AGENDA
May 4-6, 2016
Traverse City, Michigan
Location
The meeting will be held at Park Place Hotel in downtown Traverse City:
Park Place Hotel
300 East State Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49684
(231) 946-5000
http://park-place-hotel.com
Click Here for a map of the hotel and local restaurants and attractions (May require a Google account to access)
Directions:
http://park-place-hotel.com/directions/
Air Travel
Traverse City's Cherry Capital Airport is the closest airport (http://www.tvcairport.com/). Cherry Capital (TVC) is serviced by American, Delta, and United airlines. The Park Place Hotel offers complimentary shuttle service to and from TVC.
Overnight Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Park Place Hotel at the federal per diem rate of $89.95/night (before taxes)
Deadline for reservations is April 1, 2016
Reservations can be made by calling the Park Place Hotel at (231) 946-5000 and requesting the Great Lakes Commission room block.
Remote Participation Options:
Teleconference line #’s”
Wednesday:
United States : +1 (571) 317-3129
Canada : +1 (647) 497-9353
Access Code: 567-141-813
Thursday:
United States : +1 (669) 224-3318
Canada : +1 (647) 497-9379
Access Code: 210-197-349
Friday:
United States : +1 (669) 224-3318
Canada : +1 (647) 497-9379
Access Code: 591-684-405
For webinar access and registration, please contact Susan Pasko.
Wednesday Field Trip:
For a detailed itinerary for the field trip click HERE.
The field trip will be held rain or shine, so please check the weather for Wednesday before you leave and pack appropriately. We recommend shoes that are good for walking on trails and dunes. The current forecast (subject to change!) is mid-50s with rain likely in the morning.
Please refer to the Federal Register Notice for more details and registration information.
Tuesday, May 3 | |
8:30-5:00 PM | Great Lakes Panel Meeting Agenda: http://glc.org/projects/invasive/panel/glp-meetings |
Wednesday, May 4 | |
7:30-8:00 AM | Registration |
8:00-8:10 AM | Welcome & Housekeeping David Hoskins, USFWS; Assistant Director, Fish and Aquatic Conservation Jennifer Lukens, NOAA Fisheries; Director, Office of Policy |
8:10-8:15 AM | Traditional Welcome Tom Shomin, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians |
8:15-8:25 AM | (#1) Self Introductions (name and agency) |
8:25-8:30 AM | (#2) Adoption of Agenda & Approval of Minutes |
8:30-8:40 AM | Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Support for Aquatic Invasive Species Activities in the Great Lakes Region: Introductory Remarks John Navarro, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources |
8:40-9:00 AM | (#3) Overview of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative – Accomplishments and Opportunities Jamie Schardt, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
9:00-9:20 AM | (#4) Implementing Michigan’s AIS Program Sarah LeSage, Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality |
9:20-9:40 AM | (#5) Implementing Indiana’s AIS Program Eric Fischer, Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources |
9:40-10:00 AM | (#6) An Interstate Plan for AIS Prevention, Early Detection and Response Sarah LeSage, Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality; Lindsay Chadderton, The Nature Conservancy |
10:00-10:20 AM | BREAK |
10:20-10:40 AM | (#7) USFWS Early Detection Surveillance for Non-native Aquatic Species in the Great Lakes Stephen Hensler, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
10:40-11:00 AM | (#8) Advancing AIS Control using an Integrated Pest Management Approach Terrance Hubert, U.S. Geological Survey |
11:00-11:20 AM | (#10) A Regional Framework for Collaborative Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention, Response, and Regulatory Consistency Tammy Newcomb, Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality |
11:20-11:30 AM | (#11) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Session Discussion John Navarro, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources |
11:30-11:40 AM | Field trip Overview and Instructions |
11:40-1:00 PM | LUNCH (on your own) |
1:00-5:30 PM | Field Trip to Sleeping Bear Dunes |
5:30-7:30 PM | Reception @ Top of the Park, Park Place Hotel |
Thursday, May 5 | |
8:00-8:10 AM | Welcome / Review of Previous Action Items |
8:10-8:30 AM | (#12) Discussion: ANSTF Update David Hoskins, FWS |
8:30-8:50 AM | (#13) Informational: New Species Occurrences Pam Fuller,USGS |
8:50-9:10 AM | (#14) Informational: GLANSIS Overview Rochelle Sturtevant, NOAA |
9:10-9:30 AM | (#15) Informational: Canada’s Asian Carp Program Becky Cudmore, Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
9:30-9:50 AM | (#16) Informational: Forecasting Asian Carp Impacts on the Lake Erie Food Web Felix Martinez, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory |
9:50-10:05 AM | BREAK |
10:05-11:30 AM | Focus Session: AIS / Interbasin Transfer: |
10:05-10:15 AM | (#17) Session Introduction Dennis Riecke, MRBP Co-Chair |
10:15-10:55 AM | (#18) Development and Evaluation of Technologies to Prevent Interbasin Transfer of AIS Charles Shea, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Terrance Hubert, U.S. Geological Survey |
10:55-11:15 AM | (#19) Regional Interbasin Prevention Needs Regional Representatives |
11:15-11:30 AM | (#20) Discussion: Advancing Interbasin Prevention Efforts Nationwide |
11:30-12:00 PM | (#21) Informational: Harnessing CRISPR and Gene Drive to Precisely Remove Invasive Species Kevin Esvelt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, MIT Media Lab |
12:00-1:30 PM | LUNCH |
1:30-1:50 PM | (#22) Informational: GAO’s 2015 Report on Aquatic Invasive Species— Spending, Activities, and Measuring Progress Tama Weinberg, U.S. Government Accountability Office |
1:50-2:20 PM | (#23) Discussion: Addressing the GAO Report Recommendation |
2:20-2:30 PM | (#24) Decisional: Updated New York State Management Plan Catherine McGlynn, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation |
2:30-2:50 PM | (#25) Informational: Idaho’s Watercraft Inspection Program Thomas Woolf, Idaho State Department of Agriculture |
2:50-3:05 PM | (#26) Update on the Technical Information Report on Boat Design and Construction in Consideration of AIS Brian Goodwin, ABYC |
3:05-3:20 PM | BREAK |
3:20-4:50 PM | (#27) Informational: Member Updates |
4:50-5:00 PM | Public Comment |
5:00 PM | Adjourn |
Friday, May 6 | |
8:00-8:10 AM | Welcome Back, New Introductions |
8:10-9:10 AM | (#27) Informational: Regional Panel Updates |
9:10-10:00 AM | (#28) Decisional: Regional Panel Recommendations |
10:00-10:10 AM | (#29) Decisional: Ex-officio Member Requests
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10:10-10:25 AM | BREAK |
10:25-10:40 AM | (#30) Informational: Committee Updates
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10:40-11:00 AM | (#31) Decisional: Federal Policy Options Stas Burgiel, National Invasive Species Council |
11:00-11:30 AM | (#32) Informational: Policy and Planning from the NISC Secretariat Stas Burgiel, National Invasive Species Council |
11:30-11:40 AM | Public Comment |
11:40-12:00 PM | (#33) Meeting Summary |
12:00 PM | Adjourn |