TENTATIVE AGENDA

7:30 AM Registration and Exhibits 

8:15 AM Welcoming Address 
             Mayor Ron Meer 

8:20 AM Lake Michigan 
                Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy
              Coordinator, Lake Michigan Lakewide Management Plan, USEPA 

8:50 AM Augmented Reality Technology (The Sand Box) 
                 Jeremiah Lant, Hydrologist, Unite States Geological Survey, Louisville, KY 

9:20 AM The Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning 
              Michigan City Lead Committee and Special Invited Speaker 

9:50 AM Break and Exhibits 

10:10 AM Highlights of Progress in Michigan City, Indiana 
               Don Babcock, President, Michigan City Redevelopment Commission 

11:00 AM Key Note Address - Using NASA Satellites to Monitor a Changing Earth 
                 Amber McCullum, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI),
                 NASA  Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA                            

11:30 PM Lunch (Provided) 

12:30 PM Environmental Jeopardy - Will The Mayor’s Team Win This Year? 

1:00 PM Habitat Restoration 
              Invited Speaker: Indiana Department of Natural Resources 

1:30 PM Michigan City Wolves Environmental Restoration Team 
             Michigan City High School Restoration Team and 2017 Governor’s Award Winning Team 

2:00 PM Break and Exhibits 

2:20 PM Indiana Lakes and Rivers Restoration (LARE) Program 
              Gregory Biberdorf, LARE Program Specialist, Indiana Department of Natural Resources 

2:40 PM Deep River Dam Restoration Project 
              Joe Exl, Senior Water Resource Planner, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission 

​3:00 PM Creek Ridge Park Trail Creek Bank Stabilization Project 
              Jeremy Sobecki, Superintendent, LaPorte County Parks Superintendent