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State of Lake Michigan and Great Lakes Beach Association Joint Conference
September 29 - October 1, 2009
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The conference convenes scientists, resource managers, local officials and interest groups to assess current conditions and progress toward improving the Lake and Great Lakes beaches.  The information presented is used to revise the Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP), improve lake and beach management and protect public health. The conference is also an excellent opportunity to improve regional coordination and share successes, challenges and new ideas.
NEW!  EPA is providing a free LIVE web cast of the plenary and beach-related sessions.  You can link to the LIVE web cast at http://epa.gov/greatlakes/live.

The joint conference features:

*         Two plenary sessions

*         Twenty-three topical sessions with 150 presentations

 *   A poster paper reception
 *   An optional dinner reception with live music at Discovery World's Great Lakes exhibit and aquarium (Pack your dancing shoes. Piano Man Bob is sure to make you move!)
 *   Five field trips to view sustainable development and coastal restoration sites
 *   A Virtual Beach Model Builder Workshop
 *   Adjunct meetings of the Lake Michigan Academy and LaMP Forum, the Lake Michigan Monitoring Coordination Council, the Beach Health Interagency Coordination Team, and the U.S. Areas of Concern
For the program overview<http://aqua.wisc.edu/SOLM/Default.aspx?tabid=57> and online registration<http://aqua.wisc.edu/SOLM/Default.aspx?tabid=59>, visit the conference web site http://www.aqua.wisc.edu/solm.

Sessions Include:


 *   Lake Michigan Food Webs, Invasive Species and Ballast Water Treatment
 *   Lake Michigan Fisheries and Fish Passage
 *   Nuisance and Harmful Algal Blooms
 *   Botulism
 *   Nutrient Management, TMDLs and Bacterial Source Tracking
 *   Watershed Management and Decision Support Tools
 *   Progress in Contaminated Sediment Clean-Up
 *   Lake Michigan Areas of Concern
 *   Climate Change
 *   Water Levels and Great Lakes Compact Implementation
 *   Socio-Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development
 *   Wind Energy and the Lake Michigan Basin
 *   Sustainable Ports, Marinas, and Working Waterfronts
 *   Lake Michigan Wetlands and Habitats
 *   Nearshore Monitoring and GLRRIN (Great Lakes Regional Research and Information Network)
 *   Connecting Lake Michigan Observations with Users: Instruments, Data and Applications
 *   State of Beach Monitoring in the Great Lakes
 *   Beach Monitoring Databases and Data Reporting
 *   How does your state make 305b/303d assessment decisions about beaches and inland recreation waters?
 *   Lake Michigan and Great Lakes Beach Outreach and Education
 *   Beach Restoration and Stormwater Management
 *   Rapid Assessment Methods and Predictive Models for Beach Management
 *   Pathogens and QMRA
 *   Poster Papers

For more information, please visit the conference web site http://www.aqua.wisc.edu/solm or contact Victoria Harris, UW Sea Grant Institute, 920-465-2795, harrisv at uwgb.edu<file:///C:\temp\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\Content.Outlook\6Y9X1RYQ\harrisv@uwgb.edu>.

Conference sponsors include U.S. EPA, the Lake Michigan LaMP Forum, the Great Lakes Beach Association, UW Sea Grant Institute, the UW-Milwaukee Great Lakes WATER Institute, WI Coastal Management Program, IDEXX, the U.S. Forest Service, Miller-Coors Brewing Company, Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin, Milorganite, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, UW-Milwaukee, WDNR and the Lake Michigan Monitoring Coordination Council.


In addition, the annual Area of Concern (AOC) Conference will be held on October 1-2 at the Milwaukee Hyatt Regency in association with the State of Lake Michigan and Great Lakes Beach Association Conference.  The AOC conference requires a separate registration.  For more information and registration for the AOC Conference, visit their website http://glc.org/rap/aocconference or contact Matt Doss, Great Lakes Commission, 734-971-9135, mdoss at glc.org<mailto:mdoss at glc.org>.


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