GLIN==> REMINDER - Water Quality Report to be released today

Just a quick reminder.  The press conference is at 10 am.
Members of the media, let me know if you need coordinates for the call.
The report is available now at www.ijc.org. 

International Joint Commission to Release 15th Biennial Report

Contact:  John Nevin, 519-903-6001

[Windsor, Ontario] - The International Joint Commission of the U.S. and Canada announced today that its 15th Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality will be released to the public on Wednesday, March 9, 2011.  The report will be posted on the Commission website, www.ijc.org <http://www.ijc.org/>  at 8 am, and a media roundtable/teleconference to discuss the report and answer questions will be held at Wayne State University at 10 am.

 

The Commission prepared the report as part of its responsibilities to assess progress toward achieving the objectives of the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The report addresses priorities that were the focus of scientific research and public engagement over the past two years, including beach closings, fish consumption, chemicals of emerging concern, harmful algal growth, contaminated groundwater and alien invasive species.  In particular, the report highlights concerns regarding the nearshore zone where most people live and interact with the Great Lakes.

 

WHO:     International Joint Commission of the U.S. and Canada (IJC)

Participants at the media roundtable/teleconference:  

Lana Pollack, U.S. Co-Chair, IJC

Dr. Saad Jasim, Director, Great Lakes Regional Office, IJC

Dr. William Bowerman, Chair, Science Advisory Board (SAB), IJC

Dr. David Carpenter, M.D., Member, SAB

Dr. Carol Miller, Member, SAB (Chair, WSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)

 

WHAT:    Release of 15th Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality

WHEN:    8 am, Wednesday, March 9, 2011, report posted www.ijc.org <http://www.ijc.org/>  

               10 am, media roundtable/teleconference at Wayne State University

WHY:      The health of the Great Lakes is critical to public health

WHERE:  5057 Woodward Avenue, Room 6202, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202

Guest parking is available in parking structure 6 located directly west of the building on Putnam. Please park in "guest" parking, so that parking can be validated.   http://www.campusmap.wayne.edu/location/parking6 <http://www.campusmap.wayne.edu/location/parking6> 

For directions, call 313-577-5600. 

 

Editor's Note:  Members of the media should contact John Nevin to access coordinates for the teleconference.

                        nevinj at windsor.ijc.org <mailto:nevinj at windsor.ijc.org>    519-903-6001

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