We are working very hard to make the cost of event Great Lakes Beach Conference as low as possible for as many as possible. There is housing for 40-80 people at the Learning Center. Depending on the demand, each lodge can accommodate 4-8 people. Most of our meals will be at the Learning Center. Donations by USGS and NPS is one way we are reducing costs. We will be sending out registration and reservation information in the next couple of weeks but for now, hold your place and potentially reduce your costs by sending an email to BEACHES.2008@HOTMAIL.COM
Richard Whitman
Research Ecologist/Station Chief
Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station
219-926-8336 Ext. 424
1100 North Mineral Springs Road
Porter, IN 46304
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To: <beachinfo@lists.epa.gov>
From: "Shannon Briggs" <briggss4@michigan.gov>
Date: 06/18/2008 02:59PM
Subject: Preliminary Agenda for Great Lakes Beach Conference
A preliminary agenda has been posted for the Great Lakes Beach Conference which will be held September 15-18, 2008 at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana.
Please visit the web site at http://www.great-lakes.net/glba/2008conference.html
Call for Abstracts Deadline: July 18, 2008
Join us at the lakeshore for the annual Great Lakes Beach Association conference. Latest innovations, criteria, methods, health studies, approaches to improved water quality management and current issues will be presented by experts, including topics such as:
Sanitary surveys
Predictive modeling
Great Lakes beach initiatives
Canadian and U.S. recreation criteria
Risk/health/pathogens
Evolving methods
Beach management and mitigation
State of the states programs
State of the provinces programs
The preliminary schedule is as follows:
Sept 15, Monday Afternoon: Beach 101 (intro to monitoring), Beach 201 (beach sanitary surveys)
Sept 16, Tuesday All Day & Evening: Oral Research Presentations, Discussion Panels, and Poster Session
Sept 17, Wednesday Morning: Beach 301 (source tracking), Beach 401 (modeling)
If you have an idea for special workshops (e.g. sand contamination, Cladophora, bird botulism, non-point sources identification) that you would like to organize, please contact Richard Whitman at rwhitman@usgs.gov or call 219-926-8336.
Registration instructions will be posted soon.
However, you can RSVP early to BEACHES.2008@HOTMAIL.COM
(just getting a head count will help us minimize costs---we are trying to keep this conference free, if possible)
Please send the following information:
Name, address, phone number
Number in your party________
Affiliation_____, State/Province _______ Role
I desire Dorm Space _________ Hotel_______
I would like to give a
_____Oral Presentation
_____Poster Presentation
_____Organize a symposium with scientific papers
_____Attend or help in the development of the Beach coursework.
There are two types of accommodations for guests:
1. dorm space and boarding at the Learning Center (http://duneslearningcenter.org) which may be in part underwritten by USGS.
Dorm spaces and food are very reasonable but limited, get your RSVP in immediately!
The first 50 people to ask for dorm spaces will receive special discounts.
2. local hotel accommodations
e.g. www.indianoak.com/ ,
http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/hotels/photo_gallery.jhtml?ctyhocn=CHICTGI
A block of rooms will be reserved at the Indiana Oak Ind for those that choose hotel accommodations.
Please let me know if you have questions,
Shannon
Shannon Briggs, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Quality
Water Bureau
P.O. Box 30273
Lansing, MI 48909
email: briggss4@michigan.gov
Phone 517-335-1214
Fax 517-373-9958