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In this Issue:
"I enjoy receiving your newsletter.
It's a good way to keep up with what's going on in the industry"
Brian Apsey
Odom Hydrographic Systems
"I read it (the EPC Monthly) religiously"
Bill Bridges
Fugro Geoservices Inc.
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Congratulations to the Winner of the EPC Raffle
at the Underwater International 2000 Conference in Houston, TX.
The proud owner of a new EPC Golf Shirt is Ing. Pedro Salas of Gutesca
(Venezuela). EPC will be raffling off one of the most advanced
wireless communication systems, the Palm Pilot VII ($480.00 value),
in conjunction with the other MOTN companies at the OI 2000 Conference
in Brighton, UK 7-10 March. Stop by the EPC Booth GF224 for
details on how to enter.
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The recently completed Underwater Interventions
2000 Conference (Houston, TX) January 24-25 was well attended with
many attendees expressing interest in AUV technology, concern over
the stagnation of oil exploration and pleasure with the cable route
market. With its fine steak restaurants, proximity to customers,
and opportunity for debauchery, Houston served admirably as a host
city. In what has become a "must crash", the Dynacon
/T. Thompson hospitality suite did not disappoint.
The Adams Mark Hotel, however, proved to be a
terrible venue. The exhibit hall was broken up into three
rooms and two hallways. One room was on the other side of
the hotel disconnected from the rest of the exhibit area.
Incredibly, many booths had pillars literally in the middle of their
floor space. One can only hope that the people at UI get it
right next year in Tampa, FL (and T. Thompson brings along their
salmon and capers).
Out of a possible 10 badges, UI 2000 receives:
5 1/2
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The Antarctic Support Associates has taken delivery
of another EPC Model 9802 Thermal Graphic Recorder. The analog and
parallel TGR will be used aboard the R/V Gould. ASA also supports
a second research vessel, the R/V Palmer which currently operates
three of the multi-purpose Model 9800 Series TGRs. Two Model 9800s
are used to print bathymetric data from the ODEC Bathy 2000P, seismic
data, and for pinger tracking. The third Model 9802 is used with
the SeaBeam Instruments deep ocean multibeam echosounder. In addition
to the Model 9800s, the R/V Palmer also has Model 3200s and 4600s.
Aboard the R/V Gould there is an EPC Model GSP-1086-2 in operation
with a Knudsen 320B echosounder.
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At the Oceanology International Conference in
Brighton, UK March 7-10, EPC will provide training to all EPC Sales
Representatives and Distributors. Training will serve as a
catalyst for sales representatives to support EPC customers world-wide.
EPC receives respect world-wide as having one of the premier Sales
Representative Networks in the industry. http://www.spearhead.co.uk
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Besides offering Thermal Graphic Recorders (TGRs)
and Data Acquisition Systems, EPC also offers print utilities and
product accessories. EPC recently accepted orders from American
Underwater Search and Survey (Cataumet, MA) for a GSP-1086 Cover
Assembly, Gardline Surveys (Great Yarmouth, UK) for three D/A Converters
and from NORI (Korea) for an Image Processing Utility and WIN Developers
Tool Kit. The D/A Converter allows operators to print any
digital data (GSP-1086 compatible) to any analog recorder.
An example would be printing digital data from the Coda software
to the analog channels of an Ultra 3710 recorder.
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With the Benthos acquisition of Datasonics, one
of the most frequently asked questions is whether or not the annual
EPC - Datasonics cookout during the week of the Offshore Technology
Conference (OTC) in Houston, TX May 1-4 is still planned.
The answer is YES!! For the past 10 years (actual number changes
on manufactures whim) EPC and Datasonics have hosted customers in
the Gulf and beyond to a pool-side Texas-Yankee Barbecue of beef,
sausage, margarita, beer and all the fixin's. For this years
date and time please contact Margo Newcombe, E-Mail: Mnewcomb@aol.com
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EPC will be closed Monday, February 21st in observation
of Presidents Day. Presidents Day recognizes the birthdays
of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the 1st and 16th U.S.
President.
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The following list is a small sampling of some
of the lease pools world-wide offering EPC products:
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Next Issue: March 30, 2000
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