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To: Matthew McKenna[mmckenna@nemw.org] From: Cameron, Scott Sent: 2017-01-26T13:17:54-05:00 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: Great Lakes Environmental Summit Received: 2017-01-27T04:30:53-05:00 OK Thanks, Scott Scott J. Cameron Special Assistant Office of the Secretary of the Interior Desk 202 208 0969 Cell 202 706 9031 On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Matthew McKenna <mmckenna@nemw.org> wrote: Hi Scott, I would say roughly about 10 minutes for remarks, with some time after for a brief conversation with the attendees. The summit serves as an "off-the-record" event where the participants are made up of key Great Lakes stakeholders. I expect to have some folks from Congressional offices, NGOs, federal agencies (from Interior I know that Charles Wooley from the FWS is planning to attend and Bill Lellis and Russ Strach from the USGS I think will be in attendance), private sector and other interested parties. Matt From: Scott Cameron [mailto:scott cameron@ios.doi.gov] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 12:17 PM To: Matthew McKenna Subject: Re: Great Lakes Environmental Summit Sounds good. How much time should I plan on speaking Thanks, Scott Scott J. Cameron Special Assistant Water and Science Department of the Interior Phone: 202 208 0969 Cell service 202 706 9031 Sent from my iPhone On Jan 26, 2017, at 11:51 AM, Matthew McKenna <mmckenna@nemw.org> wrote: Hi Scott, That's great news. I was hoping that you might be able to briefly address the group around 12:30ish? If this does not work for your schedule, please let me know some other times that might be better for you. As for content, I think if you could focus on the Department's efforts to foster stakeholder engagement in the Great Lakes region to advance the conservation of its species, habitats, and other natural resources. Please let me know if you have any questions. I will also be able to send you more details early next week to give you a better sense of the agenda. Thanks, Matt From: Cameron, Scott [mailto:scott cameron@ios.doi.gov] Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2017 10:46 AM To: Matthew McKenna Subject: Fwd: Great Lakes Environmental Summit Hi Matt, I can come and speak. Do you want to give me a specific topic and a specific time slot? Thanks, Scott Scott J. Cameron Special Assistant Office of the Secretary of the Interior Desk 202 208 0969 Cell 202 706 9031 --------- Forwarded message --------From: Scott <scott.cameron@rrisc.org> Date: Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 11:22 AM Subject: Fwd: Great Lakes Environmental Summit To: scott cameron@ios.doi.gov Thanks, Scott Scott J. Cameron 703 909 2880 Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Matthew McKenna <mmckenna@nemw.org> Date: January 25, 2017 at 10:44:10 AM EST To: ''scott.cameron@rrisc.org" <scott.cameron@rrisc.org> Subject: Great Lakes Environmental Summit Hi Scott, I just saw your email regarding your recent appointment to the Interior Department and wanted to send my congratulations. I was also wondering if you would have any interest in potentially addressing the 2017 Great Lakes Environmental Summit briefly in your new capacity in a couple of weeks (Feb. 8)? I know this is sort notice and understand if you're not able to, but thought it couldn't hurt to extend the invitation. Additionally, if there is someone else within the Administration that you feel would like to participate in the Summit, please let me know or feel free to pass this invitation along to them. And if you are not able to speak at the Summit, you are of course are welcome to attend the Summit as an audience member. Please just let me know if that's the case. Below you will find more details about the Summit. Thanks, Matt I am writing to invite you to participate in and speak at the Northeast-Midwest Institute's (NEMWI) annual Great Lakes Environmental Summit, which will take place on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, from 9am - 1pm in the Congressional Visitor's Center room SVC 203-02. The summit provides Great Lakes regional stakeholders an in-person opportunity to learn about upcoming federal legislative opportunities straight from Senate and Congressional Great Lakes delegation members and Committee staff, and for those delegation members and staff to learn about regional priorities and perceived opportunities directly from Great Lakes practitioners. It is also a chance for the two groups to discuss with each other federal opportunities to further Great Lakes priorities as a federal-regional team. The group of stakeholders that will be in attendance include federal officials from the region, environmental NGOs, local governments representatives, business groups and other organizations that are helping protect our freshwater resources in the Midwest and Northeast. Additionally, key topics and themes that will be discussed during the summit include: Restoring and preserving the health of Great Lakes through federal programs like the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI); Preventing the spread of invasive species (i.e. Asian carp and zebra mussels) to and from the Great Lakes; Reducing the growth of harmful algal blooms (HAB); Investing in new wastewater and drinking water infrastructure to improve both ecological and public health in the region; and  Protecting water quality from pollution through the Clean Water Act. While we are currently working out the structure of next year's summit, it typically kicks off with remarks by Members of the Congressional and Senate Great Lakes Task Forces, followed by brief legislative updates from Congressional Committee staff. This year, we are also looking to have speakers from the incoming Administration come and participate in the summit to provide insights into future executive actions that might impact the health of the Great Lakes. I have sent invitations to staff from numerous Congressional Committees including the House Agriculture Committee; the House and Senate Appropriations Committees; the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee; and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. We very much hope that you or someone from the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee will be able to join us in February. Matthew A. McKenna |Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program| Northeast-Midwest Institute 50 F Street NW, Suite 950, Washington, DC 20001 mmckenna@nemw.org | 202.464.4012 office |202.544.0043 fax http://www.nemw.org Strengthening the Region that Sustains the Nation