Most of the conferences for 2020 – 2021 were canceled or postponed because of the Coronavirus.
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SNA – Washington DC Jan 2022
The 35th National Symposium – Surface Navy Association Jan 10-12 in Washington DC.
With over 80 exhibitors and over 3000 people attending, it was the first “post-COVID” Navy show.
Sea _ Air – Space 2022
The Sea Air Space (SAS) exhibition, April 3-5 in Washington DC.
Oceanographic – London 2022
The OI 2022 was finally done and a big success.
UD&S – Combined Naval Event
The Underwater Defence & Security conference was now part of the Combined Naval Event and moved from Southampton to Farnborough. The event was successful, but many of us missed the close networking from the UD&S in Southampton.
UDT – Amsterdam 2022
The UDT show was back again, live, with a lot of attendance. Rotterdam was a good location, even if it rained most of the week.
EXHIBITIONS 2021
- IDEX 2021: 21 – 25 February Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre – ADNEC, Abu Dhabi = DONE
- UDT 2021: 14-16 December, Rostock Germany = CANCELLED
- Ocean Business 2021: 12-14 October, Southampton UK
- Sea-Air-Space 2021, Aug 1-4 = DONE
EXHIBITIONS 2020
- OCEAN 2020 Singapore, postponed until 2024
- Oceanographic International (OI) London, converted to Virtual Show Dec 1-3
- Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Houston – CANCELLED
- Undersea Defense Technology (UDT), Rotterdam CANCELLED
- Sea-Air-Space 2020, CANCELLED for 2020,
- Remote Hydrographic UK, CANCELLED
- AUVSI XPONENTIAL, postponed.
- Oceanology International Middle East postponed
- PACIFIC will change the name to INDO PACIFIC and move from Aug 2021 to May 2022
- ADAS 2020 – the Philippines Sep 23-25, 2020 will be rescheduled to Jan 19-21, 2022
UDT Singapore – Feb 4-5, 2020
Returning to Singapore for its fourth edition, ADECS and UDT Asia is a leading defence event focused specifically on trends and opportunities within the Asia Pacific region, across three specialist sectors.
ADECS connects key local government officials with the wider defence community, providing a platform for visitors to review the latest technologies and systems. Delivering expert speakers and unrivalled content, ADECS 2020 will host an exhibition and three technical conference programmes across two days
Underwater Intervention 2020, Feb 4-6, New Orleans
Underwater Intervention (UI) is the premier event for the entire underwater operations industry. UI will draw the industry’s leaders from across the country and around the globe to gather for 3 days of networking, thought sharing and relationship building.
NOTE: UDT Asia and UI 2020 are on the same dates.
SUBSEA Expo 2020, Feb 11-13, Aberdeen, UK
The free-to-attend subsea exhibition and conference will showcase over 170 exhibitors and features parallel sessions each day with over 70 expert speakers discussing the challenges and innovations in subsea.
Underwater & Security
3 – 5 March 2020, Southampton, UK
Underwater Defence & Security 2020 will be a 3-day event which will commence with a main conference and exhibition, followed by two focus days running three streams simultaneously.
The underwater community will convene to discuss important and ongoing issues in this domain. With plenary conference day one including papers on emerging technologies, the rise of near peer threats, new capabilities and changes to national and international strategies. Whilst the remaining two days of the conference will include discussions on ASW, MCM, Submarines, C4ISR, Autonomy, Safety, Training and Unmanned Vehicles.
Oceanology international 2020, 17- 19 March 2020
NOTE: Postponed to Dec 1-3, 2020 due to the Corona Virus
With 50 years of expertise, Oceanology International is the world’s largest ocean technology exhibition and conference.
With over 8,000 attendees targeted for 2020, it is a must-attend event for those involved in exploring, monitoring, developing or protecting the world’s oceans, from seabed to surface and beyond.
Previous Conferences 2019
UDT Singapore – Jan 29-30, 2019
Undersea Defense Technology (UDT):
The Prime Defense exhibition for underwater technology in South East Asia. There is a arms race for submarines in the region, which will lead to investments in ASW and MCM technology.
UDT Asia is not as good as UDT Europe, but networking is important for that region for anyone involved in S.E Asia.
Oceanology International Americas 2019 – San Diego Feb 25-27
Oceanology International for anyone exploring, monitoring, developing or protecting the world’s oceans, from the
Discover the latest technologies from 200+ global suppliers, including live on water demos and
REVIEW: This was a better than expected conference. The organizers did a good job. A lot of people and good leads.
UDS 2019 – Southampton Mar 5-7
UNDERWATER DEFENSE & SECURITY Smaller conference but has a great focus on underwater technology, especially Submarines, MCM, and ASW. People involved in these applications should attend to learn what’s going on in the International market.
This year the
REVIEW: Did not let anyone down with over 450 people attending. Was a great conference and I did a lot of valuable networking.
Ocean Business 2019 – Southampton Apr 9-11
The hands-on ocean technology exhibition and training forum., mainly for commercial underwater technology.T his is a great and different exhibition. No fancy stands but a
REVIEW: Was a great conference with a lot of valuable networking
UDT 20193 – May 13-15
UNDERSEA DEFENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The leading exhibition and conference within the underwater technology community. All key players attend, both users and manufacturers. Excellent for International networking.
This year, UDT is in Stockholm, Sweden.
REVIEW: Maybe not as good as last year, but still the premium underwater defense show.
IMDEX Singapore – May 14-16https://www.imdexasia.com/
IMDEX Asia is Asia Pacific’s premier international maritime
MAST Asia/Tokyo – Jun 17 – 19
Focused on Undersea, Surface, Air, Space, and Cyber Platforms, Systems, and Technologies, MAST provides information, debates, and networking opportunities, between Navies, Government, Research & Technology, and Defence Industry
This show is coordinated with the Northern Coasts 2019. Excellent networking opportunities with North European Navies and Companies.
MAST Copenhagen – Sep 4-6
Focused on Undersea, Surface, Air, Space, and Cyber Platforms, Systems, and Technologies, MAST provides information, debates, and networking opportunities, between Navies, Government, Research & Technology, and Defence Industry.
The Tokyo show is the only real military exhibition in Japan.
DSEI – London Sep 10 – 13
The world-leading and by far largest event, that connects governments, national armed forces, industry thought leaders and the global defense & security supply chain. With a range of opportunities for networking, a platform for business, access to relevant content & live-action demonstrations, the DSEI community can innovate, share knowledge, discover & experience the latest capabilities across the Aerospace, Land, Naval, Security & Joint domains.
PACIFIC 2019 Sydney Oct 8 – 10
As the only comprehensive international exhibition of its kind in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, PACIFIC 2019 will again provide the essential showcase for commercial maritime and naval defense industries to promote their capabilities to decision-makers from around the world. I will be there all week.
OCEAN 2019 Seattle Oct 27 – 31
The event for global maritime professionals to learn, innovate and lead in the protection and utilization of the world’s largest natural resource – our Oceans.
Conference theme: Blue Sea, Blue Sky, Blue Tech
