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This page features information about upcoming and past Great Lakes Commission annual and semiannual meetings. If you have questions regarding the GLC’s meetings, please contact Communications Manager Beth Wanamaker at [email protected].

2021 Annual Meeting: October 12-14, 2021 – Online

• Please click here to visit the meeting website for the most up-to-date information.

2021 Semiannual Meeting: May 11-12, 2021 – Online

• Final Meeting Agenda
• Final Briefing Book
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission holds 2021 Semiannual Meeting online
• Video recordings
• Save the date: 2021 Annual Meeting – October 12-14, 2021

Great Lakes Day 2021: March 3, 2021 – Online

• 2021 Great Lakes Commission Federal Priorities, and 2021 Regional Priorities for the Great Lakes
• Great Lakes Day Congressional Reception video recording
• News release: Great Lakes Commission to hold annual Great Lakes Day, releases 2021 federal priorities (3/1/21)
• Social Media highlights: #GreatLakesDay

2020 Annual Meeting: November 17-19, 2020 – Online

• Resolutions
• Final Meeting Agenda
• Final Briefing Book
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission meets online for 2020 Annual Meeting; passes resolution on invasive Asian carp and re-elects officers (11/19/20)
• Save the date: 2021 Great Lakes Day – Week of March 1, 2021
• Save the date: 2021 Semiannual Meeting – Week of May 10, 2021

2020 Semiannual Meeting: Canceled

• Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting was canceled.

Great Lakes Day 2020: March 5, 2020 – Washington, D.C.

• 2020 Great Lakes Commission Federal Priorities, and 2020 Regional Priorities for the Great Lakes
• Social Media highlights: #GreatLakesDay

2019 Annual Meeting: October 9-11 – Québec City, Québec

• Resolutions
• Final Annual Meeting Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• Welcome from the Minister of International Relations and La Francophone Nadine Girault
• Social Media: #GLCQC19
• Save the date: 2020 Great Lakes Day and Great Lakes Congressional Breakfast: March 5, 2020
• Save the date: 2020 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting: May 2020

2019 Semiannual Meeting: May 21-23 – Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Resolutions
• Final Semiannual Meeting Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• Social Media: #GLCAnnArbor19
• Save the date: 2019 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting in Québec!

Great Lakes Day 2019: March 7, 2019 – Washington, D.C.

• 2019 GLC Federal Priorities, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Interactive Map, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Fact Sheets, and State-Specific Resources
• Social Media: #GLCDC19  |  #GreatLakesDay

2018 Annual Meeting: October 2-3, 2018 – Indianapolis, Indiana

• Resolutions
• Final Annual Meeting Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• GLC News Release: Great Lakes Commission calls on President and Congress to provide full funding for new Soo Lock
• Social Media recap:  #GLCIndiana
• Save the date: 2019 Great Lakes Congressional Breakfast

2018 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: March 6-8, 2018 – Washington, D.C.

• Resolutions
• Final Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• 2018 GLC Federal Priorities
• GLC News Release: Great Lakes Commission calls for full funding of GLRI; reaffirms commitment to NAFTA and U.S.-Canada trade
• Social Media: #GLCDC18  |  #GreatLakesDay
• Great Lakes Day video message from Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee
• Save the date: 2018 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting in Indianapolis!

2017 Annual Meeting: Sept. 19-20, 2017 – Duluth, Minnesota

• Resolutions
• Final Annual Meeting Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• GLC News Release: Great Lakes Commission endorses action plan to address growing water infrastructure crisis in the Great Lakes
• GLC News Release: Great Lakes Commission announces support for Soo Locks Modernization Act at event overlooking Duluth-Superior Harbor
• Social Media recap:  #GLCDuluth
• Save the date: 2018 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day

2017 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: March 14-16, 2017 – Washington, D.C.

• Resolution
• Final Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• 2017 GLC Federal Priorities, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Interactive Map, and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Fact Sheets
• Public Radio: Great Lakes groups lobby Congress for funding
• Great Lakes Now: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow Says “It’s All Hands on Deck” for People Who Care About the Great Lakes”
• GLC News Release: Great Lakes Commission visits Capitol Hill to urge support for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
• Social Media recap:  #GLCDC17 and #GreatLakesDay
• Save the date: Great Lakes Commission 2017 Annual Meeting – Duluth, Minnesota – Sept. 19-20, 2017

2016 Annual Meeting: Oct. 6-7, 2016 – Toronto, Ontario

• Resolutions
• Final Annual Meeting Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• Detroit Public TV – Great Lakes Now coverage
• Save the date: Great Lakes Commission 2017 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C. – March 14-16, 2017
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission reaffirms commitment to regional maritime system; calls on federal governments to better support aging water infrastructure

Special Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission: July 27, 2016 (via conference call)

• Resolutions

2016 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: Feb. 23-25, 2016 – Washington, D.C.

• Resolutions
• Final Semiannual Meeting Agenda 
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• Great Lakes Day Agenda
• 2016 Legislative Priorities, Regional Priorities and State-Specific Great Lake Restoration Fact Sheets
• Save the Date: 2016 GLC Annual Meeting: Oct. 6-7, 2016 in Toronto, ON
• News Release: Sustaining Great Lakes restoration and safeguarding drinking water top Great Lakes Commission federal priorities
• Storify: Advocating for the Great Lakes in Washington (created by Shedd Aquarium)

2015 Annual Meeting: Sept. 28-29, 2015 – Chicago, Ill.

• Resolutions
• Final Annual Meeting Agenda 
• Final Briefing Book Materials 
• Available presentations:
  • Barrett
  • Dierking
  • Festing
  • Irons
  • Jackson
  • Koch
  • Mehan
  • Zimmer
• Detroit Public TV – Great Lakes Now video coverage
• Save the date: 2016 GLC Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: Feb. 23-25, 2016
• News Release: Lake Erie nutrient reduction plan released
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission celebrates 60th anniversary with focus on invasive species, nutrient reduction and waterfront revitalization

2015 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: Feb. 24-25, 2015 – Washington, D.C.

• Resolutions
• Final Semiannual Meeting Agenda
• Final Great Lakes Day Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission releases annual federal appropriations priorities, highlights need for collaboration

2014 Annual Meeting: Sept. 29-30, 2014 – Buffalo, N.Y.

• Resolutions
• Final Annual Meeting Agenda
• Available Presentations:
  • Eder: Executive Director’s Report 
  • Gebhardt: City of Toledo Drinking Water Advisory and Ohio EPA Response to HABs
  • Carl: Dreissenid Mussel Control Collaborative
  • Morris: Waterfront Remediation, Redevelopment, and Economic Revitalization
  • Jedlicka: Rust to Blue: Buffalo Niagara’s NEW Economy
  • Crane: Issues Surrounding the Transportation of Crude Oil in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region
  • Austin: Turning Rust to Blue: The Great Lakes New “Blue Economy”
  • Shibley: Buffalo is a City of Good Bones!
  • Schollen: The Transformative Potential of Waterfront Revitalization
  • Save the date for Great Lakes Day: Feb. 24-26, 2015 in Washington D.C.
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission pushes action on Lake Erie water quality issues
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission report: Dramatic increases in crude oil production and transportation via rail

2014 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: Mar. 4-6, 2014 – Washington, D.C.

• Resolutions
• Final Semiannual Meeting Agenda 
• Final Great Lakes Day Agenda
• Available Presentations:
  • Johnson
  • Goss 
  • Christopherson
  • Felmy 
  • Seelbach
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission tackles water levels, dredging backlog, Waukesha diversion and oil transportation

2013 Annual Meeting: Sept. 9, 2013 – Milwaukee, WI

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda
• Available Presentations:
  • Burch
  • Duchniak
  • Eder
  • Mackey
  •  Miller/USACE
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission tackles water levels, dredging backlog, Waukesha diversion and oil transportation

2013 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: Mar. 5-7, 2013 – Washington, D.C.

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda
• Available Presentations:
  • Alvey 
  • Burcham
  • Davis
  • Eder
  • Goss
  • Kompoltowicz
  • Mills
  • Schwaab
  • Shusterich
• Final Briefing Book Materials 
• Reports:
  • Strengthening the Great Lakes as an Environmental and Economic Asset: Regional Priorities for Restoration and Protection
  • Sustaining Environmental Restoration and Economic Revitalization in the Great Lakes Region: Great Lakes Commission Legislative Priorities for 2013
• News Release: Low water levels and deteriorating Great Lakes infrastructure top priorities of Great Lakes Commission

2012 Annual Meeting: Sept. 10-11, 2012 – Cleveland, OH

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda
• Available Presentations
  • Crane
  • Dempsey
  • Eder
  • Evans
  • Phosphorus Task Force
  • Roy
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• News Release: New reports on nutrient loading and spill response released by Great Lakes Commission; Wisconsin’s Kenneth G. Johnson elected chair

2012 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: Feb. 27-29, 2012 – Washington, D.C.

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• News Release: Aspects of new Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement take shape at Great Lakes Commission meeting

2011 Annual Meeting: Oct. 11-12, 2011 – Detroit, MI

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission renews call for federal ballast discharge standards and measures to control harmful algae blooms

2011 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: Feb. 28 – Mar. 1, 2011 – Washington, D.C.

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• News Release: Great Lakes Commission urges Congress to keep Great Lakes Restoration Initiative on path to success

2010 Annual Meeting: Oct. 7-8, 2010 – Toronto, ON

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials
• News Release: New York to chair Great Lakes Commission; carp, GLRI highlight discussions

2010 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day: Feb. 22-24, 2010 – Washington, D.C.

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda 
• Final Briefing Book Materials 
• Fact Sheets and Reports
• News Release: Action on Asian carp highlights Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting

2009 Annual Meeting: Sept. 29-30, 2009 – Erie, PA

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda
• Final Briefing Book Materials

2008 Annual Meeting: Oct. 6-7, 2008 – Québec City, QC

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda
• News Release: Charest pledges Quebec support for Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin Compact

2008 Semiannual Meeting: Feb. 26-28, 2008 – Washington, D.C.

• Resolutions
• Final Agenda

For older meeting materials, or items not listed, please contact Laura Andrews, [email protected].