America’s Energy Coast Leadership Forum IV:

1. America’s Energy Coast Leadership Forum IV: Building Maritime Capacity In, By, and For the Region Planning of a Comprehensive Ocean/Coastal Engineering Innovation Center (OCEIC) William S. Vorus Chairman, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering University of New Orleans

2. FACT: The maritime and offshore industries are vitally important to the US economy. FACT: The long standing lack of a comprehensive domestic marine design support capability forces U.S. companies to go overseas for critical hydrodynamic model testing services. To relieve this critical disadvantage, it is proposed that such a comprehensive Research, Development and Innovation Center for Ocean and Coastal Engineering be established at the University of New Orleans.

3. OCEIC Configuration

4. National and International Revenues from Hydrodynamic Testing

6. Planned OCEIC Facilities (10 acres)

7. Board of Directors Assembled from key state industrial and UNO representatives Independent Commercial Operator The University of New Orleans Clients OCEIC Organization

8. Estimated Cost Capital Costs Operating Costs

9. Estimated Revenue

10. Projected Balances

11. Current OCEIC Participants • University of New Orleans School of NAME UNO Foundation • Oceanic Consulting, St Johns, Newfoundland Stantec Corp – Economic Impact • Control Power Co, Troy, Michigan – Planning and Construction Kirco, Moog, Smith Group – Site Planning and Design