Focus Forward: Beyond the Cloud

The future of technology is big data analytics. What does that mean for West Virginia?

The Mountain State is poised to become the epicenter of a multibillion-dollar expansion of our nation’s private weather industry. Be part of this groundbreaking transformation and discover how to leverage unparalleled data sets and world-leading supercomputing resources through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the I-79 Technology Park in Fairmont, West Virginia.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, cloud provider, stock market investor, techie, researcher, farmer or municipality in West Virginia or around the world, the opportunities for entrepreneurial ideas and commercialization ventures are endless.

Virtually join tech experts, cloud providers and thought leaders as we explore what’s beyond the cloud and how the NOAA Big Data Project offers promise and potential in West Virginia for decades to come. Be part of the transformation.

Focus Forward: Beyond the Cloud is led by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative in partnership with the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, West Virginia High Technology Foundation, Vantage Ventures, Marshall University and West Virginia University.