Program (Tentative)

This year offers four days of scientific presentations. All scientific sessions take place in the Student Union. Details will be posted as they become available.

Monday, May 18
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.	IAGLR Board Meeting Student Union, 2nd floor
6 - 9 p.m.	Conference Registration Student Union, 2nd floor
6 - 9 p.m.	Welcome Reception Student Union South Lounge, 2nd floor
9 p.m.	Planetarium Show and Reception
9 - 11 p.m.	Graduate Student Reception
10 - 11 p.m.	Observatory Open
Tuesday, May 19
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Conference Registration Student Union
8 - 9 a.m.	Coffee and Continental Breakfast Student Union
9 - 10:15 a.m.	Welcome and Plenary Session Doerman Theatre, U Hall
10:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.	Scientific Sessions Student Union
12:10 – 1 p.m.	Lunch (on own)
1 - 5:20 p.m.	Scientific Sessions Student Union
5:30 - 8 p.m.	Poster Session & Exhibitor's Reception Student Union Auditorium/Ballroom, 3rd floor
8:30 - 10 p.m.	IAGLR 09 Hockey Game Tam O'Shanter, Sylvania, Ohio
Wednesday, May 20
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Conference Registration Student Union
8 - 8:30 a.m.	Coffee and Continental Breakfast Student Union
8:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.	Scientific Sessions Student Union
12:10 – 1:30 p.m.	IAGLR Business Lunch Student Union Auditorium/Ballroom, 3rd floor
1:30 - 5:30 p.m.	Scientific Sessions Student Union
7 - 9:30 p.m.	IAGLR Banquet Pinnacle in Maumee, Ohio near the Maumee River The IAGLR banquet is a semi-formal awards banquet that provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about the people who make IAGLR and the Great Lakes great.
Thursday, May 21
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Conference Registration Student Union
8 - 8:30 a.m.	Coffee and Continental Breakfast Student Union
8:30 - 10:50 a.m.	Scientific Sessions Student Union
11 a.m. - Noon	Plenary Session Dr. Rita Colwell Doerman Theatre, U Hall
Noon – 1 p.m.	Lunch (on own)
1 - 5:30 p.m	Scientific Sessions Student Union
6:45 - 9:30 p.m.	IAGLR BBQ Nairobi Events Pavilion, Toledo Zoo
Friday, May 22
8 - 10 a.m.	Conference Registration Student Union
8 - 8:30 a.m.	Coffee and Continental Breakfast Student Union
8:30 a.m. - Noon	Scientific Sessions Student Union

GLIN==> IAGLR09 call for abstract submissions now open through Thursday January 8

Bridging Ecosystem and Human Health: Sessions 1-6

Session 1. Toxic Chemicals in Great Lakes Air

Session 2. Biochemical and Physiological Responses to Contaminant Exposure and Stress in the Great Lakes

Session 3. Emerging Contaminants in the Environment

Session 4. Sources, Exposures, Remediation and Toxicity of PCB Congeners and their Breakdown Products

Session 5. The Status of the BEACH Act Initiative

Session 6. Causes of Injury to Ecosystems and Environmental Health Across the Great Lakes

Biological Communities: Sessions 7-15

Session 7. Ecological Trends in Great Lakes Wetlands

Session 8. Nearshore and Offshore Changes in Great Lakes Food Webs: Mechanisms and forecasting

Session 9. Upper Great Lakes Food Webs, Conditions, and Assessments.

Session 10. Saginaw Bay: The Continuing Impact of Multiple Ecosystem Stressors

Session 11. Satellite Monitoring of Great Lakes for Cyanobacteria Blooms

Session 12. Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes Region

Session 13. Nuisance Algae i n the Great Lakes

Session 14. Challenges to the Ecological Integrity of the Lake Ontario Ecosystem: Shoreline, Nearshore, and Offshore Dynamics

Session 15. Changing Benthos Populations in the Great Lakes: Near and Far

Planning, Restoration, and Management: Sessions 16-20

Session 16. Watershed Restoration in the Maumee Basin

Session 17. History, Ecology, and Management of Fisheries in Great Lakes Connecting Channels

Session 18. Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact

Session 19. Building Toward a Science Strategy for the Great Lakes Basin under the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement

Session 20. Local and Regional Collaborative Environmental Policy, Planning and Management Initiatives to Protect The Great Lakes

Physical Processes and Climate Change: Sessions 21-26

Session 21. Physical Limnology and Physical-Chemical-Biological Coupling in Lakes

Session 22. Climate Variability and Its Impacts on Environment and Ecosystems in the Great Lakes Region

Session 23. Quaternary Geology and Sand Dune History of the Great Lakes

Session 24. Carbon Cycling in the Laurentian Great Lakes

Session 25. The Muskegon River Mega Model: Integrating Changes in Land Use, Climate, Hydrology and Fish Populations

Session 26. The Socio-Economic and Ecological Impacts of Climate Change for the Great Lakes

Fish and Fisheries: Sessions 27-31

Session 27. Physical and Chemical Drivers of Great Lakes Fish Ecology

Session 28. VHS in the Great Lakes: Impacts and Outlooks

Session 29. Examining the Benefits and Risks of Consuming Great Lakes Fish.

Session 30. Fish Consumption Advisories in the Great Lakes: Bridging Contaminants and Human Health.

Session 31. Healthy Large Lakes: Fisheries Management, Policies, and Perceptions

Broader Impacts of Great Lakes Sciences: Sessions 32-41

Session 32. COSEE School for ScientistsSession 33. Education and Outreach

Session 34. Remote Sensing, Visualization, and Spatial Data Applications for the Great Lakes

Session 35. High School Great Lakes Watershed Science Poster Session

Session 36. Sociology and Philosophy of Great Lakes Scientific Knowledge

Session 37. Field Stations and Institutes in the Laurentian Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River

Session 38. Environmental Education, Training, and Certification in the Great Lakes Region

Session 39. Valuation of Great Lakes Water

Session 40. Bioeconomics of Invasive Species in the Great Lakes Region

General Topics in Great Lakes Science: Session 42

Session 42. General To pics

Program (Tentative)