SMART News

Upcoming Events
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SubOptic 2025
June 2nd - June 5th 2025
SubOptic 2025 asks the question ‘What’s on the horizon?’ and challenges the subsea community to look into the future and determine how best to address the variety of in-coming demands on-land, at-sea and in the cloud.
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One Ocean Science Congress 2025
June 3rd - June 6th 2025
The Congress will feature a mix of plenary sessions, including opening and keynote speeches, alongside parallel oral and poster presentations. To enhance interactions between science and society, action and policy, and to engage civil society more broadly, 'townhalls' such as panels and roundtables will also be arranged.
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Blue Economy and Finance Forum
June 7th - June 8th 2025
By gathering experts, policymakers, investors and innovators from around the world, the Forum will highlight and promote the critical role that sustainable investment, cutting-edge innovation, and forward-thinking policies play in ensuring the long-term health and prosperity of our oceans and economies alike.
News

SMART Cables Featured in AGU’s Eos
SMART Cables were featured in the American Geophysical Union’s science news magazine, Eos. The article is entitled, “Making Underwater Cables SMART with Sensors.”

Char Rowe and Colleagues Publish SMART Cables Summary Paper
Dr. Char Rowe and colleagues, including several members of the SMART Cables JTF, published a paper in Marine Technology Society summarizing the current global state of affairs for SMART Cables.

Data Center Dynamics Publishes Article About SMART Cables and Global Climate Change
Data Center Dynamics published an comprehensive article describing how SMART Cables can help the fight against global warming.

Data Center Dynamics publishes article about SMART Cable concept to connect Antarctica/McMurdo Base Station
A DCD article discusses the possibilities and benefits of building a SMART Cable system at McMurdo Base in Antarctica to either New Zealand or Australia.

Report Issued Summarizing NSF Antarctic Subsea Cable Workshop
The report “2021 Antarctic Subsea Cable Workshop Report: High-Speed Connectivity Needs to Advance US Antarctic Science” was released today.