Smart Seas Toolkit Training Workshop.

April 12, 2023 - April 14, 2023
Venue: Zoom

The Smart Seas team will train attendees on the Smart Seas Toolkit, which comprises maritime communications-related resources that provide support for: 

  • compliance with UN regulations and recommendations  
  • strengthening operations within the ecosystem 
  • VHF radio use by small-scale fishers and limited coast stations. 
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Day 1 Day 2

Day 3

Plenary, MRCC & Coast Stations

Spectrum Management Agencies

All Other Agencies

Day 1: Plenary, MRCC & Coast Stations
Time (AST) Item Speaker
9:00 AM Workshop Opening Mr. Tariq Mohammed
9:02 AM Welcome Remarks Mr. Cleveland Thomas

Mr. Nigel Cassimire

Mrs. Cynthia Reddock-Downes

9:08 AM Group Photo Mr. Tariq Mohammed
9:10 AM Presentation on the Smart Seas Toolkit Mr. Tariq Mohammed
9:25 AM Ice Breaker Ms. Renasha Cassar
9:30 AM Day 1 Overview Mr. Tariq Mohammed
9:32 AM Toolkit Training: Plenary Ms. Renasha Cassar

Mr. Tariq Mohammed

Mr. Tyler Seudath

10:45 AM Plenary Q&A Ms. Renasha Cassar
11:00 AM Toolkit Training: MRCC & Coast Stations Ms. Renasha Cassar

Mr. Tariq Mohammed

Mr. Tyler Seudath

12:35 PM Q&A (Toolkit Training: MRCC & Coast Stations) Ms. Renasha Cassar
12:55 AM Day 1 Closing Dr. Kim Mallalieu

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Day 2: Spectrum Management Agencies
Time (AST) Item Speaker
9:00 AM Day 2 Opening Mr. Tariq Mohammed
9:02 AM Ice Breaker Mr. Tariq Mohammed
9:08 AM Day 2 Overview Mr. Tariq Mohammed
9:10 AM Toolkit Training: Spectrum Management Agencies Ms. Renasha Cassar

Mr. Tariq Mohammed

Mr. Tyler Seudath

11:35 AM Q&A Ms. Renasha Cassar
11:55 AM Day 2 Closing Dr. Kim Mallalieu

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Day 3: All Other Agencies
Time (AST) Item Speaker
9:00 AM Day 3 Opening Mr. Tariq Mohammed
9:02 AM Ice Breaker Mr. Tariq Mohammed
9:08 AM Day 3 Overview Mr. Tariq Mohammed
9:10 AM Toolkit Training: All Other Agencies Ms. Renasha Cassar

Mr. Tariq Mohammed

Mr. Tyler Seudath

11:35 AM Q&A Ms. Renasha Cassar
11:50 AM Workshop Closing Mr. Cleveland Thomas

Mr. Nigel Cassimire

Mrs. Cynthia Reddock-Downes

Dr. Kim Mallalieu

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Dr. Kim Mallalieu

Dr Kim Mallalieu (BS MIT, MS UR and PhD UCL) is Deputy Chair of the Board of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) where she served as an inaugural member.     Dr Mallalieu is also the leader of the Communication Systems Group and a senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of the West Indies, where she is a past Head of Department, and developer of the Master’s in Telecommunications Regulation and Policy, MRP (Telecommunications), having coordinated its delivery to participants from over thirty developing countries around the world.     As Principal Investigator of the Caribbean ICT Research Programme (CIRP) and founding member of Diálogo Regional sobre Sociedad de la Información (DIRSI),  Dr. Mallalieu is engaged in multidisciplinary action research on context appropriate strategies for the purposeful application of information and communications technologies (ICT) for human good; with an emphasis on building the resilience of underserved populations. In other capacities she has led national, regional and international initiatives variously designed to build capacity in ICT policy, regulation, development, application and use.    Dr Mallalieu is a regular speaker, chair and multichannel contributor to international fora on topics relating to development-focused technology, policy and regulation. As a keen advocate for gender equality for development, she is the Vice Chair, Americas Region, on the Advisory Board of the Network of Women in the Development Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU); and her works include the ITU/ETC report on Women, ICT and emergency telecommunications.   Dr Mallalieu otherwise has a rich service portfolio, having sat on several commissions, committees and panels at regional, national and institutional levels in operational as well as advisory roles. She is a Fulbright Fellow and the recipient of local, regional and international teaching and research awards, and other awards of distinction. Dr Mallalieu is a licensed amateur radio as well as GMDSS short range operator, and member of Radio Emergency Associated Communication Teams (REACT). 

Renasha Cassar

Renasha Cassar holds a BSc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and currently works as a radio engineer consultant under the SST project. Her areas of interest include the use of ICTs for development, bridging the digital divide, programming and IoT. 

Daniel Goitia

Daniel Goitia is a radio engineer consultant for the ITU and PhD. candidate at The University of the West Indies. He received his BSc and MASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of the West Indies and is currently a Teaching Assistant at the UWI St. Augustine Campus. His interests include wireless communication with an emphasis on IoT, 5G and Open-RAN. 

Tariq Mohammed

Tariq is a radio engineer consultant for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a Generation Connect Youth Envoy for the ITU’s Americas region, as well as an MPhil student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the West Indies.   Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, Tariq has an avid interest in tackling issues such as digital exclusion and ICT inaccessibility through multi-dimensional approaches which span both technical and social domains and is keenly interested in applying his knowledge and skills to further national and regional development within the ICT sector. His interests also include the development of telecommunications policies and regulations to create a more inclusive digital future. 

Tyler Seudath

Tyler is a radio engineer consultant for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and is currently an MASc student in Electrical and Computer Engineering with specialization in Communications systems at the University of the West Indies (UWI).  He has a passion for Telecommunications and hopes to make a meaningful impact in this sector.
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