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What's new across the RIN

RIN Navigation on Foot Conference 2014
12/04/2014

The inaugural Navigation on Foot Conference is currently being planned. We will keep you updated with developments.

Shipping and the Environment: The Changing Seascape
01/07/2013

An evening lecture looking at changing environmental understanding and priorities in the shipping sector.

Digital Hydrography on the Maritime Web
29/10/2013

A 2 day conference organised by the Hydrographic Society

Solent Branch News - March 2013
23/03/2013

The first three months of 2013 have been among the busiest for the Solent Branch with seven events, and there is more of interest ...more

TopNav North 11th May 2013
21/01/2013

Location: Retford (Gamston) Starts: 11/05/2013 10:30:00 Ends: 11/05/2013 15:15:00

Competitions and Awards

The RIN is always looking for new and exciting ways to stimulate interest and involvement in navigation on land, in the air, at sea and in space.

At present it has a range of major annual competitions – including TopNav (North and South), the New Navigators' competition and the New Professional Navigators' Award.

If you would like to work with the RIN or sponsor a competition, please contact Conference and Events Manager Sally-Anne Cooke by email or on 020 7591 3135

Results

Check out the winners of the RIN's recent competitions.

TopNav

The Institute runs an annual navigation competition for general aviation navigators, in two locations - one in the North of England, one in South. Do you have what it takes to be a TopNavver?

New Navigator Seminar Competition

This annual competition is open to all PhD Students having an interest in navigation in its widest sense, providing them with the opportunity, if selected, to present their research to Industry, Academics and their peers. Find out more.

New Professional Navigators' Award

This award is intended to recognise a standard of excellence achieved by a number of ‘New Professional Navigators’ during their work and training in their own particular field of Navigation. Find out more.

Duke of Edinburgh's Navigation Award for Technical Achievement

This award honours a specific achievement by a team or individual in the field of navigation systems development, research or education.

Grocott Prize

The Grocott Prize is awarded to the person who submits the best article on animal navigation to Navigation News each year. The prize includes a certificate, a cash prize and a year's free membership of the RIN. To send your articles to the Editor of Navigation News (1000-3000 words, with appropriate images), email editor@rin.org.uk.