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!
On September 29, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers will be hosting a discussion focusing on water infrastructure—including racial equity, environmental justice and inclusion in economically disadvantaged areas.
The Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee (IERQC) Monthly Webinar Series will present A Synthesis of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Perceived Benefits for People and Nature, by Matthew Jurjonas, The Nature Conservatory.
On October 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EDT, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers will be hosting a discussion focusing on the Great Lakes Impact Investment Platform, including a spotlight on participating projects as well as the opportunities and promise of impact investing for different types of communities where both positive environmental and social impacts are possible.
On October 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. EDT, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers will be hosting a discussion focusing on Invasive Species, including creative approaches to combat invasive carp, phragmites and others that threaten the Great Lakes St. Lawrence region.
This webinar will present a summary of the findings and recommendations of the International Joint Commission Great Lakes Science Advisory Board-Research Coordination Committee's recent report, "Monitoring Infrastructure and Activities of Great Lakes Connecting Waters: An Assessment and Recommendations."
The discussion will focus on supply chain demand and corporate commitments, land protection to generate credits, energy transition, and strategies to capitalize on renewable resources such as hydroelectricity.
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.
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.
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.
The Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee (IERQC) Monthly Webinar Series will present: A Decision Analytic Approach to Collaboratively Respond to Invasive Grass Carp in Lake Erie, presented by Dr. Kelly Robinson, Michigan State University, Quantitative Fisheries Center.