FY 2011 federal appropriations update
On March 18, the President signed a three-week continuing resolution (CR), H.J. Res. 48, to fund the government until April 8. The CR includes $6 billion in budget cuts. This is the sixth in a series of CRs that Congress has passed while negotiations continue on a budget for the current year (fiscal year 2011). Earlier this month the Senate failed to pass a bill that would have funded the government through the end of this fiscal year. That bill included $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Full text of this bill as well as each of the CRs is available at thomas.loc.gov/home/approp/app11.html.
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Last chance to register: Phragmites Symposium March 28-30
Registration ends at 3pm EDT today for “Phragmites Invasions in Michigan: A Symposium to Build Capacity for Management,” to be held March 28-30 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing, Mich. Sponsored by the Great Lakes Commission, in cooperation with the Michigan departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Quality, the symposium will focus on current and future invasive phragmites management and control efforts and technologies. In addition, a series of breakout sessions will be offered on topics including building organizational capacity, policy and regulations, case studies in collaborative management, and distribution and mapping. A pre-symposium field trip showcasing invasive phragmites management and control efforts will be held on the afternoon of March 28. More information, including online registration and agenda, is available at www.glc.org/ans/phragmites/symposium2011.
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Phragmites. Photo courtesy of Michigan Sea Grant.
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Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day recap
A recap of the Great Lakes Commission’s Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day events, held Feb. 28-March 2, is now available at www.glc.org/about/glcmeetings.html, including resolutions, presentations, a slideshow, and related factsheets and reports. The Commission’s 2011 Annual Meeting will be held Oct. 11-12 at The Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit, as part of a week’s worth of Great Lakes events coordinated jointly with the U.S. EPA, International Joint Commission, and the Healing Our Waters® – Great Lakes Coalition.
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Position available: System Administrator
Application deadline: April 4, 2011. The Great Lakes Commission seeks a self-motivated team player to manage and maintain its computer network, IT infrastructure and general IT services, to provide technical support to Commission staff and projects, and to assist with operation and maintenance of the Great Lakes Commission website and the Great Lakes Information Network. View full posting online at www.glc.org/announce/11/03systems.html.
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