GMISS

The Global Maritime Information Sharing Symposium

The Global Maritime Information Sharing Symposium is an annual event hosted by the Office of Global Maritime Situational Awareness (OGMSA) to align US Government outreach to the maritime industry and improve and increase industry-government maritime information sharing relationships.

Maritime information sharing is an effective means of improving security, safety and environmental protection, while increasing efficiency and reducing friction for legitimate commerce. The policies that govern this shift in information use are being transformed. GMISS gives the maritime industry an ongoing forum to help shape the development of maritime information sharing policies.

This annual symposium brings together representatives of the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies to collaborate on a global system of maritime information sharing.

GMISS 09

GMISS 2009 is scheduled for September 15-17 at National Defense Universtiy in Washington, DC.

The theme of this year's event is Streamlining Information Sharing: *Improving Efficiency, Security, Safety and the Environment*.

For more information, please visit the GMISS section of our main Web site at www.gmsa.gov/gmiss.

Members of the maritime industry are invited to help develop the GMISS 2009 agenda. (Keyword: GMISS09AgendaProposals)

Download the GMISS 2009 Preview brochure (1mb zipped pdf file).

To lend your expertise to help set the groundwork for this year's working groups, please visit the Building Efficient Reporting section of the Wiki. (Keyword: EfficientReporting)

View the findings of the PugetSoundMIST

If you would like to be added to a mailing list for GMISS 09 email updates, please contact Navy Lt. Pat Dowling at Patrick.J.Dowling@uscg.mil.

GMISS 08

More than 125 representatives from maritime companies, associations, navies, coast guards and other governmental agencies from around the world participated in the 2008 Global Maritime Information Sharing Symposium (GMISS) a the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY.

Read the GMISS 08 Summary Report

GMISS Working Groups

A key differentiator of GMISS from other conferences is the ongoing working groups of industry and government subject matter experts developed through the symposium that continue to collaborate throughout the year. The working groups enable participants to help define the industry-government information-sharing relationship.

As a multi-agency office coordinating maritime awareness efforts for the US federal government, OGMSA is able to bring to the table subject matter experts from across the government and bring issues before the decision makers who are shaping maritime information sharing policy. OGMSA provides a Working Group administrator for each team of subject matter experts to ensure issues are properly represented before the interagency community.

If you have knowledge or expertise that would benefit these projects, you are cordially invited to contact the OGMSA working group administrators listed on the Working Groups Page.

Working Groups from previous GMIS symposia provide status reports at the following year's symposium, leading to resolution, recommitment, or redefinition of the issues.

GMISSWorkingGroups

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-- ChadHolmes - 15 Jan 2009