Agenda

2010

First meeting with partners: “Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River as the waters flow”. Project conceptualisation
Morning of discussions on the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River event
Opening up to new partners

Provisional Steering Committee: “Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Symphony: its waters, its diversity, its people and its future” (11 participants)
Consensus around the general concept and timeline
Meeting with the Mayor Denis Lapointe from Sallaberry de Valleyfield and President of the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Cities Initiative

Presentation and promotion of the project
Participation in the Great Lakes Region Summit in Windsor, meeting with the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Meeting of the provisional steering committee
Identification of “focal points” for the project throughout the basin (individuals, groups and events)
Creation of the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River edition of the VidéEau film competition
Presentation of the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River edition of the VidéEau film competition at the Youth Forum of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador.

Meeting of the International Council at the Biosphere Museum in Montreal. Partners from the Great Lakes (USA/CND), the St. Lawrence River and the St. Lawrence Estuary took part.
Preparation of consultation themes and discussions on the Symphony
Distribution of the VidéEau competition announcement
Fundraising

Creation of communication tools for the Symphony: press releases, logo, posters etc.
Joint working session on the Moncton University Shippagan campus. Meetings and discussions were held with professors, students and representatives of civil society.
Dissemination of information through the network.“Focal points” organise events involving the themes of the Symphony
From 11 to 14 October: The Great Lakes Week in Detroit (USA)
Discussions with artists/creators
Receiving of VidéEau entries (deadline: 31-12-2011)
Working towards the vision of the 1st Symphony, organised together with Stratégies-Saint-Laurent for stakeholders in the freshwater areas of the St. Lawrence River in Montreal.
Recording of experiences on video at the Congress of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute on strategic environmental assessments and the land in Quebec (on line on the Facebook page or the Internet Site of the 1st Symphony)
Initiation of an inventory to identify organisations and institution working within the basin area
Working towards the vision of the 1st Symphony, organised together with Stratégies-Saint-Laurent and the ROBVQ for stakeholders in the marine areas of the St. Lawrence River in Rimouski.
First draft of a programme for the “Quebec Rendez-Vous” on 26 and 27 June
Widening of our contacts in the Great Lakes, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Newfoundland.

Interim meeting to be held in the USA in January 2012 to share the results from the initial consultation process
On-going events organised by the “focal points”
Webinar with the member of the directory commitie of the Southern golf of St.Lawrence coalition on sustainability

From 12 to 17: participation in the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille (France) and presentation of the initial products (results) of the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Symphony: shared vision for 2035, experiences, artistic creations etc.
Organisation of the 3rd International Water and Film Events in Marseille

Interim meeting to be held in Ontario in January 2012 to share the results from the initial consultation process and prepare the assembly
Continuation of “focal point” initiatives and consultation process
Preparation of the 1st Symphony (see June 2012).

On 26, 27 and 28 June: organisation of the 1st Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Symphony, in the town of Quebec (Canada). This Symphony will be the culmination of the sharing of experiences, with a public debate on the theme “outlook for 2035”. This event will be coordinated with the annual assembly of the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Cities Initiative.