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The International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) is a scientific organization made up of researchers studying the Laurentian Great Lakes, other large lakes of the world, and their watersheds, as well as those with an interest in such research. IAGLR members encompass all scientific disciplines with a common interest in the management of large lake ecosystems on many levels.


Upcoming IAGLR Conferences

May 25–29, 2026

2026 IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA Joint Conference

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Most recent IAGLR Conference

June 2–6, 2025

IAGLR’s 68th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2026 IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA Joint Conference News

Apply for an IDEA+ Workshop Award

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.

IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA 2026 Call for Sessions is open! Due September 19

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

Website up for 2026 IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA Joint Conference

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. 


Statement on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

IAGLR is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. Our vision is of a peaceful world in which large lake ecosystems are valued and healthy; where these ecosystems inspire curiosity, awe, love and respect, and stewardship from all people. To achieve this vision, IAGLR is committed to a membership and leadership that reflect the diversity of all IAGLR constituencies by ensuring that our community provides a welcoming and inclusive environment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, and disability. We pledge to broaden participation by recruitment and outreach to individuals from diverse backgrounds and strive to remove the barriers to career progression at all stages of professional development.

IAGLR Publications

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Current issue: JGLR 51 (4)

Includes special section titled "Great Lakes Coastal Processes"

Lakes Letter

Current issue: Summer 2025

Latest Jobs

Terrestrial Invasive Species Program Manager

WNY Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management

Deadline: Sep 26, 2025

Environmental Analyst—Long Island Sound Regional Coordinator

NEIWPCC

Deadline: Until Filled

Observing data specialist

Great Lakes Observing System

Deadline: Until Filled

Research Program Associate Director

Lake Superior Research Institute

Deadline: Until Filled

Great Lakes Benefactors

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Platinum
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Gold
International Joint Commission
Gold

We extend our sincere thanks to our Great Lakes Benefactors—organizations that demonstrate their dedication to large lake research through generous annual support of IAGLR. Their commitment plays a vital role in advancing our mission. Interested in joining this distinguished group? Learn more about becoming a Great Lakes Benefactor.