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Key industry exhibitions, conferences and meetings

Oceanology International 2020 Goes DIGITAL

As travel restrictions from the CO- ings throughout the live event. A team

VID-19 pandemic linger, Reed Exhi- of matchmaking professionals support

Oi 2020 Virtual Event bitions announced last month that the the service, assisting with meeting ar- decision has been taken to make Ocean- rangements pre-show and during; aiding

What: ology International 2020 a completely with any technical questions through-

Oceanology International 2020’s digital event. Oi2020 was originally out; managing the event’s online meet- virtual event - Oi Connect! scheduled for March 2020, and subse- ings lounge.

quently rescheduled for December 1-4, • Register for your badge to gain ac-

When: 2020. When it became apparent that the cess to your personal pro? le;

December 1-4, 2020 event could not take place, per usual, in • Log in and update your pro? le us- person, the organizers moved swiftly to ing your registered email address;

Where: build and deliver the event virtually in • Search the database and ? nd con-

OceanologyInternational.com the December 1-4 time frame. tacts speci? c to your requirements – ? l- ter by products / Interests;

Why:

What to Expect • A personal, easy to use tool that

Oceanology International is the lead-

The virtual event and networking plat- helps you to connect virtually with peo- ing name in global subsea exhibi- form allows you to search contacts in ple at the show; tions. While COVID-19 has disabled the database and arrange online meet- • Receive meeting invitations from the ability to meet in person, the ings throughout the event and take part potential new leads; organizers are working to facilitate in video conferences, sessions and semi- • Run by a dedicated team of net- world-class networking events online.

nars run by industry experts (including working experts; the Navigation & Positioning Track, • All meetings take place online with MTR serving as the moderator). within the portal - with no third-party software required;

Registration: How Does it Work? perts. This online platform allows users • Join industry experts through online

The Oi 2020 Online platform allows to create personal pro? les, identify key video conference sessions and seminars; you to search visitors and exhibitors, ar- contacts based on area of interest and • Host/attend ad-hoc, drop-in one-to- range high quality meetings and attend job type, build relationships and create one meetings with potential new leads; business opportunities and create a pre- presentations by industry-leading ex- • Receive a meeting schedule with planned roster of private virtual meet- names, details and photos of your meet- ing partners; • Event-live SMS and email remind- ers, along with tech support from the event-live concierge; • Only those who have already reg- istered for the show will be eligible to access the platform – please register to log in.

Register to attend for Free @: oceanologyinternational.com

Watch the introductory video here: https://youtu.be/hB87y59oC1Q 60 November/December 2020

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