Please join John Marsden of Environment Canada and Chris Korleski of EPA’s Great Lakes National Program Office as they host lake–specific webinars to continue the discussions with stakeholders on lakewide management issues addressed by Annex 2 of the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. On July 8th, 2015, Environment Canada and the United States Environmental Protection Agency held a Great Lakes basin-wide webinar to initiate stakeholder discussions and cultivate creative thinking on how to most effectively engage stakeholders within the Great Lakes Basin on lakewide management issues. Because each Great Lake is unique, these upcoming webinars will build on feedback from the July webinar and focus the conversation on each individual Great Lake.
During these lake-by-lake discussions, John and Chris will:
- provide a brief update on Annex 2 and the lake-specific lakewide management governance and progress;
- briefly review the stakeholder discussions and feedback from the July 8th webinar; and
- hold an open discussion with lake stakeholders on ideas for lake–specific engagement and outreach.
The September webinars will give Great Lakes stakeholders an opportunity to suggest and discuss effective and innovative outreach and engagement practices that have been or could be used by the Lake Partnerships.
Please take note of the following webinar dates and webinar connection information for your particular lake of interest:
Binational Webinars (hosted by Environment Canada and US EPA):
| Lake Huron | September 1, 2015 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CDT | Registration Information Webinar ID: 550 314 884 |
| Lake Superior | September 2, 2015 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CDT | Registration Information Webinar ID: 127-009-371 |
| Lake Ontario | September 11, 2015 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CDT | Registration Information Webinar ID: 553 628 066 |
| Lake Erie | September 15, 2015 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CDT | Registration Information Webinar ID: 115-034-499 |
US EPA Hosted Webinars:
| Lake Michigan | September 9, 2015 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CDT | Registration Information Webinar ID: 120-762-251 |
After registering, you will receive an email containing information about joining the webinar.
The webinar technology will allow for participants to electronically signal that they have a question or comment, and will allow for verbal participation. The technology will also allow participants to type questions and comments that can be read and responded to by the webinar hosts. Due to the potential number of participants, it may not be possible to receive or respond to all participants’ questions or comments during the webinar.
Following the webinar, participants will be able to submit questions or comments to:
- · For U.S. participants: glwqa@glnpo.net
- · For Canadian participants: glwqa-aqegl@ec.gc.ca
EPA and Environment Canada look forward to your participation!
Sincerely,
| John Marsden Environment Canada | Chris Korleski US EPA |