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The Healing Our Waters®-Great Lakes Coalition
6th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference

Healthy Lakes 2010
PUTTING PEOPLE TO WORK TO RESTORE THE GREAT LAKES
Wednesday, September 22– Friday, September 24, 2010
Adams Mark Buffalo Niagara
Buffalo, New York

A vital part of our nation’s economic recovery will be to restore the Great Lakes. The Healing Our Waters® – Great Lakes Coalition invites you to the shores of Lake Erie to reunite with friends, celebrate our successes, and develop strategies to advance Great Lakes restoration and economic recovery. The conference will address critical issues such as securing long-term congressional funding for Great Lakes restoration, developing strategies to ensure that new federal investments result in measurable ecological and economic progress, and establishing the coalition’s restoration priorities for 2011 and beyond.
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Please register for the Conference by September 10th, 2010. After this date a late fee of $40 will be charged.

The registration fee for the 2010 Conference is $120. This fee includes the following:

• Dinner and drinks at the reception and awards dinner on Thursday, September 23th
• Breakfast and lunch on Thursday and Friday, September 23rd  and 24th
• All conference materials
• Field trip of your choice on Wednesday afternoon
• Tall Ships Challenge Reception

 

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• Optional dinner and boat cruise on the Miss Buffalo. Enjoy a scenic cruise from 6 – 9 (boat starts loading at 5:30pm) with a tour by the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeepers. Cost for the dinner and cruise is $25. Space is limited so sign up early!

Draft Agenda
Check out the discussion topics for the Conference on the agenda.

Become a Conference Sponsor!
Exhibit your organization’s work and materials, receive recognition throughout the conference, and contribute to the vision for Great Lakes restoration in 2010 by becoming a sponsor of the 6th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference. To become a sponsor of the 2010 Great Lakes Restoration Conference, please contact Beth Wallace at 734.887.7134.

If you would like to become a sponsor and pay by credit card, please click here.

See chart for the levels of sponsorship.

Field Trips
All field trips will take place from 2pm-5-00pm on Wednesday, September 22. Transportation will be provided. Participants can be dropped off at the Erie Basin Marina for the Miss Buffalo dinner cruise or dropped off at the hotel. For folks not attending field trips, the Buffalo Harbor Cruises is located on 79 Marine Drive and is within walking distance (1/2 mile) from the Adams Mark. For walking directions, click here. directions

 

Choice of Field Trips
Thank you to Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Great Lakes United and Audubon, NY for organizing this year’s field trips. For more information on each trip, click here.

• Tifft Nature Preserve, Steel Winds and Times Beach Nature Preserve (limit 50)
  
• Buffalo River Canoe & Kayak Tour (limit 20)
  
• Niagara Falls (limit 75)

 

Hotel Information  
Adams Mark - The Hotel of Buffalo, New York

The Adam’s Mark Hotel in Buffalo NY provides more of the comfort, amenities and entertainment choices you desire. This remarkable Buffalo hotel has 486 deluxe guest rooms, including a variety of luxurious suites. It offers an extensive list of amenities and services that ensure every guest will experience absolute comfort and pleasure.

The Adam’s Mark is located at the Waterfront in the heart of the Buffalo downtown business district within walking distance of the Niagara Convention Center, theatre, and major sports complexes. You can get from the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport to the Adam’s Mark Buffalo-Niagara hotel in 15 minutes. Favorite attractions such Niagara Falls and Casino Niagara are only 20 minutes from the hotel.

For directions, please click here.

The HOW Coalition has reserved a block of rooms at the Adams Mark Hotel.

The conference room rate has been set at $109 per night. Room reservations MUST be made by September 1, 2010 to guarantee the room rate.

The Adams Mark will grant the government rate for those that provide proper ID

To make your reservation, register online at the Adams Mark and please click here. The conference group code is HOW. 

Parking is available at the Adams Mark for $10 a day.

If you are looking for a roommate, please go to the registration page and click on the roommate box in the personal information tab.

 

Travel Scholarships
Travel/lodging scholarships for up to $300 are available on a first come, first served basis. In order to accommodate scholarship request, an attendee needs to be registered for the conference. If interested, please email Martha Borie Wood at martha@healthylakes.org or call 312.263.0111 x4.