Program

IAGLR 2021 will be an online event featuring workshops, daily plenaries, a poster session, and eight concurrent sessions. Please use the following links to view details.

For Paid Registrants

Reminder. Check your email for a message titled IAGLR21: How to Access the Conference for details on how to join in. Info will be emailed again on Monday.

Monday

All times are Eastern Daylight Time

Workshops

1–2 p.m.
Room 1

  • Automatic/explainable machine learning with H2O.ai in R for Great Lakes research Organized by Timothy J Maguire

1–4 p.m.
Room 2

  • Broadening the impact of your work: designing a route to intentional engagement Organized by Martha Gerig

1–2 p.m.
Room 3

  • Best practices for monitoring ecosystem & invasive species using modern genomics Organized by Subba Rao Chaganti

2–4 p.m.
Room 4

  • The $500 Observing System:  How to purchase, configure, and view real-time data with IoT sensors Organized by Ed Verhamme and Jeff Pu

Tuesday

All times are Eastern Daylight Time

Acknowledgement & Welcome | 9–9:15 a.m.

  • Acknowledgement: Noel Urban, IAGLR21 Conference Chair, Michigan Technological University
  • Welcome: Warren (Chris) Swartz, President, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
  • Welcome Song: The Woodland Singers

Welcome & Logistics | 9:15–9:30 a.m.

  • Welcome: Ed Verhamme, President, International Association for Great Lakes Research
  • Welcome: Richard Koubek, President, Michigan Technological University
  • Conference Logistics: Noel Urban, IAGLR21 Conference Chair, Michigan Technological University

Concurrent Sessions | 9:30 a.m.–Noon

Break from 10:30–10:45

Room 1

  • Bridging knowledge systems between indigenous and nonindigenous communities | 9:30 Chairs: Kaitlin Almack, Nicholas Boucher, Alexander Duncan, Andrea Reid

Room 2

  • Great Lakes HABs: Bridging ecology, human dimensions, and management | 9:30 Chairs: Mary Anne Evans, Kenneth Gibbons, Michelle Selzer, Katie Stammler

Room 3

  • Spread the word, engage the world | 9:30 Chair: Sandra Svoboda
  • Using multidisciplinary techniques to understand contaminants in the Great Lakes | 10:45 Chairs: Ryan Lepak, Joel Hoffman

Room 4

  • Spatial considerations to Great Lakes fisheries management | 9:30 Chairs: Travis Brenden, James Bence

Room 5

  • Bridging the divide between Great Lakes research and youth engagement | 10:45 Chairs: Kristin TePas, Marte Kitson, Megan Gass, Allison Neubauer

Room 6

  • Great Lakes coastal storms, water levels, and shoreline impacts | 9:30 Chairs: John Lenters, Guy Meadows, Ethan Theuerkauf, Pengfei Xue

Room 7

  • Improved prediction via model coupling, data assimilation, and machine learning | 9:30 Chairs: Pengfei Xue, Philip Chu, Matthew Hoffman

Room 8

  • My lake, their lake, our lakes: Perspectives from lakes Michigan to Malawi | 9:30 Chairs: Ted Lawrence, Stephanie Smith, Zephaniah Migeni, Jessica Ives

Lunch Break / Exhibits | Noon–1 p.m.

Plenary | 1–2 p.m.

Henry Lickers
  • Bridging Knowledges
    Henry Lickers, International Joint Commission

Concurrent Sessions | 2:15–3:45 p.m.

Room 1

  • Bridging knowledge systems between indigenous and nonindigenous communities cont'd | 2:15 Chairs: Kaitlin Almack, Nicholas Boucher, Alexander Duncan, Andrea Reid

Room 2

  • Great Lakes HABs: Bridging ecology, human dimensions, and management cont'd | 2:15 Chairs: Mary Anne Evans, Kenneth Gibbons, Michelle Selzer, Katie Stammler

Room 3

  • Using multidisciplinary techniques to understand contaminants in the Great Lakes cont'd | 2:15 Chairs: Ryan Lepak, Joel Hoffman

Room 4

  • Spatial considerations to Great Lakes fisheries management cont'd | 2:15 Chairs: Travis Brenden, James Bence

Room 5

  • Physical processes in lakes | 2:15 Chairs: Chin Wu, Eric Anderson, Cary Troy, Jay Austin

Room 6

  • Great Lakes coastal storms, water levels, and shoreline impacts cont'd | 2:15 Chairs: John Lenters, Guy Meadows, Ethan Theuerkauf, Pengfei Xue

Room 7

  • Improved prediction via model coupling, data assimilation, and machine learning cont'd | 2:15 Chairs: Pengfei Xue, Philip Chu, Matthew Hoffman

Room 8

  • Operationalizing an early warning system for the Great Lakes) | 2:15 Chairs: Michael Twiss, Lucinda Johnson, Matthew Child, Lizhu Wang

Poster Session | 3:45–4:45 p.m.

Wednesday

All times are Eastern Daylight Time

Announcements | 9–9:15 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions | 9:15 a.m.–Noon

Break from 10:30–10:45

Room 1

  • Bridging knowledge systems between indigenous and nonindigenous communities cont'd | 9:15 Chairs: Kaitlin Almack, Nicholas Boucher, Alexander Duncan, Andrea Reid

Room 2

  • Great Lakes HABs: Bridging ecology, human dimensions, and management cont'd | 9:15 Chairs: Mary Anne Evans, Kenneth Gibbons, Michelle Selzer, Katie Stammler

Room 3

  • Data-driven innovation: Monitoring, networking, and analytics for Great Lakes | 9:15 Chairs: Max Herzog, Ed Verhamme

Room 4

  • Spatial considerations to Great Lakes fisheries management cont'd | 9:15 Chairs: Travis Brenden, James Bence
  • Bridging connections: Rewiring of Great Lakes food webs under ecological change | 10:45 Chair: Gordon Paterson

Room 5

  • Global to local: Canada's post-2020 freshwater biodiversity goals and targets | 9:15 Chairs: Catherine Masson, Mary Thiess

Room 6

  • Great Lakes coastal storms, water levels, and shoreline impacts cont'd | 9:15 Chairs: John Lenters, Guy Meadows, Ethan Theuerkauf, Pengfei Xue
  • Role of ag BMPs on the export of nutrients and contaminants into waterways | 10:45 Chair: Angélica Vázquez-Ortega

Room 7

  • Integrated modelling and valuation of ecosystem services in the Great Lakes | 9:15 Chairs: Rute Pinto, Roy Brouwer, Jorge Garcia-Hernandez

Room 8

  • My lake, their lake, our lakes: Perspectives from lakes Michigan to Malawi cont'd | 9:15 Chairs: Ted Lawrence, Stephanie Smith, Zephaniah Migeni, Jessica Ives

IAGLR Business Lunch | Noon–1:15 p.m.

  • IAGLR Annual Membership Meeting

Plenary | 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Karen Diver
  • Taking Care of Our Relatives: Indigenizing Science and the Value in Supporting Tribal Sovereignty
    Karen Diver, University of Arizona

Concurrent Sessions | 2:45–4:15 p.m.

Room 1

  • Bridging knowledge systems between indigenous and nonindigenous communities cont'd | 2:45 Chairs: Kaitlin Almack, Nicholas Boucher, Alexander Duncan, Andrea Reid

Room 2

  • Great Lakes HABs: Bridging ecology, human dimensions, and management cont'd | 2:45 Chairs: Mary Anne Evans, Kenneth Gibbons, Michelle Selzer, Katie Stammler

Room 3

  • Data-driven innovation: Monitoring, networking, and analytics for Great Lakes | 2:45 Chairs: Max Herzog, Ed Verhamme

Room 4

  • Bridging connections: Rewiring of Great Lakes food webs under ecological change cont'd | 2:45 Chair: Gordon Paterson

Room 5

  • Global to local: Canada's post-2020 freshwater biodiversity goals and targets cont'd | 2:45 Chairs: Catherine Masson, Mary Thiess

Room 6

  • Role of ag BMPs on the export of nutrients and contaminants into waterways cont'd | 2:45 Chair: Angélica Vázquez-Ortega

Room 7

  • Analysis of cumulative impacts on the environment | 2:45 Chair: Esteban Chiriboga

Room 8

  • Invasive species | 2:45 Chair: Rochelle Sturtevant

Exhibits | 4–5:30 p.m.

Thursday

All times are Eastern Daylight Time

Announcements | 9–9:15 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions | 9:15 a.m.–Noon

Break from 10:30–10:45

Room 1

  • Bridging knowledge systems between indigenous and nonindigenous communities cont'd | 9:15 Chairs: Kaitlin Almack, Nicholas Boucher, Alexander Duncan, Andrea Reid

Room 2

  • Marine debris and microplastic in the Great Lakes: Sources, impacts, and solutions | 10:45 Chairs: Sarah Lowe, Lisa Sealock

Room 3

  • Data-driven innovation: Monitoring, networking, and analytics for Great Lakes cont'd | 9:15 Chairs: Max Herzog, Ed Verhamme

Room 4

  • Bridging connections: Rewiring of Great Lakes food webs under ecological change cont'd | 9:15 Chair: Gordon Paterson
  • Fish growth, health and ecology | 10:45 Chair: Wendylee Stott

Room 5

  • Linking quality systems with adaptive management for ecological restoration | 9:15 Chairs: Louis Blume, Timothy Lewis, Craig Palmer

Room 6

  • Role of ag BMPs on the export of nutrients and contaminants into waterways cont'd | 9:15 Chair: Angélica Vázquez-Ortega
  • Exploring the role of groundwater in the Great Lakes basin -- the invisible bridge | 10:45 Chairs: Howard Reeves, Martha Nielsen

Room 7

  • Running out of oxygen: Dynamics and impacts of hypoxia in large lakes | 9:15 Chairs: Casey Godwin, Mark Rowe, Bopi Biddanda, Thomas Johengen

Room 8

  • Invasive species cont'd | 9:15 Chair: Rochelle Sturtevant

Lunch Break / Exhibits | Noon–1 p.m.

Awards | 1–1:30 p.m.

  • Presentation of Awards
  • Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech

Plenary | 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Sherri Mason
  • Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Plastic Pollution: From Land to Lake (to Ocean)
    Sherri Mason, Penn State Behrend

Concurrent Sessions | 2:45–4:15 p.m.

Room 1

  • Coastal remote sensing | 2:45 Chairs: W. Charles Kerfoot, George Leshkevich, Michael Sayers, Caren Binding

Room 2

  • Marine debris and microplastic in the Great Lakes: Sources, impacts, and solutions cont'd | 2:45 Chairs: Sarah Lowe, Lisa Sealock

Room 3

  • Improved measuring of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin water quantity | 2:45 Chairs: Peter Johnson, Judith Kirby

Room 4

  • Fish growth, health and ecology cont'd | 2:45 Chair: Wendylee Stott

Room 5

  • nothing scheduled

Room 6

  • Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in the IAGLR community | 2:45 Chairs: Gordon Paterson, Judith Perlinger

Room 7

  • Running out of oxygen: Dynamics and impacts of hypoxia in large lakes cont'd | 2:45 Chairs: Casey Godwin, Mark Rowe, Bopi Biddanda, Thomas Johengen

Room 8

  • Invasive species cont'd | 2:45 Chair: Rochelle Sturtevant

Friday

All times are Eastern Daylight Time

Announcements | 9–9:15 a.m.

Welcome | 9:15–9:30 a.m.

  • IAGLR Board Introductions: Andrew Bramburger, President, International Association for Great Lakes Research

Concurrent Sessions | 9:30–11:45 a.m.

Break from 10:45–11

Room 1

  • Coastal remote sensing cont'd | 9:30 Chairs: W. Charles Kerfoot, George Leshkevich, Michael Sayers, Caren Binding

Room 2

  • The UN Decade on Restoration: Advancing restoration with community partnerships | 9:30 Chairs: Jessica Ives, Catherine Febria, Katrina Keeshig

Room 3

  • Great Lakes observing: Advances, best practices, challenges | 9:30 Chairs: Shelby Brunner, Robert McKay

Room 4

  • Biogeochemistry, bacteria, benthos and lower trophic level ecology | 9:30 Chair: Gordon Paterson

Room 5

  • Decision support tools: A bridge from environmental monitoring to knowledge | 9:30 Chair: Judith Schofield

Room 6

  • Linking science and restoration in the Great Lakes connection channels | 9:30 Chairs: Erin Redding, Rebecca Johnson

Room 7

  • Bridging knowledge on detection methods to manage Great Lakes invasive species | 9:30 Chairs: Courtney Larson, Anett Trebitz, Joel Hoffman

Room 8

  • Invasive species cont'd | 9:30 Chair: Rochelle Sturtevant

Exhibits | 10:45–11:45 a.m.

Closing Song | 11:45

  • The Woodland Singers

Thank you to our Sponsors & Exhibitors

Michigan Technological University
International Joint Commission
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
Michigan State University Press
RAEON
AquaRealtime
Central Michigan University - Institute for Great Lakes Research
FlowCam by Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc.
Great Lakes Data Watershed
Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management Society
Innovasea

Learn more about IAGLR 2021 sponsor-exhibitor opportunities.