Third Annual
Great Lakes Science Vessel Coordination Workshop

Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario CANADA N9B 3P4
519/253-4232 x 2732 Detroit Line 313/963-6112

February 17-18, 1999

Preliminary Agenda

Wednesday, February 17, 1999; 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (EST)
Plenary Session    
1:00 p.m. Welcoming Remarks and Participant Introductions Nancy Milton, USGS; Michael Quigley, GLERL; and Michael J. Donahue, Great Lakes Commission
1:15 p.m. Welcome from University of Windsor Jan J.H. Ciborowski, Professor and Chair, Great Lakes Institute Public Activities Committee
1:20 p.m. Opening Keynote Presentation (presenter to be announced)
1:45 p.m. Workshop Objectives and Update from 1998 Workshop Mike Quigley and Tom Crane
2:10 p.m. Charge to Lake Committee Facilitators Tom Crane
2:15 p.m. Lake Committee Roundtables: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario (rooms to be announced)
3:30 p.m. Coffee Break  
3:45 p.m. Lake Committee Reports (presenters to be announced)
4:45 p.m. Adjourn for Reception Reception (room to be announced)
6:30 p.m. Dinner on your own  
Thursday, February 18, 1999; 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (EST)
Plenary Session:    
8:30 a.m. Marine Operations in the Great Lakes: Challenges and Opportunities Jack Orchard, Assistant Director for Marine Operations and Facilities, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
9:00 a.m. Panel Session I: Database/internet development and applications for a Great Lakes science vessel program Moderator: Michael Quigley, NOAA/GLERL
Presenters:
  • Christine Manninen, Project Manager, Communications and Information Management Program, Great Lakes Commission;
  • Kevin McGunagle, Systems Analyst, Great Lakes Regional Office, International Joint Commission;
  • John Friedhoff, Ship's Captain, Buffalo State College
  • 10:15 a.m. Coffee Break  
    10:30 a.m. Panel Session II: Interagency Cooperation for the Lake Michigan Sediment Plume Study Moderator: Jack Orchard, University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin
    Presenters:
  • Brian Eadie, Senior Scientist, NOAA/GLERL;
  • David Rockwell, Environmental Scientist, USEPA-GLNPO;
  • J. Val Klump, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee;
  • Linda Goad, Marine Superintendent/Research Scientist, Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences, University of Michigan
  • 11:45 Lunch Luncheon Presentation: Experiences in Building a Great Lakes Science Vessel; Nancy Milton, Director, Great Lakes Science Center, USGS and Ken Paxton, Assistant Administrator, Ohio Division of Wildlife,Department of Natural Resources
    1:00 p.m. Panel Session III: Vessel Operation "Success Stories" (presenters to be announced)
    2:15 p.m. Coffee Break  
    2:30 p.m. Workshop Wrap-Up: Moving from Strategy to Action: A Coordinated Science Vessel Program for the New Millennium Michael J. Donahue
    3:00 p.m. Adjourn