Slight changes have been made to the fieldwork part of the programme. This concerns the Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011 and Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 schedules.

Also, the title of the short introductory talk by prof. Vukic has been changed in the Opening session on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011.

The location for the social programme event - Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 field-trip has been decided: the Telascica Nature Park on and around the island of Dugi otok, north of the Kornati National park.

Below are a few enticing images of the location where we will spend an entire day:

Prof. Baras of A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland has regrettably informed the Secretariat and the Organizing Committee that he will not be able to attend. His talk, provisionally scheduled on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, has been stricken from the time-table. Be sure to check the Programme for the updates.

Prof. Kraus of Fachhochschule Bremen, Bremen, Germany has regrettably informed the Secretariat and the Organizing Committee that he will not be able to attend. His talk, provisionally scheduled on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, has been stricken from the time-table. Slight reshuffling has occurred as a result. Be sure to check the Programme for the updates.

There are only TWO MORE DAYS to register, for both student and non-student participants, as well as lecturers & contributors to the programme.

Everybody that intends to register for the event should do so at their earliest convenience, within the deadline!

We have once again streamlined the Programme, as well as significantly improving the Organizers' section. Please keep updated on the Programme. Specifically, we have altered the time-slots for the fieldwork mission briefings, all of which are now scheduled on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, in the afternoon session. We have also altered the time-slots for the fieldwork post-processing workshops, all of which are now scheduled on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in the afternoon session. Also, notice that all activity leaders' and speakers' listings in the Programme have now been hot-linked to their online profiles.

We have also refurbished Travel Assistance & Trip Planning accessible from the right-hand-side main site navigation menu.

All students and non-students are now invited to register at their EARLIEST CONVENIENCE in order to give us sufficient time to process the outgoing invoices. Bear in mind that:

1. We need two to three working days after the receipt of the completed form to get back to a prospective participant with a processed outgoing invoice (we will email the invoice once it has been processed by our Accounting Dept.).
2. The international money transfer is likely to take two or three banking days to process and for the paid sum to be visible in our accounts.

We are releasing the remaining participant places reserved for student applicants passing the vetting / applications process and making them GENERALLY AVAILABLE. Any student can now DIRECTLY REGISTER for participation / attendance at BtS2011 without the need to go through the student application step. Only a scanned/emailed or linked (if available through an online service or resource) proof of student status is required. An email of recommendation / notification / endorsement by any of the invited lecturers i.e. contributors to the BtS2011 programme, or any eligible senior staff of the following collaboration schemes can serve in stead of the proof of student status:

1. International collaborators specified by the CURE project GA no. 229553,
2. The University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia - University of Zadar, Croatia - Aurora Ocean Exploration and Education Trust, FL, USA tripartite collaboration agreement,
3. The University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Croatia - NATO Undersea Research Center collaboration agreement,
4. The University of Zadar - Texas A&M University collaboration at the Gnalic shipwreck site.

We have made certain categories contained in our web-site easier to navigate by providing "browser-friendly links". Therefore, the programme is now available simply as http://bts.fer.hr/index.php/programme/ and the lecturers and contributors as http://bts.fer.hr/index.php/lecturers/.

We have also updated both of the mentioned categories, specifically the programme and the lecturers and contributors list, to reflect the recently invited lecturers and newly included talks. Also, in the programme schedule, all talk titles are now links to the relevant lecturers entry.

Due to repeated communication with our applicants and potential participants, we are once more, for the 2. and final time, extending the deadline for potential student participation applications. The new deadline for submitting the student application documentation package to Miss Maric is Sunday, August 7, 2011. All other deadlines have been prolonged accordingly. Please note the changed Important Dates sidebar for more info.

We are pleased to be able to offer the potential student participants an extended chance at applying for participation (and securing financing for attendance). The new deadline for submitting the student application documentation package to Miss Maric is Friday, July 11, 2011. All other deadlines have been prolonged accordingly. Please note the changed Important Dates sidebar for more info.

The registration process for senior researchers / professionals / non-students is now open, and will remain so until Friday, August 19, 2011 (American date format: 8-19-2011, European date format: 19.8.2011.)

The non-student registration includes:

The senior researcher / professional registration is €530.00 (five hundred thirty Euro and nil Euro cents) payable in Euro or USD (according to the European Central Bank Exchange rate listing for the day the order is placed with the home bank of the payee to effect the bank transfer of funds).

In order to register, please download, fill in, and either (i) save and return by e-mail; or (ii) print out, fax or mail to the Field Training Secretariat the following form:

1. The senior researcher / professional / non-student participant form

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The registration form is prepared as a fillable Adobe portable document format (pdf) file which you are required to fill in, and either save it and return it by email (preferred option), or print out and fax or mail to the address of the Field Training Secretariat.

Please send the form to the following e-mail, fax or mail address:

Breaking the Surface 2010 Field Training Secretariat Senior Researcher / Professional / Non-Student Participant Registrations
Address:	Attn. Mr. Matko Barisic, Chairman of the National Organizing Committee University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Department of Control and Computer Engineering (ZARI) Unska 3 HR-10000 Zagreb Croatia
E-mail:
Fax:	+385	1	6129	809

We will issue you a pro-forma invoice according to which you will cover the registration fee, for the total as listed in your registration form within 10 working days (notwithstanding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays of the Republic of Croatia) of the receipt of your form.

The application process for student applicants is now open, and will remain so until July 11, 2011 (American date format: 7-11-2011, European date format: 11.7.2011.) Immediately thereafter, on July 14, 2011 (American date format: 7-14-2011, European date format: 14.7.2011.) the letters of notification will be sent to all applicants, with further instructions on registering for the selected applicants.

The student registration for applicants vetted through the assessment process includes:

Student registration is €450.00 (four hundred fifty Euro and nil Euro cents) payable in Euro or USD (according to the European Central Bank Exchange rate listing for the day the order is placed with the home bank of the payee to effect the bank transfer of funds).

In order to submit your applications, please download, fill in, and either (i) save and return by e-mail; or (ii) print out, fax or mail to the Field Training Secretariat the following forms:

1. The application form

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The application form is prepared as a fillable Adobe portable document format (pdf) file which you are required to fill in, and either save it and return it by email (preferred option), or print out and fax or mail to the address of the Field Training Secretariat.

2. The template for the letter of motivation

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The template is prepared as an MS Word .doc format template. You are required to fill in certain fields and then proceed to type freely into the unlocked section provided (please observe the attached comments). Please do not use formatting options besides bold and italic. You should use the Adobe Acrobat, some shareware / freeware software able to distill the Microsoft Word file into a portable document format, or an equivalent web-based service to finalize the authoring process by converting the completed document into Adobe portable document format before sending the letter of motivation together with item 1 (the application form).

3. The template for the letter of recommendation

.: click to view / download :.

The template is prepared as a MS Word .doc format template. Your chosen referer is required to fill in certain fields and then proceed to type freely into the unlocked section provided (please observe the attached comments). Please advise the chosen referer to refrain from formatting options besides bold and italic. You or the referer should use the Adobe Acrobat, some shareware / freeware software able able to distill the Microsoft Word file into a portable document format, or an equivalent web-based service to finalize the authoring process by converting the completed document into Adobe portable document format before sending the letter of recommendation together with items 1 and 2 (the application form and the letter of motivation).

The complete, technically eligible application package needs to contain (i) the completely filled-in application form, (ii) the letter of motivation prepared according to the instructions and (iii) the letter of recommendation written by an eligible referer according to instructions. All documents must arrive in the same e-mail and must be presented exclusively in the Adobe portable document format.

Breaking the Surface 2010 Field Training Secretariat Student Participant Applications
Address:	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Department of Control and Computer Engineering (ZARI) Unska 3 HR-10000 Zagreb Croatia
E-mail:
Fax:	+385	1	6129	809

The first preliminary notifications of the 3. International Interdisciplinary Field Training in Marine Robotics and Applications "Breaking the Surface 2011" have been sent to notable members of the academic and professional communities with a request for contributions to the technical programme, on February 18, 2011.

WATCH THESE PAGES FOR FURTHER NOTICES

The dates and the durations for 3. International Interdisciplinary Field Training of Marine Robotics and Applications "Breaking the Surface 2011" have been tentatively agreed upon.

Other tentative dates of importance are:

The chairmen of The Programme Committe and the Organizing Committee of the 3. International Interdisciplinary Field Training in Marine Robotics and Applications "Breaking the Surface 2011" have been assigned on January 28, 2011.

Soon, their profiles, together with the profiles of other members of the Committees will appear in the "Organizers" section.

Coordinator of the "Breaking the Surface" Field Training Programme

• prof. Zoran Vukić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Chairman

Programme Committee

• dr.sc. Nikola Mišković, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Chairman, also MAROB Programme Track Chair
• asst. prof. dr.sc. Tatjana Bakran Petricioli, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology, MARBIO Programme Track Chair
• mr.sc. Irena Radić-Rossi, University of Zadar, Department of Archaeology, MARCH Programme Track Chair
• brig. (OF-5) prof. dr.sc. Dario Matika, Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia, Institute for Research and Development of Defense Systems, MARSEC Programme Track Chair
• asst. prof. dr.sc. Petar Kružić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Organization Committee

• Matko Barišić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Chairman
• Mosor Prvan, Center For Underwater Systems and Technologies, a non-for-profit non-government civil society association of professionals, Associate chairman, Public relations and media coverage responsible (TBC)
• Sanja Drakulić, Center For Underwater Systems and Technologies, a non-for-profit non-government civil society association of professionals, Invited Speakers, Lecturers & Industry Liaison,
• Martina Marić, Bius, a non-for-profit student association, Student Liaison,
• Vanja Čavrak, Bius, a non-for-profit student association, Logistics and transportation arrangements chairman
• Đula Nađ, Chief Information Officer of the field training

Fieldwork Logistics & Infrastructure Committee

• mr.sc. Antonio Vasilijević, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Chief Technology Officer of the field training, Chairman
• Mario Radaljac, University of Zadar, Department of Archaeology, MARCH Programme track logistics & infrastructure responsible,
• dr.sc. Claudia Kruschel, University of Zadar, Maritime Department, MARBIO Programme track logistics & infrastructure responsible