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A Short History of GLEON

A Short History of GLEON. Peter Arzberger University of California-San Diego Tim Kratz University of Wisconsin-Madison. San Diego, August 2003 --Discussion Over Lunch. Peter: We (at PRAGMA) have great technology in place, but need driving science applications.

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A Short History of GLEON

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  1. A Short History of GLEON Peter Arzberger University of California-San Diego Tim Kratz University of Wisconsin-Madison

  2. San Diego, August 2003 --Discussion Over Lunch Peter: We (at PRAGMA) have great technology in place, but need driving science applications Fang-Pang: Yes, but very remote. We should talk with Hen Biau King Tim: Gosh, we (in Wisconsin) have a great application (lakes metabolism studies), that could benefit from more technology Peter (surprised and guarded): Really? Well, Do you think there would be some interesting science by looking at a lake in Taiwan? Fang-Pang, Is there a lake in Taiwan of interest? … Peter: If we do find a good lake, would you be willing to go to Taiwan in October 2003 and have a look? Tim: Sure! Peter Thinks: Interesting! Tim Thinks: Interesting! Food and travel drive collaborations

  3. GLEON History Aug 03: La Jolla, Sensor Network Meeting Oct 03: PRAGMA 5, trip to YYL Nov 03: Supplement to NSF for US-Taiwan Collaboration Feb 04: Travel to Wisconsin, Start VTC’s Apr 04: YYL Buoy deployed Jul 04: Matt VdB goes to Taiwan Aug 04: Typhoon in Taiwan! Oct 04: Another Typhoon, Stranded! GLEON Ballad composed YYL buoy Photo by Peter Arzberger, October 2004

  4. GLEON History (cont.) • March 2005: First meeting, San Diego: First use of “GLEON” • March 2006: GLEON 2: Townsville, Australia • October 2006: GLEON 3: Hsinchu, Taiwan • March 2007: GLEON 4: Lammi, Finland • August 2007: GLEON 5: Montreal, Canada: Operating Principles and Practices Officially adopted • October 2007: GLEON RCN funded: Grad student Association formed • February 2008: GLEON 6: Lake Placid, Florida: first meeting with emphasis on grad student participation • June 2008: Grad student exchange application process formalized • April 2008: One-week field campaign in Argentina • September 2008: GLEON 7: Nortalje, Sweden: First GLEON grad student workshop

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