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
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