Co-sponsors of the event are the Canadian Hydrographic Service, FIG Commission 4, IALA, the GMT Society for Marine Technology, the Geomar Research Centre for Marine Geoscience, and the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar & Marine Research.

Over 40 papers are scheduled to be presented by speakers from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, UK and the US.

They form part of eight main conference sessions dealing with Bio and Geochemical Monitoring, Coastal Zone Management, ECDIS, Hydrographic Surveying, Marine Mapping, Navigation & Positioning, Quality Management, and Sensing of Marine Processes.

Companies participating in a supporting exhibition of equipment and services include Aanderaa, AMRS, Atlas Hydrographic, Caris bv, Dr Fahrentholz, Driesen & Kern Elektronik, EIVA, ELAC Nautik, Fugro UDI, Greiser & Partner, GSN, HydroSat/Thales, Innomar, IVS, Karl Schmidt, Leica Geosystems, Marimatech, MBT/MacArtney, Nautikaris, Nautilus, Nautronix, Octopus Marine, Ohmex, QPS, Reson, Seatronics, Simrad, Sonardyne, Spearhead Exhibitions, Subsea Protection Systems, TSS (UK), Trimble UDI, Veers Elektronik, and Vermessungburo Weigt.

Further general information covering various programmes, registration charges and hotel arrangements is available from the Organising Committee, Hydro 2002, Wischhofstrasse 1, Geb.11, D-24148 Kiel, Germany (Tel: +49 431-7207 204 Fax:

+49 431-7207 205 Email:

info@hydro2002. org). There is also an official website at (www. hydro2002. org) which can be additionally used for online registration.