Alliance for the Great Lakes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, Jan. 16, 2009
Urban Habitat Symposium Coming to Chicago Jan. 22-23
CHICAGO -- Amy Freeze, chief meteorologist at Fox News-Chicago, headlines the Urban Habitat Symposium on Jan. 22-23 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.
Registration is still open for the 1 1/2-day symposium, which brings together experts from across the United States and Canada to explore near-shore habitat restoration projects.
Freeze is one of just a few women in the world with a Certified Broadcast Meteorology accreditation from the American Meteorological Society. A two-time Emmy winner for Best Weathercaster and Outstanding Host, she’s also reported on the Olympic Games in Salt Lake and Atlanta.
Joel Scheraga, national program director for the Global Research Program and the Research Mercury Program in the U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development, is scheduled to speak on the significant risks climate change poses to near-shore areas in the Great Lakes region.
Conference registration is $75. Complete your hotel registration with the Palmer House Hilton by this Friday, Jan. 9 to guarantee a room rate of $149 per night.
Scholarships totaling up to $300 for travel and lodging may be available upon registering for the conference. For more information, including eligibility requirements, please contact the Alliance’s Martha Borie Wood at 312-939-0838 x227, or mboriewood@greatlakes.org.
Exhibitors are always welcome. See the conference website at http://www.glfc.org/urbanrestore/overview.html for more information and to view the latest agenda.
Susan Campbell
Communications Manager
Alliance for the Great Lakes
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