GLIN==> Webcast options for next week's conference for the Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program

Webcast Options for the Regional Conference for the U.S. Areas of Concern
Program
September 22-23, 2010

http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=1485

Unable to attend next week's Areas of Concern conference in Buffalo?  Don't
worry - you can watch conference sessions online, courtesy of webcasting
provided by U.S. EPA.  Conference sessions that will be webcast include the
opening plenary session on Wednesday, Sept. 22; four of the best practices
breakout sessions Wednesday afternoon; and the keynote address on Thursday
morning from Cameron Davis, special advisor to the U.S. EPA administrator
for the Great Lakes. To view the webcasts, go to
http://greatlakesrestoration.us/?p=1485. The complete schedule and sessions
to be webcast are provided below.

Don't forget: Friday is the deadline for registering to attend the regional
Areas of Concern Conference. For the registration form and complete
conference program, go to http://www.glc.org/rap/aocconference10.html

Video webcast schedule

Wednesday, September 22 (all times Eastern)

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:30 a.m. Status Report on the U.S. Areas of Concern Program
*	How the Areas of Concern Program is Operating under the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative
*	Status of the Great Lakes Legacy Act
*	Status of the Canadian Areas of Concern and Coordination of the
Binational Areas of Concern
*	Accelerating Restoration of the Areas of Concern: Perspectives from
the Great Lakes States
*	Update on Re-Negotiation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement:
Implications for the Areas of Concern

11:00 a.m. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Progress to Date and Looking
Forward to Year Two

12:00 Noon-1:00 pm Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. Best Practices Workshops (two concurrent webcasts will be
provided)
*	You got the grant! Now, how to implement your habitat restoration
project
*	Tips for writing an excellent habitat restoration proposal

2:45-3:15 p.m.  Break

3:15 PM Best Practices Workshops (two concurrent webcasts will be provided)
*	Removing dams and providing fish passage: issues to consider and
examples of successful projects
*	Accommodating climate change impacts in habitat restoration projects

Thursday, September 23 (all times Eastern)

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks (joint session with the Healing Our
Waters Annual Conference)

9:00 a.m. Forging Ahead for the Great Lakes: Making the Most of Year Two of
the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the
U.S. EPA Administrator for the Great Lakes

9:30 a.m. Webcast Adjourns


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