9B Public-Private Partnerships for Advancing Water Resources R2O:  NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH) Panel Discussion [Invited Presentations Only]

Wednesday, 15 January 2025: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
341 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Conference On Transition Of Research To Operations (15R2O)
CoChair:
David R. Vallee, Northeast River Forecast Center, Cumberland, RI
Moderator:
Steven J. Burian, University of Alabama, Alabama Water Institute, Tuscaloosa, AL

Invited presentations from each of the 4 thematic areas highlighting research results, partnerships, and efforts toward R2O:  (1) Advancing Water Prediction Systems; (2) Community Water Modeling Development; (3) Innovating Hydroinformatics Solutions; and (4) Designing Forecasts for Community Resilience

Convener:  Steve Burian, Director, CIROH, University of Alabama;
Co-chair:  David Vallee, Director, Service Innovation and Partnership Division, NOAA/NWS Office of Water Prediction | National Water Center, Norton, MA

Papers:
8:45 AM
9B.2
R2O successes and challenges from a CIROH private partner perspective
Kathryn van Werkhoven, Research Triangle Institute, Boone, NC

9:00 AM
9B.3
R2O in NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
Marian Westley, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and R. Heitsenrether, L. Heilman, G. Dusek, and L. Fiorentino

9:15 AM
9B.4
Advancing R2O through effective partnerships and professional development: Lessons from a CIROH academic institution
Beverley Wemple, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT; and R. Badireddy, P. Clemins, R. Diehl, K. Hale, A. J. Jefferson, S. Merrill, D. M. Rizzo, A. Schroth, T. Shrum, C. Skalka, S. Wshah, T. Xia, and A. Zia

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