BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:301@iims.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20200306 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20200308 DTSTAMP:20200220T100222Z URL:https://www.iims.org.uk/events/iims-canada-conference-vancouver/ SUMMARY:IIMS Canada Conference Vancouver DESCRIPTION:IIMS Canada would like to invite you to the 2020 Canada Branch Conference and AGM in the Lonsdale Quay Hotel in North Vancouver on Friday 6 March and Saturday 7 March 2020. Join us real time or as an online only delegate.\n\nThe conference will be a two-day educational event with subj ects and topics appealing to all disciplines of marine surveying. IIMS CEO \, Mike Schwarz\, will be in attendance and will host the event.\n\nThe li st of confirmed speakers (always subject to amendment) is:\n\nThursday 5th March: Evening meet and greet\nDay 1 Friday 6th March\n0800 Opening and w elcome presentation by Mike Schwarz leading into a 30 minute review of IIM S\, the member benefits and current HQ initiatives\nMike has been CEO of I IMS and MSA since January 2014. Not a technical man\, Mike came with a bus iness background gained from 30 years in publishing and event management. During the past few years\, Mike has had the vision to re-purpose the Inst itute and has been behind a number of initiatives to freshen up the organi sation using technology to do so.\n\n0830 Standards and the Marine Surveyi ng Practitioner Scheme by Mike Schwarz\n\n0915-1000 Multiple Echo Thicknes s Measurements and GRP Inspections by Jon Sharland (live by video link)\nJ on Sharland has been specialising in Ultrasonic Thickness Gauges for over 20 years. Before that he was involved in inspections and measurements usin g lasers and microscopes. He has a background in aircraft engineering obta ined whilst serving in the Royal Navy.\n\n1000-1015 Coffee\n\n1015-1130 De sign and Construction of a Quadruple Screw Shallow Draft Truckable River T ug by Jonathan Naude\, Capilano Maritime Design Naval Architects\nJonathan graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Victoria. He gained an interest in the marine industry through the co-op p rogram where he completed two placements at the Department of National Def ense Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton. Jonathan further built his sk ill set and experience by completing his Masters of Engineering in the Nav al Architecture and Marine Engineering program at the University of Britis h Columbia.\n\n1130-1230 InspectX\, Survey Report Writing Software by Crai g Norton\nA second generation marine surveyor\, Craig Norton is the Presid ent of InspectX. A SAMS® Accredited Marine Surveyor\, RYA 200 ton Yachtma ster Offshore and MCA Y3 Chief Engineer\, he decided he was fed up of dupl icating his work when writing his reports. The result is InspectX\, softwa re designed for surveyors by surveyors.\n\n1230-1300 Lunch\n\n1300-1415 Pr otecting Boats with the Latest Technology by Sean Battistoni\, Barnacle Mo nitoring systems\nBarnacle Systems has created the product BRNKL (pronounc ed 'barnacle'). BRNKL is an award-winning ‘home security boat system’ built by people who know security. Whether you’re at the dock\, at home\ , or half-way around the world you can check on your vessel using the onbo ard camera while also monitoring critical systems such as battery banks\, bilge pumps\, shore power connections\, global positioning\, etc.\n\n1415- 1430 Coffee\n\n1430-1530 Errors &\; Omissions Insurance for Surveyors a nd Limiting your Liability by John King\, Senior Vice President Commercial Risk Solutions\, Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.\nJohn has been doing marine erro rs an omissions insurance for over 30 years and currently has over 400 mar ine surveyor clients around the world. As his father was a marine surveyor \, John has been going up and down ships with him since as long as he can remember. He owns a number of boats and spends his spare time sailing\, fi shing\, scuba diving or boat building.\n\n1530-1700 Common Marine Electric al Deficiencies to Look For in Small Craft by Jeff Cote\, Systems Design E ngineer\, Pacific Yacht Systems\nJeff is an avid boater\, entrepreneur\, the author of the monthly column "Tech Talk" in Pacific Yachting Magazine and “Hotwire” in Northwest Yachting Magazine\, as well as regular yach t club and Power Squadron presenter. His company\, provides boaters with e asy to use\, reliable solutions for marine electrical and electronics.\n\n 1830-2100 Cocktail and buffet dinner (included in the delegate fee)\nDay 2 Saturday 7th March\n0700-0800 Breakfast\, coffee and Annual General Meeti ng for Members only\n\n0800-0815 Opening remarks by Ed O’Connor\, IIMS C anada Branch Regional Director\n\n0815-0945 Atmospheric Hazards and Protec ting the Marine Surveyor by Capt John M. Malool\nJohn has taught for over 30 years at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He has vast experience in th e field of safety having a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Protection a nd a Master of Science degree in Occupational Safety. Ten years ago\, he o pened his own business as a Marine Surveyor\, and is a SAMS® Accredited M arine Surveyor.\n\n0945-1000 Coffee\n\n1000-1100 Introduction to IMO and P ort State Control by Said Nassif\, Canadian International Bureau of Shippi ng Ltd\nSaid Nassif holds a Bachelor's Degree in Maritime Transportation a nd Master of Business Administration degree with major in Logistics and Tr ansportation from University of Quebec. As an expert in classification soc ieties\, flag state inspections\, ship registration and as an investigator \, many ship-owners requested his help to facilitate the ship to be releas ed from Port State Control Detention.\n\n1100-1200 ISO and Cybersecurity b y Dennis Cunanan\, CISM\, C|CISO President/Owner at Corporate Prime Soluti ons Inc.\nDennis Cunanan is the President/Owner at Corporate Prime Solutio ns Inc. based in Vancouver. He is a seasoned information security professi onal with 18 years of professional experience in Quality\, Information Sec urity\, Governance\, Risk Management\, and Compliance. Dennis holds a Bach elors Degree in Computer Science from the University of the Assumption.\n\ n1200-1230 Lunch\n\n1230-1400 What you need to know about lithium battery technology by Jerry Makarawicz and Huxley Witts\, Britmar Marine\nJerry a nd Huxley will cover: Lithium technologies\, difference between lithium te chnologies\, difference between lithium and acid batteries\, Short Super b story\, BMPs and charging\, Super B projects\, main product line\, new pr oducts and a short video about fire test. There is also an opportunity to look at batteries. Jurek Makarawicz trained in the marine electrical depa rtment at the Marine Academy in Poland and joined Britmar Marine as techni cal support and sales representative. He works with lithium iron phosphate batteries on vessels and off-grid applications. He also designs\, builds\ , and installs led navigation lights\, panels\, and linear led fixtures.  Huxley Witts joined Britmar as an electrical apprentice and works on wide range of large marine electrical projects.\n\n1400-1415 Coffee\n\n1415-151 5 Environmental compliance monitoring and surveys by Oscar Hopps\, Dive Op erations Manager Enviro-Tech Diving Inc.\nOscar works with Enviro-Tech Div ing\, Inc.\, a Seattle based dive company. For the last 25 years they have s been a leading provider of EPA surveys and underwater services ranging f rom remote Alaskan locations to the North and South along the Pacific Coas t into California. Their experienced team\, on land as well as at sea\, pr ovides a complete and comprehensive Environmental Impact Report that inclu des real time positioning of the diver and current conditions on the seafl oor\, HD imaging and recording\, seabed core samples\, and comprehensive r eporting and mapping.\n\n1515-1600 Non technical tips and advice for writi ng an effective report by Mike Schwarz\n\n1600-1630 Closing speech and rem arks by Ed O Connor.\n\nEvening dinner at a local restaurant at own cost.\ n\nIIMS\, SAMS\, NAMS and other industry professionals are welcome to part icipate. CPD points are awarded to all IIMS members who attend - non IIMS members please check with your organisation’s policy for CE’s or CPD ’s.\n\nThe cost for attendance on BOTH days is CA$240 and includes lunch plus the cocktail party and dinner.\n\nOnline attendance by video confere ncing will also be available to those unable attend in person at CA$200 fo r BOTH days.\n\nFor online registration please use the form below or email info@iimscanada.ca.\n\nPayment can be made via e-transfer to info@iimscan ada.ca by credit card\, or by cheque payable to the International Institut e of Marine Surveying (Canada) and sent to Box 14316\, 105-1496 Cartwright Street\, Vancouver\, BC V6H 3Y5.\n\nA special room rate of CA$145 has bee n offered by the Lonsdale Quay Hotel. Early registration is encouraged as rooms will go quickly. To reserve rooms please contact by email at fd@Lons daleQuayHotel.com. Travel from Vancouver airport is quick and easy via Sky train to the Waterfront Station (Canada Line). Take the Northbound exit fr om the Waterfront Station to take the ferry to Lonsdale Quay. Travel cost is CA$3 and takes about half an hour.\n\n[contact-form-7 id="29046" title= "IIMS Canada Branch Conference &\; AGM 2020 Reservation Form"]\n\n  \; CATEGORIES:IIMS Events & Meetings,Marine Events & Conferences,What's On LOCATION:The Lonsdale Quay\, The Lonsdale Quay Hotel\, North Vancouver\, Ca nada GEO:49.310713;-123.081731 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Lonsdale Quay Hotel\, N orth Vancouver\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Lonsdale Quay:geo:4 9.310713,-123.081731 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR