53rd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research

May 17-21, 2010

Toronto, Ontario

Program

Monday, May 17
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Introduction to R Workshop
MedSci Rm 3163
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. IAGLR Board Meeting
Hart House, South Dining Room
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Understanding VEMCO Acoustic Telemetry Technology
MedSci Rm 3264
5 - 6:30 p.m. Defy Cup IAGLR Hockey, Canada vs. USA
Sponsored by EcoAnalysts, Inc.
DeLaSalle College Arena, 131 Farnham Ave.

Come and root for your team! The arena is about a 30-minute walk north on Queen's Park and Avenue Road from the University of Toronto Campus; about a 6-minute cab ride; or a 5-minute TTC bus ride (#5) from Museum Station at Queen's Park to Edmund Avenue (running every 16 minutes in late afternoon).
7 - 10 p.m. Evening Welcome Mixer
Hart House, Great Hall
Tuesday, May 18
8 - 10:20 a.m.Platform Sessions
Medical Sciences Building and Rosebrugh Building
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Exhibitor Trade Show
Medical Sciences Building
10:40 a.m. - NoonMurray CharltonOpening Ceremonies & IAGLR Awards
Convocation Hall

Great Lakes Programs: Success Factors

Keynote Address featuring Murray Charlton
Former Research Scientist and Emeritus Associate, Environment Canada
Noon - 1:20 p.m.Lunch
Hart House Great Hall or on own
1:20 - 5 p.m.Platform Sessions
20 min Break @ 3 p.m.
Medical Sciences Building and Rosebrugh Building
5 - 6:30 p.m.Poster Viewing / Social
University College West and East Halls
6 p.m.Tommy Thompson ParkTommy Thompson Park Natural Area Restoration
Bus departs U of T in front of Convocation Hall at 6pm. Bus returns ~8:30, with a drop off en route at Toronto's historic Distillery District.

Tommy Thompson Park is located on the Leslie Street Spit, a man-made peninsula that has evolved into an urban wilderness on the rubble and earth materials used as lakefill by the Toronto Port Authority for the last 50 years. Land that did not exist a century ago is now the largest greenspace on the Toronto waterfront and is a significant landscape filled with an unusually high diversity of biological communities containing habitat for a multitude of species including avian, mammalian and herpetofauna. Space restrictions: Please register!
8 p.m. +Student-only Mixer
Madison Pub
Wednesday, May 19
8 - 10:20 a.m.Platform Sessions
20 min Break @ 9:40 a.m.
Medical Sciences, Rosbrugh, and Sandford Fleming Buildings
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Exhibitor Trade Show
Medical Sciences Building

Exhibitor demonstrations during a.m./p.m. breaks.
11 a.m. - NoonJohn P. Smol Plenary
Convocation Hall

Lake sediments and long-term environmental change:
A window on the past and a view to the future


Featuring John P. Smol
Queen's University
Noon - 1:20 p.m.IAGLR Business Lunch
Hart House Great Hall
1:20 - 5 p.m.Platform Sessions
20 min Break @ 3 p.m.
Medical Sciences, Rosbrugh, Sandford Fleming and Fitzgerald Buildings
5 - 6:30 p.m.Poster Viewing / Social
University College West and East Halls
7 - 10 p.m.The Northern SpiritBanquet Harbour Cruise and Buffet Dinner
Mariposa Cruises, Queen's Quay

Enjoy a buffet dinner cruise along Toronto’s scenic harborfront with colleagues and friends about Mariposa Cruises’ Northern Spirit (pictured) and Mariposa Belle!
Thursday, May 20
8 - 10:20 a.m.Platform Sessions
20 min Break @ 9:40 a.m.
Medical Sciences and Rosebrugh Buildings
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Exhibitor Trade Show
Medical Sciences Building
11 a.m. - NoonCameron Davis Plenary
Convocation Hall

Using Science to Guide Great Lakes Restoration

Featuring Cameron Davis
US EPA Senior Advisor on the Great Lakes
Noon - 1:20 p.m.Lunch
Hart House Great Hall or on own
1:20 - 5 p.m.Platform Sessions
20 min Break @ 3 p.m.
Medical Sciences and Rosebrugh Buildings/span>
5 - 6:30 p.m.Poster Viewing / Social
University College West and East Halls
8 p.m. +Movie Night
Waterlife
Innis Town Hall
Friday, May 21
6:45 a.m.Golden-crowned KingletEarly Bird Hike, Tommy Thompson Park
Meet at the entrance of Tommy Thompson Park.

As Toronto's only globally significant Important Bird Area, Tommy Thompson Park is a spectacular place to go birding during spring migration. Join us on an early morning bird walk through the diverse habitats at the park as we search for as many species as we can find. 317 species have been recorded at the park to date! Unlimited capacity; however, please register at the registration desk to indicate interest.
8 a.m. - NoonPlatform Sessions
20 min Break @ 9:40 a.m.
Medical Sciences and Rosebrugh Buildings
Noon - 1:30 p.m.Poster Viewing / Lunch Provided
University College West Hall
2 - 5 p.m.Tommy Thompson ParkToronto Restoration Tour
Bus departs U of T in front of Convocation Hall at 2 p.m.

The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has planned a bus tour north of the city that will include multiple stops to look at and discuss the assessment and planning techniques outlined in the Restoration Opportunities Planning in the GTA presentation. Space restrictions: Please register!