GLIN==> Workshop Announcement - Restoring Michigan's Great Lakes: Opportunities in Year Two of the GLRI, Jan. 13 in Lansing, MI

~~ Workshop Announcement ~~ 

[ Note: While this workshop will focus on Michigan's Areas of Concern, it is
open to all interested parties and presentations on the GLRI will be
relevant to all U.S. AOCs. ]

Restoring Michigan's Great Lakes: 
Opportunities in Year Two of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 

Keynote speaker: Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the Administrator for the
Great Lakes 

Thursday, January 13, 2011 
Lansing Center 
333 E. Michigan Avenue 
Lansing, Michigan 
 <http://www.glc.org/spac/workshop-jan11.html>
http://www.glc.org/spac/workshop-jan11.html 

Sponsored by the Statewide Public Advisory Council for Michigan's Great
Lakes Areas of Concern Program 

Workshop Overview 
The workshop will bring together leaders from Michigan's 14 Great Lakes
Areas of Concern, agency staff, consultants, community leaders and other
interested parties to prepare for year two of the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative (GLRI). The program will identify restoration priorities for
Michigan's Areas of Concern; review upcoming funding opportunities under the
GLRI; and advance partnerships and other arrangements to prepare restoration
projects for Michigan's Areas of Concern. Staff from federal agencies will
discuss upcoming funding opportunities under the GLRI and will be available
to answer questions. The workshop will also review the status of the Great
Lakes Legacy Act and options for generating non-federal cost share for
contaminated sediment cleanup projects. A networking period will follow the
formal presentations during which participants can meet with Area of Concern
leaders, agency staff, consultants and other partners to discuss project
ideas and consider the best approach for developing funding proposals. 

Keynote Speaker 
Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the U.S. EPA Administrator for the Great
Lakes, will discuss progress under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
and challenges for moving forward over the coming year.

Who Should Attend 
The workshop is open to all interested parties. It is particularly directed
at leaders of Michigan's 14 Great Lakes Areas of Concern, their local
partners, community leaders, agency staff, environmental and conservation
organizations, consultants, and others.

Registration and Additional Details 
Instructions for registration, the workshop agenda and related information
will follow shortly and will be available online at
<http://www.glc.org/spac/workshop-jan11.html>
http://www.glc.org/spac/workshop-jan11.html.

Contact 
Matt Doss 
Support Staff to the Statewide Public Advisory Council 
Great Lakes Commission 
734-971-9135 
mdoss at glc.org 

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