The 2005 Biennial Award for
Great Lakes Science

The International Joint Commission publicly recognizes the importance of science in the management of the Great Lakes. To this end, the IJC presented its first Biennial Award for Great Lakes Science at its 2003 Biennial Meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The award will again be presented in 2005 at the IJC's next Biennial Meeting, to be held June 9-11, 2005 at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, to a scientist whose research has positively influenced the environmental quality and the health of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem.

Eligibility Criteria

• The individual's work under consideration may be either one major research initiative or the development of a body of knowledge.
• While the award is applicable to a range of disciplines, the primary focus of the research must be pertinent to implementing the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
• Research must have a demonstrated applicability to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Applicability could be demonstrated by:
• action taken as a result of this research
• government funding;
• legislation; or
• fundamental new understanding of the Great Lakes
• Only research that has been peer reviewed will be considered.
• Sustained effort and contribution to Great Lakes research will be considered.

Award

The award's winning scientist will receive an award of $5000 USD to be applied to Great Lakes research. In the event that there are two winners, the award will be split evenly.

It is expected that the scientist will attend the IJC Biennial Meeting June, 11, 2005, in Kingston, Ontario, and make a short presentation at the plenary session.

About the International Joint Commission

The International Joint Commission is a binational Canada-U.S. organization established by the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. It assists the governments in managing waters along the border for the benefit of both countries in a variety of ways including examining issues referred to it by the two federal governments.