NS Virtual User Conference 2020
2020 VIRTUAL EVENT
Nautical Systems User Conference
This year, we connected virtually with NS users during a live webinar series. Our Nautical Systems team shared new product updates, demos and answered questions about the maritime industry's leading vessel management software suite.
2020 Virtual Event Program
DRIVING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH DATA
Live Webinar Series
Powerful. Simple. Reliable.
Each year, ABS Nautical Systems (NS) hosts an annual global users' conference to share the latest updates and demos of our leading maritime fleet management software. While we continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, our product team hosted a virtual event for the 20th Annual Global User Conference and debuted our latest innovations during a four-day webinar series with demos and interactive discussions.
NS users drive our success and continuous improvement. Follow our #NSUC2020 community page on LinkedIn and join us next year in New Orleans as we resume our regular programming with the Nautical Systems team.
Revisit Our Week At-a-Glance
All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Tuesday, Sept 15
10:00am - 11:30am
OPENING SESSION:
2020 and Beyond: Driving Digital Transformation Through Data
12:00pm - 12:45pm
GENERAL SESSION:
New Product Showcase: NS Insight
1:15pm - 2:00pm
GENERAL SESSION:
Product Update: NS Mobile
Wednesday, Sept 16
10:00am - 11:30am
ROADMAP AND ENHANCEMENT SESSION:
Asset Management Outlook: 2020 Highlights and Look Forward
12:00pm - 12:45pm
GENERAL SESSION:
Product Demo: eLogs
1:15pm - 2:15pm
NS MOBILE APP SERIES (REPLAY):
Manage Your Fleet Anywhere: Deploying Nautical Systems Mobile Apps
2:30pm - 3:30pm
NS MOBILE APP SERIES (REPLAY):
Boost Your Vessel Crew Mobility and Efficiency
3:45pm - 4:45pm
NS MOBILE APP SERIES (REPLAY):
Mobile App Innovations for the Workboat Industry
Thursday, Sept 17
10:00am - 11:30am
ROADMAP AND ENHANCEMENT SESSION:
Compliance Management Outlook: 2020 Highlights and Look Forward
12:00pm - 12:45pm
GENERAL SESSION:
New Product Showcase: Inventory of Hazardous Materials
1:15pm - 2:00pm
GENERAL SESSION:
Product Demo: Vessel Certificates
Friday, Sept 18
10:00am - 11:30am
ROADMAP AND ENHANCEMENT SESSION:
Workforce Management Outlook: 2020 Highlights and Look Forward
12:00pm - 1:00pm
CLOSING SESSION:
Live Q&A with the Nautical Systems Product Team
Meet the Speakers
Evan Gooch
President, ABS Nautical Systems
Evan brings 14 years of IT and software development experience from a variety of industries including maritime, oil, gas and chemical, aviation and other industrial sectors.
Prior to joining NS, Evan held engineering and business leadership roles of increasing responsibility, most recently at RigMinder where he was Vice President of Engineering. He has successfully built businesses from the ground up and has been involved in the development and implementation of several major IT products in the energy sector. Recently, Evan was awarded a patent for the development of a transparent touchscreen display to aid in the safety of crews on the rig floor.
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Brandi Whitehurst
Global Customer Support Manager
Moving the Fleet Forward for 8 Years
"I'm working on expanding NS Mobile. We're adding new capabilities this year, including entering overtime, request reports and Permit to Work features.

Darren Unger
Global Sales Director
Moving the Fleet Forward for 22 Years
"NS eLogs brings a new dimension to the management and digitalization of traditional logbooks. Now, clients can look forward to a browser-based experience."

John Hathaway
Product Management Director
Moving the Fleet Forward for 13 Years
"We're releasing a major enhancement to the NS Insight BI tool that delivers industry standard KPIs and enhanced trending and analytic capabilities."

Kashif Mohammed
Product Development Manager
Moving the Fleet Forward for 6 Years
"Customer feedback and customer experience are key to our software development and design. Simple, powerful and reliable. We stick to that model."