Making a Great Lake Superior 2007
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Many people know that Lake Superior is a great Great Lake. Keeping it that way is the goal of the "Making a Great Lake Superior 2007" conference, Oct. 29-31 in Duluth, Minn.
"This conference will focus on the most pressing issues facing Lake Superior," said Liz LaPlante, conference co-organizer, who’s with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes National Program Office. "We look forward to lively discussions among people from various disciplines. We'll use facilitated work groups to develop recommendations for research, education and management."
"I expect conference participants will learn a lot about the Lake Superior fishery--the life of the lake,” says Ron Kinnunen, Michigan Sea Grant Extension educator for Lake Superior and organizer of the conference fisheries session. “Researchers are finding out more about the ecology of the whole lake, especially which fish species inhabit the vast expanse in the middle, as well as the nearshore areas. This new knowledge can help us keep the lake great."
Lake Superior Basin residents, educators, resource managers and researchers are invited to attend this meeting at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. The 2 1/2-day program will include a mixture of plenary presentations, contributed sessions, exhibits, posters, evening socials, pre-conference community gatherings and post-conference field trips.
The conference will practice what it preaches by making efforts to reduce the event's environmental impact. "Making a Great Lake Superior" will be the first carbon-neutral conference of its size ever held in Duluth. Organizers are taking steps to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by using locally produced products and reducing waste.
Registration by Sept. 14 costs $150. Single-day rates and reduced rates for students are available, as well as limited scholarships for teachers and others.
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Conference organizers are the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environment Canada and the University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program. Twenty-six organizations are sponsoring the event, including U.S. and Canadian government departments, academic institutions, Sea Grant programs, international organizations, tribal organizations and watershed groups.
Michigan Sea Grant, a joint program of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, promotes knowledge of the Great Lakes through education, research and outreach. Michigan Sea Grant is part of NOAA-National Sea Grant, a network of university-based programs. For more information, see www.miseagrant.umich.edu.
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