Panel Discussion 4 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Program Chair: Jeff B. Renner , KING Television, Seattle

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Sunday, 21 June 2009

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7:30 AM-2:00 PM: Sunday, 21 June 2009


Registration for Short Course
Location: Pacific Northwest Foyer (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

2:00 PM-5:30 PM: Sunday, 21 June 2009


Registration Opens
Location: Pacific Northwest Foyer (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

Monday, 22 June 2009

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7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Registration Continues through 25, June
Location: Pacific Northwest Foyer (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Opening Breakfast Reception
Location: Cascade Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Session 1
Welcome to Portland
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Panelists: Matt Zaffino, KGW Television; Mark Nelsen, KPTV Television; Bruce Sussman, KOIN Television; Rod Hill, KATU Television
Chair: Jeff B. Renner, KING Television, Seattle
10:00 AM
1.1
Opening Remarks
Jeff B. Renner, KING Television, Seattle, Seattle, WA
Recorded presentation

10:05 AM
1.2
Welcome to Portland: Panel Discussion
Matt Zaffino, KGW Television, Portland, OR; and M. Nelsen, B. Sussman, and R. Hill
Recorded presentation

10:45 AM
1.3
Portland Extremes: The Heat, Cold, & Snow
Mark Nelson, KMGH-TV, Denver, CO
Recorded presentation

11:00 AM
1.4
Overview of Severe Weather
Bruce Sussman, KOIN Television, Portland, OR
Recorded presentation

10:45 AM-11:15 AM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Session 2
Severe Weather Coverage: Case Studies
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: George Lessens, WZZM
10:45 AM
2.1
Hurricane Ike: before, during & after
Gene Norman Jr., KHOU-TV, Houston, TX
Recorded presentation

2.2
Hurricane Ike storm surge study

11:15 AM
2.3
Tornado in Murfreesboro, TN
Davis Nolan, WKRN TV, Nashville, TN
Recorded presentation

11:15 AM-11:45 AM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Panel Discussion 1
Severe Weather Coverage: A Panel Discussion
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Moderator: George Lessens, WZZM
Panelists: Gene Norman Jr., KHOU-TV; Tim Heller, KTRK ABC 13; Maureen McCann, Central Florida News 13; Joe Witte, WJLA TV 7; Tammie Souza, WFLD; Warren Davis Nolan, WKRN TV; Mike Alger, KTVN-TV
11:15 AM
PD1.1
Discussion
Gene Norman Jr., KHOU-TV, Houston, TX; and T. Heller, M. McCann, J. Witte, T. Souza, W. D. Nolan, and M. Alger
Recorded presentation

11:45 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Session 3
Regional Forecasting Challenges
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
11:45 AM
3.1
Forecasting/economic potential of the wind energy business
Justin Sharp, PPM Energy, Portland, OR
Recorded presentation

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Vendor Training with Lunch on Own
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Portland

2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Session 4
Severe Weather: Additional Challenges & Tools
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Maureen McCann, Central Florida News 13
2:00 PM
Paper 4.1 has been moved. New paper number 4.4A

2:00 PM
4.1A
The increasing role of social media during high impact weather events
John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, Norman, OK; and J. Demuth, G. M. Eosco, and N. S. Johnson
Recorded presentation

2:15 PM
4.2
The Baron Tornado Index, leading the next generation of tornado detection improvements
Matthew Alan Havin, Baron Services Inc., Huntsville, AL
Recorded presentation

2:30 PM
4.3
NOAA/NESDIS satellite products and direct readout overview
Thomas M. Renkevens, NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD, Camp Springs, MD
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (555.4 kB)

2:45 PM
Paper 4.4 has been moved. New paper number 4.1A

2:45 PM
4.4A
Patterns in U.S. tornado vulnerability over the last decade
Gregory W. Carbin, NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK
Recorded presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: Cascade Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Session 5
Severe Weather: Additional Challenges & Tools II
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Richard N. Berler, KGNS TV
3:30 PM
5.1
Severe weather display system
Loren Tobia, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. Smith and K. Reeves

3:45 PM
5.2
GOES-R Baseline Instruments
James Gurka, NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (370.3 kB)

4:00 PM-4:30 PM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Session 6
Expanding Broadcast Meteorologist Capabilities
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV
4:00 PM
6.1
Update on the NEEF/COMET climate change module
Victoria Johnson, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and D. Sliter and J. P. Lamos

4:15 PM
6.2
Preparing the next generation of broadcast meteorologists through an educational outreach project
Nicholas Juliano, State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY; and R. Jaworski and R. Grimaldi Jr.
Recorded presentation

4:30 PM-5:15 PM: Monday, 22 June 2009


Session 7
Regional Forecasting Challenges II
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Jeff B. Renner, KING Television, Seattle
4:30 PM
7.1
Rivers in the Sky are Flooding the Northwest: Impacts of the Pineapple Express
Larry J. Schick,, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, WA
Recorded presentation

4:45 PM
7.2
Northwest Volcanoes: Past, Present and Future Challenges
Jeff B. Renner, KING Television, Seattle, Seattle, WA
Recorded presentation

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

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9:00 AM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 23 June 2009


Field Trip:Cascade Volcano Observatory and NW Flood Forecast Center
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Portland

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

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8:00 AM-8:50 AM: Wednesday, 24 June 2009


8
The Meteorologist as the Station Scientist-Special Sessions
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks

8:05 AM
8.1
NEEF / COMET Educational Opportunities for Station Scientists
Joseph P. Lamos, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO
Recorded presentation

8:20 AM
8.2
Heavenly Highlights and International Year of Astronomy
J. Kelly Beatty, Sky & Telescope Magazine, Cambridge, MA
Recorded presentation

8:50 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 24 June 2009


Panel Discussion 2
Climate Change Panel Discussion: "How to Communicate Climate Change"
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Moderator: Paul H. Gross, WDIV-TV
Panelists: Thomas R. Karl, NOAA/NCDC; Scott Miller, KING-TV; Matt Zaffino, KGW Television
8:50 AM
PD2.1
Panel Discussion
Recorded presentation

9:50 AM
PD2.2
Station Scientist Award Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 24 June 2009


Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Cascade Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 24 June 2009


Session 9
The Meteorologist as the Station Scientist-Special Sessions II
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
10:30 AM
9.1
What You Need to Know if a Radiological Event Occurs in Your Area
Paul H. Gross, WDIV-TV, Detroit, MI; and C. W. Miller and W. M. Thomas

10:50 AM
9.2
Space Weather: Everything You Need to Know for the Weathercast of the Future
William J. Murtagh, Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO
Recorded presentation

11:10 AM
9.3
The Three Things Broadcasters Need to Know About TSUNAMIS
Eddie N. Bernard, NOAA/PMEL/TIME, Seattle, WA
Recorded presentation

11:40 AM
9.4
Station Scientist: Using the New Technologies in Broadcasting
Jim Gandy, WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC
Recorded presentation

12:00 PM-1:45 PM: Wednesday, 24 June 2009


Lunch Banquet with Speaker
Location: Multnomah (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

1:45 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 24 June 2009


Session 10
Vendor Session
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Tammie Souza, WFLD
1:45 PM
10.1
An Overview of WSI's 4km RPM Model
Peter P. Neilley, The Weather Company, Atlanta, GA; and T. A. Hutchinson
Recorded presentation

2:00 PM
10.2
The convergence of weather radar and geospatial technology, live 3-D everything
Robert Baron, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL

2:15 PM
10.3
A new HD display system
Loren Tobia, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. Smith and K. Reeves
Recorded presentation

2:30 PM
10.4
Weathering the storm of a tough economy by creating compelling coverage during newscasts and on the digital tier
Eric Levy, Weather Metrics, Inc., Overland Park, KS
Recorded presentation

10.4A
Measurement Barriers to Technological Innovation: Web 2.0 Approaches to Promoting Collaborative Solutions through a Measurement Knowledge Hub

2:45 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 24 June 2009


Session 11
New Tools and Applications for Broadcasting
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Tammie Souza, WFLD
11.1
Viewer-friendly long-range forecasts using Lezak's Recurring Cycle (LRC)

3:00 PM
11.4
22 Things I've Learned in 22 Years of TV Weather
Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL
Recorded presentation

3:15 PM
11.2
Preparing for the flood...of data
Jamison Hawkins, Lockheed Martin, Greenbelt, MD
Recorded presentation

3:30 PM
11.3
Weather-Media, A Tool More Requested in Senegal
Sadibou Ba, Agence Nationale de la Météorologie du Sénégal, Dakar, Senegal; and M. Kamara and A. Diop

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 24 June 2009


Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Cascade Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)

4:00 PM-4:30 PM: Wednesday, 24 June 2009


Session 12
Fire and Floods: Special Weather Challenges & Resources
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV
4:00 PM
12.1
Advances in Flood Forecasting-The Northwest Experience
Donald Laurine, NOAA, Portland, OR

4:15 PM
12.2
Fire Threat Resources and Forecasting
John Saltenberger, Department of the Interior, Portland, OR
Recorded presentation

Thursday, 25 June 2009

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9:00 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 25 June 2009


Panel Discussion 3
The Future of our Industry & Profession
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Moderator: Mike Alger, KTVN-TV
9:00 AM
PD3.1
The Future of our Industry & Profession: Opening Remarks
Mike Alger, KTVN-TV, Reno, NV
Recorded presentation

9:15 AM
PD3.2
The Future of our Industry & Profession: Panel Discussion
Dale Steinke, King5.com, Seattle, WA; and J. B. Renner
Recorded presentation

9:45 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 25 June 2009


Coffee Break

10:00 AM-10:45 AM: Thursday, 25 June 2009


Session 13
Special Weather Issues for Your Viewers
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Nancy Dignon, WTXL
10:00 AM
13.1
Preventing Skin Cancer: Educating the Public on National Sun Safety Day
Drusilla Hufford, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Recorded presentation

10:15 AM
13.2
Hyperthermia deaths of children in vehicles
Jan Null, San Francisco State University, Saratoga, CA
Recorded presentation

10:30 AM
13.3
22 Things in 22 Years
Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL

10:45 AM-11:30 AM: Thursday, 25 June 2009


Panel Discussion 4
Meet the Board
Location: Pacific Northwest Ballroom (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
Host: 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Panelists: Mike Alger, KTVN-TV; Nancy Dignon, WTXL; George Lessens, WZZM; Jeff B. Renner, KING Television, Seattle; Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV; Tammie Souza, WFLD; Richard N. Berler, KGNS TV; Maureen McCann, Central Florida News 13; Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV
Chair: Sean Sublette, Climate Central
10:45 AM
PD4.1
Earning Professional Development Points-Issues & Strategies
George Lessens, WZZM, Grand Rapids, MI
Recorded presentation

Handout (8.1 kB)

11:00 AM
PD4.2
Panel Discussion

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