USGS - National Hydrologic Data and Information Depot

We are pleased to announce the 2012 National Water Data Conference held in Portland, Oregon on September 24-27, 2012.

The Conference provides technical training and professional development for USGS Hydrographers.

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.

This year's conference will be held at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront.

This registration page does NOT make your reservations.

Use the following link to make your hotel reservations.

Block of rooms to be held until Sept. 03, 2012. Please reserve EARLY!

~~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

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Please note, that when you click on the Event Registration link and log in to the myUSGS site, it will automatically register you for this event, you will NEED to use the "Complete/Edit Registration" link, after logging into myUSGS to complete your profile and make your selections. Please read carefully; complete all of the appropiate fields in your Registration Profile.

After updating your registration, please, fill out the 4 ADDITIONAL forms at the bottom of the 2012 National Water Data Conference Page. AFTER COMPLETING ALL SECTIONS, PLEASE LOGOUT IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER, or simply use the "X" to close your browser.

If you have any questions please contact, Jon Ferguson at jeferg@usgs.gov or Stacie Young at stmyoung@usgs.gov.

To register for this event, click Event Registration - Deadline to register is September 3, 2012.

NOTE: If you wish to attend the National Water Data Conference and you did not enter your name on the Conference Attendance spreadsheet that was closed on June 8th 2012, please register and send Mark Mastin (mcmastin@usgs.gov) your name. You will be put on a stand-by list and notified by Friday, September 14th whether there are enough spaces left to allow you to attend. Presenters are exempt from this requirement.

Click the "Event Registration" link, if you have already registered but need to edit your contact information, submit event materials, or cancel your registration.

DOI Learn Courses

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.

Have your Supervisor fill out the Experience Assessment document and bring a copy of this document to the Refresher Practical - Download the Experience Assessment document.
Complete the on-line prerequisite course before attending the conference and bring a copy of your completion certificate to the Refresher Practical. We recommend that occasional users take either the 8 hr MOCC TEL Module OR the 4 hr MOCC Refresher. Either course will meet the education requirement.
Enroll in the Motorboat Operator Certification Course (MOCC) - Practical Module