FROM THE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE BY MARC-RICHARD FORTIN AND STEVE DAWE
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bsolutely humbled and honored to have been entrusted as Papers Co-Chairs for the SubOptic 2019 Papers Committee, we Stephen Dawe and Marc-Richard Fortin are pleased to provide a first installment of the journey to the next SubOptic via SubTel Forum. The unique city of New Orleans has already been announced as the host City of SubOptic 2019 where arrangements are being made to deliver an excellent event with the aim of enhancing further the reputation of SubOptic triennial conference, as the most popular and attended event in submarine cables industry. This January, the theme for SubOptic 2019 will be announced at PTC 2018 and our President Yves Ruggeri will share with delegates the latest vision for the organization. We will also introduce the eight respected industry colleagues, who have kindly ac-
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cepted to join the Papers Committee as vice-chairman one for each topic. Shortly an industry wide invitation will be issued for colleagues to support SubOptic by offering their expertise and joining the papers review the panels.
In April 2018, the eight conference topic areas and their content will be finalized, and the Call for Papers issued! Look out for more details of this and the time table in later editions.
This pivotal time in the subsea industry led by the exponential internet growth and a change in paradigm will bring renewed energy to the conference. As the Papers Committee co-chairs, we aim to support the Programme Committee in produce a conference marked by the exceptional quality of its proceedings! See you in New Orleans
Marc-Richard Fortin began his career at Nortel in 1993 with a Master’s degree in Telecommunications from Laval University. He first started working on the GlobeNet Network in 1999 overseeing many aspects of the subsea network from terminal vendor selection, subsea cable deployment, marine maintenance and repair along with providing support to business development. He currently works at TE SubCom as Network Operation Center Director.