BEACHNET==> Workshop on the Impact of Climate Change on the Great Lakes Ecosystem

[Sonia Joseph <Sonia.Joseph@noaa.gov>]

Impact of Climate Change on the Great Lakes Ecosystem - A NOAA Science 
Needs Assessment Workshop to Meet Emerging Challenges

During July 29-31, 2008, NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research 
Laboratory will co-host a workshop at the University of Michigan School 
of Natural Resources and Environment on the University’s Central Campus, 
Ann Arbor, Michigan. The title of the workshop is: “Impact of Climate 
Change on the Great Lakes Ecosystem - A NOAA Science Needs Assessment 
Workshop to Meet Emerging Challenges”. The overarching purpose of the 
workshop is to develop a NOAA research strategy that addresses climate 
change impact on Great Lakes coastal ecosystems as driven by user needs. 
Workshop co-hosts include the: Cooperative Institute for Limnology and 
Ecosystems Research (CILER), Great Lakes Sea Grant Network, and the NOAA 
Great Lakes Regional Team.

Day 1 of the workshop, Tuesday, July 29, will feature a series of 
scientific panel presentations on the current state of knowledge of 
present and expected future impact of climate change on the Great Lakes 
ecosystem, with prime focus on effects in coastal waters and connecting 
channels. Day 2 will feature a series of stakeholder panel presentations 
and Day 3 will bring together scientists and stakeholders within six 
concurrent breakout sessions followed by a final joint summary session.

A public Keynote Address will also be offered on Day 1, by Dr. Henry N. 
Pollack,

Professor of Geophysics, Department of Geology, University of Michigan 
(5 PM, Tuesday, July 29, 1800 Chemistry Building, University of Michigan 
Central Campus)


Please RSVP by registering online at:_ 
http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/GLERL-workshop-reg/cc_workshop-registration.php_

by 5 PM EDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008


Additional information on the workshop is at:

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/climate_change/cc_workshop.html

For additional assistance contact: Mike Quigley, TEL: 734 741 2149 ;

email: Michael.A.Quigley@noaa.gov <mailto:Michael.A.Quigley@noaa.gov>

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Sonia Joseph
Michigan Sea Grant Outreach Coordinator
Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health (CEGLHH)
 NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
2205 Commonwealth Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734) 741-2283
(734) 741-2055 (fax)

www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Centers/HumanHealth

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