Linked below are some of the presentations (PDF) from the 2009 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting. The meeting took place Feb. 23-24 in Washington, D.C.
If you would like further information on the speakers and presentations, please contact Tim Eder at teder@glc.org or 734-971-9135.
Monday, Feb. 23
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Call to Order, Opening Remarks
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Todd Ambs, Great Lakes Commission Vice Chair and Administrator, Div. of Water, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
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Roll Call
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Tim Eder, Executive Director
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Keynote: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Priorities for the Great Lakes
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Tom Melius, Director, Midwest Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Report of the Chair
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Todd Ambs, Vice Chair
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Report of the Executive Director and 2009 Great Lakes Legislative Priorities
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Tim Eder, Executive Director
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Observer Comments
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Observers to the Great Lakes Commission
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Panel: Blue Water Economy: Leveraging the Great Lakes
to Advance Economic Recovery
Moderator: Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry
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Panel topic: A business agenda for economic transformation in the Great Lakes region
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Joseph D. Roman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Cleveland Partnership
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Panel topic: Investing in “green” water infrastructure in
the Great Lakes
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Betsy Otto, American Rivers
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Panel topic: Building regional capacity in freshwater technology and development
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Gil Pezza, Director, Water Technologies Initiative, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
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Delegation Roundtable
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Reports from the Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario delegations
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Business of the Great Lakes Commission: Presentation of resolutions and action items
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Todd Ambs, Vice Chair
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Tuesday, Feb. 24
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Call to Order
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Todd Ambs, Vice Chair
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Keynote Speaker:
The U.S. EPA Policy Agenda for the Great Lakes
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Lisa Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Delegation Roundtable
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New York Update
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Ohio Update
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Download PA Update
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Pennsylvania Update
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Download Ontario Update
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Ontario Update
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Wisconsin Update
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Keynote Speaker:
NOAA’s Role in Restoring and Sustaining the Great Lakes
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Mary Glackin, Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA
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Panel: Sustainable Funding for Great Lakes Restoration
Moderator: Marc Miller, Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Panel topic: Funding opportunities for Great Lakes restoration in the new Congress
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Chris Adamo, Legislative Counsel, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
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Panel topic: Funding options under cap and trade legislation
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Chelsea Henderson Maxwell, The Clark Group
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Panel topic: A trust fund for oceans and Great Lakes restoration
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John Watkins, Chief, Ohio Coastal Program, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
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Business Resolutions
and Action Items
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Todd Ambs, Vice Chair
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Join us in Erie, PA
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Commission 2009 Annual Meeting: September 2009
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