2010 Calumet Summit

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Opening Sessions

• A Call to Connect: Setting the Context, Mark Bouman, Chicago State University, April 2010
• A Call to Connect: Calumet Challenges, Nicole Kamins, Program Director, Calumet initiative, Chicago Dept. of Environment, April 2010
• Benefits of a Regional Approach:The Northwest Indiana Portion of the Calumet Region, Mark Reshkin, Emeritus Professor, Indiana University Northwest, April 2010

Connecting Places To Places

• Trail Connections In The Calumet Region, Diane Banta, US National Park Service, April 2010
• Regional Watershed Planning, Joe Exl, Senior Water Resource Planner, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, April 2010
• Disconnecting Places: Asian Carp And Other Aquatic Invasive Species Of Concern For The Calumet Region, Rueben Keller, University of Chicago, April 2010
• Moraine Forest Parcel ID Project, Kris Krouse, Shirley Heinze Land Trust, April 2010

Connecting People To People

• Building Educational Collaborations In Northwest Indiana Through GLISTEN (Great Lakes Innovative Stewardship Through Education Network), Erin Argyilan, April 2010
• Leave No Child Inside: A Regional Initiative To Reconnect Children And Nature, Emilian Geczi, Chicago Wilderness, April 2010
• Connecting Ecological Restoration To Industry: Calumet Region, Daniel Goldfarb, Wildlife Habitat Council, NW Indiana / SE Chicago Office, April 2010
• Engaging Chicago’s Diverse Communities In The Chicago Climate Action Plan: South Chicago, Jennifer Hirsch, Chicago Dept. of Environment, April 2010
• Linking Ecology And Economy Through The Ecosystem Services Approach In The Calumet Region, Sabina L. Shaikh, University of Chicago Program On The Global Environment, April 2010
• Calumet Stewardship Initiative:Environmental Education Partnerships in Calumet, Kirk Anne Taylor, Urban Conservation Manager, The Field Museum, April 2010

Connecting Research To Action

• Tracking the Trajectories: An Overview of The Northwest Indiana Restoration Monitoring Inventory (NIRMI), Peter Avis, Department of Biology, Indiana University Northwest, April 2010
• Linking Science To Restoration, Steve Barker, Restoration Ecologist, JFNew, April 2010
• Climate Change Update to the Chicago WildernessBiodiversity Recovery Plan: What Does It Mean To The Calumet Regions?, Abigal Derby-Lewis, The Filed Museum, April 2010
• Plants Of Powderhorn And The Vegetation Of The Calumet Region, Dennis Nyberg, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, April 2010
• Assessing The Potential For Endocrine Disruption In Urbanized Aquatic Environments: Study Design, Findings And Impacts For The Calumet Region, Heiko L. Schoenfuss, Tom Minarik, Dalma Martinovic, Melissa Schultz, April 2010

Connecting Past To Future

• The Grand Calumet River Area of Concern (AOC): Connecting Past, Present, and Future, Danielle Barnett and John Fekete, Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management (IDEM), April 2010
• The Marquette Vision, April 2010
• Building The Midwest Rail And Wind Sysytem In Calumet Using Green Building And Land Development Techniques, Reggie Greenwood, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association, April 2010
• From The Marquette Vision To The Marquette Reality: A Bold New Vision For The Northwest Indiana Lakefront, Leigh Morris and Kathie Brown, Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, April 2010
• Calumet Area Regional Planning, John A. Swanson, Executive Director, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, April 2010

Social Media Round table

• The Burnham Centennial: Connecting People To Places In An Age Of Social Media, Emily Harris, April 2010
• LakeNet: Connecting Communities In Northwest Indiana, Lynn Jackson, April 2010

Closing Remarks

• Lessons Learned, Daniel Lowery, April 2010
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