Joint Meeting of OSIG/UXO/MES/ECOSIGG Special Interest Groups

05 December, 2024

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Thursday 5th December 2024 | 1330-1700hrs | Bond Street Room, Thistle Hotel, Marble Arch, London

This hybrid meeting is for members of the SUT Special Interest Groups OSIG, UXO, MESSIG, and ECOSIGG only. You must be a member of one of these groups to attend. The event is FREE to attend but booking is essential.

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If you wish to attend the SUT AGM at the same venue after this event, please register separately via this link – booking opening soon!

Agenda

  • Introduction – Mick Cook
  • Overview of The SUT – Cheryl Burgess
  • Special Interest Group Introductions, OSIG (Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics); MES (Marine Environmental Science); UXO (Unexploded Ordnance); ECOSIGG (Early Careers Offshore Site Investigation Geoscience and Geotechnics)

Refreshment break (tea/coffee)

Presentations

  • Offshore Wind, Sustainability Beyond Carbon – Benj Sykes, Head of Environment, Consenting & External Affairs, UK & Ireland, Ørsted
  • What has research into offshore geotechnics ever done for us? – Richard Jardine (FRS) Proconsul and Professor of Geomechanics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College, London
  • Guidance Notes for Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Risk Identification and Mitigation for Offshore Renewable Energy Developments – an update – Dorthe Erbs-Hansen, Consultant to TenneT
  • ECOSIGG: Our Journey, Mission and Future Vision – Tom Perry, Wood-Thilsted, and Chair of ECOSIGG

Each presentation will be ~15 minutes followed by 5 minutes Q&A.

The meeting will be immediately followed by the SUT AGM and then a social evening function/meal (details TBC) to which all attendees are invited. The AGM will last ~30-45 minutes and will include the Mick Cook Award for Significant Contribution to Marine Site Investigation and Characterisation, amongst other awards.

This event has been put together specifically to get SUT members of SIGs and others to meet face-to-face. All those attending in person must register for this event. Dial-in facilities for those who cannot attend in person will be available, but it is stressed that this is primarily a face-to-face networking event.