Vice Chair Marine Operations, Advancements, Cable Protection
Dean Veverka, Southern Cross
These sessions will explore all aspects of Marine operations from installation to maintenance and cable ship fleets, cable damage prevention and best practice guidelines, technology advancements in wet plant equipment and dry plant technology that aid the first two topics.
Additional areas to be covered include
“I have been involved with SubOptic for over 20 years, so it is a great honor to be chairing the session on Marine Operations, Advancements and Cable Protection. It is undeniable, the importance that submarine cables play in providing the Global Critical Infrastructure that connects people and countries around the world, especially in these unique times. Therefore, advancements in the installation and maintenance of cables to ensure new cables are brought online quickly and maintained with minimum downtown, is more important than ever. Additionally, the protection of cables is paramount from both natural and manmade events in an ever overcrowding sea. This session will look at the challenges we face and will bring together veteran industry experts who will discuss and provide insights into solutions of the future.”
Guideline for Submission
The SubOptic Papers Committee is pleased to request industry experts to submit Abstracts for papers to be presented as either oral or poster presentations at SubOptic 2023
Deadline for Abstract Submission
The deadline for submission of Abstracts is 2 September 2023
Format of Abstracts
Abstracts must be written in English, and consist of plain text only, maximum 300 words. Essentially the abstract should be a brief summary (or an 'abstract') of the proposed paper or poster.
Each Abstract should be original in nature and cover some aspect of the program topics detailed in this Call for Papers. Abstracts will be evaluated and scored for quality, credibility, originality and general interest.
Overt product advertising or company publicity within an Abstract (or the subsequent paper) is not permissible and will be cause for rejection of the submission.
Any type of company of the submarine industry (operators, vendors, manufacturers, service providers, etc.) is invited to submit.
Abstract Submission Method
To submit an Abstract for consideration, the lead author of the paper should:
The SubOptic 2023 Papers Committee reserves the right to change the designated topic area for any Abstract, as may be appropriate.
Notification of Acceptance
Under the guidance of the SubOptic 2023 Papers Committee, multi-company panels of industry experts will review all abstracts in an objective and professional manner, and select the papers desired for presentation at the conference. The Lead Author will be notified by email in early November 2021 of the committee's decision.
Publication in the Proceedings of SubOptic 2023
If an Abstract is accepted for oral or poster presentation, the author will be required to submit a paper (nominally three to five pages, but any length within reason will be accepted), written in English, to the SubOptic 2023 Papers Committee by 31 January 2023
Accepted papers will be published in the SubOptic 2023 Conference proceedings, contingent upon the transfer of copyright to the SubOptic 2023 Executive Committee.