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Monday, 25 June 2001

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5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 25 June 2001


Workshop Registration

Tuesday, 26 June 2001

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7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Tuesday, 26 June 2001


Workshop Registration

8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 26 June 2001


Workshop on Severe Weather Forecasting in the New Millenium for Broadcast Meteorologists
Organizer: Dan McCarthy, NOAA/SPC

9:00 AM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 26 June 2001


Conference Registration

Wednesday, 27 June 2001

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7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Conference Registration Continues Through Saturday, 30 June

8:15 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Session 1
Welcome To Minneapolis
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Mike McClellan, Mobile Weather Team, Inc.
8:15 AM
1.1
Welcoming Remarks
Mike McClellan, Mobile Weather Team, Inc., Peoria, IL

8:25 AM
1.2
Welcome from the AMS
Robert Serafin, AMS President and UCAR, Boulder, CO

8:40 AM
1.3
Welcome to Minneapolis
Sam Scaman, KMSP-TV, Minneapolis, MN

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Session 2
30 Years of Broadcast Meteorology: Then, Now and the Future
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Jim Jaggers, WHBQ-TV
9:00 AM
2.1
National Weather Service: Looking Back 30 Years and Looking to the Future
John E. Jones Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

9:30 AM
2.2
The Last 30+ Years of Broadcast Meteorology...How Far We've Come...Or Have We?
Harvey Leonard, WHDH-TV, Boston, MA; and R. E. Albert

10:00 AM
2.3
Tornado Trends Across the United States 1950 - 2000
Daniel W. McCarthy, NOAA/SPC, Norman, OK

10:20 AM-10:40 AM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Coffee Break

10:40 AM-12:20 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Session 3
Changing Technology: How We Present the Weather
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Jim Jaggers, WHBQ-TV
10:40 AM
3.1
Effects of Improved Television Weather Graphics and Visual/Verbal Redundancy on Viewer Comprehension
D. James Siebert, KOB-TV, Albuquerque, NM

11:05 AM
3.2
How Live Satellite Images Will Effect Local Weather Reporting
Malcolm LeCompte, AstroVision International, Gaithersberg, MD

11:30 AM
3.3
River Level and Flood Forecasting Service for the new millenium
Craig M. Edwards, NOAA/NWS, Chanhassen, MN

11:55 AM
3.4
Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science
Alicia Torres, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD

12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Exhibits Open with cash & carry lunch

12:15 PM-1:40 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:50 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Session 4A
How the Internet is Changing Broadcast Meteorology
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Heather Tesch, The Weather Channel
1:30 PM
4A.1
Your Weather Website: Creating, Maintaining, and Improving
Elissa Lynn, KXTV, Sacramento, CA; and B. Montgomery

1:50 PM
4A.2
The importance of web and sky cameras to complement NWS modernization
Fred M. Remer, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and D. Hovde

2:10 PM
4A.3
How to easily retain "look and feel" of on-air weather content on your web site
Ronald J. Sznaider, DTN Kavouras Weather Services, Burnsville, MN; and B. Castello, P. Gonzales, and D. Chenevert

2:30 PM
4A.4
Update on Professional Affairs
Ray Ban, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA

2:40 PM
4A.3a
Coffee Break

2:50 PM-2:50 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Panel Discussion 1
Broadcast Board Panel Discussion
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Moderator: Mike McClellan, Chairperson, AMS Broadcast Meteorology Board and Mobile Weather Team, Inc.
Panelists: Jon Ahlquist, Florida State Univ.; James Jaggers, WHBQ-TV; Samantha Mohr, KTVK-TV; Cindy Preszler, KSDK-TV; Heather Tesch, The Weather Channel; John McLaughlin, KCCI-TV; Lisa Spencer, WSMV-TV

3:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Exhibit Hours

3:40 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Session 4B
Hype: How much is too much?
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
3:40 PM
4B.1
Public Response to Media Hype: Who's To Blame?
Dave Jones, StormCenter.Com, Ellicott City, MD

4:00 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Sessions end for the day

5:00 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 27 June 2001


Welcome Reception (Cash Bar)

Thursday, 28 June 2001

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 28 June 2001


Session 5
Science vs. Entertainment and Management vs. Audience Expectation: Part I
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Jon Ahlquist, Florida State Univ.
8:30 AM
5.1
Amazing, incredible and unbelievable
Paul S. Joseph, Journal Broadcast Group/WTMJ TV, Milwaukee, WI

9:00 AM
5.2
Seven words you can't say on TV
Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL

9:30 AM
5.3
The New Metro Almanac
Ed Phillips, KNXV-TV/KTAR Radio, Scottsdale, AZ

10:00 AM-10:10 AM: Thursday, 28 June 2001


Coffee Break

10:10 AM-11:40 AM: Thursday, 28 June 2001


Session 6
Science vs. Entertainment and Management vs. Audience Expectation: Part II
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Lisa Spencer, WSMV-TV
10:10 AM
6.1
Long Range Weather Forecasts: Valuable or Valueless?
Allan C. Eustis, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

10:40 AM
6.2
The Fujita Scale: What Does It Really Tell Us About Tornadoes?
Daniel W. McCarthy, NOAA/SPC, Norman, OK; and J. T. Schaefer

11:10 AM
6.3
The UPS and DOWNS of Meteorology
H. Michael Mogil, How the Weatherworks, Rockville, MD; and B. G. Levine

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2001


Exhibits Open with Cash & Carry Lunch

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2001


Session 7
Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Cindy Preszler, KSDK-TV
1:30 PM
7.1
The Global Observing System Needed for Prediction of Global Change
Alexander E. MacDonald, NOAA/ERL/FSL, Boulder, CO

2:10 PM
7.2
The climate is not warming but sea level is rising: a paradox?
S. Fred Singer, Science & Environmental Policy Project, Arlington, VA

2:50 PM
7.3
The Potential Consequences of Climate Change for the US—Results from the National Assessment
Michael C. MacCracken, National Assessment Coordination Office, U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC

3:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2001


Sessions End for the day

3:30 PM-6:30 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2001


Exhibit Hours

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2001


Reception (Cash Bar)

6:30 PM-6:30 PM: Thursday, 28 June 2001


Keynote Speaker
Conference Banquet (Minneapolis Hilton Hotel). Speaker: Harry Volkman. Title: Highs and Lows in 50 Plus years of TV
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Friday, 29 June 2001

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8:30 AM-8:30 AM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Panel Discussion 2
Hiring in the 21st Century—The Changing Face of TV
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Moderator: Cindy Preszler, KSDK-TV
Panelists: Terry O'Reilly, CONUS Communications Company; Ted Canova, WCCO-TV; Peter Goldberg, N.S. Bienstock; Rick Gevers, Rick Gevers and Associates; Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV; Rich Appuzo, WXIX-TV; Lisa Spencer, WSMV-TV

10:00 AM-10:10 AM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Coffee Break

10:10 AM-11:30 AM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Session 8
Holding on to that Job with Constant Change . . . Station Ownership and Doing More with less
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: John McLaughlin, KCCI-TV
10:10 AM
8.1
Negotiating Your Contract
Mark Dunn, Herzog, Crebs & McGhee, St. Louis, MO

11:10 AM
8.2
A First Year Diary
Gene Norman, WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA

11:30 AM-1:30 PM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Lunch Break

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Exhibits Open with Cash & Carry Lunch

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Session 9
Vendor Presentations
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Samantha Mohr, KPIX
1:30 PM
9.1
From 5 Minutes to 48 Hours: A New Weather Forecasting Paradigm
Pete Sappanos, DTN/Kavouras Weather Services, Burnsville, MN; and D. Chenevert, R. Sznaider, M. D. Eilts, J. W. Conway, and R. Carpenter

1:50 PM
9.2
Visual Forecasting—Taking the forecast to the next level
Sam Scaman, KMSP-TV, Minneapolis, MN; and M. Quadling and H. Quadling

2:10 PM
9.3
Automated Tracking, Alerting and Prediction of Dangerous Convective Storms: An Assessment of the COBRA Radar Algorithms
Gregory S. Wilson, Baron Services Inc., Huntsville, AL

2:30 PM
9.4
Personal MicroCast—Personalized weather forecasts to secure your
Terry Kelly, Weather Central, Inc., Madison, WI

2:50 PM
9.5
Changing Technology—How We Present the Weather
Tad McGuire, WSI, Billerica, MA

3:10 PM
9.6
The Next Thing in TV Weather Systems
Ken Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg

3:30 PM-3:40 PM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Coffee Break

3:30 PM-6:30 PM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Exhibit Hours

3:40 PM-4:45 PM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Session 10
AMS Seal Program
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Dave Miller, WFRV-TV
3:40 PM
10.1
How and Why the AMS Seal Program Got Started
Harry Volkman, WFLD-TV, Chicago, IL

4:00 PM
10.2
Applying for the AMS TV Seal of Approval: Submitting Your Tape and Cover Letter
Tammy Garrison, WDRB-TV, Louisville, KY

4:45 PM-4:45 PM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Sessions end for the day

6:30 PM-6:30 PM: Friday, 29 June 2001


Minnesota Twins Baseball Game

Saturday, 30 June 2001

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 30 June 2001


Session 11
Educating Yourself and the Viewer: What Does the Future Hold for the Broadcast Meteorologist?: Part I
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Jon Ahlquist, Flordia State Univ.
8:30 AM
11.1
Verification of VIPIR Shear Detection Algoritm using multiple WSR-88D radars during 8 April 1999, 2 July 1999 and 11 May 2000 Iowa Supercell Storms
John B. McLaughlin, KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA; and J. Stephen

9:00 AM
11.2
My-Cast, the science of personal meteorology
Paul Douglas, WCCO-TV, Minneapolis, MN; and C. Burfeind

9:30 AM
11.3
Weather support to 2002 Olympics
Tom Potter, Univ. of Utah and Salt Lake Organizing Committee, Salt Lake City, UT

10:00 AM-10:10 AM: Saturday, 30 June 2001


Coffee Break

10:10 AM-11:30 AM: Saturday, 30 June 2001


Session 12
Educating Yourself and the Viewer: What Does the Future Hold for the Broadcast Meteorologist?: Part II
Host: 30th Broadcast Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Samantha Mohr, KPIX
10:10 AM
12.1
A Model for Enhancing Awareness through Collaborative Education Programs
John D. Moore, AMS/AERA, Blackwood, NJ; and K. Orr, J. Nese, and R. P. Wanton

10:30 AM
12.2
Weather Symbols—What Do They Mean?
Jacob Swick, WRC-TV, Washington, DC; and R. T. Ryan

11:00 AM
12.3
Communicating the confidence in your forecast
Jon E. Ahlquist, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

11:30 AM-11:30 AM: Saturday, 30 June 2001


Closing Remarks

12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 30 June 2001


Conference ends
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