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Maggie Linskey Merrill is the founding editor and publisher of Marine Technology Reporter. She has 20 years experience communicating marine science, technology, environmental and engineering news and information. She has held positions at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, HA Perry Foundation and Sea Data Corporation. In 1993 she founded MTR and the Marine and Oceanographic Technology Network (MOTN). (Story on page 28) www.seadiscovery.com NEW YORK 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 FLORIDA 215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Tel: (561) 732-1659; Fax: (561) 732-6984 PUBLISHER John C. O'Malley • jomalley@marinelink.com Associate Publisher & Editor Gregory R. Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.com Editorial Director Maggie Merrill Editorial Intern Kate Elizabeth Queram queram@marinelink.com Production Manager John Guzman guzman@marinelink.com Asst. Production Manager Irina Tabakina tabakina@marinelink.com Manager, Information Services Tina Veselov veselov@marinelink.com Manager, Accounting Services Esther Rothenberger rothenberger@marinelink.com Manager, Public Relations Mark O’Malley momalley@marinelink.com Marketing Coordinator Jocelyn Pearring pearring@marinelink.com Manager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibik bibik@marinelink.com ADVERTISING Sales Manager Dominick Daddio daddio@marinelink.com Classified Ad Sales Dale L. Barnett barnett@marinelink.com Senior Vice President, Sales Brett W. Keil bkeil@marinelink.com Tel: (561) 732-1185; Fax: (561) 732-8414 Senior Vice President, Sales Rob Howard howard@marinelink.com Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 Vice President of Sales Lucia M. Annunziata annunziata@marinelink.com CHARLES E. KEIL, Vice President, International Operations 215 NW Third Street, Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Tel: +561-732-0312; Fax: +561-732-8063 24-hr Tel/Fax: +561-998-0313; Mobile Tel: +561-716-0338 e-mail: ckeil@marinelink.com www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 3 on the Cover The Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island is a groundbreaking medl of technologies designed to introduce the new exploratory paradigm based upon "tele-presence" technology. Details of the system is included in the profile of Dr. Robert Ballard’s new Archaeological Oceanography doctorate program, starting on page 22. It is also the subject a feature article written by Dr. Robert Ballard, Dr. Steve Hammond, and Dr. Larry Mayer, to be published in the March 2006 edition of Marine Technology Reporter. also in this Edition 4 Editorial 4 Editorial Index 5 RFQ for IOOS: Sources Sought for Engineering Services 7 Korea Spends $11.7 million to Develop New AUV 9 New Tech for Exploring Hydrothermal Vents 17 Underwater Intervention 2006 Preview 19 UI 2006 New Technology Profiles 38 Underwater Imaging Systems 46 Book Review: U.S. Navy Diver: Performance Under Pressure 47 Directory: Electronic Charting & Management Systems 49 People & Company News 54 New Products 58 MTR Marketplace: JOBS 64 Advertiser’s Index the Authors MTR#1 (1-16).qxd 1/9/2006 2:06 PM Page 5
