MCR LTER Investigators Sally Holbrook, Russell Schmitt and Andrew Brooks attended the third meeting of the International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Technology held November 3-6, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. The event, which was run under the umbrella of the ARC Research Network on Sensor Networks, focused on both theory and application of intelligent sensors and smart systems. Sally Holbrook gave a keynote talk addressing the ways that technology development can better meet the logistical and scientific needs of environmental scientists working in marine ecosystems.