The IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) is a society of the IEEE. In the hierarchy of IEEE, the OES is one of close to 40 technical societies organized under the IEEE's Technical Activities Board. OES is tasked with being scientific, literary, and educational in character. It promotes close cooperation and exchange of technical information among its members through publications and meetings. OES actively strives for the advancement of the theory and practice of electrotechnology, allied branches of engineering, and related arts and sciences, applied to all bodies of water; and the maintenance of high professional and ethical standards among its members and affiliates. International meetings and conferences are hosted each year to facilitate information exchange and networking.

OES oversees the publication of one scholarly journal and publishes the OES Newsletter.

In pursuit of its educational objective, IEEE OES hosts a student scholarship program awarding multiple $2000.00 scholarships twice yearly. Students must be enrolled fulltime in an accredited college or university in a field of study that will lead to a career in ocean engineering or a related ocean science field. Recipients of the awards are invited to attend the following OCEANS Conference to be recognized at the OES Awards Luncheon.

Activities

OES is actively pursuing its objectives in its local chapters as well as in the international arena. It hosts workshops, symposiums, and conferences on both the regional and international level. Its publications reach out to its membership and other in related fields. The Society reaches out to the future through its scholarship program and student poster competitions.

Publications

The Oceanic Engineering Society oversees the publication of one scholarly journal, publishes the OES Newsletter and an Electronic Newsletter.

• IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering,

The IEEE-JOE, begun in 1976, is a quarterly journal whose field of interest includes all aspects of science, engineering and technology that address research, development, and operations pertaining to all bodies of water. This includes the creation of new capabilities and technologies from concept design through prototypes, testing and operational systems to sense, explore, analyze, understand, develop, use and responsibly manage natural resources.

• OES Beacon

The OES newsletter is published quarterly. Issues highlight recent conferences, student poster competition winners, chapter activities, and other articles of interest.

• Electronic Newsletter

The Electronic Newsletter is released periodically to keep the membership abreast of current events.

Conferences

OCEANS Conferences –OCEANS conferences are co-sponsored by OES and the Marine Technology Society (MTS). Each has an extensive schedule of technical presentations, vendor displays and a Student Poster Competition.
Recent OCEANS conferences: OCEANS ’11 IEEE Santander “Oceans of Energy for a Sustainable Future” took place in Santander, Spain June 6-9, 2011 and OCEANS ’11 MTS/IEEE Kona “Oceans of Opportunity: International Cooperation & Partnerships across the Pacific" Kona, Hawaii September 19-22, 2011.

Other conferences and symposiums of the past and future include:
AUV 2011, Electric Ship Technologies Symposium, US-EU-Baltic Symposium, the Arctic Technology Conference and the Waterside Security Conference 2010.

Chapters

Chapters are an integral part of the Society and allow OES members an opportunity to meet for scientific, educational, and networking purposes with fellow engineers in the Oceanic Technology field. Chapters are a part of the local IEEE Section and work with the Section to promote the aims of IEEE. A Chapter can be organized with a minimum of 12 OES members. Chapters are currently in the following locales:

Canadian Atlantic
Newfoundland-Labrador, Canada
Ottawa, Canada (Joint Chapter)
Quebec, Canada (Joint Chapter)
Toronto, Canada (Joint Chapter)
Victoria, Canada
France
Japan
New South Wales, Australia
Norway
Singapore
Spain
Taipei, Taiwan
United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (Joint Chapter)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Washington DC & Northern Virginia, USA
Chicago, Illinois (Joint Chapter), USA
Houston, Texas, USA
San Diego, California, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

See also

• Acoustical Society of America
  Acoustical Society of America
  The Acoustical Society of America is an international scientific society dedicated to increasing and diffusing the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications.-History:...
  
  
• Marine Technology Society
  Marine Technology Society
  The Marine Technology Society is a professional society that serves the international community of ocean engineers, technologists, policy-makers, and educators. The goal of the society, which was founded in 1963, is to promote awareness, understanding, advancement and application of marine...
  
  
• IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
• IEEE Signal Processing Society
  IEEE Signal Processing Society
  The IEEE Signal Processing Society is a society of the IEEE. It is also known by the acronym IEEE SPS. In the hierarchy of IEEE, the Signal Processing Society is one of close to 40 technical societies organized under the IEEE's Technical Activities Board...
  
  
• Global Earth Observation System of Systems

External links

• The Oceanic Engineering Society's Website