Trade Show and Conference Schedule

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TRADESHOW AND CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

ODI's Trade Show Schedule in 2004

D.O.T. 2004
Deep Offshore Technology International Conference and Exhibition
New Orleans, LA USA

November 30 - December 2, 2004
ODI Booth 1114

Aligning Technology with Changing Reality is the theme of the 16th Annual Deep Offshore Technology Conference and Exhibition, schedule for November 30 to December 2 New Orleans, Louisiana. Returning to its most popular venue ever, this year's DOT is expected to attract over 2,000 attendees from the energy centers of Texas and Louisiana as well as Europe, the UK, and South America. Drawing on this wide base of experience, the technical conference will address the complex and changing role of deepwater E&P in an evolving energy market.

4th Ocean Technology Workshop
Sponsored by MOTN (Marine & Oceanographic Technology Network)

October 19 - 21, 2004
Newport, Rhode Island USA

Leaders in marine technology manufacturing and services will gather for a 4th time to provide hands-on training and at-sea equipment demonstrations on the latest products. The focus of the 4th Ocean Technology Workshop is "Technology for Port & Harbor Security". The workshop venue offers an opportunity for government planners and on-scene security providers to interact directly with manufacturers and technologists to learn more about the current state-of-the-art products and technologies that can be readily applied to emerging maritime security requirements.

Rio Oil & Gas Conference
October 4 -7, 2004
Booth I-10

ODI Brazil Ltda., will be exhibiting, October 4 -7, 2004, at the Rio Oil &
Gas Conference. This exciting conference is held concurrently with the
Exposition, attracting important professionals and industry leaders in
search for new technologies and management practices in the oil and gas
industry, to Rio de Janeiro

U.S. Naval Institute
9th Annual Warfare Exposition and Symposium
September 29-30, 2004
Virginia Beach, VA
Ocean Design Booth 612

The Naval Institute Seminar Program conducts formal presentations and
spontaneous exchanges among leaders, analysts, journalists, authors, and
members. The tradition of debate and discussion of pressing military issues
goes back to the founding of the U.S. Naval Institute in 1873. Naval
officers serving at the Naval Academy in the bleak years following the Civil
War discovered the need for a forum to talk and write about the challenges
they faced. Today the Seminar Program offers an opportunity to hear
free-flowing discussion of some of the thorniest issues facing the
profession and advancing knowledge in the sea services.

Offshore Northern Seas 2004

August 24 to 27, 2004
Stavanger, Norway
Ocean Design Stand #277, Hall B

The main theme for the 2004 Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) exhibition and conference from 24-27 August in Stavanger was "Shaping Our Energy Future". Reflecting a focus on technology advances as well as new ideas and political trends, this slogan clearly signals the direction of ONS 2004. It represents a natural continuation of the principal theme adopted for this prestigious industry forum in 2002, which was "Energising A New Generation".

ENERGY OCEAN 2004

June 28 & 29, 2004
The Breakers - Palm Beach Florida USA
ODI Booth 100

The First Focused Event on Renewable Ocean Energy in the USA

On June 28-29, 2004, the first international conference & exposition on
renewable ocean energy was held in Palm Beach, Florida. The conference
will begin an annual event that will focus on the activities offshore to
develop sustainable energy sources for the future of our civilization. It is
well-known hat the US is only now beginning to place importance on
sustainable and renewable energy sources on and around its own shores.

The goal of the event is to put US technologists and scientists together
with the international experience and marketplace. Companies involved in
Offshore Wind Power, Tidal and Current Power, Wave Power, Thermoelectric,
Solar Power, Hydrates and Bio Mass Energy, will want to attend this
conference. The conference was attended by government officials, oil
companies, and technology firms from around the world.

Ocean Design's Greg Scull, V.P. Sales & Programs of the Defense &
Communications Group, presented "Underwater Mateable Connections for
Flexible Offshore Installations of Renewable Energy Devices".

Offshore Technology Conference 2004

May 3 to 6, 2004
Houston, Texas
Ocean Design Booth #4709

OTC .04 marks 35 years for the offshore industry's largest annual gathering. Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference is the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection. OTC is held annually at Reliant Center in Houston. OTC ranks among the largest 200 trade shows held annually in the United States and is among the 10 largest meetings in terms of attendance. In 2003, attendance exceeded 50,000, and more than 2,000 companies participated in the exhibition. OTC includes attendees from around the globe, with more than 110 countries represented at recent conferences. OTC is sponsored by 12 industry organizations and societies, who work cooperatively to develop the technical program each year. OTC also has two endorsing organizations and six supporting organizations.

Once again ODI has been asked to present a paper on our latest technology. Perry Wright and Stewart Barlow have submitted an abstract, "The Development and Application of HT/HP Fiber-Optic Connectors For Use On Subsea Intelligent Wells: Part 2", which has been accepted for presentation during this year's conference.

On March 12, 2004, it was announced that Ocean Design, Inc. (ODI), a leading
subsea fiber-optic and electrical connectivity company, had been chosen by
the 2004 Offshore Technology Conference for their Spotlight on New
Technology Program.

March 16 to 18, 2004
London, England
Ocean Design Stand #148


OI attracts an international audience of policy makers, industrialists, government representatives, decision makers, researchers, directors, managers and manufacturers involved in every aspect of oceanography. They meet to address the present and future trends of the industry and to view the launch of new technologies, equipment and services.

At OI 2004, "Connecting Long Term Sea Floor Observatories to the shore" (11 meg Word document) was written and presented by Gary Waterworth of Alcatel Optical Networks Division, Nazeeh Shaheen of Nautronix Maripro, and Steve Thumbeck of ODI.

The paper delves into the subject of ocean scientists studying the deep sea for many years while on specialist research vessels. The ocean scientists have now started to make the transition from exploration to understanding, where a permanent presence on the sea floor is required to monitor both sporadic short-term events such as earthquakes and long-term trends such as global warming.

These multidisciplinary projects require integrated industrial products such as deep-water fibre optic cable, science instrument nodes and underwater connectivity to ensure the cost effective flow of reliable data to and from the sea floor. Please download the paper here for informative reading (this is an 11 meg word document).