<http://www.glc.org/meeting> Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting Register now for the Great Lakes <http://www.glc.org/meeting/> Commission Annual Meeting! Now is the time to register <https://www.glc.org/meeting/register1.html> for the Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, to be held September 29-30 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Online meeting registration, agenda, and travel and lodging information are available at www.glc.org/meeting. Day one of the meeting will focus on the $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), including a presentation by Cameron Davis, senior advisor to U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and federal officials. State recommendations on implementation plans for the GLRI will be reviewed and finalized. A panel of national experts on water conservation and the energy and water nexus will highlight day two, along with presentations and discussion on ballast water treatment and control, and the future of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Meeting events will be held at the Bayfront Convention Center (1 Sassafras Pier; Erie, PA 16507), which is connected via walkway to the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel. Rooms at the hotel may be reserved at the special rate of $129 by calling the hotel directly and referencing the Great Lakes Commission. To receive the special rate, your room must be reserved by September 4. Contact the hotel directly at 814-454-2005. We hope to see you in Erie, Pa., on Sept. 29! _____ Great Lakes Commission 2805 S. Industrial Hwy, Suite 100 Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791 734-971-9135 <http://www.glc.org> www.glc.org Questions about the Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting? Email: register at glc.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20090901/a0eba2d9/attachment.html