When: May 25-29, 2015
Where: University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
What: The University of Vermont will host more than 700 scientists, policy experts, conservationists, students, and others for the 58th annual Conference on Great Lakes Research.
Highlights:
• Presentations on the emerging threat from microplastic pollution in lake waters.
• The latest reports on the spread of zebra mussels and other invasives.
• Discussion of climate change and its impacts, including algae blooms.
• Many other findings and forecasts about the science and health of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
Keynote Speakers:
• Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians
• Jake Vander Zanden, Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
• Arthur B. Cohn, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
More Information:
• This is the first time the conference has been at UVM.
• More than 600 workshops, posters and lectures will be presented.
• The event is open to the public, and on-site registration will be available at regular and student rates.
• Reporters are welcome to attend for free. Press passes can be secured at the door or in advance.
• UVM professors Ellen Marsden and Jason Stockwell, in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, have been key organizers of this conference and are available for comment.
• More information about the conference is available at: http://iaglr.org/iaglr2015/program/
United States