HEALING OUR WATERS COALITION GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE

2007 Conference Agenda

9:30am	Registration & Breakfast
10:00am	Opening Remarks - Dr. William Edwards, Niagara University
10:15am	Healing Our Waters Coalition: Campaign to Protect & Restore the Great Lakes - Sean Mahar, Audubon New York
10:30am	Aquatic Invasive Species Panel Discussion Moderator: Jennifer Nalbone, Great Lakes United Panelists: Chuck O’Neill- New York Sea Grant Jeff Loukmas- NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Thomas Marks- Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council
11:30am	Infrastructure/Sewage Pollution Panel Discussion Moderator: Dereth Glance, Citizens Campaign for the Environment Panelists: Gerard Palumbo- NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Special Message from Senator Charles Schumer, from Chris Hawley Julie Barrett O’Neill- Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper
12:30pm	Lunch
1:00pm	Message from Hon. Louise Slaughter - Kathleen Lenihan, Buffalo district office
1:15pm	Update on the Great Lakes Compact - Dereth Glance, CCE
1:30pm	Protecting the St. Lawrence River - Jennifer Caddick, Save the River!
1:45pm	Breakout Sessions - Developing the Great Lakes State Legislative Agenda Aquatic Invasive Species- Jennifer Nalbone, GLU Infrastructure/Sewage Pollution- Dereth Glance, CCE
2:45pm	Report Out on Breakout Sessions
3:00pm	Wrap Up - Katherine Nadeau, Environmental Advocates
3:15pm	Break
4:00pm	Special Panel Session: Great Lakes protection and restoration in the Niagara Region Moderator: Sarah Eckel-Dalrymple, CCE Panelists: Margaret Wooster- Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Paul Fuhrmann- Ecology & the Environment Vincent Agnello- Residents for Responsible Government
5:00pm	Conclude

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