GLIN==> Register NOW! Annual AOC Conference Oct. 1-2 in Milwaukee

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2009 Annual Meeting for the 
U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program 

Implementing Restoration Targets and 
Achieving On-The-Ground Results for the Great Lakes 

October 1-2, 2009 
Hyatt Regency Hotel 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin   

Featuring invited keynote speaker Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Conference Overview   

The annual meeting for the U.S. Areas of Concern (AOC) program will convene
participants from the 30 U.S. AOCs to review recent developments affecting
the program; discuss approaches for implementing delisting targets; build
capacity to implement on-the-ground restoration actions; identify
opportunities to address AOC restoration priorities under President Obama's
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; improve linkages between the AOCs,
Lakewide Management Plans (LaMPs) and other programs; and consider actions
that will strengthen the regional U.S. AOC program.    

Agenda 

Agenda highlights include invited remarks by Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor
to the Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and sessions on
the following topics:

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	Building Organizational Capacity to Implement Restoration Actions in
the AOCs
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	Partnerships to Build Capacity: Working with Consultants,
Universities and Others
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	Best Practices for Developing Strong "Shovel Ready" Habitat
Restoration Proposals
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	Using Social Media and Other Innovative Approaches for Communicating
the RAP Process in Your Community
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	Strategies for Implementing Delisting Targets, Developing Delisting
Packages, and Communicating the Delisting Process in Your AOC
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	New Opportunities under the Reauthorized Great Lakes Legacy Act and
Creative Options for Developing Nonfederal Matching Funds  

A preliminary agenda is available on the conference website:
http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference.html.  

Registration 

The meeting registration fee is $65 and includes lunch on Thursday, breaks,
and all conference materials. To register, complete the registration form
(attached and available on the conference website) and submit it to the
Great Lakes Commission. The registration fee may be paid in advance or
onsite at the meeting. The registration deadline is Friday, September 25!

State of Lake Michigan Conference

This year the AOC annual meeting is being held in conjunction with the 2009
State of Lake Michigan Conference, being held Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at the same
location. AOC meeting participants are encouraged to attend the SOLM
conference which will feature sessions on Lake Michigan AOCs. In particular,
meeting participants may be interested in attending the Sept. 30 field trip
to the Great Lakes Legacy Act Kinnickinnic River Sediment Remediation site.
Conference details, including registration and an agenda, are available
online at  <http://aqua.wisc.edu/solm> http://aqua.wisc.edu/solm. 

Lodging

Lodging is available at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, where the meeting is being
held. A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved under "State of Lake
Michigan Conference" for Wednesday, Sept. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 1, at a rate
of $99 per night plus tax. The reserved block will be released Sept. 15,
after which rooms will be provided on a space-available basis. Call the
hotel at 414-276-1234 to make your reservation by phone. 

Sponsors 

The meeting is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great
Lakes National Program Office; the Great Lakes Commission; and the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources.  

Contact 

Matt Doss 
Great Lakes Commission 
734-971-9135 
mdoss at glc.org  

 <http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference.html>
http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference.html 

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