Great Lakes Calendar

The Great Lakes Calendar features events from around the region that may be of interest to Great Lakes stakeholders, with a focus on professional conferences and events relevant to research, science, policy, and education. If you have an event you would like to publicize, please submit it below!

Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species Fall Meeting

Online

The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species is pleased to announce that it will host its 2021 fall meeting virtually on October 26-28. The meeting will feature plenary sessions on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative interjurisdictional projects and social science research. 

Great Lakes Virtual Convenings 2021

Online

Save the date! Join the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition for a virtual conference series this fall, sponsored by the Joyce Foundation and the Great Lakes Fishery Trust.

28th Annual River Symposium: Global Challenges, Local Concerns

Online

For the 2021 River Symposium, all talks will be available live online and will focus on the health of our freshwater ecosystems. This year the theme is ‘Global Challenges, Local Concerns’, and we look forward to learning about how our local freshwater ecosystems are being affected by climate change, land use change, invasive species, pollution and exploitation.

151st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society

Baltimore, MD

The American Fisheries Society, President Elect Brian Murphy, and the Potomac and Tidewater Chapters are excited to host the 151st AFS Annual Meeting, November 6-10, 2021. The past, present, and future of fisheries science will be on display as we bring together professionals from across North America and countries throughout the world under the theme of “Investing in People, Habitat, and Science.”

Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference

Online

The theme of the 26th Biennial Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Biennial Conference is "CERF at 50: Celebrating Our Past, Charting Our Future." The 2021 conference will be a momentous occasion in CERF’s history, as it will be our 50th anniversary meeting. 

2021 Binational Lake St. Clair Conference

Online

The Lake St. Clair conference, held every two years, provides a binational forum to exchange information on Lake St. Clair’s changing environment and the actions and tools needed to manage these changes.

NALMS 41st International Symposium

Oklahoma City, OK

The Oklahoma Clean Lakes and Watersheds Association welcomes you back to Oklahoma City for the NALMS 41st International Symposium. This event is an opportunity to network with some of the most knowledgeable leaders in lake and watershed information and technology. The conference will consist of multiple panels and discussions focused on the value of water for economics, ecology, and culture.

Green Stuff in the Water: No Day at the Beach

Online

Join the Lake Ontario Parthership on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at 12 p.m. EST for a one-hour public webinar on Lake Ontario, Green Stuff in the Water: No Day at the Beach. This event is the latest in our webinar series, Let’s Talk Lake Ontario and will focus on the issue of Cladophora in the lake, why it’s a problem and what’s being done about it.

Great Lakes PFAS Summit

Online

The 2021 Virtual Great Lakes PFAS Summit goals are to provide the most current and reliable science and policy, facilitate information sharing, and explore current and future research topics related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 

Webinar: Let’s Talk Lake Huron: Chemical Contaminants

Online

Join us on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. CST (11:00 a.m. EST) for a one-hour public webinar as we talk about chemical contaminants in Lake Huron, their impact on human and ecosystem health, and what is being done about them.

EPA’s Great Lakes Advisory Board (GLAB) Virtual Public Meeting

Online

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public meeting of the Great Lakes Advisory Board on December 15th, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time with remote participation only. Registration for this meeting has been extended to December 14.