10-05-2011. Students from the continuous training plan of PLOCAN (MaReS project) participated in the V EITE (School of Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering) cultural week in the university of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Among the activities organized during the celebration of the V EITE (Escuela de Ingeniería de Telecomunicación y Electrónica - School of Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering) Cultural Week, students from the Continuous Training Plan of PLOCAN (MaReS project) presented the work that they have been developing during their practical period about Operational Control of Oceanic Observations and Operations (C001/10-11/MaReS and C002/10-11/MaReS).

Many of the tasks performed by the students as part of their training are focused on areas related to the field of Electronics and Telecommunications, like fixed and mobile observing systems, underwater vehicles, new oceanographic sensors; they also get trained on meteorological-oceanographic monitoring parameters controlled by the study and validation of models or applications for the systematic organization of information in databases.

During the event José Joaquín Hernández Brito, PLOCAN Chief Operating Officer made the presentation entitled "Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN)", giving a general idea of the consortium concept; Eduardo Quevedo Gutiérrez, R&D Project Manager in PLOCAN, gave a talk on "Electronics and Telecommunications in PLOCAN", introducing the possible career opportunities for Communications and Electronics Engineers in the Oceanic Platform, which include scholarships or Master Theses.

Presentation of José Joaquín Hernández Brito, PLOCAN Chief Operating Officer.
"Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN)".

Presentation of Eduardo Quevedo Gutiérrez, R&D Project Manager in PLOCAN.
"Electronics and Telecommunications in PLOCAN".

Presentation of Myriam Gómez García, Marine Sciences student.
"Thermal Glider".

Presentation of Patricia Manchado Riutort, Chemical Engineering student.
"OPD (Optical Phytoplankton Discriminator Sensor)".

Presentation of Yolanda Fernández Perdomo, Chemical Engineering student.
"Oceanographic buoys, Rotational molding".

Presentation of Luis Alberto Sánchez Crespo, Electronics Engineering student.
"Conceptual design of a neutrino telescope".

Presentation of Garoé Ramos Bolaños, Communications Engineering student.
"Study of energy efficiency in marine buoys".

Presentation of Gustavo Adolfo Vargas Cejas, Communications Engineering student.
"Analysis of historical oceanographic data".

Presentation of Aday Perera Rodríguez, Communications Engineering student.
"Prediction Models".

Presentation of Rubén Marrero Gómez, Communications Engineering student.
"Validation of predictive oceanographic models in the Canary Islands area using data from gliders".