Ocean Business 2011 - The hands-on ocean technology exhibition and training forum

How to sign up for a Demo?

Every session is FREE to attend!

Pre Show

1. You can contact the company that is doing the demonstration directly to see if they are willing to reserve you a place on their session in advance. If not you will need to be physically on site at Ocean Business 2013 to book a place on a Training and Demonstration session.

Onsite

1. When or even before you arrive, identify which sessions you want to attend by viewing the schedule or the alphabetical list of sessions and make your way to the Training and Demonstration Bureau which is located opposite the show management office. You can then book on directly for the sessions that you are interested in attending.

2. Make your way to the session/s you have booked yourself onto in plenty of time. Some of the facilities take some time to get to and you do not want them to start without you. Test tank session hosts and visitors, must meet at the training and demonstration bureau and be escorted to the Test Tank for health and safety reasons.

What if the session I want to attend is full?

If there aren’t any spaces left for the vessel sessions, we will start to issue ‘stand by tickets’ from the bureau which will allow you access should someone not turn up. Vessel sessions cannot and will not exceed the maximum capacity so please be patient and if you are not allowed access please visit the host of that session on their exhibit stand instead. We will NOT issue stand by tickets for the other facilities (dockside, classrooms or test tank) we advise you to make your way to the session and see if someone hasn’t turned up.

Do I have to go to the Bureau to book into a session

Yes because, you cannot access a vessel session without a ticket and anyone that hasn’t got a ticket or the other facilities will be made to wait until the session is due to begin and if there is room, it is down to the discretion of the exhibitor to let you in. ‘

Can I attend my competitors session?

A voluntary code of conduct will be in place requesting companies do not attempt to attend training sessions of competitive technologies. Attendance will be restricted for competitors and will be at the discretion of the exhibitor who is providing the training.

What are the training and demonstration bureau opening hours?

The bureau will be open at the following times:

Day opening times

Monday 8th April 2013 4pm to 6pm (for exhibitors only)
Tuesday 9th April 2013 8.30am to 4.30pm
Wednesday 10th April 2013 8.30am to 4.30pm
Thursday 11th April 2013 8.30am to 3pm

Please note that the bureau is especially busy in the mornings, so during the hours of 8am to 12noon on each day, only bookings for that morning will be taken. Bookings for the rest of the week can be made in the afternoons.

Layouts, capacities and locations

FACILITY NAME FLOOR LAYOUT CAPACITY TIME TO WALK FROM BUREAU THROUGH EXHIBITION (guidance only)
NMFD Meeting Room 1 Ground Theatre 16 3 mins
Student Centre Room 121/05 Ground Theatre 26 4.5 mins
Student Centre Room 121/11 Ground Theatre 26 3.5 mins
Access Grid Room 124/14 4th Theatr 40 4 mins
John Swallow Room 054/06 4th Theatre 24 5 mins
Node Room 064/03 4th Theatre 24 6 mins
Ray Beverton Room 044/11 4th Theatre 24 4.5 mins
Dockside Ground Theatre 30 1.5 mins
Test Tank Ground NA 30 1 min
RV Callista Ground NA 30 3.5 mins
Bill Conway Ground NA 12 3.5 mins

 

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What a fantastic, first-rate show! A big thank you to the OB team from all of us at Teledyne Marine! ”

Margo Newcombe
Marketing Communications
Teledyne Marine

I just wanted to tell you that you and your team put on a GREAT performance. This past show rates up there with the best in the business.”

Jim Teague
President
J Teague Enterprises, LLC

The Ocean Business Conference is one of the best organized and well attended events in the industry.”

Pete Fitzgerald
CEO
Global Dynamix, Inc
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