Joint Session 6 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Program Chairs: Carrie S. Rose , WTVR ; Ross Janssen , KWCH ; Rob Eicher , WHDH

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Wednesday, 26 June 2013

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Welcome to Tennessee Weather
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Cochairs: Rob Eicher, WHDH; Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group
9:00 AM
J1.1

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

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Plenary Session 1
Plenary Session: April 27, 2011: Surviving, Covering, and Learning from the Worst Tornado Ourbreak in Recent History
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication; and the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )
Chair: Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group
CoChair: Carrie S. Rose, WTVR

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Joint Session: Recent Extreme Weather
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Cochairs: Rob Eicher, WHDH; Sheldon D. Drobot, Harris

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013


Coffee Break

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

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Session 1
On-Air Work
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Host: 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Ross Janssen, KWCH
4:15 PM
1.4

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013


Opening Reception
Location: Hermitage Ballroom (Sheraton Music City Hotel)

7:15 PM-8:45 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

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Panel Discussion 2
2013 Tornadoes: Challenges on the road to a Weather-Ready Nation
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication; and the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )
Moderator: Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group
7:45 PM
PD2.4
Media, influence, and perceived threat
Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania, California, PA
7:55 PM
PD2.5
A broadcaster's perspective on storm chasing
Jay Trobec, KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, SD
8:05 PM
PD2.6
Role of the AMS and its members in moving forward
Marshall Shepherd, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Thursday, 27 June 2013

8:30 AM-10:15 AM: Thursday, 27 June 2013

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Joint Session 3
Joint Session: New and Improved Warnings
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication; and the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )
Cochairs: Rebecca Morss, NCAR; Carrie S. Rose, WTVR
8:30 AM
J3.1
The Central Region Impact-Based Warnings Demonstration - Findings from the 2012 Season
Peter A. Browning, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO; and M. J. Hudson, K. Runk, K. Harding, K. Galluppi, J. L. Losego, and B. E. Montz
8:45 AM
J3.2
9:00 AM
J3.3
Improving NWS Communication: Hazard Simplification Demonstration
Eli Jacks, NOAA/NWS Forecast Services Division, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Horvitz, A. J. Ansorge, K. J. Runk, J. T. Ferree, J. Keyes, S. A. Erickson, G. M. Schoor, J. M. Margraf, M. Magnus, C. C. Schmidt, and V. Brown
9:30 AM
J3.5

9:00 AM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013


Exhibits Open
Location: Hermitage Ballroom (Sheraton Music City Hotel)

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Thursday, 27 June 2013


Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013

Recording files available
Session 2
Vendor Session
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Host: 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
CoChair: Ross Janssen, KWCH
10:55 AM
2.2
11:05 AM
2.3
WSI
Mike Massaro, WSI, Andover, MA
11:15 AM
2.4
Midland Radio
Bruce Thomas, Chief Meteorologist, Midland Radio Corp, Kansas City, MO
11:25 AM
2.5
WDT - Weather Decision Technologies
Lolly Taylor, WDT, Norman, OK

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013


Lunch Break: Lunch will be provided in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Hermitage Ballroom (Sheraton Music City Hotel)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013

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Session 3
Research and Operations
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Host: 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Rob Eicher, WHDH
2:00 PM
3.3
RadarScope TV: Integrated Display of Interactive Radar Imagery From Broadcast to Mobile Platforms
Mike Wolfinbarger, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK; and J. Spann and M. Taylor

2:15 PM
3.4
Non-meteorological factors affecting audience attention and retention of television weather broadcasts
Robert Edward Drost, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and J. Trobec, C. Steffke, and J. Libarkin

2:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013


Exhibits Open
Location: Hermitage Ballroom (Sheraton Music City Hotel)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013


Coffee Break

3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Joint Session: Reacting to Severe Weather Warnings
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Cochairs: Michael Hudson, NOAA/NWS; Rob Eicher, WHDH
4:30 PM
J4.4
“The Sky Is Falling…”
H. Michael Mogil, The Learningworks Foundation, Naples, FL; and B. G. Levine

Friday, 28 June 2013

8:30 AM-10:15 AM: Friday, 28 June 2013

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Session 4
Station Scientist
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Host: 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Dan Satterfield, WBOC
8:30 AM
4.1
Earth Gauge: Resources for the Station Scientist
Sara Espinoza, The National Environmental Education Foundation, Washington, DC
9:35 AM
4.4

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013


Exhibits Open
Location: Hermitage Ballroom (Sheraton Music City Hotel)

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Friday, 28 June 2013


Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 5
Joint Session: Naming Winter Storms
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
CoChair: Rob Eicher, WHDH
12:00 PM
NWS Perspective presented by John Ferree
12:15 PM
Dr. Susan Jasko presentation
12:30 PM
Norcross Naming Winter Storms presented by Bryan Norcross

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013

Recording files available
Session 5
Communicating Climate Change
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Host: 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
CoChair: Rob Eicher, WHDH
1:30 PM
5.1
Questions for Climate Science
Michael R. Smith, AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, Inc., Wichita, KS

2:45 PM-3:15 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013


Coffee Break

3:15 PM-5:00 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 6
Joint Session: Education & Outreach
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication; and the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )
Cochairs: Nathan S. Johnson, NC State University; Jennifer Henderson, Virginia Tech
3:45 PM
J6.2
4:15 PM
J6.4
Using Real-Life Events to Increase Scientific Literacy: How Broadcasters Can Help
James A. Brey, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and I. W. Geer, R. S. Weinbeck, E. W. Mills, and K. A. Nugnes
4:30 PM
J6.5
Partnering with Science Centers to Promote Weather Awareness
Susan Duvenhage, Adventure Science Center, Nashville, TN

4:45 PM
J6.6