Registration for Marine Electronics Conference Opens

The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) and the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) will hold their annual international convention together at the Portsmouth Renaissance Hotel, Portsmouth, Virginia, September 16 to 20. Registration for the 2019 NMEA/RTCM Marine Electronics Conference & Expo is now open for attendees.

This industry trade event focuses strictly on marine electronics. New for 2019, on both September 16 and 20, NMEA Level 3 manufacturers will offer half-day technical training sessions for all attendees. These expanded time periods will allow major electronics manufacturers to dive deeper into their wide range of products. Featured will be FLIR / Raymarine, CZone, Garmin, Furuno and Simrad / Lowrance / B&G training sessions.

Conference registrants can attend various installer and business tracks, most of which are repeated twice so that attendees can adjust their schedules to attend specific areas of interest. Manufacturer demo boats will also be running from outside the hotel on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and evenings.

Installer and business track topics include: specialty tools; hands-on connectors; what satellites are in space; ethernet networking; complex audio installations; smart banking for business; navigating government contracting; and NMEA standards update.

A manufacturer product expo hall will house all major marine electronics manufacturers from both the recreational and commercial sectors. Some manufacturers will use the event to roll out new products for 2020.

On September 19, NMEA Level 1 & 2 manufacturer-specific training sessions from the following manufacturers will be offered: Actisense, Clarion, KJM, Shakespeare, Digital Yacht, GOST, JL Audio, Vesper Marine, SI-TEX, Wave WiFi, Kobelt, Cobham, Nautic Alert, Intellian, Maretron, Nobeltec, Globalstar, Airmar, KVH, and Siren Marine. The NMEA Product of Excellence Awards banquet will be held that evening.

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