GLIN==> Regional conference for the U.S. Great LakesAreas of Concern -- registration deadline this Friday!

-- Final Week for Registration! --  
 
2009 Annual Meeting for the
U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program  
 
October 1-2, 2009
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  
 
Final conference agenda now available online
<http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference.html>
http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference.html  
 
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 keynote remarks from Todd Ambs, Water Division
Administrator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and
sessions on the following topics: 

*	Building Organizational Capacity to Implement Restoration Actions in
the AOCs 
*	Partnerships to Build Capacity: Working with Consultants,
Universities and Others 

*	Best Practices for Developing Strong "Shovel Ready" Habitat
Restoration Proposals 

*	Using Social Media and Other Innovative Approaches for Communicating
the RAP Process in Your Community 

*	Strategies for Implementing Delisting Targets, Developing Delisting
Packages, and Communicating the Delisting Process in Your AOC 

*	Working with Business and Industry to Build Partnerships to
Implement Contaminated Sediment Cleanups Under the Great Lakes Legacy Act 

The full conference agenda is available on the conference website:
<http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference.html>
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. 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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