Feb 4, 2021
Show your support for Lake Ontario research and the ongoing stewardship of our Great Lakes by becoming a sponsor or exhibitor at the State of Lake Ontario Conference. The conference will consist of three days of concurrent sessions, keynote addresses and a poster session.
Feb 1, 2021
Do you know someone who has contributed substantially to education and outreach in the great lakes community, including North American Great Lakes, African Great Lakes, or others? We're soliciting nominations for the 2021 John R. (Jack) Vallentyne Award. View the Call for Nominations and submit your nominee by March 22.
Jan 13, 2021
Students are encouraged to submit a poster presentation for the virtual 2021 State of Lake Ontario Conference. The poster session will be held Wednesday, March 10 at 3 p.m. Student registration rates apply and include access to the entire conference: $95 for IAGLR members, $150 for nonmembers. Share your poster (as a PDF) with conference guests who work in research, policy, management, and education. Poster presenters will interact live with individuals and small groups of guests as they visit posters in virtual breakout rooms. Deadline February 5.
Dec 22, 2020
The International Association for Great Lakes Research seeks candidates for positions on its Board of Directors. We welcome your involvement and encourage you to stand for election or nominate someone you believe would benefit the association! View the Call for Nominations for details. Deadline: March 5.
Dec 18, 2020
SOLO21 will be held March 9-11, 2021. The virtual conference is hosted by the International Association for Great Lakes Research. SOLO is the fourth in an annual series of State of Lake conferences aimed at bringing together lake-specific research, policy development, management, education, and nonprofit organizations to broaden the discussion and provide diverse interaction among stakeholders. Check it out - we’re looking forward to your participation! Learn more
Dec 15, 2020
It’s that time of year when we all think about giving gifts to those who are important to us. It’s also a time when we consider charitable giving. IAGLR is an official 501(c)(3), which means that contributions to IAGLR are deductible against U.S. income tax and may be deductable against U.S. earnings in Canada. Read on to learn how you can support IAGLR.
Dec 14, 2020
We invite you to participate in the 64th annual Conference on Great Lakes Research to be held virtually May 17–21, 2021. Thirty-six sessions and five workshops have been proposed to complement the theme Bridging: Knowledges • Seven Generations • Land to Lake. Abstracts are due January 22. View the Call for Abstracts.
Dec 7, 2020
The Journal of Great Lakes Research, Volume 46, Issue 6 is now online. We welcome new associate editors Orlane Anneville (CARRTEL) and Mary Anne Evans (USGS GreatLakes Science Center).
Dec 5, 2020
The International Joint Commission will release its 2020 Triennial Assessment of Progress report on December 10, 2020. The IJC will host a virtual news conference to further discuss its report findings with the media; however, the webinar is open to all interested participants. To register.
Dec 2, 2020
Both the 2021 Conference on Great Lakes Research and the 2021 State of Lake Ontario Conference will switch to a virtual format. IAGLR 2021 is scheduled for May 17-21, and SOLO 2021 will be held on the new dates of March 9-11. We look forward to seeing you online to share Great Lakes science!
Nov 23, 2020
The fall 2020 issue of Lakes Letter, our member newsletter, is now online. This issue shares Indigenous perspectives, stories on efforts to connect Indigenous and Western knowledge, and resources to learn more. We also welcome a couple new members, celebrate members' accomplishments, and remember Lake Erie charter boat captain David Spangler, who worked closely with many IAGLR members. You'll also find updates on several IAGLR activities.
Nov 9, 2020
We are happy to announce an opportunity for you to join IAGLR or renew your membership early and save! Just use the coupon "EARLY21" any time through December 31, 2020, and receive $15 off your 2021 membership!
Nov 9, 2020
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is now accepting pre-proposals for its Fishery Research Program and Sea Lamprey Research Program. The proposal submission deadline is Friday, January 15, 2021 at 11:59pm EST. Find out more about the complete call for proposals at [url=http://www.glfc.org/pubs/pdfs/research/RFP_2022_FINAL.pdf]http://www.glfc.org/pubs/pdfs/research/RFP_2022_FINAL.pdf[/url]
Nov 4, 2020
The Joyce Foundation is expanding its grantmaking to support efforts to sustainably manage groundwater supplies in our region. As a starting point for this new portfolio, the foundation seeks proposals to develop a comprehensive assessment of state and tribal groundwater policies in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Click here to learn more and sign up for the November 13, 2020 informational webinar. Responses to the Request for Proposals are due by 5pm on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.
Oct 12, 2020
Currently celebrating 25 years as an education reform initiative, Miami University’s Project Dragonfly is accepting applications now through early 2021 for graduate courses and master's degrees that offer extraordinary experiences through zoos and botanical gardens in the United States and in 15 countries throughout the world.
Oct 1, 2020
The deadline to submit a presentation or associated event for the State of Lake Ontario conference is fast approaching! You're invited to contribute to the conference, to be held March 1-3, 2021, in Toronto. The submission deadline is Friday, October 16. Please review the Call for Presenters & Associated Events for details.
Sep 29, 2020
Today, Canadian and U.S. partner organizations released the 11th biennial State of the Strait report titled “Checkup: Assessing Ecosystem Health of the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie.” This report is based on the evaluation of long-term datasets on 61 indicators of ecosystem health and discussions at the State of the Strait conference held in November 2019 at the University of Windsor, Ontario. More than 40 organizations contributed individual indicator reports and more than 200 people participated in this binational conference. See press release for more information.
Sep 24, 2020
Apply for an IAGLR scholarship and/or help spread the word to students studying large lakes of the world. Download the flyer to share. More than $13,000 in funds are available. The application deadline is December 1!
Sep 14, 2020
In an unprecedented statement released today, 110 aquatic scientific societies representing more than 80,000 scientists worldwide sound the alarm for the devastating impact of climate change on the world’s freshwater and marine ecoystems. The International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) joins this call to drastically curtail global greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst impacts of human-caused climate change on these aquatic ecosystems. Unless urgent action is taken to reduce emissions, scientists predict catastrophic impacts to human health, fisheries, and economies.
Aug 25, 2020
The summer 2020 issue of Lakes Letter, our member newsletter, is now online. You'll find stories from the pandemic, including highlights from our first-ever virtual conference. We also welcome new members and celebrate members' accomplishments.
Aug 20, 2020
Join IAGLR or renew your membership this summer and save! Now through September 30 enjoy half off your 2020 membership. Take pride in supporting the association today while you enjoy the benefits through December 31, 2020. This includes unlimited electronic access to the prestigious peer-reviewed Journal of Great Lakes Research archive (1975–2020). Use coupon "MEMBER50" applicable toward 2020 membership only via the member portal.
Prefer to renew in the fall? Full-priced 2021 memberships will begin as soon as October 1, 2020, and are good through December 31, 2021. That's up to three months electronic access to the journal for free! We want to stay in touch and appreciate the many ways you participate in and contribute to IAGLR!
Aug 17, 2020
The Journal of Great Lakes Research, Volume 46, Issue 4 is now online.
Jun 11, 2020
The International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) honored several professionals and organizations this week for their contributions to IAGLR and large lakes science. The following awards were presented at the association’s 63rd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research held online for the first time in the association’s history.
Jun 11, 2020
IAGLR honored Jan Ciborowski today with its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented online at IAGLR’s 63rd annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, the award recognizes important and continued contributions to the field of Great Lakes research over a period of 20 years or more. Ciborowski, a professor at the University of Calgary in Alberta since last year, is also a professor emeritus at the University of Windsor, where he has worked on the Great Lakes since 1984.
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