GLIN==> great lakes united annual meeting, june 4-6

[Reg Gilbert <reg@glu.org>]

Come to Great Lakes United's annual meeting near Erie, Pennsylvania. See
the agenda below. Connect to
www.glu.org for more
information.


Great Lakes United's 22nd Annual General Meeting
 
"From Experience to Action: Lake Erie Dead Zone -- Our Line in the
Sand"
 
June 4-6, Mercyhurst College
North East, Pennsylvania


AGENDA
  
Friday, June 4
 
Pre-meeting events begin
 
BINATIONAL ISSUES BRIEFINGS, presented by coalition members and
friends
 
9:00 am  Aquatic Invasive Species campaign
 
* Joel Brammeier -- Lake Michigan Federation
* Francine MacDonald -- Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters
 
10:00 am  Great Lakes Restoration Strategy
 
* Tom Fuhrman -- Lake Erie Region Conservancy
* Anne Wordsworth -- Canadian Environmental Law Association
 
11:00 am  Navigation System review
 
* Stephanie Weiss -- Save the River
* Marc Hudon -- Union Québécoise pour la Conservation de la Nature
* Jeremy Gawen -- Georgian Bay Association
 
12:00 am  U.S. Army Corps Reform campaign
 
* Tim Eder -- National Wildlife Federation
 
12:30 pm  Lunch and Silent Auction opens (cafeteria)
 
2:00 pm  Field trips: Bay front tour, 20 Mile Creek tour, Fishing
Charter, Winery tour
 
5:00 pm  Dinner on your own
 
7:00 pm  Reception  (cash bar)
 
* Welcome: Tom Fuhrman -- Lake Erie Region Conservancy
* Percussion Blast!  Interactive entertainment
 
 
Saturday, June 5
 
Meeting events begin
 
8:00 am  Registration & mapping
 
8:45 am  Opening
* Stewardship Committee -- Benedictine Sisters
 
8:50 am  Welcome
 
* Patty O'Donnell -- President
* Local dignitaries
 
9:15 am  ERIE INDICATION: Warning Signs from Our Canary of the
System
 
* Botulism: Jeff Robinson -- Canadian Wildlife Service
* Dead Zone: Dr. Hunter Carrick -- Pennsylvania State University
* Climate Change: Dr. Leanne Jablonski -- Union of Concerned
Scientists
 
10:15 am  Break
 
10:30 am  Basin wide mapping cause and effect exercise
 
* Loretta Michaud -- Workers Health & Safety Center
 
11:00 am  KEYNOTE SPEAKER
 
* Dr. Mary O'Brien -- What Other Course is Open: Precautionary Principle
in Action
 
12:00 pm  Lunch
 
1:00 pm  TASK FORCE SESSIONS...Developing resolutions and sharing
campaigns
 
* Habitat and Biodiversity Task Force
* Sustainable Waters Task Force
* Nuclear Free /Green Energy Task Force
* Clean Production Task Force
 
3:15 pm  Break
 
3:30 pm  Great Lakes United business
 
* Board Elections, President's and Treasurers' Reports, Strategic
Planning, Citizens Action Agenda
 
4:30 pm  Caucus meetings
 
* Indigenous Peoples
* Labor
* Special opportunity!  Dr. Mary O'Brien Workshop on speaking in
public
 
5:30 pm  Break
 
6:00 pm  Reception and Barbecue Presentation of John Manty Award
& silent auction
 
 
Sunday, June 6
 
9:00 am   Resolutions adopted
 
10:00 am  Task Force Reports Out
 
10:30 am  Break
 
10:45 am  Task Force Reports Out continued
 
11:15 am  "GOOD NEWS" IN THE GREAT LAKES
 
* Native Fish Restoration: Betty Trometer -- U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service
* Youth Making a Difference in the Community
* Connecting the Great Lakes with Inland Communities
* Cancer Prevention Campaigns in Canada
 
12:30 pm  Adjourn
 
 
Directions
 
 From East (New York):  I-90 West to Erie. Get off I-90 at Exit 41
(North East). Take Rt. 89 North through the town to second light
(Division Street). Turn left to enter Mercyhurst North East campus.
Parking lot entrance on Rt. 89 North
 
 From West (Ohio):  I-90 East to Erie. Get off I-90 at Exit 41
(North East). Take Rt. 89 North through the town to second light
(Division Street). Turn left to enter Mercyhurst North East campus.
Parking lot entrance on Rt. 89 North.

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Reg Gilbert

Senior Coordinator

Great Lakes United

Buffalo State College, Cassety Hall

1300 Elmwood Ave.

Buffalo, New York, 14222

716-886-0142

Fax: -0303

www.glu.org

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