*Dear Great Lakes Community,* *The Coastal Zone 2011* <http://www.doi.gov/initiatives/CZ11/index.htm> (CZ11) conference is seven months away - July 17-21, 2011at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Chicago. This international conference, which attracts between 850-1000 attendees, is being held in the Great Lakes in 2011 and this is our opportunity to show the world the great work happening on our important and unique coasts. *Please consider participating and hosting a booth in the exhibition area. * The CZ11 exhibition will be limited to 30 spaces on a first come, first served basis. Spaces cost $3000 each and include the following: • 8x10 foot space • 1 complimentary registration • 2 chairs • 1 table • 1 small sign • pipe and drape • Wifi in the exhibit hall • Recognition on the conference website • Recognition in the conference program • An exhibition /poster session welcoming reception on Monday evening in the exhibit hall • An exhibition /poster session luncheon on Tuesday in the exhibit hall • Coffee breaks in the exhibit /poster session luncheon on Tuesday and Wednesday in the exhibit hall • Set-up on Monday & take-down on Thursday Not included: • Electricity • Shipping costs for your exhibit and materials • Set-up and take-down additional labor if needed, • Other individual exhibit rental needs which will be available from Freeman Exhibit Services • Registration for all exhibitors is required (1 free registration is included) *Reserve your space now! *Spaces are available on a first come, first served basis so get your name in now by e-mail to Lynne.Mersfelder at noaa.gov. Forms and an exhibitor package will be sent later. CZ11 is co-hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of the Interior, The Nature Conservancy, the State of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Partners include Coastal America, FEMA, the Shedd Aquarium, the City of Chicago Parks District, the states of Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, and others. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the number below. Sincerely, Lynne Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis International Affairs Specialist, NOS/NOAA and CZ11 Conference Secretariat NOS Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management National Ocean Service NOAA Phone: 301-563-7202 Email:Lynne.Mersfelder at noaa.gov <Email%3ALynne.Mersfelder at noaa.gov> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/glin-announce/attachments/20101215/039012c0/attachment.html