Conference Webcast:
U.S. Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting: Setting Targets, Delisting Impairments and Beyond!
Wednesday, Sept. 24, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
Thursday, Sept. 25, 8:00 am to 12:00 Noon Eastern
http://epa.gov/greatlakes/live/
Wednesday September 24: (all times are Eastern Daylight Time)
* 10:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
* 10:15 AM Status Report on the U.S. Areas of Concern Program
* 11:00 AM Implementing the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration at the State Level
* 11:30 AM Public-Private Partnerships for Fish and Wildlife: Lessons from the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
* 1:00 PM Breakout Session: Approaches for Securing Funding and Technical Support from Federal Programs for Fish and Wildlife Restoration
BREAK: 2:45-3;15 pm
* 3:15 PM Breakout Session: Case Studies of Fish and Wildlife Restoration Projects in the AOCs
Thursday, September 25, 2008:
* 8:00 AM Welcoming Remarks
* 8:15 AM Building Partnerships to Restore Wetlands: Lessons from Ducks Unlimited
* 8:30 AM Progress and Challenges in Establishing Delisting Targets for the U.S. Areas of Concern
NO Broadcast: 9:15-10:45 AM (State Breakout Sessions to Assess Obstacles and Resources Required to Complete Delisting Targets)
* 10:45 AM Meeting the Deadline: Reports from State Breakout Sessions and Open Forum
* 12:00 Noon Adjourn
Updated program online at http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference
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Pranas Pranckevicius, CISSP
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office
77 West Jackson Blvd. G-17J
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
pranckevicius.pranas@epa.gov
312 353-3437 Tel
312 353-2018 Fax
www.epa.gov/greatlakes