The 2006 State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC) was held November 1–3, 2006, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The focus of the recent conference was chemical integrity. Day 1 of SOLEC focused on the state of the Great Lakes based on indicator assessments. Day 2 focused on the state of chemical integrity in the Great Lakes basin as well as the indicators needed to assess chemical integrity. Afternoon breakout sessions followed both Day 1 and Day 2 plenary sessions.

These afternoon sessions were an opportunity for participants to discuss the information that is presented in the morning plenary sessions as well as debate more specific issues. Workshops related to cross-cutting issues were held on Day 3 of SOLEC and covered a variety of interesting topics including: E. coli and beach postings, sustainability, groundwater issues, green chemistry and industry action to reduce toxic substances, wildlife friendly wind power in the Great Lakes basin, plus many other interesting sessions. See www.solecregistration.ca for more details.