All meetings are open to the public.
Registration fees will be waived for those with media credentials, but everyone must pre-register. Mich. The meeting s primary theme is Legislative and Appropriations Priorities for the Great Lakes Region. Among many other policy actions, the eight-state Commission membership will adopt legislative and appropriations priorities for the second session of the 105th Congress. This multifaceted statement will be the centerpiece of a Congressional Advocacy Strategy to guide the Commission as it represents Great Lakes state interests with Congress and the Administration. Ulf Ehlin, director of the Stockholm Water Institute in Sweden, will keynote an April 2 dinner and focus on emerging global partnerships in the protection and management of water resources.