DSWG Events
May General Membership Meeting
Please join us either in person at Oceaneering (5004 Railroad Ave, Morgan City, LA 70380) or via TEAMS
for May 20th, 2026 - DSWG General Membership Meeting, we look forward to seeing you all there.
We are looking for a Lunch sponsor
Please join us either in person at Oceaneering (5004 Railroad Ave, Morgan City, LA 70380) or via TEAMS
for May 20th, 2026 - DSWG General Membership Meeting, we look forward to seeing you all there.
We are looking for a Lunch sponsor
Agenda Items for May 20th meeting
- Incident and Industry Shares
- Industry updates
- Presentations will be announced soon
- ADCI - update from Phil Newsum
- IMCA - update from Ali Macleod
- Pipeline Flange-Up Committee Update - Troy Turner
- US DMT vs IMCA DMT gap analysis committee update - Nicolas Hess
- Special Election to replace Billy Bratkowski
William (Billy) Bratkowski has notified the board that he is stepping down from the board due to a change of employment outside the diving industry.
Billy has been involved in the DSWG since the beginning and the Board sincerely appreciates Billy's dedication to the DSWG and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
The by-laws require a special election at the next general meeting.(May 20th)
As per the by-laws this post is notification that the nomination window is now open until the time of voting at the general meeting in May.
Please email your nominations for the open diving contractor board position to John.Hocutt@talosenergy.com (Please put Board Nomination in the subject)
We will also accept nominations at the beginning of the meeting in May.
This position will be filled from May through November.
In November of 2026 when William's original 2-year term expires a new vote for this position will take place. (2-year term)
You need to confirm that anyone you nominate is aware prior to nomination.
You can nominate yourself. When the nomination is sent please CC the nominee.
All nominees will need to provide a short bio.
Directions to the meeting:
- Oceaneering (5004 Railroad Ave, Morgan City, LA 70380)
- Park in front lot and enter through the front door.
- Please RSVP to John Hocutt or Nicholas Hess if you plan to attend
(Oceaneering will need names of those attending for headcount for meeting and planning lunch)
- We are looking for a member to share an LFI for the meeting
2026 Meeting Dates
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Month |
Day |
Meeting Type |
Location |
Hosts |
January |
21-Jan |
General Membership |
Houston |
Talos |
February |
18-Feb |
Executive Board |
Teams |
John H |
March |
18-Mar |
General Membership |
Lafayette |
Legends |
April |
15-Apr |
Executive Board |
Teams |
John H |
May |
20-May |
General Membership |
Morgan City |
Oceaneering |
June |
17-Jun |
Executive Board |
Teams |
John H |
July |
15-Jul |
General Membership |
Houston |
Orion Group |
August |
19-Aug |
Executive Board |
Teams |
John H |
September |
16-Sep |
General Membership |
Lafayette |
T Baker Smith |
October |
21-Oct |
Executive Board |
Teams |
John H |
November |
18-Nov |
General Membership |
Covington |
Chevron |
December |
16-Dec |
Executive Board |
Teams |
John H |
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