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You are invited to submit your proposal to present at the Great Lakes Environmental Emergency Response and Management Conference!

Presentation proposal deadline: September 22, 2024

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), in partnership with the Northern Michigan Waterways Hazardous Material Spills Planning (No-Spills), Committee is hosting the *Great Lakes Environmental Emergency Response and Management Conference [ [link removed] ]*?on February 11-12, 2025, at the Suburban Showplace in Novi, Michigan. This conference will provide networking and training opportunities to the emergency management and spill response community within the Great Lakes Region.

We are currently seeking speakers for this event! The focus of the conference will be on collaboration as it relates environmental emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Participants may include federal, state, county, and municipal emergency response personnel, facility emergency managers, contractors, consultants, and any interested in environmental emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.

Conference sessions will cover topic areas (tracks) as shown below. Please review the topics to consider the category where your presentation would best fit. Authors may suggest additional topics that are not on the list, but they must fit a general topic area related to environmental emergency management, planning, and response.

Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by November 2024. All primary presenters will receive a complimentary Conference registration.

*Topic Areas (Tracks)*


* *Preparedness?*? emergency response planning, planning tools, planning development, process, framework, mitigation, etc.
* *Response*?? actual response to an incident (strategy, Incident Command System, training, tools, roles. resources, etc.)
* *Recovery*?? recovery to?normal conditions after an environmental incident (i.e., responsibilities, coordination, regulation, procedures, etc.)

We are specifically seeking talks that include a component regarding collaboration among state, federal, local, and private response entities in addressing related issues. Examples include:


* Case studies
* Emerging trends in environmental emergency mitigation, response, or recovery
* Climate change and weather impacts
* Response strategy and technology
* Multi-agency response coordination and communications
* Cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection
* Multi-agency panels, walkthroughs, or tabletops
* Interactive presentations and demonstrations

Submission deadline is 11:59 p.m., September 22, 2024.

*Submit presentation proposal* [ [link removed] ]


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*Program Questions:
*Ryan Blazic:[email protected]*
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**Abstract submission process*:*
Alana Berthold:[email protected]
Joel Roseberry:[email protected]

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