Mayor Barrett Hosting Great Lakes Mayors Conference, Now

Today's schedule here, for an important set of meetings right in the heart of the city, where issues like Asian carp, Great Lakes restoration and wise use of the lakes are front-and-center.

Full schedule below:

Great LAKES & ST. LAWRENCE CITIES

2010 ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING MILWAUKEE – June 16 – 18 PFISTER HOTEL

THURSDAY JUNE 17

8:30 AM – WELCOME Mayor Tom Barrett

Ambassador Gary Doer, Canadian Ambassador to the United States to deliver Keynote Speech

11:00 – Noon Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River – A Green Economy Mayor George Heartwell, Grand Rapids Philip Enquist, Partner Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Richard Meeusen – Co-Chair, Milwaukee Water Council

12:40 pm – Luncheon Keynote Speaker Matt Franks, Secretary Wisconsin DNR

1:30 pm – Conference Press Conference Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley Quebec Mayor

2:00 pm – Great Lakes Tourism David Belgue, Secretary General, Quebec Ministry of Tourism Marlaine Koehler, Executive Director, Ontario Waterfront Trust Kelli Trumble, Secretary, Wisconsin department of Tourism3:45 – 5:00 pm – Exchange with Mayors [Breakout mtgs.]

Green Economic Development Freshwater Resources Low Carbon Growth Green Built Environment

6:00 pm Dinner @ Milwaukee Art Museum

Friday June 18

8:30 am – Keynote Speakers Cam Davis, Senior Great Lakes Advisor, U.S. EPA Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago, Founding U.S. Chair of the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway Cities Initiative

9:30 – 10:30 - Invaders of the Great Lakes: Asian Carp, Algae and Ballast Water

John Rogner, Assistant Director Illinois DNR

John Carey, Environment Canada Lindsay Chadderton, The Nature Conservancy

10:45 – 12:15 – Protection and Restoration of the Great Lakes 12:30 - Awards Luncheon