| Monday, September 28th |
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| 5 - 7 PM |
Lake Michigan Academy and LaMP Forum Meeting - Milwaukee Room, 2nd Floor |
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| Tuesday, September 29th |
| 7:30 am |
Poster Paper and Exhibit Setup |
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| 8:00 - 9:30 am |
Continental Breakfast and Registration |
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| 9:30 - 11:30 am |
Plenary Session |
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Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor |
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- Welcome from Lake Michigan LaMP Forum Co-Chairs - Victoria Harris, UW Sea Grant (Conference Co-Chair) and Janet Vail, Grand Valley State University
- Opening Remarks from Governor James Doyle, Chair, Great Lakes Council of Governors (invited)
- Welcome from UWM-Great Lakes WATER Institute - Val Klump, Director and Conference Co-Chair
- Welcome and Remarks from Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett
- State of Lake Michigan Report - Judy Beck, Lake Michigan Coordinator, U.S. EPA, GLNPO
- Remarks from the Great Lakes Beach Association – Greg Kleinheinz, GLBA President, Professor, UW-Oshkosh
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| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm |
Lunch and Keynote - The Collaboration Challenge, Maximizing the Economic Possibilities, Paul Linzmeyer, Chair, NEW North Sustainability Committee and Co-Founder of ISO International and Sammis White, Professor of Urban Planning and Associate Dean, UWM School of Continuing Education |
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Regency Ballroom A/B, 2nd Floor |
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| 1:00 – 2:20 pm |
Concurrent Sessions |
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All rooms located on 2nd Floor |
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- Climate Change
- Rapid Assessment Methods and Predictive Models for Beach Management
- Watershed Management and Decision Support Tools
- Lake Michigan Wetlands and Habitats
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| 2:20 - 2:40 pm |
Coffee Break |
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Atrium |
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| 2:40 - 4:20 pm |
Concurrent Sessions (Continued) |
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- Climate Change
- Rapid Assessment Methods and Predictive Models for Beach Management (2:40-3:20)
- Socio-Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development (begins at 3:20)
- Watershed Management and Decision Support Tools
- Lake Michigan Wetlands and Habitats
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| 4:30 - 6:30 pm |
Field Trips (Optional) |
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- UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute
- Menominee Valley Sustainable Redevelopment
- Sweet Water Organics
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| 7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Poster Paper Reception |
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Regency Ballroom A/B |
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| Wednesday, September 30th |
| 7:30-8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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Atrium |
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| 8:00-9:40 am |
Concurrent Sessions |
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- The Land and Water Connection in SE Wisconsin (8:00-9:00)
- Lake Michigan Areas of Concern (begins at 9:00)
- Pathogens and QMRA
- Nearshore Monitoring and GLRRIN (Great Lakes Regional Research and Information Network)
- Lake Michigan Food Webs, Invasive Species and Ballast Water Treatment
- Wind Energy and the Lake Michigan Basin
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| 9:40 -10:00 am |
Coffee Break |
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Atrium |
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| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Concurrent Sessions |
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- Lake Michigan Areas of Concern – Continued (10:00-11:20)
- Progress in Contaminated Sediment Clean-Up (begins at 11:20)
- Nutrient Management, TMDLs and Bacterial Source Tracking (10:00-11:20)
- Nearshore Monitoring and GLRRIN (Great Lakes Regional Research and Information Network) – Continued
- Lake Michigan Food Webs, Invasive Species and Ballast Water Treatment – Continued (10:00-10:20)
- Lake Michigan Fisheries, Fish Passage, and VHS (begins at 10:20)
- Wind Energy and the Lake Michigan Basin - Continued
- Water Levels and Great Lakes Compact Implementation (begins at 10:20)
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| 12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch and Keynote - Milwaukee's Sustainable Future, Kevin Shafer, Director, Milwaukee MSD |
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Regency Ballroom A/B |
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| 1:00 - 2:20 pm |
Concurrent Sessions |
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- Progress in Contaminated Sediment Clean-Up – Continued
- Nutrient Management, TMDLs and Bacterial Source Tracking –Continued (1:00-1:40)
- Beach Restoration and Stormwater Management (begins at 1:40)
- Nuisance and Harmful Algal Blooms
- Lake Michigan Fisheries, Fish Passage, and VHS – Continued (1:00-2:00)
- Lake Michigan and Great Lakes Beach Outreach and Education (begins at 2:00)
- Water Levels and Great Lakes Compact Implementation – Continued
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| 2:20 - 2:40 pm |
Coffee Break |
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Atrium |
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| 2:40 - 4:20 pm |
Concurrent Sessions |
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- Progress in Contaminated Sediment Clean-Up – Continued
- Beach Restoration and Stormwater Management - Continued
- Nuisance and Harmful Algal Blooms (continues until 3:20)
- Botulism (begins at 3:20)
- Lake Michigan and Great Lakes Beach Outreach and Education – Continued
- Water Levels and Great Lakes Compact Implementation – Continued
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| 4:30 - 6:30 pm |
Optional Field Trips |
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- Bradford Beach Stormwater Treatment
- Kinnickinnic River Sediment Remediation
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| 7:00 - 11:30 pm |
Dinner Reception and Piano Man Bob at Discovery World’s Great Lakes Exhibits and Aquarium (Beer contributed by MillerCoors Brewery and cash bar)
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| Thursday, October 1st |
| 7:30 - 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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Atrium |
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| 8:00 am |
Registration for U.S. Areas of Concern Annual Meeting |
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| 8:00 - 10:40 am |
Concurrent Sessions |
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- Connecting Lake Michigan Observations with Users: Instruments, Data and Applications
- Beach Monitoring Databases and Data Reporting
- Sustainable Ports, Marinas and Working Waterfronts
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| 8:30 - 11:00 am |
"Virtual Beach" Training Workshop (Part 1): Model Building
Virtual Beach - Model Builder is free software that can be used to build and run statistical models to predict concentrations of pathogen indicators in real-time, based on meteorological, onshore, and near shore conditions. Conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the U.S. EPA, this workshop will introduce users to the software and provide hands-on training through a real-world case study. The registration deadline is Sept 18 and space is limited. There is no extra charge for this workshop, but you must also be registered for the State of Lake Michigan and Great Lakes Beach Association Conference. PDF description and registration
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| 9:20 - 9:40 am |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 am -12:00 pm |
Plenary: President Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Implications for Lake Michigan and the AOCs - Todd Ambs, Water Division Administrator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
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Regency Ballroom A/B |
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| 1:00 pm |
Concurrent Sessions |
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- How does your state make 305b/303d assessment decisions about beaches and inland recreation waters? (1:00-4:30)
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| 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
"Virtual Beach" Training Workshop (Part 2): Model Evaluation and Nowcasting
Virtual Beach - Model Builder is free software that can be used to build and run statistical models to predict concentrations of pathogen indicators in real-time, based on meteorological, onshore, and near shore conditions. Conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the U.S. EPA, this workshop will introduce users to the software and provide hands-on training through a real-world case study. The registration deadline is Sept 18 and space is limited. There is no extra charge for this workshop, but you must also be registered for the State of Lake Michigan and Great Lakes Beach Association Conference. PDF description and registration
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| 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
Lake Michigan Monitoring Coordination Council, Executive C/D, 2nd Floor |
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| 1:00-5:00 pm |
Beach Health Interagency Coordination Team Meeting, Solomon Juneau, 2nd Floor |
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| 1:00 pm |
U.S. Areas of Concern Annual Meeting |
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Continues through October 2 |