Date: 20 21 June, 2023
Venue: Agile Strategy Lab, New Jersey Institute of Technology (355 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102)
Parking and Walking Directions:
NJIT Parking Deck, 154 Summit St, Newark, NJ 07102. The entrance is left up. The exit gate opens up automatically.
Important Notice:
1. Event will start at 8:30am. Breakfast, lunch, and refreshment will be provided. Please come early to have breakfast and network.
2. Free WIFI (https://ist.njit.edu/connecting-njitguest): Use "NJITguest". NO password is needed. Click the "Request Guest ID" link and provide email and SMS phone number. You will receive an email and text message with your guest account credentials. Enter your Guest ID and password and click “Guest Sign On.” Note: Guest ID is only active for 24 hours.
3. Course materials (https://learn.njii.com/courses/offshore-wind): The ppt slides will be provided online through the portal where you did the registration. If you forget or don't know your password, click "Forgot Password" to reset. If you are pre-registered guests, your password is "bootcampguest".
4. PDH and Completion Certificate: On the 2nd day of the Bootcamp (21 June) after all the courses, there will be an online examination (multiple-choice questions)and an online survey (https://learn.njii.com/courses/offshore-wind). After completing them, you will receive the electronic PDH and Completion Certificate.
5. For participants passing the online examination (multiple-choice questions), this course can constitute as 1 credit towards a graduate certificate in the offshore wind education program under planning at NJIT.
6. Laptop/Smart phone: You will need your smart phone or better your laptop (bigger screen) to access the course ppt slides, do the online examination and online survey.
7. Business cards/Resume: You may bring along your business cards and resume to network with the instructors, panelists, and speakers from the offshore wind industry.
8. Check-in: Participants please check in at the desk on both days by signing on the attendance sheet.
9. Badges: For speakers, instructors, and panelists, we have badges prepared for you at the Check-in desk.
Bootcamp Objective:
This 2-day offshore wind training bootcamp is for university students and engineers who are interested in starting a career in offshore wind industry to gain initial knowledge and understanding. The event aims to cover the general aspects of offshore wind farms. This bootcamp training will issue certificate of completion with 14 hours of PDH. Approximately this bootcamp is equivalent to a 1-credit course. If a participant passes the examination (multiple-choice questions) at the end of the bootcamp, this course can constitute towards a graduate certificate in the offshore wind education program under planning at NJIT.
Target Audience:
There are no pre-requisite course requirements. Participants are expected to have an educational background in college-level or advanced-placement level of engineering or physical sciences. The bootcamp aims to provide a short-term, rigorous, fast-paced, and focused fundamental training to help practicing engineers, researchers, and graduates to transition from traditional power engineering roles into the new field of offshore wind energy.
Bootcamp Program:
Day 1: Opening Remarks, Course 1 (Offshore Wind Farm Overview), Course 2 (Generation), Course 3 (Offshore Wind Export Cable Systems), Course 4 (Offshore Substations)
Day 2: Panel Forum (Latest Industrial Developments and Career Prospects), Course 5 (Grid Interconnection), Course 6 (Wind Policy), Course 7 (Operation and Maintenance), Examination (Multiple-Choice Questions)
Bootcamp Full Agenda
Registration Link (including parking, breakfast, lunch, and refreshment)
Course Instructors and Panelists:
Tony Appleton (Burns & McDonnell)	Jen Becker (NJEDA)	Doug Copeland (Atlantic Shores)	John Dempsey (Bluepoint Wind)
Megan Hayes (Atlantic Shores)	Nathalie Jouanneau (Atlantic Shores)	Julia Kortrey (NJEDA)	Sergey Kynev (Siemens)
Henning Schmitt (Vestas)	David Slee (Burns & McDonnell)	Eugen Starschich (Siemens)	David Wang (Atlantic Shores)
Chad Watson (PSEG)	Rafael Wilches (PSEG)	Elizabeth Gostkowski (PSEG)	Dan Kell (Hatch)
Organizers:
New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Technical Sponsors:
Atlantic Shores
Bluepoint Wind
Burns & McDonnell
Hatch
New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII)
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)
Siemens Energy
Vestas
Collaborating Partners:
Princeton University
Rutgers University
IEEE North Jersey Joint Chapter of Magnetics Society, Sensors Council, and Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society
Organizing Committee:
Vickie Adams (Siemens)
Michelle Butler (Burns & McDonnell)
Abdellatif El Mouatamid (NJIT)
Bart Mandaglio (Siemens)
Marcos Netto (NJIT)
Heidi Sanchez (PSEG)
Satsuki Sokol (Atlantic Shores)
Lisa Wood (Bluepoint Wind)
Sotirios Ziavras (NJIT)
Art and Graphic Designer: Gyuri Kim (Bergen County Technical High School)
Program Director: Philip Pong (NJIT) Email: philip.pong@njit.edu	Industrial Director: Chad Watson (PSEG)