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RI Hosts "Defense & Oceans" Day
On Friday, May 22, 2009, subsea and ocean industry leaders gathered on the CCRI Newport Campus in Newport, Rhode Island for the fourth annual "Rhode Island Defense & Oceans Day," a forum for industry leaders to voice expert insights on the emerging trends and future directions for the subsea and ocean industries, critical components of the vibrant Rhode Island economy. Entitled "Visions for the Next Decade," the event featured a number of VIP speakers from across the political, academic, military and commercial sectors, including a recorded greeting and introduction from Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), and live presentations from Mike Saul, Executive Director, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC); RADM Phil Wisecup, President, Naval War College; Dr. Robert Ballard, URI Center for Ocean Exploration and Archeological Oceanography; and Donald F. McCormack, Technical Director, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). "Harnessing Narragansett Bay's potential for economic growth is a continual challenge for Rhode Island. Bay and ocean resources are key to growing the Rhode Island economy," said Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), via a recorded video greeting. The economic impact of ocean business in Rhode Island is ubiquitous, and the defense sector alone accounts for more than 16,000 jobs and $1.75 billion, according to Saul of the RIEDC. Newport is, of course, the epicenter of the naval presence in Rhode Island, and the Naval War College (which this year celebrates its 125th anniversary) is a center of naval thought and education globally, or, as RADM James "Phil" Wisecup calls it, "where the chiefs of navies come to learn." The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) HQ is another jewel in Rhode Island's crown of ocean technologies, and Donald F. McCormack, Technical Director, was on hand to discuss, among other topics, the coming of age of UUVs and the advancement of Underwater Distributed Networked Systems (UDNS). Distributed networked sensors are the key for future subsea defense and warfare, McCormack noted, saying the satellite systems are increasingly vulnerable to attack. While he admitted that there have been
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Mike Saul, Executive Director RIEDC, welcomes visitors to Rhode Island's "Defense & Oceans" day.
RADM James "Phil" Wisecup calls the Naval War College in Newport "where the chiefs of navies come to learn."
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