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Sunday, 23 June 2002

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12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Sunday, 23 June 2002


SUN 23 JUNE

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 23 June 2002


Workshop Registration

Monday, 24 June 2002

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12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 24 June 2002


MON 24 June

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Monday, 24 June 2002


Workshop Registration

8:30 AM-5:00 PM: Monday, 24 June 2002


Workshop On Hurricanes

9:00 AM-5:00 PM: Monday, 24 June 2002


Conference Registration

Tuesday, 25 June 2002

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7:00 AM-7:00 AM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


TUE 25 JUNE

7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


Conference Registration Continues Through Friday, 28 June

8:30 AM-8:45 AM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


Welcoming Remarks

8:45 AM-9:00 AM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


Introductory Remarks

9:00 AM-9:10 AM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


Weather Breifing

9:10 AM-9:40 AM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


Introduction to Colonial Williamsburg

9:40 AM-9:50 AM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


Announcements

9:50 AM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


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American Weather History
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Papers:
  9:50 AM
1.1
From Sailing Ships to the Internet
George A. Winterling, WJXT TV, Jacksonville, FL

  10:05 AM
1.2
How the weather affected key events during the American Revolution
Elliot Abrams, Accuweather, Inc., State College, PA

  10:20 AM
1.3
A look at the "Saxby Gale" of October 1869
Joseph M. Rao, Cablevision/News 12 Westchester, Yonkers, NY

  10:35 AM
1.4
THE Storm of the Century: The Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Paul H. Gross, WDIV-TV, Detroit, MI

  10:50 AM
1.5
Weather services in Canada and the United States—130 years of cooperation - a model for international meteorology
David W. Phillips, MSC, Downsview, ON, Canada

  11:05 AM
1.6
History of commercial sector weather innovation
Joel N. Myers, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg

  11:20 AM
1.7
Hurricane Andrew—10 Years Later
Bryan Norcross, WFOR/CBS-TV, Miami, FL

  11:35 AM
1.8
Virgina's Early Weather History: "Postcasting" Conditions Prior to the Official Records
Dennis Blanton, Center for Archaeological Research, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

  11:50 AM
1.9
They Taught the World to Fly—The Wright Brothers North Carolina Experience
Thomas F. Ross, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

  12:05 PM
1.3A
Coffee Break

  12:30 PM
1.9A
Lunch Break

1:30 PM-4:30 PM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


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Present Issues, Ideas, Systems and Products in Broadcast Meteorology: Part I
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Papers:
  1:30 PM
2.1
A Primer on AMS Finances: Where Do The $ Come From, and Where Do They Go?
Ron McPherson, AMS, Boston, MA

  2:00 PM
2.2
Analysis of cloud systems by means of Q-vector fields and satellite images
Dariusz Chaadyniak, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

  2:15 PM
2.3
Satellite Derived Data and Imagery in Your Weathercasts
Allan Eustis, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Tutza

  2:30 PM
2.4
The Weather...After September 11, 2001
David F. Jones, StormCenter.com, Inc., Severna Park, MD

  2:45 PM
2.5
New Opportunity to Publish Operationally-Focused Articles in the BAMS
Kenneth F. Carey, Department of Defense, Fairfax, VA

  3:00 PM
2.6
Software application for preparation of meteorological data analysis
Ireneusz Winnicki, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland; and D. Chaadyniak and K. Kroszczyñski

  3:15 PM
2.7
Seeing Arizona with Web Cams and Weather Stations
Ed Phillips, KNXV-TV, KTAR Radio, Phoenix, AZ

  3:30 PM
2.8
Confessions from a Catalonian Climate
Tomas Molina, International Association of Broadcast Meteorology, Barcelona, Spain

  3:45 PM
2.9
EPA's SunWise Meteorologist Outreach Project
Jason P. Samenow, EPA, Washington, DC; and L. G. Wilcut

  4:00 PM
2.10
Once in a blue moon
Todd Glickman, WCBS Newsradio-880, New York, NY

  4:15 PM
2.5A
Coffee Break

3:30 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


Exhibit Hours

4:30 PM-4:30 PM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


Panel Discussion
Meet your AMS Broadcast Board and Proposal for a New Broadcast Seal Process
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Moderators: Jim Jaggers, WHBQ-TV; Ray Ban, The Weather Channel
Panelists: Samantha Mohr, KPIX-TV; Kathy Orr, WCAU-TV; Gary Ley, WJAR-TV; Lisa Spencer, WSMV-TV; Claire Martin, Global TV; Mike Davis, WBNS-TV; John McLaughlin, KCCI-TV; Eric Salna, KBMT-TV; Robin Reed, WDBJ-TV; Jay Trobec, KELO-TV; David Tillman, KTRK-TV

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


Sessions end for the day

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 25 June 2002


Welcome Reception w/ Exhibits (Cash Bar)

Wednesday, 26 June 2002

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8:00 AM-8:00 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


WED 26 JUNE

8:00 AM-8:10 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


Weather Briefing

8:10 AM-8:15 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


Announcements

8:15 AM-8:15 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


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Special Workshop: Eyes on the Environment—Watershed Education for Broadcast Meteorologists
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

9:50 AM-10:20 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


EPA Address. Gov. Christie Todd Whitman, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC

10:20 AM-10:45 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


Coffee Break

10:45 AM-10:45 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


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Special Workshop: Eyes on the Environment—Watershed Education for Broadcast Meteorologists (Continued)
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


NOAA ADDRESS. Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (Vice Admiral USN, Retired), Washington, DC

2:30 PM-4:45 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


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Present Issues, Ideas, Systems and Products in Broadcast Meteorology: Part II
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Papers:
  2:30 PM
4.1
RTNDA Presentation
Dave Busiek, KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA

  2:45 PM
4.2
Trouble in Paradise—Adverse effects of coding errors and lack of format standardization on dissemination of severe weather Watch, Warning, and Advisory products issued by the National Weather Service.
Marvin McInnis, First Alert Weather Warning Systems, Olathe, KS

  3:00 PM
4.3
Modernized Lemon Technique using WSR-88D Data
John B. McLaughlin, KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA

  3:15 PM
4.4
WARM WINTER SURPRISE..."HAS GLOBAL WARMING KICKED IN"
Joseph S. D'Aleo, WSI, Bilerica, MA

  3:30 PM
4.5
Urban tornadoes: are the risks growing?
Bob Henson, UCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Freedman and H. Brooks

  3:45 PM
4.6
FCC Rules on Access to Emergency Information on Television For People With Hearing and Vision Disabilities
K. Dane Snowden, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC

  4:00 PM
4.7
Cold Facts and Hot Air
Inge Niedek, International Association of Broadcast Meteorology, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

  4:15 PM
4.8
American Forces Network Weather Center
Robert Matheson, American Forces Radio and Television Service, March ARB, CA; and D. M. Tirschel and R. T. Williams Jr.

  4:30 PM
4.5A
Coffee Break

3:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


Exhibit Hours

4:45 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


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Vendor Session: Part I
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Papers:
  4:45 PM
5.1
Broadcast weather presentations—a change in the wind
Jim Brihan, WSI Corp., Billerica, MA

  5:00 PM
5.2
Statistical Analysis of TVS Attributes and Baron's Shear SCITs During Various Severe Weather Events
Greg Wilson, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and K. L. Moncla and S. Ford

  5:15 PM
5.3
Weather Central Inc. Presentation
Bill Boss, Weather Central, Inc., Madison, WI

  5:30 PM
5.4
The MxWeatherSpan line of broadcast products and services from Meteorlogix
Ron Sznaider, Meteorlogix, Minneapolis, MN; and J. Block and B. Castello

  5:45 PM
5.5
Nature Revealed
Anthony J. Derda Jr., CG Development, Amarillo, TX

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


Sessions end for the day

6:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


Reception w/Exhibits (Cash Bar)

7:30 PM-10:30 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2002


Conference Banquet (Speaker: Harry Volkman "50 years of Highs and Lows of a Television Weather Pioneer")

Thursday, 27 June 2002

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8:00 AM-8:00 AM: Thursday, 27 June 2002


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THUR 27 JUNE

8:00 AM-8:10 AM: Thursday, 27 June 2002


Weather Briefing

8:10 AM-8:10 AM: Thursday, 27 June 2002


Announcements

8:20 AM-9:05 AM: Thursday, 27 June 2002


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Vendor Session: Part II
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Papers:
  8:20 AM
6.1
A high resolution, local point forecast model
Jainene Long, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg

  8:35 AM
6.2
An Internet site for professional meteorologists
James T. Candor, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg

  8:50 AM
6.3
The Next Thing in Television Weather Systems
Jainene Long, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg

9:05 AM-12:05 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2002


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Ideas for Improving Television Weathercasts, Communications and Coverage of Severe Weather
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Papers:
 
7.1
The Forecast is Partly Funny

  9:20 AM
7.2
A Call To Action for Severe Weather Outlooks and Watches
Daniel McCarthy, NOAA/NSSL/SPC, Norman, OK

  9:35 AM
7.3
What Should the Media Say When the Government Is Ignoring the Watches and Warnings?
Bryan Norcross, WFOR-TV/CBS-TV, Miami, FL

  9:50 AM
7.4
Bad Meteorology
Craig James, WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, MI

  10:05 AM
7.5
Forecast, Coverage and Impact of Tropical Storm Allison on Southeast Texas
Keith R. Monahan, KHWB-TV, Houston, TX

  10:20 AM
7.6
School WeatherNets: Worth the Effort?
John B. McLaughlin, KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA

 
7.7
The Presentation of Temperature Information in Television Broadcasts: What is Normal?

  10:50 AM
7.8
Severe Weather Communication via the Internet
James T. Candor, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. A. Steinberg

  11:05 AM
7.9
Realtime, Dual Frequency, High Resolution Radar Processing for Significant Weather
Gregory Wilson, Baron Services, Huntsville, AL; and K. Moncla and S. Ford

  11:20 AM
7.10
Elements of compelling wall-to-wall severe weather coverage
Jay Trobec, KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, SD

  11:35 AM
7.11
Long Range Forecasting
Joseph Bastardi, AccuWeather Inc., State College, PA

  11:50 AM
7.5A
Coffee Break

10:00 AM-6:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2002


Exhibit Hours

12:05 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2002


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2002


NOAA Presentation. Topics: Private-Public Partnership, and Digital Forecasting. Brigadier General John J. Kelly, Jr., Director, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

2:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2002


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Future Issues, Systems, Practices and Products of Broadcast Meteorology
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Papers:
  2:30 PM
8.1
……and there’s a wonderful view of Mont Blanc
Gerald Fleming, International Association of Broadcast Meteorology, Wexford, Ireland

  2:45 PM
8.2
Back to the future with polar orbiting satellite data
Sheldon J. Kusselson, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and A. Eustis

  3:00 PM
8.3
Moving into the digital world - literally
Robin John Reed, WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA

  3:15 PM
8.4
How can we be better communicators . . . what viewers think
James Darr, St. Louis Univ., St. Louis, MO; and R. Ryan

  3:30 PM
8.5
Dealing with uncertainties in forecasts
M. Steven Tracton, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

  3:45 PM
8.6
NOAA’s New England Temperature and Air Quality Forecasting Pilot Program - Description and Outreach Opportunities
Ralph A. Petersen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and D. Rogers and P. Y. Whung

  4:00 PM
8.7
It's A Small, Small World!
John Teather, International Association of Broadcast Meteorology, New Milton, Hampshire, United Kingdom; and B. Giles

  4:15 PM
8.8
GIFTS –The Precursor of Future Geostationary Satellite Sounders – Description and Outreach Opportunities
Ralph A. Petersen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and W. L. Smith, F. W. Harrison, D. E. Hinton, H. E. Revercome, G. E. Bingham, J. C. Dodge, and A. S. Levine

  4:30 PM
8.9
Watch-By-County: What Is It and How Will It Change Watch Presentation
Daniel McCarthy, NOAA/NSSL/SPC, Norman, OK; and J. T. Schaefer

  4:45 PM
8.10
National Weather Service priorities
Joel N. Myers, AccuWeather Inc., State College, PA; and B. L. Myers and M. A. Steinberg

  5:00 PM
8.11
A MODERNIZED COOPERATIVE OBSERVER NETWORK
Andrew H. Horvitz, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

  5:15 PM
8.4A
Coffee Break

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2002


Sessions end for the day

Friday, 28 June 2002

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8:00 AM-8:00 AM: Friday, 28 June 2002


FRI 28 JUNE

8:00 AM-8:10 AM: Friday, 28 June 2002


Weather Briefing

8:10 AM-8:20 AM: Friday, 28 June 2002


Announcements

8:20 AM-10:15 AM: Friday, 28 June 2002


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Workshop. Global Warming and the Broadcast Meteorologist: Latest Findings and How to Commuicate Them.
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Janine Bloomfield, Environmental Defense

Papers:
  8:20 AM
9.0
Discussion

  8:30 AM
9.1
Welcome
Janine Bloomfield, Environmental Defense Fund, Boston, MA

  8:35 AM
9.2
Observed Climate Variations and Change: Facts and Fiction
Thomas R. Karl, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC

  9:05 AM
9.3
What every broadcast meteorologist should know about global warming
Anthony J. Broccoli, NOAA/GFDL, Princeton, NJ

  9:30 AM
9.4
Potential Impacts of Climate Change to Selected Regions of the United States
Janine Bloomfield, Environmental Defense, Boston, MA

  9:45 AM
9.5
Communicating Climate Science to the Public, The Climate Stock Program
Bob Henson, UCAR, Boulder, CO

  10:00 AM
9.6
Climate Coverage on Local TV: Rising to the Challenge
Mish Michaels, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA and WBZ-TV4, Boston, MA

10:15 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 28 June 2002


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Friday, 28 June 2002


10
Career Development Workshop
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Organizer: Erik Salna, KBMT-TV

Papers:
  10:30 AM
10.1
ARE YOU OVERWHELMED? DEADLINES, CONTRACTS, JOB SECURITY, NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR WORK AND FAMILY, I'M GOING NUTS! STRESS MANAGEMENT
Don Martin, Williamsburg Community Hospital, Williamsburg, VA

  10:50 AM
10.2
ONE DAY, MOST OF YOU WILL GET OUT OF TV? CHANGING CAREER DIRECTION
Tad McGuire, WSI, Chicago, IL

  11:10 AM
10.3
DON'T LISTEN TO STUPID ADVICE! CHARTING YOUR CAREER PATH
Pam Pulner, Pam Pulner & Associates, Washington, DC

11:30 AM-11:30 AM: Friday, 28 June 2002


Panel Discussion
Career Development Workshop Panel Discussion
Sponsor: 31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Moderator: Eric Salna, KBMT-TV
Panelists: Joe Rovitto, Clemensen & Rovitto, Inc.; Mark Pimental, WTVR-TV; Pam Pulner, Pulner & Associates; Steve Swienckowski, The David Crane Agency, Inc.; Terri Smith, The Weather Channel; Michael Valentine, WVEC-TV; Mark Neerman, WTVR-TV; Nancy Kent Smith, WWBT-TV; John Wessling, WTKR-TV

12:30 PM-12:30 PM: Friday, 28 June 2002


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Conference Ends

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