Use of DNA Sequence Technology to Determine Sources and Sinks of Microbes in Waterways
Michael Sadowsky, University of Minnesota ; Clairessa Brown, University of Minnesota; Chris Staley, University of Minnesota

Spatiotemporal Survey of the 2016 Lake Okeechobee and St. Lucie River Cyanobacterial Bloom
Timothy Davis, Bowling Green State University; Benjamin Kramer, Stony Brook University; Kevin Meyer, University of Michigan; Genesok Oh, Stony Brook University; Barry Rosen, US Geological Survey; Christopher Gobler, Stony Brook University

Unraveling the Microcystis Mystery of Pelee Island �Magic Sand�
Chris Weisener, University of Windsor; Subba Rao Chaganti, University of Windsor; Scott Mundle, Great Lakes Inst. for Environmental Research; Danielle VanMensel, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research; Kyle Davis, Township of Pelee

Microbial Community Structure in St. Lawrence River Wetlands and Management of Mercury-Methylation
Erin Eggleston, Middlebury College; Evie Brahmstedt, Clarkson University; Thomas Holsen, Dept. Civil & Environ. Eng., Clarkson University; MacKenzie E. Waller, St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences, Cornwall, Ontario; Matthew Windle, St. Lawrence River Inst.; Jeff Ridal, St. Lawrence River Institute, of Environmental Sciences; Michael Twiss, Clarkson University, Dept. of Biology & Great Rivers Center

Genomic Characterization of Toxic Cyanobacterial Community Dynamics in Missisquoi Bay, Quebec
Charles Greer, National Research Council Canada; Nathalie Fortin, National Research Council Canada; Nicolas Tromas, Universit� de Montr�al; B. Shapiro, Universit� de Montr�al

No Data Left Behind: Making the Most of Microbial Metagenomic Data
Jenny Fisher, Indiana University Northwest

Microbial Genomic Diversity across the Laurentian Great Lakes
Justin Podowski, University of Chicago; Sara Paver, University of Chicago; Ryan Newton, University of Wisconsin-Mil; Maureen Coleman, University of Chicago

Opportunities and Challenges for Metagenomics in Management of Great Lakes Ecosystems
Tom Edge, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Cindy Bell, Genome Canada