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The Great Lakes Observing System
(GLOS) will be hosting an Industry Day workshop on November 15th at
the Gleacher Center in Chicago, Illinois. As the Great Lakes regional
component of the national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), GLOS will be
leading efforts to coordinate and intensify observation and
monitoring across the basin and the production of informational tools
to deliver this information to users rapidly, accurately and dynamically.
The GLOS Industry Day workshop is intended to inform both private and
public-sector entities of innovative ways for their institutions to become
involved in GLOS system design, development, and the creation of
information-rich great lakes products. Panel presentations will focus on the
status of observing systems at the national and Great
Lakes levels, opportunities for industry involvement in GLOS, implications for
the region's economy, and identification of GLOS end-user needs in a range of
areas, including transportation and commerce, municipal water management,
tourism, recreation and many others. Intended to bring together a comprehensive
set of stakeholders, the GLOS Industry Day will appeal to a wide range
of end-users, as well as those involved in designing and deploying the next
generation of observational systems on the Great
Lakes.
Registration for the
GLOS Industry Day is provided free-of-charge. A modest lunch is being
sponsored by the Great Lakes Chapter of the Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT).
More information on the GLOS Industry Day, including the Gleacher Center and nearby hotels is available at
www.glos.us/industry. The agenda for the
workshop is located at http://www.glos.us/industry/agenda.php. Registration
can be done online at http://www.glos.us/industry/industry-reg.php.
Participants are encouraged to register early, as space is limited. Please
contact Jon Dettling of the Great Lakes Commission (dettling@glc.org, 734-971-9135) with any
questions
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