This summer, the Marine Technology Society (MTS) and the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) launched the Marine Technologist Certification program. In 2020, the Marine Technology Society (MTS) and the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) entered into a pilot program to offer the Chartered Marine Technologist (CMarTech), in an effort to provide members with an opportunity to advance their professional profile through certification. Now, all MTS and SUT members have the opportunity to apply for Marine Technologist Certification through your own professional society - at all three levels of certification: Chartered Marine Technologist (CMarTech), Registered Marine Technologist (RMarTech), and Marine Technician (MarTech).

PRESIDENT'S LETTER

The diverse field of individual recipients—students, young professionals, career professionals, international programs—have distinguished themselves in their work, through technological accomplishment, volunteer service, or mentorship. In addition, MTS is honoring a company for its outstanding contribution for the advancement in a marine technology and our MTS Sections who are foundational to the advancement of the MTS mission. "Our awardees work with unfailing commitment to tackle problems that impact our globally connected society in real and tangible ways that many people aren’t fully aware of," said MTS President Zdenka Willis.

Join us for an interactive discussion with Liesl Hotaling, coeditor of the book "Preparing the Workforce for the New Blue Economy," and with Mildred Coyne, Broward College, Workforce, Education & Innovation. 

The IEEE-OES and MTS will be hosting the next annual conference Oceans 2022 in Chennai India. As a prelude to Oceans 22, MTS India Section organized a Women Leadership in Marine Science event on September 14. The event involved women engineers, technologists and scientists focusing on students for career opportunities in the marine sector and served as a platform to spread awareness on the IEEE and MTS activities to students across India and globally. The event, which was UN Decade endorsed, featured speakers including: Zdenka Willis, President MTS; Susan Kathy Land, President IEEE; Dr Cleopatra Doumbia Henry, President, World Maritime University Sweden; and Geetha Muthiah, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Chennai India. In addition, the event featured two short video presentations on two of the UN Decade outcomes: (1) A Clean Ocean (2) A Healthy & Resilient Oceans by three school children.