20th Annual Great Lakes Research Consortium Conference March 19-20,2010

The Conference

The Great Lakes Research Consortium's annual conference provides New York and Ontario's Great Lakes researchers, students, agencies and advocates with a forum to discuss current research, academic programs, science, and policy. The conference includes student research presentations, a poster session, a plenary session on environmental economics and the Great Lakes, a networking reception, a dinner banquet and an awards luncheon for best student presentations.

Plenary Session:

Environmental Economics and the Great Lakes

Over recent years, Great Lakes ecosystem protection and restoration has been the focus of growing regional and national attention. While the environmental benefits of the restoration of the Great Lakes are very clear, less attention has been focused on the economic benefits. Yet, the Great Lakes provide an economic foundation for the surrounding region. As we move toward greater investment in ecosystem restoration, we have yet to address the question: what will be the return on investment?

Student Sessions

Oral presentations are grouped into various sessions on such topics as:

public policy analysis
limnology and ecology
environmental chemistry and toxicology
environmental engineering and modeling

Final session categories will be determined based on abstracts received. Oral presentations are 15 minutes each, followed by 5 minutes of questions/discussion. Students can present research results, research in progress, or research proposals and plans. Abstracts of no more than 200 words must be received by March 1, 2010. All abstracts for oral or poster presentations must be submitted via e-mail to glrc@esf. edu. For information about participation, call the GLRC at (315) 470-6720. Student presenters will receive free conference registration, which includes Friday's banquet and the awards luncheon on Saturday.