Workshop to Address Green Boats and Ports
The University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, and 11th Hour Racing will host representatives from academia, government agencies and private industry for a workshop to discuss current and future environmental sustainability of ships, boats and ports.
The event, Green Boats and Ports for Blue Waters III, will take place April 5-6, 2016, at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography in Narragansett, R.I.
Previous workshops held in 2012 and 2014 opened a dialog on marine sustainability topics and initiatives. This workshop will continue these discussions and help our community better understand the resources available to maximize the environmental sustainability of existing and future vessels, support facilities and ports.
The workshop will be 1.5 days long, with invited presentations from marine architects, designers, builders, private businesses, representatives of the federal government and international sustainability experts. Presentations will cover topics that include port sustainability, emerging green technologies, propulsion and fuel, energy monitoring and conservation, ship design, hull coatings, waste management, recycling and best practices for environmental sustainability. Progress on greening initiatives within the UNOLS fleet implemented since the 2014 workshop will be reported. In addition to the invited talks, panel sessions will be held with experts on marine sustainability. An evening poster session is planned with a reception and dinner and all participants are welcome to provide displays.
Registration for the workshop is now open through March 5. Space at the workshop is limited.
For those that cannot attend the meeting in person, the workshop will be livestreamed in partnership with GSO’s Inner Space Center. A video feed of the event will be streamed worldwide through telepresence technology.
The event, Green Boats and Ports for Blue Waters III, will take place April 5-6, 2016, at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography in Narragansett, R.I.
Previous workshops held in 2012 and 2014 opened a dialog on marine sustainability topics and initiatives. This workshop will continue these discussions and help our community better understand the resources available to maximize the environmental sustainability of existing and future vessels, support facilities and ports.
The workshop will be 1.5 days long, with invited presentations from marine architects, designers, builders, private businesses, representatives of the federal government and international sustainability experts. Presentations will cover topics that include port sustainability, emerging green technologies, propulsion and fuel, energy monitoring and conservation, ship design, hull coatings, waste management, recycling and best practices for environmental sustainability. Progress on greening initiatives within the UNOLS fleet implemented since the 2014 workshop will be reported. In addition to the invited talks, panel sessions will be held with experts on marine sustainability. An evening poster session is planned with a reception and dinner and all participants are welcome to provide displays.
Registration for the workshop is now open through March 5. Space at the workshop is limited.
For those that cannot attend the meeting in person, the workshop will be livestreamed in partnership with GSO’s Inner Space Center. A video feed of the event will be streamed worldwide through telepresence technology.
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