SOLEC '96
WHY SOLEC '96?
SOLEC '96 is an important component of the ongoing
commitment between the governments of Canada
and the United States (the Parties to the Great Lakes
Water Quality Agreement) to communicate their
progress on Great Lakes clean up and restoration.
SOLEC '96 continues the successful process initiated
in 1994. The focus of SOLEC '96 is the state of the
nearshore zone including water, wetlands and the
land by the lakes. The impact of changing land use in
this zone as well as the state of information and
information management for the nearshore will also
be examined.
SOLEC '96 OBJECTIVES
• Inform local decision-makers of environmental issues
that affect nearshore areas of the Great Lakes basin;
• Provide information on the state of the nearshore
ecosystem to help strengthen decision making and
management within the basin;
• Develop support for an integrated environmental
information system to help direct plans and programs;
• Provide information on existing Great Lakes strategies
and build cooperative actions needed to strengthen and
complement them;
• Provide a forum for improved communication and
network building for involved groups and individuals
within the basin.
SOLEC '96
STEERING COMMITTEE
Steering Committee members represent a wide variety of
agencies from around the Great Lakes:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Council of Great Lakes Industries
Environment Canada
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Great Lakes States
(Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Wisconsin)
Health Canada
International Joint Commission
Northeast-Midwest Institute
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Sea Grant Network
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey - Biological Resource Division
State Of The Lakes
Ecosystem Conference
1996 - Year of the Nearshore
For additional information please contact:
Office of Regional Science Advisor Great Lakes National
Environment Canada - Ont. Region Program Office - US EPA
867 Lakeshore Rd.,
Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6
ph: 905-336-6270
77 West Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago, IL 60604
ph: 312-886-4360
November 6-8, 1996
Cleary International Centre
Windsor, Ontario
Distribution of Conference Materials
(for pre-registered participants)
Tuesday, November 5 (5 p.m. -10 p.m.)
Wednesday, November 6 (7 a.m. -12 p.m.)
United States Environmental Protection
Agency
Environment Canada
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DAY ONE - Wednesday, November 6,1996
8:30 Welcome / Opening Remarks
Valdas Adamkus, Great Lakes Program
Manager, U.S. EPA
John Mills, Regional Director General, Ontario
Region, Environment Canada
Canadian Club Room "B"
9:00 Presentation of Working Papers and
Integration Paper
• Nearshore Waters
• Coastal Wetlands
• Land by the Lakes
• Impacts of Changing Land Use
• Information & Information Management
• Integration Paper
20-minute break is scheduled at 10:30a.m.
12:00 Lunch - Guest Speaker: Dave Buzzelli
Executive V-P, Dow Chemical Co.
Canadian Club Room "A" and "B"
1:30 & Workshops by Working Paper Topics
3:30 including the Integration Paper
Scientific resource people will be available at
each workshop to explain findings in more detail.
Participants may select 2 different workshops.
30-minute break at 3.00p.m. Adjourn at 5:00p.m.
6-8:00 Evening Reception and Success
Stories Recognitions
Presentation at 6:30p.m. by the Consuls General
Greg Johnson, Toronto
Don Wismer, Detroit
Hors d'oeuvres provided - Cash bar
Canadian Club Room "B"
DAY TWO - Thursday, November 7,1996
8:30 Plenary Session - Update on Day 1
Canadian Club Room "B"
9:00 Lake-by-Lake Workshop Sessions
To examine what is known about the state of the
nearshore of each lake and suggestions for
improvements. (Separate session for each lake
which will include connecting channels)
• What has happened since SOLEC '94
• The state of the nearshore ecosystem integrity
• What is known about stressors and their
impacts
• Areas of Concern
• Report cards evaluating the state of knowledge
and gaps, using indicator concept
• Where do we go from here
20-minute break is scheduled at 10:30a.m.
12:00 Lunch - Guest Speaker: John Sawhill
President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy
Canadian Club Room "A" and "B"
1:30 Breakout Sessions on Priority Topic
• Research, assessment and analysis
• New approaches to growth management
• Protection & restoration of the nearshore
environment
• Nuisance exotic species
• Inventory of high quality areas
• Indicators
• Climate change and variability
15 minute break. Adjourn at 4:30p.m.
6-8:00 Dinner - Guest Speaker: David Crombie
Chair, Waterfront Regeneration Trust
Canadian Club Rooms "A" and "B"
Wednesday and Thursday
Continuous demonstrations and hands-on training of Internet access and environmental software
programs in Taqtaq Room. Presented by Great Lakes Information Network, Great Lakes
Information Management Resource, and the Great Lakes National Program Office.
State of the Lakes displays and exhibits presented by participating organizations will be featured in the Dieppe Room
DAY THREE - Friday, November 8,1996
8:30 Plenary Session - Update on Day 2
Canadian Club room "B"
9:00 Open Forum on Nearshore Issues
Moderator: Aaron Freeman
Radio commentator (WBEZ-FM, Chicago) and
stage actor.
Panellists
Pamela Blais - Metropole Consultants
George Francis - University of Waterloo
Rod Witlow - Association of First Nations EAGLE Project
Chris Wright - Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Initiative
Werner Braun - Dow North America
Tom Bailey - Little Traverse Conservancy
Visit our web site at http://www.cciw.ca/solec/
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