October 26-29, 2008
Northwestern Michigan College Hagerty Center in Traverse City, Mich.

2009 Conference Info

Conference Outcomes

• Program (with links to presentations)..
• Attendees

• Joseph Sax, Professor Emeritus, Berkeley Law University of California
• Chris A Shafer, Professor of Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing

• Increase awareness of the management issues surrounding submerged lands within the United States, the Provinces of Canada, and the Caribbean basin.
• Provide a continuing forum to discuss and exchange information about submerged lands issues and, in the process, uncover possible alternatives and solutions to conflicting uses.
• Through panel discussions, papers, and workshops, disseminate information about current statutes, regulations, and other management frameworks of continuing value to managers, practionners and conference participants.
• Improve and encourage communications between submerged lands managers. Facilitate information and ideas exchange among participating states, provinces, and nations, as well as groups with similar interests.
• Identify and maintain a current contact list of submerged lands managers from participating states, provinces, territories, and nations.

• A Quick-and-Dirty Guide to the Eastern Public Trust Doctrines: Back Issues, Classifications of States, and State Summaries

Conference Host Great Lakes Commission Planning Team

Contact
For further information, contact:
Kelly Semak, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Kelly.Samek@dep.state.fl.us

Becky Pearson, Senior Program Specialist
Great Lakes Commission
Phone: (734) 971-9135
E-mail: bpearson@glc.org