The 6th biennial State of Lake Michigan and the 9th annual Great Lakes Beach Association Conference was held in Milwaukee, Septemeber 29th-October 1st, at the Hyatt Regency, located in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, near the famed Riverwalk. Thank-you to everyone for making the conference a success!
The conference featured:
- Two plenary sessions
- Twenty-three topical sessions with 150 presentations
- A poster paper reception
- An optional dinner reception with live music at Discovery World’s Great Lakes exhibit and aquarium (Bring your dancing shoes. Piano Man Bob is sure to make you move!)
- Your choice of five field trips
- A "Virtual Beach" Training Workshop (Workshop is now filled)
- Adjunct meetings of the Lake Michign LaMP Forum, the Lake Michigan Monitoring Coordination Council, the Lake Michigan Stakeholders, the Beach Health Interagency Coordination Team, and the U.S. Areas of Concern
The conference convenes elected officials, scientists, resource managers, planners, students, and citizens working to improve Great Lakes beaches and Lake Michigan. The information presented is used to revise the Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) and to improve beach management and public health protection. Authorized under the US-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the LaMP is a plan of action to assess, restore and protect the health of the Lake Michigan ecosystem. For more information, see the Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan.
Conference News
NEW! List of Conference Attendees is now available. Click here to download list of conference participants.
NEW! Conference Presentations will be available on-line shortly.
Presentation and Poster Abstracts Available
The conference abstracts are now available online. To reduce our carbon footprint and keep registration fees low, the abstracts will not be printed but can be downloaded for review and selective printing.