In addition to the business session, attendees will enjoy a May 11 tour, reception, dinner and entertainment at Glensheen Mansion on the shores of Lake Superior. The semiannual meeting will be preceded by meetings of the Great Lakes Dredging Team and Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species on May 10-11. The Great Lakes Dredging Team is a consortium of state and federal officials that addresses key policy issues associated with dredging and dredged material disposal at Great Lakes commercial and recreational harbors and channels. The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species is a consortium of public agency, university and private sector representatives charged with coordinating, initiating and advocating prevention and control activities in the binational Great Lakes-St. The semiannual meeting of the Great Lakes Commission is hosted by the members of the Commission's Minnesota Delegation.
All events are open to the public.
The Great Lakes Commission is a nonpartisan, binational compact agency created by state and U.S. federal law and dedicated to promoting a strong economy, healthy environment and high quality of life for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region and its residents. The Commission consists of state legislators, agency officials and governors appointees from its eight member states. Associate membership for Ontario and Qu bec was established through the signing of a Declaration of Partnership. The Commission maintains a formal Observer program involving U.S. and Canadian federal agencies, tribal authorities, binational agencies and other regional interests.