FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 11-OPA093 (Chicago -…
No. 11-OPA093
(Chicago - October 3, 2011) The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and Great Lakes Week sponsors have
organized a week of activities focused on highlighting Great Lakes
protection and restoration, identifying emerging issues, and
charting a path forward for further progress. Gathering the annual
meetings and conferences of various organizations in one place,
makes this one of the most wide-ranging Great Lakes summits in
history.
Detroit Public Television will broadcast the
week's events live at https://www.greatlakesnow.org/. To get access to the feed for broadcast on your
station contact Peter Cassell at [email protected] for details
or visit the same site. If you do not live in Metro Detroit, you
can still participate by tweeting questions to @CameronDavisEPA
with hashtag #AskGLW or posting them on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/epagreatlakes. Select questions will be featured at the Great Lakes
Week Panel and Town Hall.
The following meetings and events are scheduled,
locations are provided:
October 11
- Great Lakes Commission Press Conference (Book Cadillac).
- Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting (Book Cadillac).
- International Joint Commission - Science Advisory Board Lake Erie Public Meeting (Wayne State University).
October 12
- Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting (Book Cadillac).
- International Joint Commission - Special Workshop: "Progress Since 1987" (Wayne State University).
- GLRI Task Force Meeting (Closed Press -
Wayne State University).
- Announcements will follow during the Joint Session.
- Great Lakes Week Joint Press Conference
(Wayne State University).
- 12:15 p.m., Conference Room E, McGregor Conference Center.
- Great Lakes Week Joint Session (Wayne State
University) - Open to Public.
- Media check in at 12:50 p.m.
- Keynote presentations and video:
- Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the EPA Administrator for the Great Lakes.
- Lisa P. Jackson, EPA Administrator and Great Lakes Interagency Task Force Chair.
- FrankĂżEttawageshik, Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan.
- Matthew Cullen, COO of Rock Enterprises.
- Binational Report and Public Forum with
senior officials from EPA and Environment Canada
- Susan Hedman, EPA Regional Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager
- Michael Goffin, Great Lakes Regional Director, Environment Canada.
- IJC Special Presentation to the Joint Session.
- Great Lakes Week Panel and Town Hall.
- Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the EPA Administrator for the Great Lakes.
- Michael Goffin, Great Lakes Regional Director, Environment Canada.
- Lana Pollack, U.S. Section Chair, International Joint Commission.
- Pierre Trepanier, Commissioner, Canadian Section, International Joint Commission.
- Dr. Carol Miller, Wayne State University (Moderator).
- Prof. Marcia Valiente, University of Windsor (Moderator).
- Great Lakes Week Welcome Reception hosted by the Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition (Detroit Institute of Art) - Separate registration for reception required.
October 13
- International Joint Commission Biennial Meeting (Wayne State University).
- 7th Annual Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition Conference (Book Cadillac).
- U.S. Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting
(Book Cadillac).
- Keynote: Rachel Jacobson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior.
- Former Vice President Al Gore's Special
Presentation to the International Joint Commission Biennial Meeting
(Wayne State University).
- Outside recording not allowed, live feed will be available online.
- Healing Our Waters Poster Happy Hour and Great Laker Awards (Book Cadillac).
- International Joint Commission walking tour of the Detroit River (Leaves from Wayne State University).
- Boat tour aboard the Detroit Princess (Leaves from the Detroit Riverfront at 7 p.m. sharp) - Separate registration required.
October 14
- International Joint Commission Biennial Meeting (Wayne State University).
- 7th Annual Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes
Coalition Conference (Book Cadillac).
- Messages from Members of Congress and the U.S. Senate.
- U.S. Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting (Book Cadillac).
The addresses of the locations for the events and meetings are:
- Wayne State University Community Arts Auditorium/McGregor Memorial Conference, 495 W. Ferry.
- Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, 1114 Washington Blvd.
- Detroit Institute of Art, 5200 Woodward Ave.
- Detroit Princess, 201 Civic Center Drive.
For more information on Great Lakes Week, how to register for events and a more detailed schedule visit https://www.glri.us//glweek.html.
For more on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative visit https://www.glri.us/.