A NOTE FROM THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN ON THE 2010 CONFERENCE

I hope to see all of our past vendors, sponsors and participants return, and look forward to meeting anyone new to our conference.

Since we will be celebrating our 20^th anniversary, this is an important year our committee members. I personally feel that the conference theme “Great Lakes Partners” is especially appropriate to celebrate this event, and is the core of what the committee has strives to accomplish over the last 20 years; to bring all agencies, organizations, governments, businesses, and interested parties together as partners to protect the Great Lakes and its waterways.

In accordance with our theme, the committee has organized an agenda with a great range of our different partners, and a focus on how we all work together to meet our goal.  In addition, there will be a continued emphasis on the importance of networking to enhance this partnership.

The conference will include our stellar agenda of presenters and vendors, and will additionally include events like evening receptions and a tour of the nearby Great Lakes Maritime Academy. Committee members have worked hard to try and make our 20^th Anniversary Conference the best one yet.

I hope to see you there.

Ryan Blazic

No-Spills Committee Chair