March/April 1997
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March/April 1997 |
For information on the following meetings of the International Joint Commission and its various boards, contact a Commission office.
| April | 14-18 | IJC Semi-Annual Meeting, Washington, DC |
| April | 16 | International Air Quality Advisory Board Washington, DC |
| May | 21-22 | Joint International Air Quality Advisory Board-Great Lakes Water Quality Board Workshop on Significant Sources, Pathways and Reduction/Elimination of Persistent Toxic Substances |
| May | 28-29 | Great Lakes Science Advisory Board Hamilton, ON |
| June | 10-12 | IJC Executive Meeting, Windsor, ON |
| September | 3-4 | Great Lakes Science Advisory Board Mohawk Council of Awkesasne, Cornwall, ON |
| September | 29 - | |
| October | 3 | IJC Semi-Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON |
| October | 31 | IJC Roundtable, Niagara Falls, ON |
| November | 1-2 | IJCs Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Public Agreement Forum, Niagara Falls, ON |
The Fourth Annual Conference on the St. Lawrence River Ecosystem will be held at the State University of New York at Potsdam, New York, April 15-17, 1997. The conference brings together scientists from across Canada, the United States and around the world to discuss issues and strategies for the remediation of the St. Lawrence River ecosystem. For more information, contact Julia R. Rose, St. Lawrence Aquarium and Ecological Center, 41 Main Street, P.O. Box 87, Massena, NY 13662. (315)769-0787.
The Second International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems (ISESS 1997) will be held April 28-May 2, 1997 in Whistler, British Columbia. This symposium will discuss the progress and trends in methods, tools and applications. For more information, contact David A. Swayne, Department of Computing and Information Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1; email dswayne@snowhite.cis.-uoguelph.ca . Or contact Gerald Schimak, Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf, 2444 Seibersdorf, Austria; email schimak@zdfzs.arcs.ac.at; website http://oldisess.crle.uoguelph.ca/oldisess/1997-scope.html.
Community Water Education for Youth: Focus on Watersheds is a live, interactive satellite videoconference to strengthen your ability to design and deliver youth education programs that can make a difference. The videoconference is designed to help youth leaders and water program managers identify community water education goals, see how others integrate water issues into youth programs, facilitate team building for community education planning and measure success.
This event will be available at locations around the United States on May 1, 1997 from 12:45-3:00 p.m. (CDT). For more information, or to offer a site, call toll free at (888)928-3794.
Communities Working for Wetlands, May 7-9, 1997, Alexandria, Virginia, will be a gathering of people intrested in community-based wetlands conservation who will share their experiences and thus expand their wetlands knowledge. Participants will discover new tools and build contacts and networks as they learn to work more effectively both within their communities and with government programs and the private sector. Citizens, teachers, students, community groups, private business representatives, realtors and local agencies involved with wetlands conservation and restoration all are encouraged to participate. For more information, contact Stacey Satagaj at Terrene Institute, 4 Herbert Street, Alexandria, VA 22305. (800)726-4853;(703)548-5473; fax (703)548-6299; email terrene@gnn.com.
The Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (formerly the Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Centre) will hold a Canadian Pollution Prevention Roundtable, May 8-9, 1997 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Business, governments, community-based groups and others from across North America are invited to participate. The event will focus on opportunities for Canadian and international cooperation, strategies to replicate pollution prevention success and broaden the impact of pollution prevention programs. For further information, contact the Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention at 265 North Front Street, Suite 112, Sarnia, ON N7T 7X1; (800)667-9790; (519)337-3423; fax (519)337-3486; email sarnia@glppc.org; or at 7 Innovation Drive, Suite 235, Hamilton, ON L9J 1K3; (905)689-2600; fax (905)689-3955; email hamilton@glppc.org.
The second biennial Great Lakes Student Summit will be held May 15-16, 1997 at the Buffalo Convention Center in Buffalo, New York. Students in grades five-nine and their teachers from around the Great Lakes will showcase their own research projects, participate in field trips and attend workshops. The participants will summarize their recommendations to protect and preserve the Great Lakes in a "Declaration to Protect the Great Lakes Ecosystem," which will be presented to the International Joint Commission. For more information, contact Great Lakes Student Summit, 95 Franklin Street, Room 1077, Buffalo, NY 14202. (716)858-6370; fax (716)858-7713; email ecdep@moran.com.
The Wildlife Habitat Councils 1997 Wildlands Conference "Exceeding Expectations," will be held May 19-20, 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will give professionals the opportunity to share information on the latest techniques and methods for integrating wildlfe and human resources. For more information, contact Dan Hendey at the Wildlife Habitat Council, 1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 920, Silver Spring, MD 20910. (301)588-8994; (301)588-4629; email whc@cais.com.
Colorado State Universitys Environmental Engineering Program is offering three short courses in June 1997 entitled: Design of Water Quality Monitoring Networks; Hazardous Materials/Waste Managers Training Course; and Activated Sludge Control. For information, contact Thomas G. Sanders, Program Coordinator, Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. (970)491-5448; fax (970)491-7727; email TGS@Lance.Colorado.Edu.
IAGLR 97, 40th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research will be co-hosted by Buffalo State College and the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York from June 1-5, 1997. The purpose is to exchange information on all aspects of research applicable to understanding large lakes around the world and the human societies surrounding them. To date 30 special sessions have been arranged, with the majority of events taking place at Buffalo State Colleges urban campus. The Public Forum will be held on Sunday, June 1st at the suburban Amhert campus of the University at Buffalos Center for the Arts. The topic for this years forum will be "Great Lakes Fish and Fishing." For further information contact Conference Cochairs Stephen B. Brandt, Director, Great Lakes Center, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222; (716)878-4329; fax (716)878-4009; email iaglr@glc.snybuf.edu. Or contact Joseph DePinto, Director, Great Lakes Program, University of Buffalo, 202 Jarvis Hall, Amherst, NY 14260; (716)645-2088; fax (716)645-3667; email depinto@eng.buffalo.edu .
Manhattan Colleges 42nd annual Institute in Water Pollution Control will take place on June 2-6, 1997 in the Manhattan College Leo Engineering Building, Riverdale, New York. Two courses, which run concurrently, will be offered: Modelling of Transport, Fate and Bioaccumulation of Toxic Substances; and Treatment of Municipal, Hazardous and Toxic Wastewaters. These week-long courses have much to offer young engineers and seasoned professionals. For additional information or brochure, contact Ms. Lucia Chiocchio, Program Coordinator, Manhattan College, Environmental Engineering Department, Riverdale, NY 10471. (718)862-7277; fax (718)862-8018.
The Harmony Foundations Institute for Environmental Values Education 1997 Summer Program will be held July 12-19, 1997 at Pearson College near Victoria, British Columbia. Educators and community leaders are invited to an interactive program examining the relationships among values, issues and actions by combining envionmental knowledge with tools for change in schools and communities. Tuition is $300 (Cdn) plus room and board. Some scholarships are available. For more information, contact Katherine Ratcliffe, Institute Coordinator, Harmony Foundation, 1183 Fort Street, Victoria, BC V8V 3L1. (250)380-3001; fax (250)380-0887; email harmony@islandnet.com .
The American Fisheries Society is holding its 127th Annual Meeting in Monterey, California in August 1997. This years theme "Interfaces," will highlight the interconnectiveness of various disciplines, environments, cultures and nations involved with fisheries and aquatic environments. For more information, contact Jennifer Nielsen, The American Fisheries Society, 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110, Bethesda, MD 20814-2199. (408)655-6233; email jnielsen@leland.stanford.edu.
The American Water Resource Association will hold its annual conference AWRA Long Beach 97 on October 19-23, 1997. A special symposium on "Conjunctive Use of Water Resources: Aquifer Storage and Recovery" will be held concurrently with the conference. The conference program will feature technical sessions on a wide variety of topics relating to use, management and conservation of our water resources. Participants will share information and expand their knowledge to positively impact this precious resource. For additional information, contact American Water Resources Association, 950 Herndon Parkway, Suite 300, Herndon, VA 20170-5531. (703)904-1225; fax (703)904-1228 or (703)904-1228; email awrahq@aol.com ; website http://www.awra.org/.
Revised: April 14, 1997
Maintained by Kevin McGunagle,
mcgunaglek@ijc.wincom.net