Welcome to the ECDIS Revolution

Latest News

12 Mar 12 - New agendas for Singapore and London Conferences announced. Opportunities for speakers available.

25 Nov 11 - Successful 2nd ECDIS Revolution completes in London. See below for further details.

The Revolution is Coming.

Following on from the two previous conferences in London held in 2010 and 2011, and due to popular demand, the intention for 2012 is to take the series of conferences to Singapore as well as hold another in London.

Agenda's for these conferences have now been posted on this website and can be accessed via the links above.

Singapore

 - 30 and 31 October, 2012 - Venue tbc

The intention with this first Asia conference is to utilise the experiences from the previous two years in London and bring to the shipping community of the Far East, an update and overview of the problems being faced by the mariner as the implementation of the IMO regulations comes into effect. A varied and debate prompting agenda has been put together for which speaking opportunities are now available. With sponsors already signing and others looking to come alongside, the intention is to run this conference in conjunction with the availability of ECDIS equipment at the location to enable delegates an opportunity to obtain some hands on time and ask questions directly of the manufacturers and training academies.

London

 - 21 and 22 November, 2012 - venue tbc, London

The previous two years conference have seen delegates and speakers hightlight the concerns and worries with resepct to the use of ECDIS, however rather than have another year of speakers raising concerns, the intention for the 2012 conference is very much to start looking for answers. As will be seen from the published agenda on this website, the main areas of concern will be covered by three introducing speakers, each raising a relevant topic before a session lead representative turns this to the delegate floor to generate debate and find solutions.

The intention this year is to draw in key personnel from shipping companies, regulatory bodies, flag states, port states, front line bridges, manufacturers and anyone else associated with ECDIS to discuss the issues and formulate a working plan for continual discussion and rectification over the coming years. It is not expected that we'll find all the answers this year but we need to move forward with a view to keeping the mariner and environment safe.

Special rate for seafarers

As our hope is to drawer in more operational analysis from front line seafarers at both conferences, a heavily subsidised rate will be offered to mariners serving at sea on ECDIS fitted ships. Further details will be promulgated via the delegates tab above and LinkedIn group shortly.

Speaking opportunities exist

The agendas give an overview of the speaking opportunities which presently exist for both conferences. Those who would like to volunteer for one of these places should e-mail steve@ecdisrevolution.org stating which presentation they would like to give, their level of knowledge in the subject and what benefits they believe they would bring to the conference.

General notes

Presentations from last years conference remain available via the discussion category above. If you were not a delegate and would like access to the presentations, please contact us.

Due to the continuing growth of the LinkedIn group and debates generated there, it has been decided to continue to utilise that as the main means of promoting discussion on matters relating to the use and operation of ECDIS. Visitors may access the group through this link to leave comment and advise their fellow mariners on their views and other areas of thought as the world moves into the next era of electronic navigation.

This website is available to the manufacturers and training colleges to promote their latest products while also seeing the comments of the users to obtain a better appreciation of the thoughts of their systems from an operators point of view.

Any company wishing to publish ECDIS related advertisements are advised to download the relevant Advert rates pdf document or contact us.

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