Aerial view of Scarborough, ON.
Fellow researchers from around the world will gather in Scarborough, on the green edge of Toronto, for IAGLR's 61st annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. A great program is in store with four days of scientific sessions and speakers focusing on our theme Great Science for Tomorrow's Solutions. Mark your calendars for June 18-22, 2018. You won't want to miss it!
Thanks to our generous host, the University of Toronto Scarborough, all plenaries will be live streamed. Join in online if you can't make it in person!
Vice Chancellor’s Chair in Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra Australia
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
Professor of Biology, Université du Québec à Montréal
Global Institute for Water Security, University of Saskatchewan
September 2, 2025
Do you have an idea for a workshop that could expand inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility at our annual conference? Apply for the IDEA+ Workshop Award! This award provides support to host a workshop that broadens participation and engagement, especially from historically marginalized communities. Submit your application by November 1. We are now accepting applications for the IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA Joint Conference scheduled for May 25–29, 2026, in Winnipeg.
August 11, 2025
We invite you to propose a session for the 2026 joint conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research and the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences. The conference will be held May 25–29, 2026, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a hybrid event. Session chairs should be prepared to facilitate a session that welcomes both in-person and virtual oral presentations and audience participation. Visit the Call for Sessions for details, including session chair responsibilities and how to submit your proposal. Deadline: Friday, September 19, 2025
August 11, 2025
The website for the joint conference of IAGLR and the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences is now open! We'll post regularly as plans unfold so plan to visit regularly. We hope you'll join us in Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 25–29, 2026, for the event. Hosted by the IISD Experimental Lakes Area, the conference will be hybrid, so if you can't make it to Winnipeg in person, you're welcome to join us online. The conference theme—Connected Waters: Bridging Communities & Ideas—reflects our commitment to fostering dialogue across scientific, Indigenous, and local knowledge systems. It recognizes that healthy waters are sustained through relationships among diverse communities, disciplines, ecosystems, and ways of knowing, and it underscores the importance of collaboration in addressing aquatic challenges across Canada, the Great Lakes, and beyond.
June 9, 2025
The International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) recognized outstanding student scientists for their contributions to large lake science. The awards were announced last week at the association’s 68th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research in Milwaukee. View More
June 9, 2025
The International Association for Great Lakes Research honored several professionals at the association’s 68th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research last week in Milwaukee for their contributions to large lake science and IAGLR. View More
June 9, 2025
The International Association for Great Lakes Research recognized several scientists at the association’s 68th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research last week in Milwaukee for notable papers published in last year's Journal of Great Lakes Research, as well as for their outstanding support of the journal. View More
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