CANADA

OTHER RELEVANT NATIONAL ACTIVITIES

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Canada has been working with other international bodies to collaborate on the development of best practices, standards, and procedures. FORCE and EMEC jointly hosted a discussion forum for international open-water test centres in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this fall. Discussions among the centres were focused on key issues for test sites, such as environmental monitoring, standards development, and operational procedures. As a result, these centres have committed to coordinate procedures and standards to ensure consistency in testing marine energy converters across the globe.

5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OCEAN ENERGY
ICOE 2014 was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia in November, marking the first time ICOE was held outside of Europe. The conference attracted participants from over 25 countries to Halifax, Nova Scotia which includes 650 delegates, 121 exhibitors, and 220 presenters. The participant profile was comprised of utilities, tidal/wave/river energy device developers, multinational corporations, government, project developers, academia, and supply chain companies and service providers with marine, energy, hydro, offshore oil and gas, and/or ocean technology expertise.

The conference included a full week of activities including three full days of speaker and poster presentations, a tradeshow and exhibition, site visits to the FORCE and Annapolis Tidal Power Station, Welcome Reception, Gala Dinner, and over ten side events hosted by various organizations.

OTHER CONFERENCES
Marine Renewables Canada Annual Conference will be held in fall 2015.