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DESCRIPTION:CHEERS OCEANEERS! August 2025\n\nPLEASE note the time zone of t
 he vTools event date and time. This appears to be a recent glitch or chang
 e in the way vTools works\, and it may display the event in the UTC time z
 one when you first open it\, so it looks wrong. The event is on Wednesday\
 , August 13th\, 5:30pm California time (PDT).\n\nOur main presenter is: Al
 ex Ferré\, of Hybrid Reef Solutions and ALMA Blue / ALMA Life Sciences. A
 lex always provides us with engaging presentations from the cutting edge o
 f BlueTech and the fight to protect the oceans and coral reefs from climat
 e change.\n\n***\n\nWelcome to the monthly event for the IEEE Oceanic Engi
 neering Society (OES)\, San Diego Chapter\, which is hosting this meeting 
 jointly along with TMA BlueTech (The Maritime Alliance)\, and MTS (Marine 
 Technology Society).\n\nPlease join us for the main presentation and also 
 plenty of time for networking and friendly conversation about everything o
 ceanic\, engineering\, science\, Blue Tech\, and more. No need to be an IE
 EE or OES member\, or TMA\, or MTS. Everyone is invited.\n\nThis month\, w
 e will be at Quantum Brewing again\, a cool science-themed brewery founded
  by a biochemist.\n\nNo ticket required\, but please order something for y
 ourself from the brewery.\n\nPlease grab a bite from a nearby restaurant\,
  which is okay to bring into the brewery per the owner.\n\nThe food and dr
 inks are not being funded by the hosts. Please open your own tab.\n\nSpeak
 er(s): Alex Ferré\n\nAgenda: \nAgenda:\n\n5:30pm: Arrival and networking\
 , order food/drinks for yourself.\n\n6:15pm: OES and other hosting group a
 nnouncements.\n\n6:20pm: Main Presentation\n\n6:40pm (approximately): “o
 pen mic” for any other attendees to present anything they like (ocean-re
 lated\, of course).\n\nExamples: employers presenting opportunities for em
 ployment\, job seekers presenting a quick bio\, internship program opportu
 nities\, promoting other events\, seeking funding\, “show and tell” of
  any cool technology you are working on\, etc.\n\n*For the open mic portio
 n of the event\, please observe a time-limit of 3 minutes maximum per pers
 on. If you want to give a longer presentation\, please ask to be the main 
 presenter for an upcoming monthly event.\n\n7:00pm to close: enjoy some dr
 inks and chatting with fellow oceanic engineering enthusiasts.\n\nRSVPs ar
 e appreciated for planning purposes.\n\nBldg: Quantum Brewing\, 5375 Kearn
 y Villa Rd\, #116\, San Diego\, California\, United States\, 92123
LOCATION:Bldg: Quantum Brewing\, 5375 Kearny Villa Rd\, #116\, San Diego\, 
 California\, United States\, 92123
ORGANIZER:greg_laugle@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY:CHEERS OCEANEERS! August 2025
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/495505
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