DRAFT AGENDA FOR 2023 GLBA ANNUAL MEETING
OCTOBER 16 at 12pm to October 18 at 12pm, 2023
STONE HARBOR RESORT STURGEON BAY, WI
Monday, October 16
Noon – 12:45pm Beach 101 Workshop - GVSU
This is a “big picture” overview of monitoring beaches. Training includes developing a sampling plan, options for lab testing, communicating results to the public, why sanitary surveys are important and how they improve beaches, using Virtual Beach to forecast water quality, identifying sources of contamination, and initiating remediation projects.
12:45-1:30pm Beach Sanitary Survey (Survey 123) Workshop - GVSU
Are you frustrated reporting “unknown sources” as the reason for a beach closure? Beach managers will explain how to use a one page sanitary survey with routine monitoring data to identify sources of pollution. Sanitary surveys lead to corrective actions, successful remediation projects, and serve as stepping stones to build forecast models with Virtual Beach.
1:30-2:30pm Virtual Beach Workshop. – Natalie Chin
Hands-on session with students learning the USEPA Virtual Beach system for developing predictive models. This session is limited to 26 students on a first-come/first-serve basis. Each student is required to bring a laptop. If possible, participants are encouraged to download Virtual Beach on their laptop before this training. If you have an interest in this session email eric@uwosh.edu to be placed on the course roster.
1-3:00pm Marine Debris Technology Demonstration – Boat dock at hotel
Demonstration of marine debris collection technologies as well as beach cleaning technology.
1-3:00pm Beach Notification Technology Demo
Demonstration of novel beach notification systems that are being deployed on a trial basis at select sights around the Great Lakes.
1:30-4:00pm Sponsor Technology Presentations/Demonstrations
Bio Rad
IDEXX
Qiagen
ThermoFisher
4:30-6:00pm Evening poster session
With light snacks and cash bar. (4:00-6:00pm) Student poster awards with prizes for 1st Place ($300), 2nd Place ($200) and 3rd Place ($100) and 4-5 Honorable Mention awards (mystery gift). Contact eric@uwosh.edu for details on poster formatting, sizing, and mounting options.
Dinner on your own
Tuesday, October 17
7:30AM Breakfast at the Stone Harbor Resort
7:45AM Student Poster Awards
8:00AM Opening Remarks
Bret Bicoy, President & CEO of "Healthy Water Door County, a fund of the Door County Community Foundation” - What makes Door County special with respect to water and how to keep water apolitical.
Morning sessions
**Talks are 20 minutes with 5 minutes Q&A
8:15am Harmful Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes
1. Estimating Economic Damages of Water Quality Warnings in the Great Lakes; Frank Lupi
2. The Integration of HABs and Beach Monitoring; Alexis Porter
9:15am Beach Safety & Beach Notification Systems
1. Assessing the Status and Trends of Canadian Beach Advisories on the Great Lakes through the State of the Great Lakes Reporting; Jacob Orlandi
9:45am Break
10:00 am Microbial Source Tracking & Risk-Based Decision Making
1. The Application of a Universal Target for Identifying the Source of Fecal Contamination in Southeast Michigan Water Bodies; Megan Jamison
2. Using Microbial Source Tracking to enhance E. coli TMDL Re-assessment; John Hart
3. Volunteering as Tribute: Microbial Source Tracking analysis of Lake Michigan Creek Tributaries along Lake Michigan Beaches from 2018-2023 in Muskegon County; Renee Tardani
11:30am Microbial Mitigation Strategies & Case Studies
1. Development of Image Flow Cytometry (IFCM) to Rapidly Assess Viable vs Non-viable Escherichia coli (E. coli) along Coastal Beaches of Lake Michigan; Kevin Strychar
2. Using bacterial and mitochondrial DNA markers to assess fecal pollution sources in stream water and sediments of a mixed land-use watershed;Wenjing Ren
12:30-1:30pm Lunch Provided
Lunch speaker: Dr. Marissa Jablonski, Executive Director of the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin: The Great Lakes and Wisconsin’s Freshwater Collaborative
Afternoon sessions
1:30pm Microbial Source Tracking & Risk-Based Decision Making
1. In-Field Artificial Intelligence Tool for Near-Real-Time Diagnosis and Monitoring of Cyanobacterial HABs; Igor Mrdjen
2. Development and Certification of NIST Standard Reference Material 2917: Plasmid DNA for Fecal Indicator Detection and Identification vias qPCR; Scott Jackson
3. Propodium Monoazide Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PMA-QPCR) to Characterize Environmental Escherichia coli (E.coli); Christopher Kotkowicz
3:00-3:30pm Break
3:30–6:30pm- Tour of beaches, brews, and barrels via the famous Door County Trolley.
Tour of beaches, brews, and barrels via the famous Door County Trolley. The famous Door County Trolley will escort 60 individuals to Murphy Park Beach and Egg Harbor Beach for a demonstration of new beach grooming technology, new beach notification technology, beach integration into community development, and examples of successful beach reengineering for stormwater management. The trolley will depart at 3pm for Peninsula Winery and then proceed to Murphy Park Beach and then to Egg Harbor Beach followed by a stop at One Barrel Brewing before returning to the host hotel by 6:30pm. This event is limited to ~60 individuals on a first-come/first-serve basis. You must register for this ahead of time when you register for the meeting.
Wednesday, October 18
7:30AM Breakfast at the Stone Harbor Resort
Morning sessions
8:00am Microbial Source Tracking & Risk-Based Decision Making
1. Sanitary and Environmental Surveys Protect Human Health and Water Quality at Great Lakes Beaches; Gabrielle Parent-Doliner
2.Using Imaging Flow Cytometry (IFCM) to Characterize Viable VS. Non-viable Escherichia coli (E. coli) Cells in Michigan Beaches; Emma Haney
3. A new approach to the use of qPCR; Michael Swain
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Community Science and Public Engagement/Communications
Crowdsourcing coastal information and improving decisions with the Visual Assessment Survey Tool; Kiersten McCutcheon
The Business Case for Investment in Community Based Water Monitoring; Gabrielle Parent-Doliner
Aquatic Monitoring, Fish Habitat Protection and Shoreline Cleanup Programs as a response to Indigenous Climate Adaptation; Abdullah Al Mamun/Mamun