44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Program Chairs: Carrie S. Rose , WTVR ; Alex Garcia , KABB-TV ; Megan Hodge , KMOV ; Megan Montgomery , Metropolitan State University

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Wednesday, 15 June 2016

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016


Registration Continues Throughout the Conference
Location: Prefunction (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016


Continental Breakfast
Location: Prefunction (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

9:00 AM-9:15 AM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016


Plenary Session 1
Welcome and Keynote
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV

9:15 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 1
Welcome to Texas! Texas Weather Orientation
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 2
Satellites & New Technology
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV
10:00 AM
2.2
GOES-R: Better Forecasts And Earth VisualizationThrough Improved Data
Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and T. J. Schmit

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Prefunction (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 3
Weather Event Case-Studies
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Tim Heller, KTRK ABC 13
11:45 AM
Discussion

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 4
Broadcast Meteorology On-Air Examples / Featured Work
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Carrie Rose, AMS Broadcast Board
1:30 PM
4.1
1:45 PM
4.2
Communicating Climate Change Messages in Hong Kong
Linus H.Y. Yeung, Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong, China; and S. M. K. Song
2:00 PM
4.3
Homemade Thermometers and "Thermometer Thursday"
Adam Caskey, Broadcast Meteorology KSAT-TV, San Antonio, TX
2:30 PM
4.5

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Prefunction (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016


Panel Discussion 1
Thinking Outside the Atmosphere to Save Planet Earth
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Moderator: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV

4:00 PM-4:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 5
Social Media
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV
4:00 PM
5.1

4:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 2
Communication of Weather and Climate Change: Now and Next
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Moderator: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV
4:30 PM
PD2.1
Communication of Weather and Climate Change: Now and Next
Sean Sublette, Climate Central, Princeton, NJ; and B. W. Placky

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 June 2016


Reception & Exhibits Opening
Location: Phoenix South Central (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

Thursday, 16 June 2016

8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Thursday, 16 June 2016


Continental Breakfast
Location: Phoenix South Central (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 16 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 6
Urban Impacts and Techniques
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Carrie Rose, AMS Broadcast Board

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 16 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Phoenix South Central (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 16 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 7
Products, Services and Updates
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV
10:45 AM
7.2
An Update on Rainfall Prediction Products and Services from the Weather Prediction Center
Gregory W. Carbin, NOAA/NWS/WPC, College Park, MD; and D. Novak, M. Klein, P. Burke, and J. A. Nelson Jr.

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 16 June 2016

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 16 June 2016


Conference Lunch Buffet
Location: Phoenix South Central (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 16 June 2016


Panel Discussion 3
Broadcast Consultant Panel with Q&A
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Moderator: Tim Heller, KTRK ABC 13
Panelists: Carrie Rose, AMS Broadcast Board; Jerry Gumbert, AR&D; Joe Rovitto, Clemensen & Rovitto LLC; Pat Maday, Frank N. Magid Associates; Sherri Pugh, NBCUniversal
1:30 PM
PD3.1
Broadcast Consultant Panel (Invited Presentation)
Carrie Rose, AMS Broadcast Board, Richmond, VA; and J. Gumbert, J. Rovitto, P. Maday, and S. Pugh

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 16 June 2016


Session 9
Vendor Session
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Carrie Rose, AMS Broadcast Board
2:30 PM
9.1
Baron
Michael Mougey, Baron, Huntsville, AL

2:35 PM
9.2
The Weather Company, An IBM Business
Brian McDonald, The Weather Company, Andover, MA

2:40 PM
9.3
ShedRain
Ellie Bagli, Portland, OR

2:45 PM
9.4
Vizrt, Inc
Chris Jarzynka, Vizrt, Inc., New york, NY

2:50 PM
9.5
Midland Radio
Bruce Thomas, Midland Radio, Kansas City, MO

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 16 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Phoenix South Central (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

3:30 PM-3:45 PM: Thursday, 16 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 10
Mapping and Visualizing Data
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Carrie Rose, AMS Broadcast Board
3:30 PM
10.1
The CIMSS Satellite Blog as a Data Source
Scott S. Lindstrom, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. S. Bachmeier

3:45 PM-5:45 PM: Thursday, 16 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 11
Climatology & Climate Science
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Carrie Rose, AMS Broadcast Board
3:45 PM
11.1
Climate Fingerprints (Invited Presentation)
Benjamin D. Santer, LLNL, Livermore, CA
5:15 PM
11.5
Effects of El NiƱo on Flow of Hongshui River
Yan-shu Rong III, Hohai University, China, Nanjing, Jiangsu Provence, China

Friday, 17 June 2016

8:00 AM-8:30 AM: Friday, 17 June 2016


Continental Breakfast
Location: Phoenix South Central (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 17 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 12
River Forecasting Session 1
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Tim Heller, KTRK ABC 13
8:30 AM
Hydrology and River Forecasting 101 (Scott Lindsey)

9:00 AM
Weather Prediction Center and Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (Greg Carbin)
9:30 AM
NWS Water Resources Services and the Future: The National Water Model (Scott Lindsey)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 17 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Phoenix South Central (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 17 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 13
Weather Office: Tips and Resources
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Alex Garcia, KABB-TV
11:00 AM
13.3
11:15 AM
Discussion

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Friday, 17 June 2016


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Friday, 17 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 14
Station Scientist
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Carrie Rose, AMS Broadcast Board
2:00 PM
14.3

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Friday, 17 June 2016


Coffee Break
Location: Prefunction (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Friday, 17 June 2016

Recording files available
Session 15
National and Local Weather Story Collaboration
Location: Phoenix North (DoubleTree by Hilton Austin Hotel)
Host: 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Tim Heller, KTRK ABC 13
3:30 PM
15.1
Weather Producers, National and Local
Sherri Pugh, NBC News, Brooklyn, NY
4:15 PM
Discussion

4:30 PM
Concluding Remarks

5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Friday, 17 June 2016


Conference Ends