Great Lakes Week 2013
September 9-12
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
The Great Lakes provide drinking water, jobs and recreation to more than 30 million people. Great Lakes Week is a collaborative effort to foster discussion about cutting-edge Great Lakes issues and elevating them amongst diverse stakeholders, including public officials, media and citizens. The gathering attracts people from around the eight-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as well as across the United States and Canada. Attedees participate in the annual meetings and conferences of organizations from both countries.
Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting
September 9
First binational public forum under the new Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
September 9–10
International Joint Commission Triennial Meeting
September 10
Joint Session featuring U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes Week groups and Federal Agencies
September 10
Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition’s Great Lakes Restoration Conference
September 10–12
Great Lakes Week is hosted by the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, Great Lakes Commission, International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Areas of Concern Annual Conference, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Canada.