Mission Statement

The Marine Technology Society is a non-profit international professional organization established in 1963 to promote the exchange of information in ocean and marine engineering, science, and policy. The Society’s objectives are to:

  • Disseminate marine science and technical knowledge

  • Promote and aid education of marine scientists, engineers, technicians and those involved in ocean-related policy issues

  • Advance the development of tools and procedures to explore, study, preserve and further the responsible and sustainable use of the ocean

  • Provide services which promote a broader understanding of the relevance of the marine sciences to other sciences, technologies, the arts and human affairs

1963

San Diegans involved in MTS founding.

1967

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1975

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1979

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1984

STD conference.

Published “Operational Guidelines for ROVs“.

1985

Oceans ’85 same year as ROV ’85.

Started MTS conference tutorials program at ROV’85.

1991

ROV ’91 held in Hollywood, FL.

1994-1997

MTS San Diego ran a series of four workshops on “Marine Environmental Technology.” These were for: Sustainable Harbors (1994), Coastal Zone Monitoring (1995), Space Based Remote Sensing (1996) and Coastal Aquaculture (1997).

1997-2002

Norm Estabrook national president elect/president/prior.

1999

Technical program chair for Oceans ’99 with first COLOR CD-ROM proceedings.

First Yachtfest technical program and proceedings.

2001

Helped create the first MATE ROV regional invitational, now international.

2009

SEALAB III 40th Celebration – Maritime Demo Day.

2014

TechSurge, Workshop Cables and Connectors.

1982

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1984-1986

Bob Wernli was Regional V.P. and Kevin Hardy was Currents Editor.

1986

ROV ’86 held in Aberdeen, Scotland in conjunction with SUT.

1991-1994

Jack Jaeger V.P. Technical Affairs (two terms).

1995

Oceans ’95 with first CD-ROM proceedings.

1998

25th Anniversary Cables/Connectors workshop.

Helped create the first National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB).

1999-2001

ROV Committee website developed and maintained.

MTS national website developed and maintained.

2003

Helped organize the Scripps Centennial, including Oceans 2003.

Oceans 2003, breaking all records, plus first DVD proceedings with video.

2010

Trieste 50th Anniversary Celebration

First hardcover MTS Journal “Into the Trench”, edited by Kevin Hardy and Brock Rosenthal

Jerry Wilson, V.P. Industry and Technology.

1983

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Started MTS ROV Committee, still functioning today.

1984-87

Bi-monthly newsletter, Literal Drift, grows to 16-pages. MTS National newsletter, Currents, appoints the MTS-SD editor to manage that international publication.

1990

ROV ’90 held in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.

Marine Instrumentation conference in San Diego.

1994-1996

Helped create the in-basin human powered submarine event format, then sanctioned by the Guinness Book of Records.

1996

Joint Buoy/Cables/Connectors workshop.

1998-present

Larry Nordell internship program established.

2000

HMCS Yukon sinking technical program and proceedings.

2008

Kevin Hardy V.P. Section Affairs.

Cables/Connectors workshop.

2013

Oceans 2013.

Contributed to MTS 50th Anniversary publication.

Bylaws of the Marine Technology Society, San Diego

The Marine Society of San Diego makes our current bylaws public. The latest version can be downloaded from the link below.