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![]() Decision Support for the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence System
for the New Millennium
The 2004 Great Lakes Regional Data Exchange
Conference will take place October 26-28, 2004, at the Detroit
Marriott Renaissance Center. Tuesday, October 26, will consist of
eight training sessions followed by a welcoming reception.
Wednesday, October 27, will feature plenary, breakout and
brainstorming sessions as well as a luncheon with a keynote speaker,
and the Night on Greektown event. The final day, Thursday, October
28, will include the final breakout and plenary sessions, followed
by conference conclusions. Find out more on the conference web site:
rdx.glc.org
Conference Objectives
A substantial need exists
to coordinate the diverse data holdings, integrate information
systems, and develop interoperable computer models and decision
support tools that deal with Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River
resource management priorities. The conference/ workshops are
designed to facilitate information exchange between participants, to
identify opportunities for collaboration and to seek a consensus on
a common vision for integrated decision support tools to meet the
needs of regional policy and decision making.
Target
Audience
The conference is designed to appeal to a broad spectrum of
participants who are interested in regional data and information
sharing, and Internet-based and Geographic Information System (GIS)
technologies.
- Federal and state/provincial governments, academic and
non-profit organizations that engage in data collection,
development, storage and management that wish to explore new ways
for regional information coordination
- State/provincial/municipal information managers who oversee
web and GIS technologies and are looking for new ideas and
techniques
- Great Lakes stakeholders who are interested in web and GIS
tools to improve decisionmaking
Register
online!
The RDX 2004 registration and hotel reservation deadline is
October 13, 2004. Your registration fee covers all meeting
materials, one reception, one lunch and all breaks. The early
registration fee is $150 U.S., or $200 U.S. starting September
01, 2004. You can also register by downloading the registration form (PDF) and mailing or faxing it
to the Great Lakes Commission. More information at: rdx.glc.org/register.html
Great Lakes Commission
Eisenhower Corporate Park
2805 S.
Industrial Hwy, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791
Phone:
734-971-9135
Fax: 734-971-9150 Call for
Presentations
We are pleased to invite
you to participate in the Regional Data Exchange (RDX) 2004
Conference and share your knowledge with your many colleagues
throughout the region. You must submit online or by email
a brief description of your presentation proposal by August 16,
2004, to be considered as a presenter. More information at: rdx.glc.org/present.html
Exhibitors
As an exhibitor, you have
a unique opportunity to market your products and services to a
captive audience that is looking at Internet-based and GIS
technologies to enhance data sharing. Spaces include booth
materials, electrical and Internet connections and at least two
registration fees. Booth sizes start at 8’x10’. The Exhibitors
Prospectus and order form (PDF) is available at http://rdx.glc.org/pdf/exhibitinfo.pdf, and you
can find more information at: rdx.glc.org/exhibit.html
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