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2007 Commission Annual Meeting presentations
Linked below are some of the presentations from the 2007 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting--Sustainable Living on the Lakes. The meeting took place Oct. 1-2 in Chicago, Illinois. If you would like further information on the speakers and presentations, please contact Tim Eder at teder@glc.org or 734-971-9135.
View the annual meeting slide show of photographs.
Final Agenda
Monday, Oct. 1
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Report of the Executive Director:
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Tim Eder, Executive Director (PDF 1.2M)
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Opening Keynote
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Climate Change in the Great Lakes: Environmental Challenges, Economic Opportunities:
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Dr. Rosina Bierbaum, Dean, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Michigan (PDF 4.8M)
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Panel: Climate Change and the Great Lakes
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What Changes are Predicted?:
Impacts of Water Level Fluctuations on Recreational and Commercial Navigation:
Québec Initiatives on Climate Change:
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Dr. Brent Lofgren, Physical Scientist, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (PDF 657K)
Col. John D. Drolet, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District (PDF 657K)
Robert Noël de Tilly, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks (PDF 657K)
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Observer comments
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Observer comments:
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Jan Miller, USACE Chicago (PDF 527K)
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Tuesday, Oct. 2
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Opening Keynote:
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Robyn Thorson, Regional Director, Midwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Special Presentation
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Healthy Waters, Strong Economy: The Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes Ecosystem:
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John Austin, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Univ. of Michigan (PDF 4.8M)
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Panel: Water Conservation and Efficiency
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Mayors’ Water Conservation Framework:
Stormwater Management:
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Dave Ullrich, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Mark Wagstaff, MWH Global (PDF 4.8M)
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Panel: Renewable Energy and Growing the
Region’s Economy
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Great Lakes Wind Power Potential:
Great Lakes Wind Collaborative:
Options for Clean Energy:
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Larry Flowers, Wind Program Manager, US DOE National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) (PDF 2.5M)
Vicki Deisner, Environmental Policy Coordinator, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources (PDF 4.0M)
Dick Munson, Senior Vice President, Recycled Energy Development, LLC
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Join us in Washington, D.C.:
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Commission 2008 Semiannual Meeting
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