Celebrated every year on 21 June, The World Hydrography Day highlights the importance of hydrography.
This year the Australasian Hydrographic Society is pleased to celebrate World Hydrography Day 2022 by aligning it with the Graduation of the IIC Academy and Deakin S-5B Hydrographic Surveyors Program. These events will take place in the beautiful city of Warrnambool, VIC, hosted at Deakin University.
This World Hydrography Day 2022 event will recognise recent achievements in hydrography by industry, universities, and the government, and will provide presentations on the importance of education and new technologies.
Agenda
WHD Welcome & S-5B Program Graduation Ceremony (14:00 – 15:15)
- Keynote Speaker 1: AHS President, Stephen Duffield
- Keynote Speaker 2: SSSI Hydrographic Commission Chair, Neil Hewitt
- IIC Technologies, Deakin University & Student: Speakers TBC
- Presentation of Certificates: to S5-B Students
Coffee Break (15:15 – 15:45)
WHD Program Continued (15:45 – 17:30)
- Australian Hydrographic Office: Andrew Coulls, The AHO and the National Survey Function
- AAM Group: Sam Houston, Innovation in Hydrography
- CSIRO: Phil Vandenbossche, Soundings for Science – A dive into CSIRO’s Shallow Survey Facility
- Kongsberg: Henry Johnson, Bringing clarity to the world below
- EGS Survey: Kam Austine, Offshore Wind Farm Survey Services
- Geoscience Australia: Mary Young, AusSeabed – Plenty of opportunities for seabed mappers
- Navigate Hydrographic: Dylan Colson, The benefits of presenting hydrographic data through software
Networking (17:30 – 19:00)
Drinks and nibbles will be available at the venue after the conference for networking, during which time the S5-B Graduates’ will be available to discuss their fieldwork and their experiences on the S-5B Program.
Registration
This is a free event. However, registration is required to attend this event.
Click here to register on AHS website.
Sponsors
Special thanks to Deakin University for providing the venue and video streaming facilities.
Special thanks to the drink and food sponsors, AAM Group and Kongsberg.
How to Get There
Drive / Taxi from Melbourne Tullamarine Airport: approx. 3 hours
Train from Central Station, Melbourne: 3 hours 36 minutes
Drive / Taxi from Melbourne Avalon Airport: approx.. 2 hours 15 minutes
Click here to find Warnambool campus map. Please head to Building C - Room C1.13.
Accommodation
Overnight stay facilities are available at Warrnambool. Please click here for more information.
