Program: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology (36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology)

Program Chair: Mike Alger , KTVN-TV

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Wednesday, 25 June 2008

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Registration for Short Course and Full Conference

Location: Torreys Peak (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Thursday, 26 June 2008

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Registration Continues through Sunday, 29 June

Location: Torreys Peak (Grand Hyatt Denver)

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Exhibits Opening Breakfast Reception

Location: Imperial Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Session 1

Welcome to Denver!

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Mike Alger, KTVN-TV

10:30 AM

1.1

Colorado's Extreme Elevations

Chris Dunn, KDVR-TV, Denver, CO; and C. Tomer and C. Egger

Recorded presentation

10:36 AM

1.2

Colorado Storm Chasing ----- MP3 audio file

Mike Nelson, KMGH-TV, Denver, CO

10:42 AM

1.3

Denver's Big Blizzards

Dave Aguilera, KCNC-TV, Denver, CO; and J. Zeppelin

Recorded presentation

10:48 AM

1.4

A Mile High Microclimate

Ashton Altieri, KUSA-TV, Denver, CO

Recorded presentation

10:54 AM

1.5

Ice Balls! ----- MP3 audio file

Dave Fraser, KWGN-TV, Denver, CO; and J. Boyer

11:00 AM-11:30 AM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Session 2

Mountain and/or Winter Weather Forecasting

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Patrick T. Powell, WLUK-TV

11:00 AM

2.1

Avalanche hazards and forecasting in the western U.S

Jeff B. Renner, KING Television, Seattle, Seattle, WA

Recorded presentation

11:15 AM

2.2

Assessing people's actions and attitudes during the December 20-21, 2006, Colorado Front Range winter storm

Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Demuth

Recorded presentation

11:30 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Session 3

Regional Forecasting Challenges

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Patrick T. Powell, WLUK-TV

11:30 AM

3.1

Localization of Television Weathercasts ----- MP3 audio file

Michael Smith, WeatherData Services, Inc., Wichita, KS

11:45 AM

3.2

People's attitudes and behaviors for weather forecast information based on where they live

Julie Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. K. Lazo and R. E. Morss

Recorded presentation

12:00 PM

3.3

The devil is in the details: When the forecast is very good, but the results are very bad!

Greg Fishel, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC; and N. S. Johnson

Recorded presentation

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Session 4

Severe Weather

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Jay Prater, KAKE-TV

1:30 PM

4.1

50 Years of Progress in Tornado Warnings -- The Greensburg Success Story ----- MP3 audio file

Michael R. Smith, WeatherData Services, Inc., Wichita, KS

1:45 PM

4.2

GOES R+ User Requirements and Training

Brian C. Motta, NWS, Boulder, CO; and A. Mostek and J. Gurka

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (185.3 kB)

2:00 PM

4.3

The Baron Tornado Index, a breakthrough in tornado detection

Matthew Alan Havin, Baron Services Inc., Huntsville, AL

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

4.4

Super Tuesday tornado outbreak February 5-6, 2008

John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and G. W. Carbin

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

4.5

The “Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak” of February 5-6, 2008, SPC Forecasts and Historical Perspective

Gregory W. Carbin, NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK; and J. T. Schaefer

Recorded presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

Location: Imperial Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

3:30 PM-4:15 PM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Session 5

Tropical Meteorology

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Sean Sublette, Climate Central

3:30 PM

5.1

Communicating Imperfect Hurricane Forecasts

Daniel P. Brown, NOAA/NWS/NHC/TPC, MIami, FL; and R. D. Knabb and D. Feltgen

Recorded presentation

3:45 PM

5.2

Interpreting Wind Speed Probability Products

Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/NWS, Honolulu, HI; and D. P. Brown, D. Feltgen, and M. Mainelli

Recorded presentation

4:00 PM

5.3

Cyclones, cones, and confusion: Forecasters' perspectives on hurricane graphics

Gina M. Eosco, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY

Recorded presentation

4:15 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Session 6

Climate Issues (Including Global Climate Change topics)

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Keith Monahan, KHCW

4:15 PM

6.1

Uncertainty about uncertainties!

Richard N. Berler, KGNS TV, Laredo, TX

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

6.2

Climate Change. Educating yourself and your viewers

Dan Satterfield, WBOC, Salisbury, MD

Recorded presentation

4:45 PM

6.3

Climate change: What we think we think

Sean Sublette, WSET Television, Lynchburg, VA

Recorded presentation

5:00 PM

6.4

Communicating climate change: a new NEEF/COMET initiative

Victoria C. Johnson, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and D. Sliter and J. P. Lamos

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Sessions End for the Day

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Thursday, 26 June 2008

Voluntary Focus Meeting by the NWS- Broadcasters Give and Take: Assessing Each Other’s Needs

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Friday, 27 June 2008

8:00 AM-5:30 PM: Friday, 27 June 2008

Field Trip to NCAR/NOAA-See General Information for Details

Saturday, 28 June 2008

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 28 June 2008

Session 7

Station Scientist Session

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Tammie Souza, WFLD

8:00 AM

7.1

Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science Evaluation: What We've Learned About Local TV Audiences and Science Reporting

Emilie Lorditch, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD

Recorded presentation

8:15 AM

Panel Discussion: News Directors and Producers Discuss How to Get Station Scientist Material into Newscasts ----- MP3 audio file

9:00 AM

7.2

Stargazing Highlights for 2008-9

J. Kelly Beatty, Sky & Telescope Magazine, Cambridge, MA

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

7.3

Creative and Effective Story-Telling Techniques ----- MP3 audio file

Paul H. Gross, WDIV-TV, Detroit, MI

9:35 AM

CSS Award Presentation

9:45 AM

7.4

YouSpeak: Broadcast Meteorologists' Attitudes about Climate Change

Kris M. Wilson, Emory Univ., Austin, TX

Recorded presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Saturday, 28 June 2008

Coffee Break

Location: Imperial Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Saturday, 28 June 2008

Panel Discussion 1

Station Scientist Session Continued: The FACTS about our Changing Climate

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Moderator: Paul H. Gross, WDIV-TV

Panelists: Kevin E. Trenberth, NCAR; Alexander MacDonald, NOAA/ESRL; James J. O'Brien, COAPS/Florida State Univ.; Pieter Tans, ESRL/NOAA; Warren M. Washington, NCAR

10:30 AM

PD1.1

Panel Discussion ----- MP3 Audio File

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Saturday, 28 June 2008

Banquet Lunch

Location: Mt Sopris (Grand Hyatt Denver)

12:00 PM

Forecasting Space Weather

Thomas J. Bogdan, NOAA/Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Saturday, 28 June 2008

Session 8

Vendor Session

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV

1:30 PM

8.1

Showing your Viewers the Weather Like Never Before

Eric Levy, Weather Metrics, Inc., Overland Park, KS

Recorded presentation

1:45 PM

8.2

Vendor Abstract – WSI+ECC

Tad Maguire, WSI, Andover, MA

Recorded presentation

2:00 PM

8.3

Vendor Abstract: Win-Weather

Patrick James, Win-Weather, Medford, MA

Recorded presentation

2:15 PM

8.4

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Ron Gird, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and E. Randee

Recorded presentation

2:30 PM

8.5

Baron Services-The State of Science ----- MP3 audio file

Robert Baron, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Saturday, 28 June 2008

Session

Coffee Break

Location: Imperial Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 28 June 2008

Session 9

Station Scientist Part I

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: George Lessens, WZZM

3:30 PM

9.1

Climate, weather & elections: Who should pray for rain?

Allan C. Eustis, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (2.7 MB)

3:45 PM

9.2

Win ratings with "Glocal Science" ----- MP3 audio file

Joe Witte, WJLA TV 7, Arlington, VA

9.3

KML ... Three letters that are changing the future of Broadcast Meteorology

4:15 PM

9.4

“Healthcasting”: Behind the scenes progress and developments

Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS, Washington, DC

Recorded presentation

4:30 PM

9.5

Do broadcast meteorologists have a role during a radiological or nuclear public health emergency?

Charles W. Miller, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; and M. C. McCurley and J. Kanne

Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.7 MB)

5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Saturday, 28 June 2008

Session 10

Station Scientist Part II

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Jeff B. Renner, KING Television, Seattle

5:00 PM

10.1

Communicating Air Quality during Wildfires: Case Study and Useful Resources

Scott A. Jackson, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and D. S. Miller, J. E. White, and T. S. Dye

Recorded presentation

5:15 PM

10.2

Picture this weather

Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Saturday, 28 June 2008

Sessions End for the Day

Sunday, 29 June 2008

8:15 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 29 June 2008

Session 11

Station Scientist, Part III

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Yolanda Amadeo, WALB-TV

8:15 AM

11.1

Connecting weather to the environment: online education for the station scientist ----- MP3 audio file

Joseph P. Lamos, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and V. C. Johnson, D. Sliter, and S. Espinoza

8:30 AM

11.2

Environmental stories: using Earth Gauge and COMET program resources for creating video podcasts and presentations ----- MP3 audio file

Joseph P. Lamos, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and S. Espinoza, V. C. Johnson, J. Witte, and J. Frazer

8:45 AM

11.3

Educating Viewers: Practical ways to enhance weather education in your viewing area

Matt Miller, KTKA-TV, Topeka, KS

Recorded presentation

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Sunday, 29 June 2008

Session 12

Miscellaneous Topics in Broadcast Meteorology Part I

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Dan Bickford, WSPA

9:00 AM

12.1

The AMS Ad-Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts (ACUF): Broadcasters, we need you

Tom Hamill, NOAA/ESRL, Boulder, CO; and P. A. Hirschberg, E. Abrams, and A. Bleistein

Recorded presentation

9:15 AM

12.2

Communicating uncertainty in weather forecasts: Results from a survey of the U.S. public

Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Demuth and J. K. Lazo

Recorded presentation

9:30 AM

12.3

CoCoRaHS -- A Rich Resource of Precipitation Measurements in your Viewing Area

Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and N. J. Doesken, R. C. Cifelli, and J. Turner

Recorded presentation

9:45 AM

12.4

Weather Briefings for Hospitals

Margaret Lynn Fowke, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:00 AM

12.5

Improving the health and safety of our communities

Jim Augustine, Atlanta Fire Rescue and H-J Atlanta Intl Airport, Atlanta, GA

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Sunday, 29 June 2008

Coffee Break

Location: Imperial Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Sunday, 29 June 2008

Session 13

Miscellaneous Topics in Broadcast Meteorology Part II

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Dan Bickford, WSPA

10:30 AM

13.1

Lightning safety awareness week -- understanding one of nature's most underrated killers

John S. Jensenius Jr., NOAA/NWS, Gray, ME; and D. Franklin

Recorded presentation

10:45 AM

13.2

Broadcast Meteorology - Television weather survey results of 2008

Mark A. Reynolds, WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN

Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-11:45 AM: Sunday, 29 June 2008

Panel Discussion 2

Professional Development-Meet the Board

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Jay Prater, KAKE-TV

11:00 AM

PD2.1

Jay Prater ----- MP3 audio file

11:45 AM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 29 June 2008

Panel Discussion 3

Professional Development-Panel Discussion

Location: Grand Ballroom (Grand Hyatt Denver)

Host: 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Chair: Jay Prater, KAKE-TV

11:45 AM

PD3.1

Jay Prater

12:30 PM-12:30 PM: Sunday, 29 June 2008

Conference Ends

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