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Wednesday, 25 June 2008

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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

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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

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


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

Saturday, 28 June 2008

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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

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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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