30 October - 1 November 2018
Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf
Pyrmont, Sydney
Australia

THE AUSTRALASIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SOCIETY
IN CONJUNCTION WITH INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF HYDROGRAPHIC SOCIETIES

Preliminary HYDRO18 Conference Program

Time Program Location
08.00 – 13.00 Exhibitor Booth build by contractor Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
13.00 – 17.00 Exhibitors move in Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
TBA International, National, Regional, & Professional Organisation Meetings Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
13.00 – 15.00 Set up HYDRO18 school poster competition Jones Bay Wharf - TBA
15.00 – 17.00 Registration open Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
Time Program Description
08.30 – 17.00 Trade Exhibition open Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
08.30 – 17.00 Registration open Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
TBA International, National, Regional, & Professional Organisation Meetings To be held in parallel with HYDRO18
proceedings following official opening and first keynote
08.30 – 08.45 Welcome & Housekeeping HYDRO18 Conference Director
08.45 – 09.00 Indigenous Welcome Ceremony
Local customary landowners
HYDRO18 Conference Director
09.00 – 09.20 Official Opening
VADM Chris Ritchie, RAN (Rtd.), AHS Patron
Mr Steve Duffield, AHS President
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
09.20 – 10.00 Keynote:
Commodore Fiona Freeman, RAN

Hydrographer of Australia
‘National Hydrography and the Influence of Climate Change’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
10.00 – 10.30 Keynote:
Mr David Donohue

Managing Director, iXblue Pty Ltd, Australia
‘Hydrography in Support of Climate Change’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
10.30 – 11.00 Morning Tea Exhibition area
11.00 – 11.40 Keynote:
Dr Bob Williams

Retired topographic surveyor, cartographer and research scientist, Australia
‘Back to the Future: OIESS2025, Burrows And Rosetta’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
11.40 – 12.00 Mr Brian Busey
Vice President, Future Operations, Terrasond, USA
Remote Sensing of Maritime Areas
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch & Official Opening of Trade Exhibition Exhibition area
13.00 – 17.00 Workshops Workshop 1 - Soho Room
Teledyne CARIS Workshop:
Knowing our oceans and understanding our future through process automation more info ...
Workshop 2 - Loft Room
(TBA)
13.00 – 13.40 Keynote:
Mr Paul Seaton

Director, Business Development & Government Relations, Fugro Asia Pacific, Singapore
The Future of Hydrography
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
13.40 – 13.55 Herr Holger Klindt
Fraunhofer Institute IOSB
‘USV-UUV tandem team - A versatile combo for deep-sea surveying’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
13.55 – 14.15 Mr Rowan Murcott
Manager Vessel Measurement Services, OMC International Integrating Hydrographic Developments to Optimise UKC Management
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
14.15 – 14.30 Mr Scott Miller
Fugro Australia
How Marine Geophysical Surveys Can Contribute to the Climate Change Challenge
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
14.30 – 14.50 Dr Magnus Wettle
Managing Director, EOMAP Australia
Satellite-Derived Bathymetry surveys of Pacific Island States: Optimising a hydrography campaign with complementary technologies
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
14.00 – 15.20 Keynote: Mr Matt Boyd
Senior Hydrographic Surveyor, CSIRO Geophysical Survey & Mapping Team, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
Multi Sensor Data Platforms Supporting Multi-Disciplinary Science
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
15.20 – 15.50 Afternoon Tea Exhibition area
15.50 – 16.10 Mr Andrew Colenutt
Head of Hydrography & Meteorology, Maritime & Coastguard Agency, UK
The MCA Civil Hydrography Programme 2018-2021 – Mapping UK Waters
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
16.10 – 16.30 Mr Stephen Fewings
Fugro Australia
Multibeam Surveying For Multiple Vessels In Remote Locations With Real-Time QC
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
16.30 – 16.50 Mr Chris Sorgiovanni
Senior Analyst, L3 Oceania
Restoring HMAS Leeuwin’s hydrographic survey capability
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
16.50 – 17.10 Mr Darren Stephenson
Fugro Australia
Improving Coastal Navigation Using Multi-sensor Technology
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
17.10 – 17.30 Doug Bergerson
Acoustic Imaging
Baseline Performance Testing for Swathe Mapping Systems - Australian Case Examples
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
17.30 – 17.50 Mr Burns Foster
Teledyne CARIS, Inc., Canada
Advancing Hydrographic Data Processing Through Machine Learning
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
17.50 House Keeping & Close Hydro18 Conference Director
18.00 – 20.00 Ice Breaker Reception Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
Time Program Description
08.30 – 17.00 Trade Exhibition open Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
08.30 – 17.00 Registration open Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
TBA International, National, Regional, & Professional Organisation Meetings To be held in parallel with HYDRO18 proceedings
08.30 - 08.45 Welcome & Housekeeping HYDRO18 Conference Director
08.45 – 09.25 Keynote:
Dr Tim Moltman

Director, Integrated Marine Observing System
‘The Integrated Marine Observing System: Supporting Australia’s Ocean Change Research’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
09.25 – 09.45 Ms Jodie Smith
Antarctic Geoscientist, Environmental Geoscience Division, Geoscience Australia
‘Shallow seafloor survey in East Antarctica: addressing hydrographic and science needs’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
09.45 – 10.05 Mr Dylan Colson
Director, Navigate Hydrographic Ltd, Australia
Hydrographic Data Delivery for Modern Ports: The Development of Navigate, the Nautical SmartChart
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
10.05 – 10.20 Mr David Hanslow & Mr Benoit Cajelot
Fugro Australia
Bridging the Gap in a State-wide Coastal Dataset
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
10.20 – 10.40 Ms Michelle Linklater
Scientist (Coastal and Marine), NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Australia
SeaBed NSW State-wide Mapping Program
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
10.40 – 11.10 Morning Tea Exhibition area
11.10 – 11.30 Mr Jeppe Nielsen
CEO, EIVA a/s, Denmark
Latest Tools for Autonomy in Hydrographic Surveys- Planning, Execution, Processing and Interpretation
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
11.30 – 11.50 Mrs Emily Tidey
University of Otago
Low-cost RTK GNSS for Hydrography
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
11.50 – 12.10 Mr Neil Hewitt
Managing Director, Precision Hydrographic Services, Australia
Hydrography for Transhipment
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
12.10 – 12.30 Ms Reenu Toodesh
PhD candidate, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Department, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Towards indicators for prioritizing resurvey frequencies
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Exhibition area
13.30 – 17.30 Workshops Workshop 1 - Soho Room
EIVA Workshop:

NaviSuite Kuda – Advanced software for hydrographic surveys more info ...
Workshop 2 - Loft Room (TBA)
13.30 – 14.10 Keynote:
Dr Stephen Sagar
Marine Remote Sensing Project Leader, Digital Earth Australia
National Earth & Marine Observation Branch, Geoscience Australia
‘DEA intertidal/marine from satellite’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
14.10 – 14.25 Mr Stefan Stimson
Metocean Services International Pty Ltd
‘Using Waves And Power Efficient Loggers For Autonomous Profiling to Collect High Quality, High Density Data For Increased Periods’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
14.25 – 14.45 Ms Carol Lockhart
Geomatic Data Solutions Inc. USA
High Resolution ALB to Increase the Navigational Safety of the Tonga and Niue – LINZ-funded Pacific Regional Navigation Initiative Project
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
14.45 – 15.05 Dr Elizabeth Johnstone
iXblue Australia
Amphibious Mapping of Coastal Change Following a Massive Earthquake in Kaikōura, New Zealand
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
15.05– 15.30 Afternoon Tea Exhibition area
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16.30 – 16.45

16.45 – 17.00

17.00 – 17.15

17.15 – 18.00
Adam Greenland (Chair)
Education Forum - Presenters and discussion panel:
  • Introduction & Keynote: Mr Adam Greenland – Chair IBSC: New IBSC Standards Framework and the Requirements for Submitting Nations
  • CDRE Fiona Freeman, RAN – Hydrographer of Australia & Chair, Australasian Hydrographic Surveyors Certification Panel (AHSCP): Hydrographic Training Within RAN & Certification
  • Mr Wayne Reynolds, Fugro Australia: Addressing the skills shortage: Fugro’s Cat B Hydrographic Training Programme
  • Ms Emily Tidey, University of Otago, NZ: University Training for Hydrographers
  • Mr David Field, iXblue Pty Ltd, Australia - Australasian Hydrographic Surveyors Certification Panel ex-Member; AHSCP Process
  • Curtin University Representative: Tertiary Training Possibilities within Australia for Hydrographic Surveyors
  • Open Forum
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
18:00 Housekeeping & Close HYDRO18 Conference Director
19.00 – 23.00 VIP Dinner (by invitation only) (Doltone House)
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Time Program Description
08.30 – 13.10 Trade Exhibition open Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
08.30 – 12.00 Registration open - half day only Jones Bay Wharf - South Pier
TBA International, National, Regional, & Professional Organisation Meetings To be held in parallel with HYDRO18 proceedings
08.30 – 08.45 Welcome & Housekeeping HYDRO18 Conference Director
08.45 – 09.25 Keynote:
Dr Helen Neil

General Manager – Operations, National Science Centre - Coasts & Oceans, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
A World Beneath the Waves: Discovering the undersea secrets of the Sounds & Seabed2030
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
09.25 – 09.40 Derrick Peyton
IIC Technologies Inc., Canada
‘A Free Downloadable ECS that runs on a Streaming ENC Cloud Based open Source Database’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
09.40 – 10.00 D. Stubbing, K. Smith
DML Surveys, New Zealand
‘DML Multi-disciplinary Surveys – A Contractors Top 10 Tips’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
10.00 – 10.20 Dr Jonathon Beaudoin
Managing Director & Chief Scientist, QPS Canada Inc. Canada
‘Automated Correction of Refraction Residuals’
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
10.20 – 10.50 Morning Tea Exhibition area
10.50 – 11.10 Mr John Riding
Marico Marine NZ
Hydrographic Risk Methodology
11.10 – 11.30 Mr John Pepper
Marketing Director, OceanWise Ltd UK
The Role of Data Governance in Port Management and Security
11.30 – 11.50 Mr Marvin Espino
Technical Change Leader, New Zealand Hydrographic Authority, Land Information New Zealand
High Density ENCs for New Zealand Ports
11.50 – 12.10 Dr Alex Kirichek
Technical University Delft, Civil Engineering & Geosciences
Department of Hydraulic Engineering The Netherlands
Current surveying strategies in ports with fluid mud layers
12.10 – 13.10 Lunch Exhibition area
13.10 – 14.10 Exhibitors pack down Exhibition area
14.10 – 16.00 Contractor removes booths Exhibition area
14.00 – 17.00 Workshops Workshop 1 - Soho Room (TBA)
Workshop 2 - Loft Room (TBA)
13.10 - 13.40 Dr Richard Hale
Director EGS Group
Underwater Sounds from Submarine Cable and Pipeline Operations
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
13.40 – 14.00 Mr Trevor Lipscombe
Australia on the Map, Division of Australasian Hydrographic Society, Australia
Restoring Cook’s Legacy on the Coasts of Victoria and New South Wales
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
14.00 – 14.20 Mr Michael Zahn
CEO, Zahn & Fraser
Industry Self-promotion
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
14.20 – 14.40 Dr Kay Critchell PhD
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, University of Queensland, Australia
Understanding The Impacts, Processes And Risk To Primary Consumers By The Micro-Plastic Portion Of Marine Debris
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
14.40 – 15.00 Mr Craig Heatherington
PhD Candidate, Acquatic Systems Research Group, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland
Coffee Rock Armours Low Lying Sand Island Against Accelerated Coastal Erosion
Jones Bay Wharf – North Pier
15.00 – 15.30 Afternoon Tea Jones Bay Wharf – Mid pier
15.30 – 15.50 Bergerson, Dr Nicole
Acoustic Imaging
Multi-sensor Monitoring of a WW2 Maritime Heritage Site - I-124 Darwin
Jones Bay Wharf – Mid pier
15.50 – 16.10 Mr David Field
Operations Director, iXblue Pty Ltd, Australia
Monitoring Quality of Over the Horizon Autonomous Surveys
Jones Bay Wharf – Mid pier
16.10 – 16.40 Keynote:
Herr Holger Klindt

President, International Federation of Hydrographic Societies
The Need for Better International Cooperation Between Hydrographic Communities
Jones Bay Wharf – Mid pier
16.40 Houskeeping & Close HYDRO18 Conference Director
18.15 Dinner attendees pick-up at Jones Bay Wharf for Formal Dinner Buses depart Jones Bay Wharf at 18.30
19.00 – 23.00 Conference Dinner & Closing Ceremony
  • AHS Excellence Awards (after entrée)
  • Dinner Speaker (after main):
    Mr Neil Hewitt.
    Managing Director, Precision Hydrographic Services
  • Hydro19 Handover (after dessert/final activity)
Hyde Park Ballroom