Tuesday, March 10, 2009
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Lincoln Room, Kellogg Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Introduction
The Great Lakes are one of Michigan's most
important and spectacular resources, and thus
the state and its citizens have a pivotal role in
the protection and management of this unique
and highly valuable resource. In its 19th year,
this annual conference will explore changes
that have occurred in the Great Lakes due to
exotic species introduction, contaminants,
climate change, and human impacts, and
present current research and management
strategies related to these changes.
There is no charge to attend this conference,
however, advanced registration is requested. Registration is
accepted by mail, phone (517-353-3742); fax (517-353-1812) or on
this website. Please register by March 2.
Sponsored by:
Michigan State University
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Institute of Water Research
Michigan Sea Grant Extension
Department of Environmental Quality
Office of the Great Lakes
Support has also been provided by the US Geological Survey's State Water Resources Research Institute
Program and the CSREES Great Lakes Regional Water Program
Agenda
8:30
Registration - Lincoln Foyer
9:00
Welcome and IntroductionChuck Pistis, Program Leader, Michigan Sea Grant Extension, East Lansing, MI
9:15
Adapting to Great Lakes Changes through New Management Strategies- Tim Eder, Executive Director, Great Lakes Commission, Ann Arbor, MI
10:00
The Changing Forage Base in Lake Michigan - Charles Madenjian, Research Fisheries Biologist, USGS Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, MI
10:45
Break
11:00
Hypoxia in Lake Erie: Implications for Food Webs and
Fisheries - Stuart Ludsin, Assistant Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
11:45
Lunch
- (on your own)
Afternoon Moderator Scott Peacor, Associate Professor, Fisheries and Wildlife, MSU, East Lansing, MI
1:15
Quagga Mussels and Their Ecological Impacts in the Great Lakes - Tom Nalepa, Research Biologist, NOAA / Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI
2:00
Implementing the Great Lakes Compact (Michigan’s New Water Assessment
Process) - Frank Ruswick, Senior Policy Advisor, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Lansing, MI
2:45
Creating a Vision for Revitalizing the Economy of
Michigan and the Great Lakes Region - John Austin, Executive Director of the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan; and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, Ann Arbor, MI
