The Gulf of Mexico Regional Workshop on an Integrated Data System for Oceanography was held 31 October-2 November 2000 at Stennis Space Center, MS. The meeting report (pdf), as well as a summary (pdf) of the presentations, is available.

The NVODS Workshop for Managers of Coastal Observing System Activities in the Gulf of Mexico was held 14-15 January 2003 at Stennis Space Center, MS.

A Workshop to Explore Private Sector Interests and Roles in the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System; Focus on the Southeastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico, was held 2-4 March 2004 at Marathon Oil Company in Houston, TX. The agenda, with presentations linked to the agenda, the letter of invitation, background documents, and attendees are available.

The HABSOS-GCOOS Workshop was held 13-15 April 2004 in St. Petersburg, FL.

The Next Steps in the Gulf of Mexico meeting was held 7-8 July 2004 in College Station, TX.

The GCOOS Education and Outreach Council Formation Meeting, was held 29-30 November 2004 at the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium in Biloxi, MS. The agenda, presentations made, and other related materials are available.

The Initial GCOOS Stakeholder Meeting, was held 24-25 January 2005 at the Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research in New Orleans, LA. The agenda, presentations made, attendees, and other related materials are available.

The GCOOS-RA Board of Directors held their first meeting 25-26 August 2005 in Houston, TX. The background documents and final meeting minutes are available.

The GCOOS and the Private Sector: Oil and Gas and Related Industry workshop was held 2-4 November 2005 in Houston, TX. The objectives, foci, meeting report, and steering committee are available.

The GCOOS Stakeholder Council met January 10-11, 2006 in Mobile, AL. The meeting report with links to presentations is available.

The GCOOS Parties' met January 11, 2006 in Mobile, AL. The meeting report with links to presentations is available.

The second meeting of the GCOOS-RA Board of Directors was held 12 January 2006 in Mobile, AL. The meeting minutes are available.

The GCOOS Education and Outreach Council met April 24-25, 2006, in Ocean Springs, MS. The meeting report with links to presentations is available.

The GCOOS Observing Systems Committee, the Products and Services Committee, and Data Management and Communications Committee met April 26-27, 2006, in Ocean Springs, MS. The individual meeting reports are available with links to presentations.

Worth Nowlin, Alfredo Prelat, Raymond Toll, and Jan van Smirren visited Mexico 26-30 June 2006 to meet with Mexican counterparts interested in developing GOOS. The trip report and presentations are available.

The third meeting of the GCOOS-RA Board of Directors was held 24-25 August 2006 in St. Petersburg, FL. The meeting minutes are available with links to presentations.

There was a GCOOS-SECOORA-NOAA CSC Storm Surge & Inundation workshop held January 24-26, 2007 in New Orleans, LA. The meeting report is available.

The Stakeholder Council, Parties' and Board of Directors met in New Orleans, LA, on March 6-7, 2007. The joint meeting report is available with links to presentations.

The GCOOS Education and Outreach Council met June 18, 2007 in Spanish Fort AL. The meeting report is available with links to presentations.

The fifth meeting of the GCOOS-RA Board of Directors was held 5-6 September 2007 in Houston, TX. The meeting minutes are available with links to presentations.

The GCOOS Observing System Committee, Products and Services Committee, and Data Management and Communications Committee met November 27-29, 2007, in New Orleans, LA. The meeting report with presentation links is available.