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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 | |
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| 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  |
| 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. |  Welcome and PlenaryDoerman 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. - Noon | 
PlenaryDoerman 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)  |
| 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 Oak OpeningsDesignated 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.  |