METS Conference Programme
The Global SuperYacht Forum hosted by The Yacht Report Group
Date: 16-18 November 2009
Location: RAI Forum
In its 15th year, the Global Superyacht Forum is the superyacht industry’s leading conference. It will deliver three days promising insightful debate and discussion.
The programme will focus on ownership, business & technology and design and is supported by dynamic and influential speakers.
Around 350 of the superyacht industry’s key individuals are expected to attend the Global Superyacht Forum each day. The delegate demographic will ensure that new contacts are made, and existing relationships are strengthened.
If you are directly involved in the large yacht world and want to know more about this superyacht event visit superyachtevents.com
ConnectFest hosted by the NMEA
Date: Wednesday 18 November 2009
Time: 10.30 - 12.30 hrs
Location: Room G109
NMEA 2000 ConnectFest is a ‘LIVE’ Demonstration of the NMEA 2000 ‘OPEN’ Industry Networking Standard. A number of diverse manufacturers will be interacting and demonstrating the interoperability of disparate products talking the same language in a network environment.
The NMEA 2000 Marine ‘OPEN’ Network Standard was developed by various companies in and outside of the industry. More than 40 marine organisations have invested time and resources to create the NMEA 2000 based on CAN (Controller Area Network).
In addition, other experts including Kvaser AB, Oklahoma State University, Sun Microsystems, and the US Coast Guard Research and Development had devoted their expertise under the guidance of the NMEA. Today, NMEA 2000 is maintained by the industry’s global NMEA 2000 Technical Standards Committee.
The NMEA Connectfest will demonstrate and answer the hard questions of hidden costs, ease of installation, simplicity, configurability and scalability. The NMEA 2000 network is an open plug and play system, so plugging or unplugging products with no downtime on the network will be demonstrated.
You will understand why NMEA 2000 Certified products must only be on the NMEA 2000 network. NMEA 2000 protocol requires its products and messages to have certain priorities built in for ensuring safety on the sea, therefor only NMEA 2000 certified products can communicate with each other.
You will also have hands-on experience with the NMEA 2000 cable and connector system, saving weight, time of installation and ensuring futureabilty of the vessel.
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has adopted NMEA 2000 as a network standard for the use on SOLAS class vessels with its standard 61162-3. Llyod’s register has accepted the NMEA 2000 cable and connectors.
A short presentation on the history, structure and benefits of NMEA 2000 will be followed by the opportunity to have direct conversations with manufacturers who have adopted and developed products using NMEA 2000 protocol.
Getting Your Boat Ready for Marine Electronics
Date: Thursday 19 November 2009
Time: 10.30 - 12.30 hrs
Location: Room G106
Avoiding marine electronics problems from the keel up. Today’s vessels are multifunctional platforms that fulfil many roles. One role is to provide a platform for marine electronics that, among other things, ensures safe and efficient vessel navigation.
The NMEA and an industry panel will discuss what makes a vessel an efficient and trouble free platform for today’s marine electronics. This seminar will consider standard practices from the NMEA Installation Standards used in the aftermarket and identify which practices boat builders can adopt.
Examples will illustrate how common problems with production boats are fixed in the field, and what can be done to avoid the problems in the first place.
