38th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology (Expanded View)

* - Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting

Program Chairpersons:
Tammie Souza, WTSP-CBS
Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV

Compact View of Conference

Wednesday, 23 June 2010
7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, Peacock Alley
Short Course and Conference Registration Open
 
5:00 PM-7:00 PM, Wednesday, Napoleon I&II
Welcome Reception Sponsored by the Exhibitors
 
Thursday, 24 June 2010
7:00 AM-5:30 PM, Thursday, Peacock Alley
Registration open through the Conference
 
8:00 AM-9:00 AM, Thursday, Napoleon I&II
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
 
8:00 AM-12:30 PM, Thursday, Napoleon I&II
Exhibits Open
 
9:00 AM-9:30 AM, Thursday, Napoleon III
Session 1 Welcome to the Conference
Cochairs: Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA; Tammie Souza, WTSP-CBS, Tampa, FL
9:00 AMWelcome to Miami  
9:15 AMIntroduction to the AMS Broadcast Board  
 
9:30 AM-10:30 AM, Thursday, Napoleon III
Session 2 Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions
Cochairs: Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA; Tammie Souza, WFLD, Chicago, IL
9:30 AMIntroductory Remarks  
9:40 AM2.1Seasonal-to-interannual climate prediction: current capabilities and new directions   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Ben P. Kirtman, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL
10:00 AM2.2Winter 2009-2010: The AO, El Nino, and the LRC   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Gary Lezak, Shawnee, KS
10:15 AM2.3The merits and limitations of using ENSO phase as a winter forecasting tool in the northeastern United States  extended abstract wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Richard Grimaldi Jr., State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY; and R. Jaworski
 
10:30 AM-11:15 AM, Thursday, Napoleon III
Session 3 Out of this World
10:30 AMIntroductory Remarks  
10:35 AM3.1Water on Mars and Future after Shuttle   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
George Haddad, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, FL
10:55 AM3.2NASA Astronaut Talk  
Speaker Tbd, NASA, Houston, TX
 
11:15 AM-11:35 AM, Thursday, Napoleon I&II
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
 
11:35 AM-12:40 PM, Thursday, Napoleon III
Session 4 Career Development
Cochairs: Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA; Tammie Souza, WFLD, Chicago, IL
11:35 AM4.1Nielsen Ratings in 2010 and Beyond   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Frank L. Palumbo, The Neilsen Company, Oldsmar, FL
11:55 AM4.2Broadcast Meteorology 2010 - A look at our profession in the current economy  
Mark A. Reynolds, WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN
12:10 PM4.3An assessment of broadcasters' use of new media and radar technology in TV severe weather coverage: benefits, challenges, and a need for training  extended abstract wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Rachel E. Butterworth, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. A. Kloesel and S. Veil
12:25 PM4.4AMS and peer review  extended abstract wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Margaret A. LeMone, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. P. Jorgensen
 
12:40 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday, Napoleon III
Session 5 Vendor Session
12:40 PMBaron Services  
Robert Baron, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL
12:50 PMWSI -   wrf recordingRecorded presentation wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Tad Maguire, WSI, Andover, MA
1:00 PMAccuWeather: New Advances in Weather Display Systems   wrf recordingRecorded presentation wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Loren Tobia, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA
1:10 PMWeather Central  
Joe DiGiovanni, Weather Central, Inc., Madison, WI
1:20 PMEnergizer  
Wendy Bain, Energizer, Clayton, MO
 
1:15 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday, Napoleon I&II
Exhibits Open
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Thursday, Napoleon I&II
Buffet Lunch in the Exhibit Hall Sponsored by Energizer
 
Friday, 25 June 2010
8:00 AM-1:30 PM, Friday, Napoleon I&II
Exhibits Open
 
8:00 AM-9:30 AM, Friday, Napoleon I&II
Light Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
 
8:15 AM-10:00 AM, Friday, Napoleon III
Session 6 Station Scientist
Cochairs: Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA; Tammie Souza, WFLD, Chicago, IL
8:15 AM6.1aA PhD thesis concept: Informal science on TV   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Joe Witte, WJLA TV 7, Arlington, VA
8:23 AM6.1Exploring Weathercasters' Methods for Sharing Climate Change and For the First Time: How TV News Directors Envision the Station-Scientist Role   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Kris Wilson, University of Texas, Austin, TX; and J. Witte
8:43 AM6.2Coastal Issues and Sea Level Rise   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Matthew Schrader, US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL; and C. Bronson
9:03 AM6.3Science On The Ice - A Media Expedition to the Bottom of the World   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Dan Satterfield, WHNT-TV Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; and A. Posegate
9:48 AM6.4Preparing for Climate Change: One County's Plan   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Harvey Ruvin, Miami-Dade Clerk of the Courts, Miami, FL
 
10:00 AM-10:20 AM, Friday, Napoleon I&II
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
 
10:20 AM-11:50 AM, Friday, Napoleon III
Session 7 Disaster Mitigation
Cochairs: Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA; Tammie Souza, WFLD, Chicago, IL
10:20 AM7.1Remodeling of the Deadly EF-5 Plainfield, IL Tornado Using The WRF   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Gino Izzi, NOAA/NWS, Chicago, IL
10:40 AM7.2From Flood Loss to FloodSmart: How FEMA's Mitigation Tools Work to Reduce the Impact of Flood Disasters   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Sandra K. Knight, FEMA, Crystal City, VA
11:00 AM7.3Moving from Traditional Risk Communication to Edu-tainment --- How safety advocates are catching on to what some have known all along   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Leslie Chapman-Henderson, FLASH, Tallahassee, FL
11:20 AM7.4Broadcast Meteorologists and Pre-event Messaging for a Nuclear Public Health Emergency   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Charles W. Miller, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; and M. C. McCurley
11:35 AM7.5Sun Safety and Preventing Skin Cancer: Educating the Public through Social Media   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Robert Burchard, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
 
11:50 AM-1:30 PM, Friday, Napoleon III
Session 8 More From the Tropics
Cochairs: Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA; Tammie Souza, WFLD, Chicago, IL
11:50 AMIntroduction to Oceans  
8.1Making of Oceans  
Linda Taylor-Austin, NOAA, Washington, D.C.
12:00 PM8.2Media Mayhem at NHC: Getting the Message Out While Keeping the Media Happy   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Dennis Feltgen, NOAA/NWS, Miami, FL
12:20 PM8.3Upcoming Developments with Satellites - GOES-R and NPOESS   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
John L. Beven II, NOAA/AOML/NHC/TPC, Miami, FL
12:40 PM8.4Operational Satellite Status Update and Available Training   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Brian C. Motta, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO
12:55 PM8.5Global Warming and Hurricanes: Theories vs. Observations   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/NWS/TPC/NHC, Miami, FL
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Friday, Le Jardin
Keynote Session Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
Cochairs: Tammie Souza, WFLD, Chicago, IL; Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA
1:30 PMFeatured Speaker Bill Read, NHC   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
1:40 PMKeynote Luncheon Speaker Craig Fugate, FEMA  
 
3:00 PM-4:30 PM, Friday, Napoleon I&II
Dessert and Coffee in the Exhibit Hall
 
4:30 PM-4:35 PM, Friday, Napoleon I&II
Exhibits Close
 
Saturday, 26 June 2010
8:30 AM-2:00 PM, Saturday
Field Trip to NHC and AOML: Ticket ($30) Required. See General Information for Details
 
Sunday, 27 June 2010
7:30 AM-8:30 AM, Sunday, Peacock Alley
Light Breakfast in the Session Room Foyer
 
8:30 AM-8:40 AM, Sunday, Napoleon III
Final Remarks from Alan and Where Are We Going.
 
8:40 AM-10:50 AM, Sunday, Napoleon III
Session 9 Severe Weather
Cochairs: Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA; Tammie Souza, WFLD, Chicago, IL
8:40 AMWelcoming Remarks  
8:45 AM9.1Using Twitter to receive storm reports   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Tim Brice, NOAA/NWS, Santa Teresa, NM; and C. Pieper
9:00 AM9.2Using Building Science to Battle Weather-Related Disasters   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Julie Rochman, Institute for Business & Home Safety, Tampa, FL
9:20 AM9.3Historic Houston snow: Out on a limb  
Gene Norman Jr., KHOU-TV, Houston, TX
9:35 AM9.4NOAA and the Media—Working Together to Reduce Storm Surge Deaths and Destruction   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Jamie Rhome, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL; and E. Rappaport, W. L. Read, and D. Feltgen
9:50 AM9.5SPC Forecast Workshop - Assessment and Watch Issuance   wrf recordingRecorded presentation wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Gregory Carbin, SPC, Norman, OK; and S. J. Weiss
 
10:50 AM-11:05 AM, Sunday, Peacock Alley
Coffee Break in the Meeting Room Foyer
 
11:05 AM-12:00 PM, Sunday, Napoleon III
Session 10 Climate and Climate Change
Cochairs: Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA; Tammie Souza, WFLD, Chicago, IL
11:05 AMWelcoming Remarks  
11:10 AM10.1West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide Ice Core Project   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Joe Souney, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
11:30 AM10.2Challenges to Accurate Measurement of Greenhouse Gases   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Allan C. Eustis, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
11:45 AM10.3Proper siting of temperature platforms, Network of Networks, and other ramblings   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Richard N. Berler, KGNS TV, Laredo, TX
 
12:00 PM-1:40 PM, Sunday, Napoleon III
Session 11 Molding a Career
Cochairs: Joe Murgo, WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA; Tammie Souza, WFLD, Chicago, IL
12:00 PMConcluding Remarks  
12:10 PM11.2The AMS Education Program: National-local partnerships to increase science literacy   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
James A. Brey, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and I. W. Geer, J. M. Moran, R. S. Weinbeck, E. W. Mills, B. A. Blair, E. J. Hopkins, T. P. Kiley, and E. E. Ruwe
12:25 PM11.3Preparing the next generation of broadcast meteorologists through an inaugural radio and TV weather course   wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Nicholas Juliano, State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY; and R. Jaworski, J. Constantino, L. Raychel, and R. Grimaldi
12:40 PM11.4ABC 7 Denver Internship   wrf recordingRecorded presentation wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Marcus D. Walter, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
12:55 PM11.5Passing fads and big changes: a walk through six decades of broadcast meteorology  
Robert Henson, UCAR, Boulder, CO
1:10 PM11.6Public weather services in Tripoli  extended abstract
Younis Al-Fenadi, Libyan National Meteorological Centre (LNMC), Tripoli, Libya
1:25 PMOil and Weather do Mix   wrf recordingRecorded presentation wrf recordingRecorded presentation
Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL
 
1:40 PM-1:45 PM, Sunday
Conference Ends
 

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