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The 2012 National Water Data Conference, sponsored by WestDAC, will be held in Portland, Oregon on September 24-27, 2012. There will be in-depth training opportunities all day Monday. Formal conference presentations will take place all day Tuesday through Thursday. The agenda will be geared toward USGS personnel involved in hydrologic data collection, though invitations are extended nationwide to anyone involved in data. Through numerous presentations, workshops, poster sessions, and vendor exhibits, the conference will provide information on the latest technologies used in the collection and processing of hydrologic data.
The objective of this training is to ensure that science excellence and integrated science opportunities are woven into program development and achievement. The training will help improve the scientific excellence, societal relevance, and operational efficiency of data programs through training, exposure to innovations, and networking with scientists from other Water Science Centers and USGS disciplines. This training program promotes interagency as well as international hydrologic data excellence in Stream flow, Groundwater, and Water-Quality data.
Questions about registration, hotel reservations, training, and the agenda can be directed to Jon Ferguson (jeferg@usgs.gov) or Stacie Young (stmyoung@usgs.gov).
We are happy to announce that the following courses will be offered at the conference and are open for registration in DOI Learn:
Surface-Rating Curve Analysis (limited to 18 students):
https://gm2.geolearning.com/geonext/doi/login.geo?OriginalURL=%2fgeonext%2fdoi%2fcoursesummary.CourseCatalog.geo%3fselectTab%3dScheduled%2bClasses%26id%3d86689
The agenda for this course can be found here.
Streamflow Measurements with ADCP's Refresher (limited to 14 students): https://gm2.geolearning.com/geonext/doi/login.geo?OriginalURL=%2fgeonext%2fdoi%2fcoursesummary.CourseCatalog.geo%3fid%3d114425%26selectTab%3dScheduled%2bClasses
MOCC Refresher for Occasional users (limited to 12 students): Note this course is not for first time MOCC students nor is it for regular, highly experienced users. This course is intended for occasional users whose MOCC certification is about to expire. This course requires an Experience Assessment form be filled out by your supervisor, an on-line prerequisite course must be completed beforehand and there is an additional fee of $75 to cover boat use and fuel.
Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront
1401 SW Naito Parkway
Portland, OR 97201
(877)901-6632
Block of rooms to be held until Sept. 02, 2012. Please reserve EARLY!
When reserving your room. please give your cell phone number as your contact number in order to receive text alerts during the conference. Text alerts will notify attendees of any additions or changes to the agenda, social functions, meetings, etc.
Use the following link to make your hotel reservations.
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/2012NationalDataConference
NOTE: The block of rooms at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront is currently filled. There are two overflow hotels where additional blocks of rooms have been secured at the government rate for a limited time. The Portland Marriott City Center has a cut off date of Aug. 31 and the Downtown/Convention has a cut off date of Sept.3. Use the links below to make your reservations.
Portland Marriott City Center >>25 rooms available
or
Portland Marriott Courtyard Downtown/Convention Center >> 60 rooms available
Hotel tax exempt form needs to be filled out and submitted during hotel check-in. Please see form for additional information on required documentation that needs to be submitted to qualify for the federal government tax exemption. Click to download form
Single ride ($2.50 - up to 2 hours) and unlimited multiple day tickets ( 1 day = $5.00, 7 day = $26.00) can be purchased by credit or debit card (and cash at select locations) at the airport through the ticket vending machines. When you arrive at the airport look for the set of machines located just inside the airport where people exit to board the MAX. There are also ticket vending machines located outside on the MAX platform. Additionally, tickets can be purchased at the Trimet Ticket Office at Pioneer Courthouse Square located downtown a few blocks from the hotel. NOTE: There is no longer a fare-free zone - Click here for more information. Maps and schedules are located at trimet.org
Blue Star Transportation offers a shuttle service between the airport and hotel at a rate of $14.00 each way. Shuttle from the airport run from 8:00 am to 12:30 am every half hour. Transportation to the airport by reservation starting at 3:00 am. Marriott is the first drop off from the airport and the last pick up to the airport. Reservations can be made by calling (800) 247-2272 or by the provided link: http://www.bluestarbus.com/airport-shuttle.php
For additional information regarding the 2012 Data Conference, contact a member of Western Data Advisory Committee (WestDAC)
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://water.usgs.gov/usgs/orh/data/conferences/2012dataconference.html
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