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DateTime Presenter
January 13 11:00am Dr. Anne Camper
Montana State University, College of Engineering
Topic: Health Implications of Biofilms.
(This seminar will be held at the University of Michigan, in the School of Public Health)
January 27 10:30am Dr. Judy Westrick
Lake Superior University
Topic: Update on a National Preliminary Algal Toxin Occurrence Study that Monitored Source and Distribution Waters
February 2 3:30pm Dr. Tom Croley
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Topic: Spatially Distributed Surface - Subsurface Watershed Hydrology Model of Water and Materials Runoff
(This seminar will be held at the University of Michigan, in the Dana Building, Room 1040)
February 17 10:30am Dr. Sabina Shaikh
RCF Economic Consulting
Topic: A Day at the Beach: Priceless?
March 17 10:30am Dr. Richard Whitman, Adrienne Nemura and Dr. Charles Tseng
USGS, Limno-tech and Purdue University (respectively)
Topic: Panel Discussion Topic: Great Lakes Beach Closures
April 3 12 noon Dr. Jonathan Patz
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Topic: Climate Change and Human Health
(This seminar will be held at the University of Michigan, in the Dana Building, Room 1040)

All seminars will be held at GLERL, 4840 S. State Rd., Ann Arbor (unless otherwise noted).

For more information, including directions to GLERL please visit our website at http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/news/seminars/

Conferences and Meetings

2008 Water Quality Technology Conference and Exposition (WQTC) (November 16-20)
Cincinnati, Ohio

The AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference® and Exposition (WQTC) keeps thousands of water quality professionals from across the globe up-to-date with the latest research, regulations, and technological advances for keeping drinking water safe. WQTC includes high-quality workshops; oral, poster, and technical sessions; and technical facility tours.

For more information, please contact:
Susan Gunzner
Phone: (303) 347-6210
E-mail:
OR
American Water Works Association
6666 W Quincy Ave
Denver, Colorado 80235
Phone: (303) 794-7711 or (800) 926-7337
Fax: (303) 347-0804

State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference 2008 ((SOLEC 2008) October 22-23, 2008)
Sheraton Fallsview, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Conference theme will be the Nearshore.
*The registration website will be www.SOLECRegistration.ca. (the website for registration will be available as of June 1, 2008)*
For more information, please contact:

81st Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (October 18-22, 2008)
McCormick Place • Chicago, Illinois

The largest water quality event in North America is heading to the Windy City! The latest in water quality research, technology and services will be on display at WEFTEC.08. WEFTEC offers the best water quality education and training available today and is a leading source for water quality developments, research, regulations, solutions, and cutting-edge technologies.

For more information, please contact:
Water Environment Federation
601 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1994
Phone: 1-800-666-0206, menu option 1
Globally: 1-703-684-2552

50 Years of Soil and Water Research in a Changing Agricultural Environment (September 3-5, 2008)
Oxford, Mississippi

A national conference is being organized that serves as a forum for scientists, cooperators, partners, and stakeholders to present and discuss research topics related to the broad mission of the NSL research program. This conference is for those interested in soil erosion, runoff from agricultural land, sedimentation, water-quality and -quantity, agronomic practices, related ecological issues, and watershed modeling. Attendees are invited to submit abstracts related to any one of these topics.

For more information, please contact:
National Sedimentation Laboratory–50th Anniversary Registration
PO Box 879
University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: (662)915-7283
Fax: (662)915-5138

7th Annual StormCon, the World’s Largest Stormwater Pollution Prevention Conference (August 3-7, 2008)
Orlando, Florida

StormCon is where you will find the latest stormwater program management and BMPs performance case studies, research, technology, and services–in an unparalleled education and training setting for anyone involved in surface-water quality. StormCon offers six tracks on the most relevant stormwater topics with more than 140 individual presentations.

For more information, please contact:
Steve Di Giorgi, StormCon Director
Phone: (805) 682-1300, ext. 129
E-mail:

2008 Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) Annual Conference (July 26-30, 2008)
Tuscon, Arizona

There are eight tours, five workshops and dozens of opportunities – from the Networking/Social Night at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum to the Regional Networking Roundtable Lunches and the Exhibitor/Poster Reception on Sunday night to learn and make connections with attendees, exhibitors and speakers in a variety of traditional and nontraditional settings and sessions.

The following ongoing areas of emphasis comprise the core of SWCS’s work: Soil Resources and Management (Soil Resource Assessment & Soil Resource Management and Conservation), Water Resources and Management, Conservation in Urban Settings, Adaptive Management of Conservation Efforts, Conservation Education, Conservation Tools and Technologies, and Conservation and Environmental Policy and Program Design.

For more information, please contact:
Dewayne Johnson, Conference Planner

2008 NGWA Conference on Eastern Regional Ground Water Issues (June 23-24, 2008 (with optional field trip June 25))
Ronkonkoma, New York

Since 1984, ground water professionals have gathered in New England biennially to discuss issues specific to this region. The Conference on Eastern Regional Ground Water Issues offers a unique opportunity to stay current on new issues facing this region, while at the same time celebrating 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth.

For more information, please contact:

Phone 800 551.7379 (614 898.7791)
National Ground Water Association
ATTN: Registrations
PO Box 73111
Cleveland, OH 44193

Sustainability 2008: Green Practices for the Water Environment (June 22 - 25, 2008)
National Harbor, Maryland
Gaylord National on the Potomac

This conference will bring together researchers, regulators, designers, planners, technology developers, students, municipal agencies/utilities, facility managers/operators, industrial dischargers, and other environmental professionals from around the world to share and debate the current state of knowledge for sustainable approaches and green practices in the water environment. Conference topics include: green infrastructure and stormwater, watershed approaches to water management, and green practices for energy conservation and climate change adaptation.

For more information, please contact:
Nancy Bauer, Technical Program/Abstracts
Phone: (703) 684-2400, ext. 7010
E-mail:

International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) 51st Annual Conference (May 19-23, 2008)
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Our Lakes, Our Community is the theme of this year's conference, reflecting community stewardship of the Great Lakes. This theme will recognize the role that communities and community organizations can play in protecting the quality and quantity of water, and the recreational and commercial value of the Great Lakes.

For more information, please contact:
Conference Coordinator: Leslie Collins
Science and Technology Transfer
Institute of Watershed Science
Trent University
1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada K9J 7B8
Phone: 705-748-1011 ex.7943
Email:

MEHA Annual Education Conference (March 11-14, 2008)
Doubletree Hotel, Bay City-Riverfront

The Michigan Environmental Health Association (MEHA) Annual Education Conference brings together environmental and public health professionals who work to improve Michigan's health through management of the environment.

ASLO 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting (March 2-7, 2008)
Orlando, Florida

The theme is From the Watershed to the Global Ocean. Topics addressed at the Ocean Sciences meetings include: physical, biological, chemical, and geological oceanography; all branches of limnology, hydrology, and multidisciplinary topics ranging from evolution to climate change; and research on watersheds, the global ocean, and society, including science education, outreach, and public policy.

For more information, please contact:
Helen Schneider Lemay, ASLO Business Manager
ASLO Business Office
5400 Bosque Blvd., Suite 680
Waco, Texas 76710 USA
Phone: 254-399-9635, or 800-929-ASLO
Email: or,

National Council for Science and the Environment 7th Annual Conference (February 1-2, 2007)
Washington, DC.
The conference will serve as a forum for over 800 scientists, educators, and decision-makers in the environmental and health sciences, policy and government, corporations and civil society, and education to reconnect the unity of the health of people and the health of the planet. Conference participants will identify opportunities for a new approach to science and education regarding health.

For more information, contact:
David Blockstein
Tel: 202.530.5810

6th Annual Surface Water Monitoring and Standards (SWiMS) Meeting (January 30 - February 1, 2007)
Chicago, IL
The SWiMS meeting is an annual State/Tribal/EPA technical coordinators meeting aimed at sharing monitoring successes and challenges, learning about the most up-to-date scientific information, and discussing programmatic issues. A theme of this year's meeting is the Integration of the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts. This year's SWiMS meeting will be held at the U.S. EPA Region 5 office building - 77 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604.
To register, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/region5/water/wqb/swims.htm

For more information, please contact:
Holly Arrigoni
phone: (312) 886-6822

2006 National Environmental Public Health Conference: Advancing Environmental Public Health: Science, Practice, New Frontiers (December 4-6, 2006)
Atlanta, Georgia
The National Environmental Public Health Conference is an annual meeting that brings together public health and environmental health professionals from around the country to discuss current research, management, and coordination of national environmental public health. This conference is hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Environmental Health / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease

For more information, please contact:
Luschane Norris
Nina Norris

The State of the Strait Conference (Tuesday, December 5, 2006, 8am-5pm)
State of the Strait Conference is an important mechanism that fosters Canada- U.S. cooperation, strengthens our knowledge, and continuously improves our management efforts. Come learn about the current status and trends of key indicators for the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie.

For more information about registering for the conference, contact:
Ms. Giovanna Stasiuk
International Joint Commission
519-257-6717

"Go With The Flow" (November 15-16)
Columbus, Ohio
The Water Management Association of Ohio's 35th Annual Fall Conference, this meeting will address such issues as hydrology and watershed management, monitoring and assessment of water resources, and policy and administration Issues related to water management.

Contact Info
Phone: 614-882-5489
E-mail:

State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC) 2006 (November 1-3)
Milwaukee, Wis.
The biennial State of the Lake Ecosystem Conference, held by U.S. EPA and Environment Canada to provide independent, science-based reporting on the state of the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem, as required under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

Contact Info:
E-mail:

National Beach Conference 2006 (October 11-13)
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
The conference is sponsored by the US EPA Beach Program in collaboration with the Great Lakes Beach Association, which will conduct its annual meeting at the conference.

Contact: Beth LeaMond
Phone: 202-566-0444
E-mail:

EcoHealth One Conference (October 7-10)
Madison, Wis.
The first biennial conference of the International EcoHealth Association. The meeting theme of this conference is "Promoting Global Health - Sustaining Natural Resources." This conference is expected to attract participants from around the world, including researchers, educators, policy makers and representatives of academia, government, NGOs, and international agencies. Experts from the fields of medicine, public health, wildlife and veterinary medicine, urban planning, conservation biology, ecology, geography, economics, sociology, environmental history, medical history, agronomy, and other disciplines will convene to better understand the linkages between ecology and health.

Contact: Gloria Eichenseher
Phone: 608.265.2955
E-mail:

If you would like more information on any of these events, or if you have suggestions about additional events, please contact:

The Michigan Environmental Health Association is hosting the Annual Education Conference. A session for local beach managers will be on Tuesday, March 14. The meeting is at Treetops Resort, Gaylord, Michigan. Please see the web site for more information http://www.meha.net/banner.htm

April 21 - 23
45th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Algal Society Poughkeepsie, N.Y. USA
NEAS '06 will be held in the heart of the historic Hudson River Valley of New York and will include a wide range of oral and poster presentations pertaining to many facets of freshwater and marine phycology. This year's inclusive mini-symposium is entitled “Life on a surface: algae and biofilms.” This session will include talks by Graham Underwood, R. Jan Stevenson, Zbigniew Lewandowski, and David Domozych; and will explore freshwater and marine algae that live on surfaces and in the complex microbial consortia of biofilms. New methodologies and applications to such disciplines as ecology, cell biology and molecular biology will be presented. There will be a full slate of talks and posters highlighting exciting research in phycology. This is a relaxed and student-friendly gathering. Awards will be given for the best graduate student oral and poster presentations along with an award for best undergraduate presentation. Travel awards of $50.00 are available for the first 50 students to register.
Contact: Ray Kepner, , 845-575-3000 x2285.

Great Lakes Beach Sweep (September 16, 2006)
New York Great Lakes beaches
Part of the annual International Coastal Cleanup, with volunteer organizations in more than 90 countries and all eight Great Lakes states participating on the same day to clean up our beaches.
Phone: 800-262-BEACH
E-mail:

Illinois Water 2006 (October 4-5)
Urbana, IL
The fifth biennial conference for citizens and groups interested in water resource issues in Illinois, hosted by the Illinois Water Resources Center and agencies of the planning committee. Learn more about the latest issues affecting Illinois' waters as well as hear informative and timely topics discussed by prominent water resources professionals.
Contact: Lisa Merrifield
Phone: 217-333-6444 or 217.333.0045
E-mail:

If you would like more information on any of these events, or if you have suggestions about additional events, please contact:
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