
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
November 14, 2025
We invite you to participate in 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. Seventy-seven sessions have been proposed to complement the theme Connected Waters: Bridging Communities & Ideas. We welcome abstract submissions for both oral and poster presentations. View the Call for Abstracts for details. Submission deadline is Friday, December 19, 2025.
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
June 2, 2025
IAGLR's 68th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research kicks off today! Around 600 freshwater researchers and practitioners from the Great Lakes region and beyond will gather this week in Milwaukee. View More
May 12, 2025
IAGLR 2025 will be here in three weeks! If you haven't registered yet, especially if you are a presenter, register today to take advantage of the last day of savings.
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