GLOS Project History

Establishment of the GLOS Regional Association has been led since 2003 by representatives of key regional organizations and has assessed needs from more than 400 potential users of the system, ranging from maritime, environmental and industry interests to scientists and educators. In 2006, the GLOS-RA established itself as a nonprofit corporation with an independent board of directors. Initial funding for GLOS was provided through the NOAA Coastal Services Center. For more project history, refer to the 2004-07 GLOS UPDATE newsletter archive.

• Steering Committee (last updated August 2005)
• Regional Interest Group (last updated August 2005)
• Subsystems Teams (last updated June 2007)

Members of the inaugural GLOS Board of Directors (appointed April 2006) were:

• Dr. Alfred Beeton, scientist emeritus, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
• Dr. Jeffrey Boehm, John G. Shedd Aquarium
• Dr. Gerald Galloway, School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland and president-elect of the American Water Resources Association
• Mark Grazioli, retired engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District
• Philip Keillor, retired coastal engineering specialist, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
• Dr. Gail Krantzberg, McMaster University in Ontario (formerly with the International Joint Commission)
• Dr. Frank Kudrna, Kudrna & Associates engineering services
• Dale Phenicie, consultant, Council of Great Lakes Industries
• Dr. Harvey Shear, University of Toronto at Mississauga (formerly with Environment Canada)
• Dr. Richard Stewart, University of Wisconsin-Superior/Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute
• Nelson Thomas, retired water quality specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Bill Werick, retired planner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Board Conference call: Aug. 10, 2006
• Board Conference call: July 13, 2006
• Conference call: June 8, 2006 | Minutes | IOOS Appropriations Update Memo
• Conference call: May 11, 2006 | Minutes | Draft Agenda for GLOS Annual Meeting
• Conference call: April 13, 2006 | Minutes | Demo web mapper
• Conference call: March 9, 2006 | Minutes | Final Bylaws
• Conference call: Jan. 12, 2006 | Minutes | COSEE Fact Sheet
• Conference call: Dec. 8, 2005 | Minutes | Governance Schematic (draft)
• Conference call: Nov. 10, 2005 | Minutes | Alternate Governance Structure (draft)
• Conference call: Oct. 13, 2005 | Minutes
• Conference call: Sept. 8, 2005 | Minutes
• Conference call: Aug. 11, 2005 | Minutes
• Conference call: July 14, 2005 | Minutes
• Conference call: June 16, 2005 | Minutes
  
  Next steps
  • Incorporate a Non-Profit organization
  • Define by-laws
  • Constitute GLOS Board of Directors
  • Promote partnership agreements
  • Institute strategic demonstration projects (data integration)
  • Proposed GLOS Board of Directors Structure, Schedule
  • www.glos.us draft design: Home | Layer Two

• September 10 Congressional Briefing: Integrated Monitoring for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River System


• Steering Committee Meeting
  August 24-25, 2004: Draft Agenda (Ann Arbor)


• Great Lakes Sea Grant Briefing: July 30, 2004
  Presentations:
• GLOS-SG
• IOOS-Legislation


• Conference call: July 15, 2004
• Conference call: June 17, 2004
• Conference call: May 12, 2004
• Conference call: April 21, 2004
• Conference call: March 17, 2004
  Meeting documents:
• Initial draft of inventory format
• Review of governance options
• GLOS as part of a Great Lakes Decision Support tool


• Conference call: Feb. 18, 2004
• Conference call: Jan. 15, 2004
• Start-up meeting: Nov. 12-13, 2003 - Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Agenda
• Meeting summary
• Selected presentations:
• GLOS overview
• Council of Great Lakes Research Managers' perspective, presented by Dr. Stephen Brandt, U.S. chair of the Council
• Governance models

Milestones

Resolution: Congressional Authorization and Appropriations for the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)
Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Great Lakes Commission at its Sept. 29, 2005, meeting in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Resolution: Establishing a Regional Association for the Great Lakes Observing System
Adopted by the Board of Directors of the Great Lakes Commission at its Dec. 5, 2003, meeting in Ann Arbor, Mich.