The conference will take place in Chicago, Illinois. Semiannual Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission Policymakers will gather to address and act on key public policy issues affecting the environment and economy of the world's largest system of fresh surface water. The meeting theme will be, Ensuring Environmental and Economic Prosperity for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region . The Commission's legislative and appropriations priorities for the 107th Congress, as embodied in its Great Lakes Program for Environmental and Economic Prosperity will be a major focus of the meeting. The meeting is hosted by its Michigan Delegation.
All events are open to the public.
Registration should be completed by April 23. The conference will explore innovative ways of accomplishing watershed project objectives as traditional sources of assistance become harder to get and federal priorities change. The conference will be held at the Omni Richmond Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. The 2001 National Flood Conference is scheduled to take place this May in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More than 30 seminars and workshops have been scheduled to provide updated information on flood related issues.