April March 30 - April 1, 2009 Offshore Wind Development Conference Washington, D.C. Meet the pioneers of North American offshore wind projects: the developers, analysts, regulators, researchers and utilities. Participants can learn how to identify development opportunities and challenges, evaluate risks, understand the regulatory process and more. Phone: 201-871-0474 E-mail:register@pmaconference.com
April 1-2, 2009 Canadian Brownfield Urban and Industrial Land Development Toronto, Ontario Is your city/municipality represented at the Canadian Brownfield Urban and Industrial Land Development Summit? Be a part of this annual event and take away vital knowledge including how to build a better community, discover new financing options and build tax revenue. Register by March 13th and save $300; mention code 109007-MAR1.
Phone: 1-866-298-9343 E-mail:registrations@strategyinstitute.com
April 1-2, 2009 7th Annual Western Great Lakes Research Conference Ashland, Wisconsin The Western Great Lakes Research Conference provides a forum for information and idea sharing between researchers and managers of national parks and other public lands throughout the Western Great Lakes area. This conference provides an opportunity for participants to share current research, monitoring, and management issues affecting parks and protected areas. Contact: Stella Collier Phone: 612-624-0734 E-mail:glnfcesu@umn.edu
April 2-4, 2009 2009 CUSLI Annual Conference Cleveland, Ohio An Example of Cooperation and Common Cause: Enhancing Canada-US Security
and Prosperity through the Great Lakes and North American Trade. Sponsored by the Canada-United States Law Institute at Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law. Contact: Prof. Henry T. King, Jr. Phone: 216-368-1798 E-mail:henry.king@case.edu
April 4, 2009 Shipwrecks 2009 Welland, Ontario The Niagara Divers' Association will present its 15th Annual Shipwrecks Symposium, "Shipwrecks/2009" featuring numerous multimedia presentations by both world renowned and local speakers. Contact: David Mekker Phone: 905-523-9176 E-mail:infoshipwrecks@yahoogroups.com
April 4, 2009 Bad Axe Lake Huron Regional Fishery Workshop Bad Axe, Michigan Michigan Sea Grant Extension, in partnership with fisheries agencies and stakeholder organizations, annually host public information workshops offering current research and information related to the regional status of Great Lakes fisheries. These workshops are open to the public, and provide valuable information for anglers, charter captains, resource professionals, and other interested stakeholders. Contact: Cindy Anderson Phone: 989-362-3449 E-mail:msue35@msu.edu
April 6-7, 2009 Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) Annual Meeting Ann Arbor, Michigan The Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) is the Great Lakes node of the national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) initiative. Join us for our annual meeting at the University of Michigan in 2009. Contact: Christine Manninen Phone: 734-971-9135 E-mail:manninen@glc.org
April 12-16, 2009 US-IALE 2009 meeting: Coupling Humans and Complex Ecological Landscapes Snowbird, Utah Utah’s Wasatch Front, where Snowbird is located, is an excellent meeting location given the meeting’s theme “Coupling Humans and Complex Ecological Landscapes.” Salt Lake City and the surrounding cities and communities that comprise the Wasatch Front are one of the fastest growing metropolitan regions in the United States. Contact: John A. Bissonette E-mail:iale2009info@cnr.usu.edu
April 18, 2009 Alpena Lake Huron Regional Fishery Workshop Alpena, Michigan Michigan Sea Grant Extension, in partnership with fisheries agencies and stakeholder organizations, annually host public information workshops offering current research and information related to the regional status of Great Lakes fisheries. These workshops are open to the public, and provide valuable information for anglers, charter captains, resource professionals, and other interested stakeholders. Contact: Cindy Anderson Phone: 989-362-3449 E-mail:msue35@msu.edu
April 19-23, 2009 International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species Montreal, Quebec The International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species meeting will cover such topics as ecological impacts of changes in the biodiversity of aquatic environments; the role of invasive species in affecting human health, ballast-water introductions of new species; invasions from the pet-trade and aquaculture industries; and new barrier technologies. Contact: Elizabeth Muckle-Jeffs Phone: 1-800-868-8776 E-mail:elizabeth@theprofessionaledge.com
April 20, 2009 Shore Erosion Best Management Practices Workshop Geneva, Ohio This is a workshop for realtors, surveyors, environmental engineers, landscape architects, and municipal/state/federal employees who work along the Lake Erie shore in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. It will be held at the Lodge and Conference Center at Geneva-on-the-lake (Geneva State Park). Pre-registration is required. Contact: Marti Martz Phone: 814-217-9015 E-mail:mam60@psu.edu
April 20-22, 2009 National Beach Conference 2009 Huntington Beach, California This 3-day conference is sponsored by EPA's Office of Water. It will provide a national framework for discussion of beach water quality issues, exchange of information, and coordination of efforts in research and decision making. The conference format will consist of presentations, panel discussions, and a debate between local universities. The conference will also feature a poster session and evening reception, which will facilitate information sharing and collaboration. Contact: Lars Wilcut Phone: 202-566-0447 E-mail:wilcut.lars@epa.gov
April 25, 2009 Grand Haven Regional Fishery Workshop Grand Haven, Michigan Michigan Sea Grant Extension, in partnership with fisheries agencies and stakeholder organizations, annually host public information workshops offering current research and information related to the regional status of Great Lakes fisheries. These workshops are open to the public, and provide valuable information for anglers, charter captains, resource professionals, and other interested stakeholders. Contact: Dan O’Keefe E-mail:okeefed@msu.edu
April 28-30, 2009 2009 Freshwater Spills Symposium St. Louis, Missouri The Freshwater Spills Symposium (FSS) offers an opportunity for local, state, federal, and industry responders, natural resource trustees and managers, and facility response planners to engage in an informative exchange on the unique problems of freshwater oil spills. The symposium is hosted biennially by the US EPA Office of Emergency Management. Contact: Leigh DeHaven Phone: 202-564-1974 E-mail:Dehaven.Leigh@epa.gov
April 29-30, 2009 Sustainable Manufacturing Summit Chicago, Illinois The Sustainable Manufacturing Summit will examine the latest developments in sustainable strategies for manufacturers of all sectors. This event offers access to the corporate executives and green experts leading the transformation to sustainable and cost-efficient manufacturing. The summit format is a combination of case studies and expert panels tackling key green topics for manufacturers including energy efficiency, clean technologies and renewables, carbon management and offsetting, climate policy updates and supply chain management. Contact: Green Power Conferences (UK) Phone: +44 (0)207 099 0600 E-mail:info@greenpowerconferences.com
April 29, 2009 Towards a Better Border: The United States and Canada Chicago, Illinois Led by Christopher Sands, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters. Christopher Sands specializes on Canada and US-Canada relations, as well as North American economic integration. Contact: Ella Dukes Phone: 312-322-5757 E-mail:ella.dukes@chi.frb.org