Purpose
The 2½ day Workshop will address all pertinent aspects of oceanographic and other buoy systems for deployment in unprotected deep and coastal ocean waters. The topics include:

• Buoy System Design
• Hydrodynamic Modeling 
• Buoy Design and Fabrication
• Buoy Mooring Configurations, Materials, and Components
• Drifting and Profiling Buoys
• Telemetry and Power Linkage Between Surface Buoys and In-Line Sensors
• At Sea Deployment, Servicing, and Retrieval

Format
Speakers are requested to submit an abstract of their talks, preparation of written papers is not required. The Speaker Program will be organized in up to eight focused sessions. The presentations will be 15 to 20 minutes long. Setup of a small number of specialized panels is planned to broaden the discussions about presentations made in each technical session. The panel will consist of the session speakers and will be led by a recognized expert in the particular field. Speakers and attendees are encouraged to share their experiences, failures, and successes. This will help to contribute to the main strength of the Workshop, the open exchange of insight and developments in the highly specialized field of Buoy Technology. 

Registration and Fees
TThe ONR/MTS Buoy Workshop 2000 will be held from Tuesday, May 9 through Thursday May 11, ending in the early afternoon. Registration fees for MTS members are $220, for non-MTS members $290. A one-year membership in the Marine Technology Society is included in the non-member fee. Persons registering before March 17 (postmarked) are entitled to a $50 discount. Student registration is $90 without early bird discount. The registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments on conference days, a Workshop Social on the first evening and a Clam/Lobster Bake on the second evening of the event, and transportation between hotels and the workshop site. 
    Registration information will be included in the preliminary program to be mailed in early 2000. A web-site for the Buoy Workshop will be available shortly and will allow downloading of the registration forms, the forms can be also requested by request.

Local Information
Woods Hole is located on scenic Cape Cod 85 miles from both Boston's Logan Airport, and the T.F. Green Airport in Providence, RI. There is direct bus service from Logan Airport to Woods Hole and Falmouth, the town adjacent to the small Woods Hole village, by the Bonanza Bus Line, which also provides service with bus change from Providence's T.F. Green Airport [Info and schedule at www.bonanzabus.com]. The two designated hotels for the Workshop, see below, are less than a mile from the Falmouth bus station. Woods Hole and Falmouth are part of the Cape Cod region, the workshop is held in the week before the beginning of the busy summer tourist season. Temperatures are typically in the sixties, maybe low seventies, and the weather is mostly pleasant (late spring). The local attractions like the ferry rides to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket islands as well as whale watching cruises and the large Cape Cod National Sea Shore parks on the outer Cape Cod are not yet crowded. The hotels may extend the group rate for an added vacation day or two.

Accommodations
A group of 50 rooms is available at a discounted price at the Shore Way Acres Resort Inn in Falmouth, MA for a rate of $75.70 per night including tax. In addition discounted rooms (overflow) are available at the Ramada Inn on the Square, also in Falmouth, for a rate of $76.79 including tax, with higher prices for triple and quad occupancy rooms. The Shore Way Acres Inn (tel.: 508/540-3000, fax -9337) requires advanced credit card reservations by March 24, 2000 and one night deposit to secure a room. The Ramada Inn (tel. 800/272-6732 or 508/457-0606) will hold the discounted rooms till April 9. Please contact the hotels directly to secure your room. Both hotels are within safe walking distance to restaurants in the center of the town of Falmouth, and are less than 3 miles away from the meeting site. Transportation will be provided between the hotels and the workshop on each day, and back to the bus terminal on after the end of the Workshop. 

Accommodation for full-time students: The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will have a limited number of dormitory beds available for $ 12/night, and 2 bed summer apartments for $50/night. Please inquire for details. 

Documentation
The author's abstracts, a summarizing report, and the attendee's list will be compiled after the meeting into a Buoy Workshop Record. This publication will be distributed to the workshop participants and interested organizations.

Display Tables
A small number of display tables will be available for organizations that wish to display their products or services at the workshop. The fee for display tables will be $100.

Deadlines

• Speaker Abstracts due March 17, 2000
• Early discounted registrations must be postmarked by March 24, 2000
• Discounted reservations at the Shoreway Acres Resort Inn, Falmouth, by March 24, 2000. 
• Discounted reservations (overflow) at the Ramada Inn on the Square, Falmouth, by April 9, 2000.