Conference

MRS 2022

Maritime Risk Symposium 2022: Registration is Open

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The Maritime Risk Symposium (MRS) is an annual 2.5-day event focused on risks involving the global maritime transportation system (MTS). The MRS is sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and co-sponsored by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and hosted by a variety of universities and national laboratories. Argonne National Laboratory is hosting the 2022 MRS which will be held November 15-17, 2022. The MRS event will be followed by the USCG’s Evergreen strategic planning event, November 17-18, 2022. Evergreen is the USCG’s process to look at strategic issues into the future. This year’s event will be the third time Evergreen has been held in conjunction with MRS.

MRS 2022 theme

The theme of MRS 2022 is “The Importance of Inland Systems to the MTS.” The global MTS consists of numerous inland networks that connect the major transnational and inland ports. The United States has more than 25,000 miles of navigable waters, which can carry around 630 million tons of cargo annually. Barges carry the bulk of the commodities on the inland river networks while freighters carry the commodities on the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway. About 60% of the U.S. farm exports travel through inland waterways. Disruptions to this collective maritime system would have horrific impacts on the nation’s economy and its logistics system.

MRS panels

MRS 2022 is structured around a series of panels that will address issues critical to the MTS:

  • Mission Assurance for the MTS in Changing World
  • Long-term Resilience Planning and Climate Adaptation for Maritime Transportation Infrastructure
  • Supply Chain Challenges to the MTS
  • Training the Next Generation of Maritime Cyber Warriors
  • Keeping the Inland Waterways Open - Balancing Maintenance and Operational Requirements against Increasing Threats
  • COVID Impacts on the MTS

Student poster competition

A student poster competition will provide undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to submit posters on research topics addressing issues of interest to the maritime community. The competition will be open to students nationally, and students will be able to present their posters either in person or virtually. Senior members of the MRS community will judge the posters.

The MRS 2022 registration site is open. Please go to the MRS 2022 website (https://www.maritimerisksymposium.org/) to register for the symposium, hosted by the Argonne National Laboratory, November 15-17, 2022.

August 2022