The 2024 Great Lakes Conference will be held from Thursday, September 26 to Friday, September 27 in Chicago, Illinois.

Two full days of interesting breakout sessions, as well as a fabulous reception, fun field trips, and plenty of time for relationship building and networking! Stay tuned for registration information in the coming months.

FIELD TRIP/BREAKOUT SESSION REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OPEN

Download the 2024 Request for Breakout Session and Field Trip Proposals

The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition (the Coalition) invites you to submit a proposal for breakout sessions or field trips for the Coalition’s 2024 Great Lakes Conference.

The Coalition seeks applications from individuals and local, Tribal, state, regional, and national organizations working on issues of relevance to Great Lakes restoration. The Coalition is dedicated to using the conference platform to highlight all voices of the Great Lakes region and strives to be inclusive of the entire Great Lakes community. 

We strongly encourage the following projects and applicants to apply –

  • Those representing culturally and racially diverse communities

  • Groups or individuals representing or supporting work in work in communities most impacted by pollution and environmental harm throughout the Great Lakes region

  • Urban and rural projects

  • Sessions and panels that include multiple, diverse perspectives and speakers. Only applications with all speakers confirmed with be considered.

We encourage you to contact Sophee Langerman (LangermanS@nwf.org) or Laura Rubin (RubinL@nwf.org) if you have questions.

Applications close May 1

  • Thursday, September 26 - Friday, September 27

    Drake Hotel
    140 E Walton Place
    Chicago, IL 60611

    If you’re interested in leading a breakout session or field trip, please take a look at our Request for Proposals.

    A complete agenda will be available in June.

  • If you’re interested in hosting a breakout session, please apply through our Request for Proposals.

  • All field trips are scheduled for Thursday afternoon, September 26 The fee for attending a field trip is $10 in addition to the conference registration fee.

    Field trips for this year will be announced when registration opens in the coming months.

    If you’re in the Chicago area and interested in leading a field trip, please take a look at our Request for Proposals.

  • Drake Hotel
    140 E Walton Place
    Chicago, IL 60611

  • More information to be added.

  • More information to be added.

SPONSORS

The sponsorship brochure will be released in the coming weeks.