September 15-17, 2008 OCEANS '08 MTS/IEEE Quebec City: "Oceans, Poles, and Climate: Technological Challenges" Quebec City, Canada At a time when the Northern Hemisphere is poised to shift to a new climate, the theme ‘Oceans, Poles and Climate: Technological Challenges’ will enable scientists and engineers from all over the world to discuss and debate the technological challenges raised by the study of the on-going transformation of Polar and non-polar oceans. E-mail:info@oceans08mtsieeequebec.org
September 15-18, 2008 Great Lakes Beach Association Annual Meeting Indiana Dunes September 15-18, 2008. LIVE Webcasts of GLBA2008 sessions! Topics include research on indicators, pathogens, and algae, modeling, rapid testing, remediation, source tracking, management/collaboration opportunities, public health, and communication. Other beach related subjects such as bird botulism, aesthetics, economics, infrastructure, beach nourishment/erosion, runoff, signage, criteria are encouraged. E-mail:beaches.2008@hotmail.com
September 24-25, 2008 U.S. Areas of Concern Program Annual Meeting: Setting Targets, Delisting Impairments and Beyond! Ann Arbor, Michigan The annual meeting for the U.S. Areas of Concern program will convene participants from the 30 U.S. AOCs to review recent developments affecting the AOCs; assess the status of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration's AOC recommendations; identify opportunities to expedite progress on key AOC tasks; and consider actions that will strengthen the regional U.S. AOC program. Contact: Matt Doss Phone: 734-971-9135 E-mail:mdoss@glc.org