen Moerman

Heerema | Area Operations Manager - Americas

SASH – Lessons learnt

Sarah Dwerryhouse

DOF Subsea USA | Contracts Manager & Legal Advisor

Networking Lunch

13:00 – 14:00 – Networking Lunch

Ark by Norris

Group Workshop – Standardisation of guidance

14:00 – 15:15 – Group Workshop – Standardisation of guidance

Ark by Norris

Group Workshop – Standardisation of guidance

Dustin Varnell

IMCA | Master Mariner – Member and Client Engagement

Group Workshop – Standardisation of guidance

Richard Purser

IMCA | Technical Adviser – Marine

Group Workshop - Report back

15:15 – 15:30 – Group Workshop - Report back

Ark by Norris

Group Workshop - Report back

Dustin Varnell

IMCA | Master Mariner – Member and Client Engagement

Group Workshop - Report back

Richard Purser

IMCA | Technical Adviser – Marine

Refreshment break

15:30 – 15:50 – Refreshment break

Ark by Norris

DP Capability plots

15:50 – 16:15 – DP Capability plots

Ark by Norris

DP Capability plots

Sean Hogue

Baker Marine Solutions | Executive Vice President

The Paradox of AI in DP Training and Operations

16:15 – 16:45 – The Paradox of AI in DP Training and Operations

Ark by Norris

The Paradox of AI in DP Training and Operations

Talita Scarcela

Maersk Training | Operations Manager

Q&A

16:45 – 17:00 – Q&A

Ark by Norris

Networking reception

17:00 – 18:00 – Networking reception

Ark by Norris

Event details:

Norris Conference Centers – The ARK by Norris
21402 Merchants Way, Katy
Houston, TX 77449, United States.

Venue website | Google Maps

Price: Free to Members

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IMCA contacts

Richard Purser

Richard Purser

Technical Adviser – Marine

Dustin Varnell

Dustin Varnell

Master Mariner – Member and Client Engagement North America

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