52nd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research

May 18-22, 2009

Toledo, Ohio

Program

This year offers four days of scientific presentations. All Scientific Sessions take place in the Student Union. Details will be posted as they become available.

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Monday, May 18
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.IAGLR Board Meeting
Student Union, Room 3016, 3rd floor
6 - 9 p.m.Conference Registration
Student Union, outside Room 2561, 2nd floor
Welcome Reception
Student Union, 2582-4 Atrium Lounge Area, 2nd floor
Shows at 8:30 & 9:30 p.m.Planetarium Show
"The Star Gazer"
Ritter Planetarium across the quad, 3 min walk

Ritter Planetarium
9 - 11 p.m.Graduate Student Only Reception
Student Union Rocket Grille, 1st floor
10 - 11 p.m.Observatory at Planetarium open for star-gazing (with astronomy staff)
Tuesday, May 19
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.Conference Registration
Student Union, outside Room 2561, 2nd floor
Powerpoint Presentation Drop-off
Student Union, outside Room 2562, 2nd floor
Poster Setup & Exhibitors Setup
Student Union: Posters in 3rd floor ballroom; Exhibitors in foyer outside Room 2561, 2nd floor

Posters should be up by Tuesday noon and are encouraged to stay up through Friday noon.
8 - 9 a.m.Buses from Hotels and Dorms to Student Union
Coffee and Continental Breakfast
Student Union South Lounge
9 - 10:30 a.m.Howard FrumkinWelcome and Plenary
Doerman Theatre, U Hall

Health and the Environment: the Great Lakes Region

Featuring Dr. Howard Frumkin
Director, National Center for Environmental Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
10:30 - 10:50 a.m.Coffee Break
Student Union, three locations
10:50 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
12:10 – 1:10 p.m.Lunch (on own)
Graduate Student Box Lunch
Ingman Room, SU2520
1:10 - 3:10 p.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
3:10 - 3:30 p.m.Coffee Break
Student Union, three locations
3:30 - 5:50 p.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
6 - 8 p.m.Poster Session & Exhibitor's Reception
Includes High School Student and Teacher Poster Session
Student Union Auditorium/Ballroom, 3rd floor
8 p.m.Buses depart to IAGLR '09 Hockey Game
8:30 - 10 p.m.IAGLR 09 Hockey Game
Tam O'Shanter, Sylvania, Ohio
10:30 - 11 p.m.Buses depart from IAGLR '09 Hockey Game
Wednesday, May 20
7:45 a.m.UT Ottawa River Rain Garden Tour
Meet in front of International House main entrance.

Led by Dr. Hans Gottgens
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.Conference Registration
Student Union, outside Room 2561, 2nd floor
Powerpoint Presentation Drop-off
Student Union, outside Room 2562, 2nd floor
8 a.m.Buses from Hotels and Dorms to Student Union
8 - 8:30 a.m.Coffee and Continental Breakfast
Student Union, 2nd floor South Lounge
8:30 a.m. - 10:10 p.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
10:10 - 10:30 a.m.Coffee Break
Student Union, three locations
10:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
12:10 – 1:30 p.m.IAGLR Business Lunch
Student Union Auditorium/Ballroom, 3rd floor
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
3:30 - 3:50 p.m.Coffee Break
Student Union, three locations
3:50 - 5:30 p.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
5 - 5:30 p.m.Buses to hotels and dorms
6:30 p.m.Buses depart for banquest from meetings, hotels and dorms
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.IAGLR Banquet
Pinnacle in Maumee, Ohio near the Maumee River

The IAGLR banquet is a semi-formal awards banquet that provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about the people who make IAGLR and the Great Lakes great.
9:30 p.m.Buses depart to dorms, hotels, campus lots
Thursday, May 21
7 - 8:15 a.m.Birdwatch/Nature Walk to Wildwood MetroPark
Meet at Ottawa West Dorms

With Dr. Elliot Tramer
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.Conference Registration
Student Union, outside Room 2561, 2nd floor
Powerpoint Presentation Drop-off
Student Union, outside Room 2562, 2nd floor
8 a.m.Buses from Hotels and Dorms to Student Union
8 - 8:30 a.m.Coffee and Continental Breakfast
Student Union, 2nd floor South Lounge
8:30 - 10:50 a.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
10:30 - 11 a.m.Coffee Break
Student Union, three locations
11 a.m. - NoonDr. Rita Colwell Plenary
Doerman Theatre, U Hall

Climate, Oceans, Infectious Diseases, and Human Health: The Cholera Paradigm

Featuring Dr. Rita Colwell
Chair of Canon US Life Sciences, Inc. and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland at College Park and at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Noon – 1 p.m.Lunch (on own)
Graduate Student Box Lunch
Ingman Room, SU2520
1 - 3 p.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
3 - 3:20 p.m.Coffee Break
Student Union, three locations
3:20 - 5:20 p.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
5:30 p.m.Bus to hotels and dorms
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.Buses depart for Zoo barbeque picnic from Student Union, hotels, and dorms
6:30 - 10 p.m.IAGLR BBQ
Nairobi Events Pavilion, Toledo Zoo
(Park in Anthony Wayne Trail lot)

Nairobi Events Pavilion, Toledo Zoo
9:30 - 10:30 p.m.Buses depart to dorms, hotels, campus lots
Friday, May 22
8 - 10 a.m.Conference Registration
Student Union, outside Room 2561, 2nd floor
Powerpoint Presentation Drop-off
Student Union, outside Room 2562, 2nd floor
8 a.m.Buses from Hotels and Dorms to Student Union
8 - 8:30 a.m.Coffee and Continental Breakfast
Student Union, 2nd floor South Lounge
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
10:30 - 10:50 a.m.Coffee Break
Student Union, three locations
10:50 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.Scientific Sessions
Student Union
1 p.m.Bus to hotels and dorms
1:30 - 4 p.m.Field Trips
Both field trips should meet at Ottawa West Dorms' front parking lot to van or car pool.

Lake Erie Center, Maumee Bay State Park Nature Center

Lake Erie Center

Oak Openings

Designated by the Nature Conservancy as "One of the 200 Last Great Places on Earth," this globally distinct ecosystem is as rare and significant as the rainforest.

Oak Openings