| Saturday, 10 January 2004 |
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7:30 AM Student Conference Registration Room 608/609 |
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9:30 AM Keynote Session 1 Welcoming Remarks: Rosemary Auld, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and Ken Carey, Mitretek Systems, Inc., Falls Church, VA |
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9:45 AM Why Does the AMS Care About Students? Ronald D. McPherson, AMS, Boston, MA |
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10:00 AM 3 Careers in the Atmospheric Sciences: A Change in Climate. Susan K. Avery, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO |
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10:20 AM-11:45 AM Session 1 This is Your Career—Get Plugged In! Room 608/609 |
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11:45 AM Luncheon and Guest Speaker: Do You have what it takes to be a Broadcast Meteorologist? Todd Johnson, KOMO 4 TV, Seattle, WA |
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1:00 PM-2:40 PM Session 2 WHAT’S THE FORECAST? Room 608/609 |
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2:40 PM FEATURED SPEAKER: Weather and the Federal Government: The Extended Forecast. Brigadier General John (Jack) J. Kelly, Jr., USAF (Ret.), Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Washington, DC |
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3:00 PM Coffee Break |
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3:20 PM-5:20 PM Session 3 A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PRIVATE SECTOR Room 608/609 |
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5:15 PM Icebreaker |
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6:00 PM Buffet Dinner and Career Fair |