31st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

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Sunday, 23 June 2002

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

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

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

  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
  12:05 PM
Coffee Break

  12:30 PM
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:
  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
Once in a blue moon
Todd Glickman, WCBS Newsradio-880, New York, NY

  4:15 PM
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

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

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

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

  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
  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
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

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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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

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

  10:05 AM
7.5
  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
  11:35 AM
Long Range Forecasting
Joseph Bastardi, AccuWeather Inc., State College, PA

  11:50 AM
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
National Weather Service priorities
Joel N. Myers, AccuWeather Inc., State College, PA; and B. L. Myers and M. A. Steinberg

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

  5:15 PM
Coffee Break

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


Sessions end for the day

Friday, 28 June 2002

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

  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


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

Papers:
  11:10 AM
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