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.

More details to follow soon.

Meeting programme subject to change.

Meeting programme

Registration and refreshments

08:3009:30Registration and refreshments

Ark by Norris

Welcome & Safety Moment

09:3010:00Welcome & Safety Moment

Ark by Norris

Work of the Regional Committee (Objectives)

Welcome & Safety Moment

Adam Dushinske

TechnipFMC | Director Of Operations | North America Regional Committee Chair

Update from IMCA Secretariat

10:0010:30Update 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

10:3010:50Spinergie

Ark by Norris

Steven Turano

Spinergie | Senior Business Development Manager

Refreshment break

10:5011:20Refreshment break

Ark by Norris

Gulf – Loop Currents - DP

11:2011:40Gulf – Loop Currents - DP

Ark by Norris

Gulf – Loop Currents - DP

Natalia Signorelli

Fugro | Metocean Consultancy Manager

Loop Current Predicting/Forecasting

11:4012:00Loop Current Predicting/Forecasting

Ark by Norris

Diving in Loop currents

12:0012:20Diving in Loop currents

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Diving in Loop currents

Dave Slater

IMCA | Technical Adviser – Diving

SASH – Lessons learnt

12:2013:00SASH – Lessons learnt

Ark by Norris

Leen Moerman

Heerema | Area Operations Manager - Americas

Networking Lunch

13:0014:00Networking Lunch

Ark by Norris

Group Workshop – Standardisation of guidance

14:0015:15Group Workshop – Standardisation of guidance

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Group Workshop - Report back

15:1515:30Group Workshop - Report back

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Refreshment break

15:3015:50Refreshment break

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DP Capability plots

15:5016:15DP Capability plots

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Sean Hogue

Baker Marine Solutions | Executive Vice President

ASOG

16:1516:45ASOG

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Kirk Raymond

Hornbeck Offshore | DPQA Supervisor

Q&A

16:4517:00Q&A

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Networking reception

17:0018:00Networking 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