Every year, CARIS Conferences bring together an unmatched roster of top experts and speakers to present in-depth technical papers.

CARIS 2010 will make no exception, delivering a program of presentations by renowned marine and hydrographic community stars and geospatial experts

Keynote Speakers

RADM Tim McGee

Tim McGee is one of the most capable, broadly knowledgeable and experienced leaders in the area of physical and oceanographic sciences in the US military. His 30-year career began in the US Naval Academy and went on to include taking Command of the Naval Oceanographic Office and the US Commission of Ocean Policy. He has also held the position of Commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command and has lead US missions to Iraq.

Tim has demonstrated his leadership abilities and appreciation for technology through his proven track record in the areas of environmental science, climate change, large-scale procurement, and the management of day-today operations. His initiatives have resulted in the delivery of the necessary products and services by the United States.

As a master oceanographer, meteorologist and hydrographer, with hands on surveying and charting experience, Rear Admiral McGee has consistently excelled at identifying and implementing the latest technologies coming out of the industry to deliver the most efficient, effective and accurate environmental products and services in the world.

Tim McGee is President Obama's pick to lead environmental observation and prediction programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Nancy Colleton

President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Nancy Colleton is the President of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization located in Arlington, Virginia. She specializes in advancing environmental information capabilities and services-primarily Earth observations-and works to communicate its critical role in responding to global challenges such as climate change. Ms. Colleton also leads the Alliance for Earth Observations-an informal confederation of industry, academic, and nongovernmental organizations that works to ensure the rapid and broad delivery of the timely, comprehensive, and accurate environmental information for improved decision-making.

Jan Scazighino

Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner with the Consulate General of Canada in Miami

Jan Scazighino (pronounced YAHN SCA-tsi-ghee-no) is currently Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner with the Consulate General of Canada in Miami. Jan started his career with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 17 years ago helping to secure Canada's humanitarian assistance to former Yugoslavia during that country's war in 1993. He served as Vice Consul with the Canadian Consulate General in Shanghai, and Commercial Counsellor the High Commission of Canada in Bridgetown Barbados. Jan has also served as Deputy Director of the Overseas Operations Division of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa, Canada.

John (Jack) H. Dunnigan

Senior Policy Advisor to the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Mr. Dunnigan is Senior Policy Advisor to Dr. Jane Lubchenco, the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator. Before assuming his new position in December, he served as NOAA's Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, and was responsible for the overall execution of activities in NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS). NOS is one of the Nation's premier institutions in marine navigation, operational oceanography and geopositioning, and marine and coastal management and science.

As head of NOS, Mr. Dunnigan also served as the U.S. Representative to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), a flag-ship program of UNESCO. The IOC is the United Nations' focal point for ocean sciences and services in collaboration with 136 member countries. Through the IOC and its programs, the U.S. plays an essential role in advancing U.S. ocean interests in global ocean observing system as a component of the Global Earth Observation System.

Mr. Dunnigan previously served as NOAA's Ecosystem Goal Team Lead, responsible for planning, programming and overall coordination across NOAA of its nine ecosystem goal programs. He led NOAA's efforts to move forward in the utilization of ecosystem approaches to management of ocean and coastal resources.

In addition to these responsibilities, Mr. Dunnigan served as Director of NOAA's Office of Sustainable Fisheries, providing national coordination and oversight of the agency's fisheries conservation and management policy and activities.

Mr. Dunnigan has over 20 years of service within NOAA. He served for 11 years as the Executive Director of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, building coalitions among member states to develop and implement mutual conservation programs for shared coastal and marine fishery resources. He has served in a leadership role on the staff of the NOAA Office of General Counsel and the New England Fishery Management Council.

Technical Program Speakers

Education in Hydrography

The Economic Impact of Appropriate Education in Hydrography
Gordon Johnston, Venture Geomatics Ltd.
David Dodd, University of New Brunswick

SeaMap: Experiential Training for Future Hydrographic Survey Scientists
Leslie Sautter, College of Charleston

Hydrographic Science Education Opportunities at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM)
Kenneth Barbor, University of Southern Mississippi
Maxim van Norden, University of Southern Mississippi

Hydrographer Certification in the USA
Maxim van Norden, University of Southern Mississippi

Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure

MSDI Activities Associated with the International Hydrographic Organization
Maureen Kenny, NOAA

Hydrographic Surveying Using the Ellipsoid as the Vertical Reference Surface
David Dodd, University of New Brunswick

Successful Application of GPS Derived Water Levels in CARIS compared to Zoned Tides
Carol Lockhart, Geomatics Data Solutions
Jason Creech, David Evans Associates

Integrated Bathymetric-Topographic Digital Elevation Model Project at CHS
Frederic Lavoie, CHS

Implementation of a geospatial infrastructure for hydrographic data at the French Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM)
Caroline Texier, SHOM

Science Requirements for Marine Spatial Planning
Kevin Wheeler, Consortium for Ocean Leadership

Sea Ice Coverage as an IHO S-57 Marine Information Overlay (MIO)
Lee Alexander, University of New Hampshire
Cameron McLeay, CARIS
Dan Fequet, Canadian Ice Service
Bruce Ramsay, Canadian Ice Service

Bathymetric Processing & Management

Automated Processing of TRDI ES3 data for Optimal Performance
Doug Lockhart, Teledyne RD Instruments

Detection and Location of Submerged Mariculture Equipment using an Interferometric Sonar
Jean-Guy Nistad, CIDCO

Nearshore Shallow water Bathymetry of Camille Cut and Ship Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Mississippi: Assessing Short-Term Bathymetric Change using a combination of High-Resolution Single-Beam and Swath Bathymetry Data Sets
Nancy DeWitt, U.S. Geological Survey

Utilizing CARIS HIPS and SIPS for on-board data QC, post-processing and merging of a large data set, an example, Pulley Ridge
Brian Donahue, University of South Florida

Using Bathymetry Data in Marine Archaeology: Improving Target Identification and Investigation
Graham Nickerson, Highland Geo Solutions
Jeff Royal, RPM Nautical Foundation
Kristian Llewellyn, Highland Geo Solutions

Advances in Seafloor Habitat Mapping: The Application of Multibeam Backscatter Data Using CARIS Tools for Habitat Discrimination
Craig Brown, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

CARIS Tools, an Integral Component of Atlantic Hydrographic Branch's Survey Acceptance and Review
Gene Parker, NOAA

Implementation of BathyDataBASE at the French hydrographic office (SHOM)
Gaël Morvan, SHOM

Scalable 3D Data Management for Bathymetric Solutions
Xavier Lopez, Oracle

Chart Production

Using the Bathy DataBASE to produce high-density bathymetric electronic charts and paper survey plans
Marc Roesbeke, Flemish Hydrographic Office

NOAA's H-Cell Process Management with CARIS Products
Edward Owens, NOAA

Quality Canadian Additional Military Layers Production: Adapting to Version 3.0
Kevin Jones, Department of National Defence Canada

HPD adoption process in SHOA workflows
Juan C. Franichevic, Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada

Building an Integrated Hydrographic Database using CARIS HPD
JJ Kim, e-MLX co.,Ltd

Remote Population of the UKHO Hydrographic Database
James Carey, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
Paul Chorley, Chorley Consultancy Ltd.

A Unified Production Suite, Vector and Raster
Lynn Patterson, Canadian Hydrographic Service

The Peruvian Experience Implementing HPD
Hugo Montoro, Peruvian HO