Session 20 The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting

Program Chairs: George L. Frederick Jr. , Vaisala ; Betsy Weatherhead , Univ. of Colorado

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Monday, 13 August 2012

10:30 AM-5:00 PM: Monday, 13 August 2012


Registration Hours
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 13 August 2012


Optional NWC Facility Tour
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 13 August 2012


Session 1
Convening
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Panelist: Berrien Moore III, National Weather Center/Univ. of Oklahoma
Speaker: Matthew J. Parker, AMS Commission on Weather and Climate Enterprise, Savannah River National Laboratory
Cochairs: Betsy Weatherhead, Univ. of Colorado; George L. Frederick Jr., Vaisala

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 13 August 2012


Panel Discussion 2
Panel Review of Recommendations from AMS Summer Meeting 2011
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderator: Betsy Weatherhead, University of Colorado
Panelists: Laura Furgione, NWS; Alexander E. MacDonald, OAR; Barry Lee Myers, AccuWeather, Inc; Thomas J. Bogdan, UCAR; Keith Seitter, Executive Director, American Meteorological Society; Steven Root, AWCIA

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 13 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 13 August 2012


Panel Discussion 3
Introduction to State of the Enterprise and Response to the Fair Weather Report
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, University of Oklahoma; Emma Fagan, University of Oklahoma
Panelists: Kelvin K. Droegemeier, University of Oklahoma; Katharine Jacobs, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Maggie Walser, The National Academies; Berrien Moore III, National Weather Center/Univ. of Oklahoma

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 13 August 2012


Icebreaker Reception
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

7:15 AM-8:30 AM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


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Breakfast
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Registration Hours
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Panel Discussion 5
State of the Academic Sector
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: Renee A. McPherson, South Central Climate Science Center; Jessica Voveris, University of Oklahoma
Panelists: Thomas J. Bogdan, UCAR; Emma Fagan, University of Oklahoma; Dan Wildcat, Haskell Indian Nations University; John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma; David Green, NOAA/NWS

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Panel Discussion 6
State of the Public Sector
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, University of Oklahoma; Jessica Voveris, University of Oklahoma
Panelists: Laura Furgione, NWS; Michael Tanner, NCEI; Samuel P. Williamson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Lunch Break
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Session 7
Keynote Scott Rayder, UCAR
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Speaker: Scott Rayder, UCAR

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Panel Discussion 8
State of the Private Sector
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: Mike Smith, AccuWeather, Inc.; David John Gagne II, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Panelists: Gale F. Hoffnagle, TRC Environmental Consultants; Steven Root, AWCIA; Heidi Cullen, Climate Central; Maria Pirone, Harris Corp.; James R. Stalker, Regional Earth System Predictability Research, Inc.

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Panel Discussion 9
Open Weather and Climate Service (OWCS)
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: Len Pietrafesa, North Carolina State University; Brian Bell, Global Science & Technology; David John Gagne, University of Oklahoma
Panelists: Walter F. Dabberdt, Vaisala. Inc.; Warren L. Qualley, Harris Corporation; Laura Furgione, NWS; Louis W. Uccellini, NOAA/NWS; Frederick H. Carr, University of Oklahoma
3:30 PM
Introduction–Brian Bell and Len Pietrafesa, Open Discussion–Berrien Moore, Summary–Brian Bell and Len Pietrafesa

5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Reception
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

5:30 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Session 10
Albert Ashwood, Director of Oklahoma Emergency Management
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Speaker: Albert Ashwood, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 14 August 2012


Session
Buffet Dinner for all participants
Location: National Weather Center
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


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Breakfast
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Registration Hours
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Panel Discussion 12
What Makes a Nation Weather Ready?
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: William Hooke, AMS Policy Program; Amanda Ilk, University Oklahoma
Panelists: James Correia Jr., SPC; Barry Lee Myers, AccuWeather Inc; Bill Gail, Global Weather Corp.; Donald Lynch, Emergency Management Director for Shawnee and Pottawatomie County, OK; Matthew J. Moreland, NOAA/NWS/WFO in Slidell, LA

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Panel Discussion 13
Partners in Effective Weather Ready Nation Communications
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: Brenda C. Boyce, Booz Allen Hamilton; Emma Fagan, University of Oklahoma
Panelists: Keri Lubell, CDC; Dagny Olivares, CDC; W. James Williams, Walgreens Co.; Greg Tune, American Red Cross / Disaster Services Operations; David St. John, Weatherflow, Inc.

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Lunch Break
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Session 14
Keynote: Jeannette Sutton, Senior Researcher, Trauma, Health and Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Speaker: Jeannette Sutton, University of Kentucky

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Panel Discussion 15
Multimodal Messaging and Communicating: What works and what doesn't work
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS; Virginia G. Silvis, University of Oklahoma
Panelists: Susan A. Jasko, California University of Pennsylvania; Jeff Baranyi, ESRI; Mark A. Casteel, Penn State at York; David John Gagne, University of Oklahoma; Vankita Brown, NOAA/NWS

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Panel Discussion 16
Innovation and Community Engagement in Weather Ready Nation Communications
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: Robert G. Goldhammer, International Association of Emergency Managers; Charles Kuster, University of Oklahoma
Panelists: Amanda Ilk, University Oklahoma; Richard Westergard, Shade Tree Meteorology, LLC; Jonathan Porter, Accuweather; Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS/WFO in El Paso, TX; Michael D. Eilts, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.; Bruce Thomas, Midland Radio Corp; Robert Baron, Baron Services, Inc.

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Session 17
Student Perspectives on Social Media in Weather and Climate: Roundtable Discussion
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: David S. Green, NASA Headquarters; David St. John, Weatherflow, Inc.; David John Gagne, University of Oklahoma; Virginia G. Silvis, University of Oklahoma

Thursday, 16 August 2012

7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Thursday, 16 August 2012


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Breakfast
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

7:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 16 August 2012


Registration Hours
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 16 August 2012


Panel Discussion 19
Data Needs: Metrics for Evaluating Measurement Systems
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: George L. Frederick Jr., Vaisala; Charles Kuster, University of Oklahoma
Panelists: Yuanfu Xie, NOAA/ESRL; Betsy Weatherhead, Univ. of Colorado; Brian Bell, Exelis, Inc; Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 16 August 2012


Coffee Break
Location: Atrium (National Weather Center)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 16 August 2012


Session 20
Wrap-up: Summary, Recommendations, Next Steps
Location: 1313-DLB Auditorium (National Weather Center)
Host: The 2012 AMS Summer Community Meeting
Moderators: Betsy Weatherhead, Univ. of Colorado; George L. Frederick Jr., Vaisala