Panel #2 – Snap Shot Summary: Water Governance in the Great Lakes Region

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A pre-Q&A summary of the second panel of the CUSLI 2013 Conference.

Participants: 

• Lana Pollack, Chair of the U.S. Section, International Joint Commission (Chair)
• Andy Buchsbaum, Regional Executive Director, Great Lakes Regional Center, National Wildlife Federation
• Tim Eder, Executive Director, Great Lakes Commission
• Gail Krantzberg, Professor and Director of the Dofasco Centre for Engineering and Public Policy, School of Engineering, McMaster University
• Jeffrey Mears, Environmental Area Manager, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
• Rear Adm. Michael Parks, District Commander, Ninth  U.S. Coast Guard District (Discussant)

Past Successes, and Current Successes:  The Great Lakes, Great Lakes Compact, and the Invasive Species Threat