GLIN==> Review Priorities Work Group Reports in advance of IJC Biennial Meeting and Register Today

"Can I drink the water?" "Can I eat the fish?"  "Can I swim at the
beach?" "Can I walk the shoreline without rotting algae?"  "Can I stop
the invasion of aquatic aliens?"  "Can I 'rethink' the Great Lakes?"
"Can I make the Great Lakes a better place?"  

 

These questions are addressed in Work Group Reports released today by
the International Joint Commission on its 2007-09 Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement Priorities.  The reports kickoff an ongoing dialogue
with the public on the critical issues of the nearshore, eutrophication,
beaches and recreational water quality, chemicals of emerging concern,
binational aquatic invasive species (AIS) rapid response, and the
benefits and risks of Great Lakes fish consumption.  Review the reports
in English and French at http://meeting.ijc.org/reports. 

 

The reports will serve as backgrounders for open discussions in
workshops during the October 7 and 8, 2009, Biennial Meeting on Great
Lakes Water Quality in Windsor, Ontario.  The Biennial Meeting is a
unique binational forum where people on both sides of the border gather
to discuss questions of highest priority for restoring the integrity of
the Great Lakes.  The Biennial meeting is where people can share ideas
and concerns with the Commission to help inform its 15th Biennial Report
to governments on Great Lakes Water Quality.  Get involved and blog on
these topics now starting with AIS at http://meeting.ijc.org/blogs/.  

 

This year's Biennial Meeting offers the opportunity to:

 

*	Be inspired by the insights of Cameron Davis of the U.S. EPA,
Jim Bruce one of the original authors of the Great Lakes Water Quality
Agreement, and Dr. Peter Gleick an international expert on freshwater
resources
*	Engage senior Canadian and U.S. governmental officials on
progress under the Agreement
*	Network with scientists, policy makers and activists at an Art
Gallery of Windsor reception
*	Be seen at the film screenings of the reformatted feature IMAX
film Mysteries of the Great Lakes and the acclaimed documentary
Waterlife (admission is included with meeting registration)

 

Registration is open at http://meeting.ijc.org <http://meeting.ijc.org/>
and participation is free-of-charge.  There is a nominal fee for lunch
each day of $15 CDN that will include luncheon presentations.
Simultaneous French translation will be offered both days for the
plenary sessions as well as a French soundtrack of Mysteries of the
Great Lakes IMAX.  

 

Stay tuned for additional Biennial Meeting details and blogs that will
be released during the next few weeks.

 

For further information call Chris Seago (Windsor) at 519-256-6733,
Frank Bevacqua (Washington) at (202) 736-9024, or Bernard Beckhoff
(Ottawa) at 613-947-1420 for further information, or email
info at windsor.ijc.org.  

 

 

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