March/April 1995
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March/April 1995 |
The following are meetings scheduled by the International Joint Commission and its various boards. Please contact a Commission office for further information.
| April | 4-7 | International Joint Commission Semi-Annual Meeting Washington, DC |
| June | 6-9 | International Joint Commission Executive Meeting location to be determined |
| 28-29 | Great Lakes Science Advisory Board Windsor, ON |
A National Wetlands Workshop sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be held on April 3-7, 1995 in New Orleans, Louisiana and will include results from the four-year, interdisciplinary Wetlands Research Program.
For more information, contact U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Wetlands Research and Technology Center, (CEWES-EP-W), 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199. (601)634-4217.
The Chlorine Controversy Research Workshop will bring scholars and scientists to Buffalo, New York on May 3-4, 1995 with the goal of producing a research agenda needed to support decisions related to the chlorine controversy. Researchers with an interest in participating should contact the Great Lakes Program, State University of New York at Buffalo, 207 Jarvis Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260-4400. (716)645-2088; fax (716)645-3667.
The First National Meeting of EECOM: The Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication will be held May 4-7, 1995 at the Leslie M. Frost Natural Resources Centre in Dorset, Ontario. To register or receive further information, contact Grant A. Gardener, Associate Dean, Faculty of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF A1B 3X7. (709)737-8155; fax (709)737-3316.
Sediment Remediation '95 will be held May 8-10, 1995 at the Cleary International Centre, Windsor, Ontario. The conference is sponsored by the governments of the Netherlands, the United States and Canada and will focus on development and demonstration of sediment remediation strategies in those three countries over the past five years. For information contact David Brendon, Wastewater Technology Centre, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7R 4L7. (905)336-6460; fax (905)336-8913.
The challenges of attaining sustainable ecosystem health will be discussed at An International Conference on The St. Lawrence Ecosystem to be held May 10-12, 1995 at the Cornwall Civic Complex, Cornwall, Ontario. For information contact the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, 3 McConnell Avenue, Cornwall, ON K6H 4K8.(613)936-6620; fax (613)936-1803.
The 22nd Annual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation will be held in Tampa, Florida, May 18-19, 1995. For information contact Frederick J. Webb, Dean of Environmental Programs, Hillsborough Community College, 1206 North Park Road, Plant City, FL 33566. (813)757-2104.
The International Association for Great Lakes Research will hold its 1995 Annual Conference at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, May 28-June 1, 1995. The purpose of the conference is to exchange research information on large lakes around the world. For information contact the Department of Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 8824-1115. Telephone David Long (517)353-9618; John Giesy (517)353-2000; fax (517)353-8787.
The Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences will hold its fourth conference June 1-3, 1995 in Madison, Wisconsin. For information contact Andrew J. Petto, Center for Biology Education, 660 WARF Building, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705. Email ajpetto@macc.wisc.edu; (608)263-0478.
An International Congress on Hazardous Waste: Impact on Human and Ecological Health will be held June 5-8, 1995 in Atlanta, Georgia. Its purpose is to exchange findings, ideas and recommendations related to health and ecological effects of hazardous waste.
For information contact Dr. John S. Andrews, Jr., Associate Administrator for Science, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road NE (E-28), Atlanta, GA 30333. Email jsa1@atsoaa1.em.cdc.gov; (404)639-0708; fax (404)639-0586.
Two events are planned to bring students from the United States and Canada together to develop an environmental agenda for the Great Lakes. One objective of each event is to send a delegation to present findings to the International Joint Commission's Biennial Meeting on Great Lakes Water Quality (see pages 9-11).
Western New York will welcome students from grades 5-12 and their teachers from states in the Great Lakes basin and Ontario to the Great Lakes Student Summit, June 6-7, 1995 in Buffalo, New York. At the summit, students will exchange ideas, network and provide a catalyst for enhanced learning activities related to the Great Lakes. The summit is sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes National Program Office, the Great Lakes Commission and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. For information or reservations contact the Great Lakes Student Summit, Erie County Environmental Education Institute, PO Box 56, Buffalo, NY 14205-0056. Email djnewt@aol.com ; (716)858-8846; fax (716)858-7713.
High school students and their teachers from throughout the Lake Superior basin will converge on Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, May 10-12, 1995 for the first annual International Environmental Symposium. The symposium will familiarize students with the natural and cultural history of Wisconsin's north coast, update students on bioregional environmental issues, provide environmental leadership training and give students an opportunity to present their own research findings. For more information contact Clayton Russell, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute (715)682-1491; fax (715)682-1218 or Bob Moore, White Pines Collegiate and Vocational School (705)945-7181; fax (705)945-0726.
Decisionmakers from government, industry and communities are invited to Keys to the Watershed -- Turning Decisions into Results, an international symposium to be held June 7-9, 1995 in Buffalo, New York. Critical issues and case studies from Great Lakes watersheds will be addressed by 30 speakers and in a variety of working sessions. Registration materials and information are available from the Erie County Education Institute, PO Box 56, Buffalo, NY 14205-0056.(716)858-8846; fax (716)858-7713 or from Mary L. Sonntag, Assistant Environmental Quality Engineer for Erie County at (716)858-7762; fax (716)858-7713.
The Environmental Challenges: The Next 20 Years conference and exposition will be held June 10-13, 1995 in Washington, D.C. For information contact the National Association of Environmental Professionals, 5165 MacArthur Boulevard NW, Washington, DC 20016-3315. (202)966-1500.
Stone Laboratory, Ohio's freshwater biological field station on Lake Erie, offers university field courses from June 18 to August 26, 1995. Hands-on courses are held in biology, geology, education and natural resources for college students, teachers, and high school students.
To receive a course outline and/or information on facilities, contact Jo Ann Damon, E.T. Stone Laboratory, The Ohio State University, 1314 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212-1194.(614)292-8949; fax (614)292-4364.
Six hundred high school age youth from countries around the world are expected to convene at the 1995 Youth Environmental Summit in Loveland, Colorado June 24-30 to form the World Youth Center to Save the Earth. To receive more information, contact Joe Fontana, Youth Environmental Summit, 1669 Eagle Drive, Loveland, CO 80537. (303)669-0801.
The Second Canadian Urban Forests Conference will be held at the Cleary International Centre in Windsor, Ontario from July 16-19, 1995.
For more information contact Pat Lewis, Conference Headquarters, 2450 McDougall Street, Windsor, ON N8X 3N6.(519)255-6877; fax (519)255-7990.
The Soil and Water Conservation Society's annual meeting will "Celebrate, Anticipate, Innovate: 50 More Years of Partnerships." This international forum to be held from August 6-9, 1995 in Des Moines, Iowa will debate and discuss critical resource management issues and will include plenary sessions, interactive concurrent seminars, symposia, panels, roundtables workshops, computer model demonstrations and a poster session.
To learn more about this meeting, contact Tim Kautza at the Soil and Water Conservation Society, 7515 Northeast Ankeny Road, Ankeny, IA 50021-9764.(800)843-7645 or (515)289-2331 Ext. 12.
The Lake Superior Binational Program Citizens Forum will hold a public meeting on Friday, September 22, 1995 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Ruth Maney Room at the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center, also known as the Depot, 506 West Michigan Street, Duluth, MN. Look for further details in the next issue of Focus.
Revised: April 8, 1997
Maintained by Kevin McGunagle,
mcgunaglek@ijc.wincom.net