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Québec City to host Great Lakes
Commission What: 2008 Annual
Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission For agenda and details, visit www.glc.org/meeting When: October 5-7,
2008 Where: Château
Laurier Hotel, 1220 Place George-V Ouest, Québec City, QC G1R5B8 Who: Premiere Jean Charest will deliver
a welcome to the Great Lakes Commission at the start of proceedings at 9:00 a.m. EDT Monday,
Oct. 6. Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry, Chair of
the Great Lakes Commission, will preside over the Annual Meeting Illinois Lt. Gov. Patrick Quinn, Vice Chair
of the Great Lakes Commission Speakers: • Dr. Hugh J. MacIsaac, Professor,
University of Windsor • Robert Masson, President,
St. Lawrence Economic Development Council • Caroline Gravel, Director
of Environmental Affairs, Shipping Federation of Canada • Marc Boucher, Government
of Québec Chargé d’ affaires for Chicago • Dr. David Lodge, Professor,
University of Notre Dame • James Roach, President,
JLRoach, Inc. • Dr. Jennifer Read, Executive
Director, Great Lakes Observing System • René Paquette, Director
General, Electricity Div., Québec Ministry of Natural Resources Topics: • Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway
shipping: Economic benefits and environmental costs • The 400-year-old Québec-Great Lakes
connection • The Great Lakes Observing System –
monitoring real-time and historical lake conditions • Québec’s investment in wind energy Contacts: Christine Manninen Great Lakes Commission 734-971-9135 Cell 734-560-8598 manninen@glc.org Dave Knight Great Lakes Commission 734-971-9135 Cell 734-709-6168 Brigitte Asseline Ministère des Relations internationals 418-649-2400 ext. 5190 Brigitte.Asselin@mri.gouv.qc.ca The Great Lakes Commission is a
nonpartisan, binational compact agency established under state and U.S. federal
law and dedicated to promoting a strong economy, healthy
environment and high quality of life for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region
and its residents. The Commission consists of governors'
appointees, state legislators, and agency officials from its eight member
states. Associate membership for Ontario and Québec was established
through the signing of a "Declaration of Partnership." The Commission
maintains a formal Observer program involving U.S. and Canadian
federal agencies, tribal authorities, binational agencies and other regional
interests. The Commission offices are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
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