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Valentia Island Subsea Cable Symposium

Over 150 years ago, the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable was laid between Valentia Island in Ireland and Heart's Content in Newfoundland, Canada, reducing the time to communicate between the Old and New Worlds from weeks to minutes!

The Valentia Island Subsea Cable Symposium was a three day event bringing together stakeholders from across public and private sectors to discuss the topic of subsea cable security and resilience from a broad range of perspectives. It was hosted by the Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation and organised by Irish and international researchers as well as Irish and global industry actors.

Spatial

Spatial is a record label, radio show and podcast "specialising in classic atmospheric drum & bass" and is about "keeping the bpm sensible, focusing on classic breaks, and heavy 808 sub-bass". Key artists include ASC, Aural Imbalance, JLM Productions, and Eusebeia. The site is also home to the labels Waveforms and Curvature.

European Subsea Cable Association

The European Subsea Cables Association (ESCA) is a forum of national and international companies which own, operate or service submarine cables in European and surrounding waters.

The principal goal of ESCA is the promotion of marine safety and the safeguarding of submarine cables from man-made and natural hazards, and serves as a vehicle for the exchange of technical and legal information pertaining to submarine systems.

International Cable Protection Committee

The International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) was founded in 1958 and its Membership comprises of governmental administrations and commercial companies that own or operate submarine telecommunications or power cables, as well as other companies that have an interest in the submarine cable industry—including most of the world’s major cable system owners and cable ship operators. The primary purpose of the ICPC is to help its Members to improve the security of undersea cables by providing a forum in which relevant technical, legal and environmental information can be exchanged.

The ICPC works with its members, governments, international organisations, other marine industries, and the scientific community to: mitigate risks of natural and human damage to cables; develop recommendations and best practices for industry and governments throughout the cable project life cycle; promote scientific research addressing how cables exist in the marine environment; and promote the rule of law for the oceans.