Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network

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Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network
2007 IAGLR Conference 29 May 2007 Jeffrey M.
Reutter, Ph.D.
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Objectives

• Modeled after LEMN 2 academic and 2 agency
  leads.
• Voluntary, non-regulatory, bi-national, and
  inclusive all 8 states and Ontario, academia,
  private sector, NGOs, etc.
• Initiated by NOAA Sea Grant, but fundable by any
  agency or group, and permanent.
• Add value to existing programs.
• Enhance collaboration and communication of
  research, education, and outreach results and
  priorities within the Great Lakes region.

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Objectives

• Provide a network for coordination,
  collaboration, communication and resource
  sharing.
• Assist the IJC Council of Great Lakes Research
  Managers in developing and implementing their
  Great Lakes Research Strategy.

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Objectives

• Better coordinate academic research scientists
  and enhance interactions between academic and
  agency scientists.
• Provide a single point of contact for each lake
  to reach all research scientists on that lake and
  all scientists in the region.

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Objectives

• Build research capacity on each lake.
• Facilitate rapid response to RFPs.
• Develop research information network to support
  GLRC.

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Objectives
14. Identify and clarify research priorities and
issues and the science questions to address these
priorities and issues.

• 13. Shows how GL priorities and needs fit into US
  Ocean Research Priorities Plan.

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Objectives

• 15. Facilitate development of proposals to
  address above priorities and issues.

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Lake Superior Coordination Team

• Steve BortoneMinnesota Sea Grant, Director
• Margo ShawUpper Lakes Environmental Research
  Network
• Jack KellyUS EPA Mid-Continent Ecology Division
• Tom PrattCanada Department of Fisheries and
  Oceans

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Lake Michigan Coordination Team

• Phil MankinUniversity of Illinois,
  Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Director
• Anders AndrenUniversity of Wisconsin, Wisconsin
  Sea Grant Director
• Stephen BrandtNOAA Great Lakes Environmental
  Research Laboratory, Director
• Paul HorvatinUS EPA, Great Lakes National
  Program Office, Chief

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Lake Huron Coordination Team

• Donald ScaviaUniversity of Michigan, Michigan
  Sea Grant, Director
• G. Doug HaffnerUniversity of Windsor, Great
  Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
• Leon CarlUS Geological Survey, Great Lakes
  Science Center, Director
• David McLeishOntario Ministry of Natural
  Resources

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Lake Erie Millennium NetworkCoordination Team

• Jan CiborowskiUniversity of Windsor, Great Lakes
  Institute for Environmental Research
• Jeff ReutterOhio State University, Ohio Sea
  Grant and Stone Laboratory, Director
• Russell KreisUS EPA, Office of Research and
  Development, Large Lakes Research Station
• Chris Marvin
  Environment Canada

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Lake Ontario Coordination Team

• Jack MatticeNew York Sea Grant, Director
• Gary SprulesUniversity of Toronto
• Jim JohnsonUS Geological Survey
• Bruce MorrisonOntario Ministry of Natural
  Resources

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Overall GLRRIN Coordination Team

• Academic
• US Jeff Reutter, Ohio State University
• Canadian Jan Ciborowski, University of Windsor
• Agency
• US Paul Horvatin, US EPA, Great Lakes National
  Program Office
• Canadian TBD

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GLRRIN Composition, Academic

• Superior
• Steve Bortone, Margo Shaw
• Michigan
• Anders Andren, Phil Mankin
• Huron
• Don Scavia, Doug Haffner
• Erie
• Jan Ciborowski, Jeff Reutter
• Ontario
• Jack Mattice, Gary Sprules

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GLRRIN Composition, US Agencies

• NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research
  Laboratory
• Steve Brandt
• US Army Corps of Engineers
• Jan Miller
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• Paul Horvatin
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Craig Czarnecki
• US Geological Survey
• Leon Carl

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GLRRIN Composition, Regional

• International Joint Commission
• Harvey Shear
• Great Lakes Fishery Commission
• John Detmers
• Great Lakes Commission
• Christine Manninen

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Education and Outreach Leaders
Sea Grant Communicators Jill
Jentes - OH Sea Grant Sea Grant Extension
Jim Hurley - WI Sea Grant
Great Lakes Education/COSEE Steve Stewart -
MI Sea Grant Secretary
Mark Burrows - IJC
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GLRRIN Accomplishments

• Chicago Meeting Sept 06 hosted by EPA and paid
  for by Great Lakes Commission
• Communications and Outreach Committee established
  and met November 06 hosted by Pennsylvania Sea
  Grant and paid for by Great Lakes Commission

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Outreach Accomplishments

• Outreach Committee formed representing all Lakes,
  extension and communicators from both US and
  Canada
• Outreach Strategic Plan finalized in Feb 07 and
  authorized by all GLRRIN reps

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Outreach Accomplishments

• Program logos and publication templates set
• Program presentation and poster session at IAGLR
  to recruit researchers (online signup)
• All involved programs to link to GLRRIN
• Web site (www.GLRRIN.info) hosted by Great Lakes
  Commissions Great Lakes Information Network
  (GLIN)

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Web Site as Information Platform

• Hosted by Great Lakes Commission's GLIN
• GLRRIN fills research void on GLIN
• Large audience exposure--250,000 unique visitors
  and 10 million hits per month
• Use of established GLIN databases for effective
  and efficient searches
• Linked to IJCs Research Inventory
• Database of 1,100 research, education, outreach
  projects and 250 programs
• GLRRIN to serve as portal to enhance
  participation in Research Inventory and vice versa

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Lake Superior Accomplishments

• GLRRIN will co-sponsor Making a Great Lake
  Superior 2007 conference 29-31 October
• Identify research priorities

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Lake Michigan Accomplishments

• A list of partner organizations for Lake Michigan
  and their priorities have been identified and
  posted on the GLRRIN web site for review.
• Developing plans to rank priorities.

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Lake Huron Accomplishments

• Developed advisory committee
• Identified the following overarching research and
  information needs
• Identification of pressures that cause changes in
  lake conditions and societal responses
• Integrative research, systems approaches, and
  common datasets
• Increased academic leadership and involvement
• Relay more positive stories about Lake Huron and
  the Huron-Erie Corridor
• Identified strategy to meet needs and developed
  and submitted research proposal

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Lake Erie Accomplishments

• Hosted meeting to identify research and
  management priorities with LaMP at Univ. of
  Windsor
• Hosted watershed, tributary, nearshore, and open
  lake conference at Univ. of Windsor
• Hosted workshop for new investigators at LENSC,
  Bay Village, Ohio
• Will host 5th research planning and priorities
  conference in November 2007

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Lake Ontario Accomplishments

• Conference calls to identify organizational
  structure
• Developing strategies to identify regional
  investigators
• Developing plans for Lake Ontario research
  conference

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Jeffrey M. Reutter, Ph.D. Ohio Sea Grant and
Stone Laboratory 1314 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH
43212 614.292.8949 www.GLRRIN.info