The meeting will consist of a full day of programming that will include presentations on strategies to promote climate resilience in coastal communities; efforts to reduce nutrient pollution in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region; the cleanup and removal of toxic substances; strategies to promote a sustainable Blue Economy; recent developments at the federal level in the U.S. and Canada; and more. The agenda will also include a special luncheon presentation to be delivered by Professor Lynne Heasley (author of The Accidental Reef and other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes) ; a Caucus business session; and a roundtable discussion of recent legislative developments in the Great Lakes states and provinces.