Water News (Region 5): Great Lakes Week Events Scheduled For Detroit, Oct. 11-14

MEDIA CONTACT: Peter Cassell, 312-886-6234, 312-859-9614 (cell), cassell.peter@epa.gov   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                No. 11-OPA093   Great Lakes Week Events Scheduled For Detroit, Oct. 11-14   CHICAGO – (Oct. 3, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Great Lakes Week Sponsors organized a week of activities focused on highlighting Great Lakes protection and restoration, identifying emerging issues, and charting a path forward for further progress.  Gathering the annual meetings and conferences of various organizations in one place, makes this one of the most wide-ranging Great Lakes summits in history. Detroit Public Television will broadcast the week’s events live at www.greatlakesnow.org.  To get access to the feed for broadcast on your station contact Peter Cassell at cassell.peter@epa.gov for details or visit the same site.  If you do not live in Metro Detroit, you can still participate by tweeting questions to @CameronDavisEPA with hashtag #AskGLW or posting them on Facebook, www.facebook.com/epagreatlakes.  Select questions will be featured at the Great Lakes Week Panel and Town Hall. The following meetings and events are scheduled, locations are provided: October 11 • Great Lakes Commission Press Conference (Book Cadillac). • Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting (Book Cadillac). • International Joint Commission – Science Advisory Board Lake Erie Public Meeting (Wayne State University). October 12 • Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting (Book Cadillac). • International Joint Commission – Special Workshop: “Progress Since 1987” (Wayne State University). • GLRI Task Force Meeting (Closed Press – Wayne State University).      o Announcements will follow during the Joint Session. • Great Lakes Week Joint Press Conference (Wayne State University).      o 12:15 p.m., Conference Room E, McGregor Conference Center. • Great Lakes Week Joint Session (Wayne State University) – Open to Public.      o Media check in at 12:50 p.m.      o Keynote presentations and video:          Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the EPA Administrator for the Great Lakes.          Lisa P. Jackson, EPA Administrator and Great Lakes Interagency Task Force Chair.          Frank Ettawageshik, Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan.          Matthew Cullen, COO of Rock Enterprises.      o Binational Report and Public Forum with senior officials from EPA and Environment Canada          Susan Hedman, EPA Regional Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager          Michael Goffin, Great Lakes Regional Director, Environment Canada.      o IJC Special Presentation to the Joint Session.      o Great Lakes Week Panel and Town Hall.          Cameron Davis, Senior Advisor to the EPA Administrator for the Great Lakes.          Michael Goffin, Great Lakes Regional Director, Environment Canada.          Lana Pollack, U.S. Section Chair, International Joint Commission.          Pierre Trepanier, Commissioner, Canadian Section, International Joint Commission.          Dr. Carol Miller, Wayne State University (Moderator).          Prof. Marcia Valiente, University of Windsor (Moderator). • Great Lakes Week Welcome Reception hosted by the Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition (Detroit Institute of Art) – Separate registration for reception required. October 13 • International Joint Commission Biennial Meeting (Wayne State University). • 7th Annual Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition Conference (Book Cadillac).   • U.S. Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting (Book Cadillac).      o Keynote: Rachel Jacobson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior. • Former Vice President Al Gore’s Special Presentation to the International Joint Commission Biennial Meeting (Wayne State University).      o Outside recording not allowed, live feed will be available online. • Healing Our Waters Poster Happy Hour and Great Laker Awards (Book Cadillac). • International Joint Commission walking tour of the Detroit River (Leaves from Wayne State University). • Boat tour aboard the Detroit Princess (Leaves from the Detroit Riverfront at 7 p.m. sharp) – Separate registration required. October 14 • International Joint Commission Biennial Meeting (Wayne State University). • 7th Annual Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition Conference (Book Cadillac).      o Messages from Members of Congress and the U.S. Senate. • U.S. Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting (Book Cadillac). The addresses of the locations for the events and meetings are: • Wayne State University Community Arts Auditorium/McGregor Memorial Conference, 495 W. Ferry.  • Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, 1114 Washington Blvd.   • Detroit Institute of Art, 5200 Woodward Ave. • Detroit Princess, 201 Civic Center Drive. For more information on Great Lakes Week, how to register for events and a more detailed schedule visit www.glri.us/glweek.html.  For more on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative visit www.glri.us.  # # # You can view or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. 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