What's New 2012 Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C. (1/26) Online registration is now available for the Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day events scheduled for February 27-29, 2012, in Washington, D.C. The events will feature dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress, including federal appointees who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies. Register now!
GLRI Quality Technical Conference (12/5) The U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) hosts the 2nd annual GLRI Quality Technical Conference this week, Dec. 6-8, in Chicago, Ill. The conference is free; all GLRI collaborators and interested parties are welcome to attend in person or via webinar. Registration is required.
Hearing to focus on Lake Erie algae The News-Messenger (12/6) Ohio Reps. Dennis Murray, D-Sandusky, and Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, will hold a subcommittee field hearing of the House of Representatives Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee on the health of Lake Erie from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the Lake Erie Islands Regional Welcome Center, 770 S.E. Catawba Road.
Faces & Names: UMD researchers featured on NGTV Duluth News Tribune (12/1) Two researchers from UMD’s Large Lakes Observatory are featured in a National Geographic TV special that will air at 7 and 10 p.m. today on cable Channel 26 in Duluth.
Pennsylvania DEP sponsors state of the lakes ecosystem conference in Erie PR Newswire (10/25) Top researchers and decision-makers from government, industry, academia and environmental groups will meet Oct. 26 and 27 at the ninth State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC) at the Erie Sheraton Hotel on the West Bayfront Parkway.
SOLEC 2011 - Last chance to register (10/19) Today is the last chance to register for the 2011 State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC 2011) in Erie, Penn., Oct. 26 & 27. Registration closes Wed., Oct. 19. SOLEC provides Great Lakes decisionmakers and scientists with the opportunity to receive comprehensive, up-to-date information on the state of the Great Lakes.