And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: 1999 Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission, Sept. 13-15 Strength in numbers: Interstate organizations unite to raise profile, influence For immediate release August 6, 1999 Contact: Dr. Michael J. Donahue Phone: 734-665-9135 Fax: 734-665-4370 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ann Arbor, Mich. – State, provincial and federal Great Lakes officials will be joined by their counterparts from other regions of North America at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission. Set for Sept. 13-15 at the Sheraton Hotel Station Square in Pittsburgh, Penn., the event is titled Celebrating Interstate and International Cooperation in Water Resources Management. Co-sponsored by the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) and a dozen other interstate organizations, the meeting will feature the signing of a partnership agreement among all organizations present. “For too long, interstate organizations have merely coexisted and, on occasion, have even competed with one another for federal funds, profile and policy influence,” states Irene Brooks, chair of the Great Lakes Commission and executive director of Pennsylvania’s Office for River Basin Cooperation. “We all share common concerns about our water resources, however, and by working together, we can advance our individual and collective interests.” The three-day meeting, expected to draw more than 150 officials from the U.S. and Canada, features a Sept. 13 opening reception, a Great Lakes Commission business session on the morning of Sept. 14, and special sessions with ICWP through Sept. 15. Topics include major U.S. federal legislative and program initiatives, case studies in U.S./Canada/Mexico cooperation, and strategies for developing a North American coalition of multijurisdictional river basin organizations. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, also chair of the Council of Great Lakes Governors, is among two dozen noted speakers at the event. The meeting is open to the public, with advance registration required (see registration form). Please complete and return the attached form by the specified date. For further details, contact the Great Lakes Commission, Argus II Bldg., 400 Fourth St., Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4816, phone 734-665-9135, fax 734-665-4370, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registration information also can be found on the Commission's web site: http://www.glc.org. Registration fees will be waived for those with media credentials, but everyone must register in advance or on-site. The Great Lakes Commission is a nonpartisan, interstate compact agency created by state and federal law and dedicated to promoting a clean environment, strong economy, and high quality of life for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region and its residents. The Commission consists of state legislators, agency officials and governors' appointees from its eight member states. The Commission has a new Associate Member program for Canadian provinces and also maintains a formal Observer program involving U.S. and Canadian federal agencies, tribal authorities, binational agencies and other regional interests. The Commission offices are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan; its home page is http://www.glc.org. Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
