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| MONDAY OCTOBER 12, 2009 (Afternoon) |
Early registration for out of town attendees (3:00 pm onward)
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Exhibit Booths Set up (PM)
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| TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2009 |
 REGISTRATION AND SPEAKERS’ BREAKFAST - Sponsored by MDL |
| WELCOME |
H. Shatto, Shatto Engineering - MTS DP Conference Chair |
| DESIGN - Session Chair - Allan Meahan, Converteam |
Design Issues and Failure Modes in OSV Propulsion Systems
Russell Hodge, The Dynamic Positioning Center
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Active Training
Tron Resnes and Ola Nilsson, Rolls Royce Marine AS
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Experiences from HIL Simulator Testing of Power Management Systems for Drilling Vessels
Asgeir Sørensen (Presenter) and Tor Arne Johansen, Marine Cybernetics
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 COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Halls - Sponsored by Beier Radio |
| OPERATIONS - Session Chair - Suman Muddusetti, Shell International Exploration and Production |
DP Assisted Offloading Operations in Brazilian Waters
Eduardo Aoun Tannuri, The University of São Paulo
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Reducing NOx Emissions in DP2 and DP3 Operations
Bjørnar Realfsen, Kongsberg Maritime
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Station Keeping in Solid Drift Ice
Dietmar Deter, Nautex, Inc.
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LUNCH PRESENTATION - KEYNOTE ADDRESS -
Goal - DP Incident Free Project Execution - Delivery Using the Shell DP DEP (Design Engineering Practice) Process. Dale Snyder, Shell Perdido Project Manager
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| ARCTIC - Session Chair - Richard Simpson, BP North American Arctic Exploration |
DP in Ice Conditions
Nils Albert Jenssen (Presenter), Kongsberg, Suman Muddusetti, Shell USA, Doug Phillips, DP Expertise, Klaus Backstrom, Frontier Drilling
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DP in Ice Conditions - Challenges and Opportunities
Göran Wilkman, Aker Arctic Technology
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Relationship between Ice Management and Station Keeping in Ice
Ake Rohlen, TransAtlantic
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 COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Halls - Sponsored by ABS |
| SENSORS - Session Chair - Keith Vickery, Zupt, LLC |
Experiences with Fugro’s Real Time GPS/GLONASS Orbit Clock Decimeter Level Precise Positioning System
Tor Melgard and Ole Ørpen, Fugro Seastar AS
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Qualification and Operational Experiences of a DP Reference System
Jan Petter Høiaas (Presenter) and Arne Rinnan, Kongsberg Seatex AS
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Combining USBL and Inertial Navigation into an Alternative and Improved Reference for DP
Mikael Bliksted Larsen, Sonardyne
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| EVENING RECEPTION - Sponsored by ABB, Converteam and Kongsberg Maritime |
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| WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14 2009 |
| REGISTRATION & SPEAKERS’ BREAKFAST |
| THRUSTERS - Session Chair - Dietmar Deter, Nautex, Inc. |
Offshore Structures and Vessels Use of Oil Lubrication in Tunnel and
Azimuth Thrusters
David Hawkins, Kobelco Eagle Marine, Inc.
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Aspects of Hydrodynamic Performance
Mohamed Kotb, Arab Academy for S&T & Marine Operations
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Voith Schneider Propeller - An Efficient Propulsion System for DP Vessels
Dr. Dirk Jürgens, Voith Schneider Propulsion
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 COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Halls - Sponsored by Oceaneering International |
| RISK - Session Chair - Dr. Malcolm Sharples, Risk and Tech, Inc. |
Blackout Prevention and Recovery
Dr. Jan Hansen and Dr. Alf Adnanes, ABB
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Onboard Tools for Planning and Optimization of SIMOPS on
DP Drilling Rigs
Donogh Lang and Gavin Rogers, MCS; Alan Dougan, Fugro GEOS
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ESD in a DP Vessel - For Safety, not Blackout
Afonso André Pallaoro and Gilberto Machado, Petrobras
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LUNCH PRESENTATION - Sponsored by DNV
Shell DEP
Suman Muddusetti
EPP - Marine Operations Advisor
Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.
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| POWER - Session Chair - Codrut Rusu, Transocean |
Condition Based Maintenance/Remote Support Services
Johan Pellas (Presenter) and Jeroen van Keep, Wärtsilä
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Advances in Failure Detection in Power Management Systems
Petter Johannessen and Eirik Mathiesen, Kongsberg Maritime
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Advances in Generator Protection for Offshore Vessels
Scott Mason and Kamel Garg, Schweitzer Engineering Labs
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 COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Halls -Sponsored by L-3 Communications |
| NEW APPLICATIONS - Session Chair - Anthony D’Souza, DNV - |
Close-in Precision DP Using Wave Feed Forward
Dr. Gregory Hughes Oceaneering International, Dr. Rick Harris, Mark Van Emmerik, Frans Quadvlieg, Rink Hallmann
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Small-Scale DP Systems
Dr. John Leavitt, L3- Communications Dynamic Positioning & Control Systems
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Ocean Space Docking
Xinqian Bian, Harbin Engineering University
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| CONFERENCE WRAP-UP |
Howard Shatto, Shatto Engineering
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