35th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology (Expanded View)

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Compact View of Conference

Monday, 15 January 2007
9:00 AM-10:15 AM, Monday
Plenary Session for the Presidential Forum (Presidential Forum will then run parallel to other sessions throughout the day)
 
10:45 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, 205
Session 1 Big Texas Weather & Our Increasingly Big Workload
Chair: Mark Nelsen, KPTV, Portland, OR
10:45 AM1.1Introduction to San Antonio   wrf recording
Alex Garcia, KABB-TV, San Antonio, TX
11:00 AM1.2We're NOT on TV anymore   wrf recording
Gene A. Norman Jr., WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA
11:15 AM1.3What's your Plus in the 24/7 world?   wrf recording
Jillene Wahl, WYFF-TV, Greenville, SC
11:30 AM1.4Blogging from the weather center-Is it worth your time?   wrf recording
Mark Nelsen, KPTV, Portland, OR
11:45 AM1.5PCGRIDDS-Really getting your hands dirty in the data!   wrf recording
Greg Fishel, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday, 205
Joint Session 1 Educational Outreach and the Broadcast Media (Joint with 35th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology and 16th Symposium on Education)
Organizers: Wayne Hart, WEHT-TV, Evansville, IN; David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
1:30 PMJ1.1Recalling Our Early Influences: How the Past Can Help Us Reach Out to Viewers and Students   wrf recording
Vince Condella, WITI-TV, Fox 6, Milwaukee, WI
2:00 PMJ1.2Synergistic collaborations between the University of Wisconsin and WISC-TV 3   wrf recording
Margaret Mooney, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and G. Cannalte, S. Ackerman, J. E. Martin, and E. J. Hopkins
2:15 PMJ1.3Citizen Science: Obtaining Environmenta Literacy through Science, Education , and Media Collaborations   wrf recording
Robert P. Wanton, NOAA/NWS, Mt. Holly, NJ; and J. D. Moore, K. Orr, and W. Huskin
 
4:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday, 205
Joint Session 2 Communicating Climate Information to and through the Broadcast Community (Joint between the 35th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology and the 16th Conference on Applied Climatology)
Chair: Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
4:00 PMJ2.1State climatologists serving the public through interactions with the media   wrf recording
David A. Robinson, Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ
4:15 PMJ2.2Drought and the media: a perspective from the Illinois state climatologist   wrf recording
James R. Angel, ISWS, Champaign, IL; and K. E. Kunkel
4:30 PMJ2.3Misinterpretation of probabilistic seasonal climate outlooks by resource management professionals   wrf recording
Holly C. Hartmann, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and N. Haas
4:45 PMJ2.4The Effect of Sensor Placement on Climatological Records  extended abstract wrf recording
Sean Sublette, WSET Television, Lynchburg, VA
5:00 PMJ2.5Climate Information for the broadcast community  extended abstract wrf recording
Jay Lawrimore, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and K. Gleason, D. H. Levinson, T. W. Owen, and D. M. Anderson
5:15 PMJ2.6NWS New Climate Products and Services: Tools for Communicating Climate Information  
Fiona Horsfall, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and D. Perfect and G. Romano
 
Tuesday, 16 January 2007
8:30 AM-9:30 AM, Tuesday, 205
Session 2 Show Us Your Latest & Greatest! Vendor Presentations
Chair: Yolanda Amadeo, WALB-TV, Albany, GA
8:30 AM2.1New television system capabilities   wrf recording
Kenneth Reeves, AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA; and M. R. Smith, M. A. Steinberg, and R. Ayres
8:45 AM2.2WSI. The disruptive weather company   wrf recording
Chris Goode, WSI Corporation, Andover, MA
9:00 AM2.3Weather Graphics that Connect with Viewers   wrf recording
Ben T. Zimmerman, Weather Central, Inc., Madison, WI
9:15 AM2.4Baron's Complete Weather Solution  
Robert Baron, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL
 
Wednesday, 17 January 2007
8:30 AM-9:15 AM, Wednesday, 205
Session 3 Career Session
Chair: Sean Sublette, WSET Television, Lynchburg, VA
8:30 AM3.1Broadcast Meteorology and the supply of weather forecasts: an exploration   wrf recording
Daniel Sutter, Univ. of Texas/Pan American, Edinburg, TX
8:45 AM3.2Broadcast Meteorology-How are we doing in 2006? Survey Results  
Mark A. Reynolds, WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN
 
9:15 AM-9:45 AM, Wednesday, 205
Panel Discussion 1 Career Panel; Ask the Experts
Panelists: Larry M. & Stephanie W. Rickel, Broadcast Image Group, San Antonio, TX; Patrick McCreery, News Director, KPTV, Portland, OR; Terry Crofoot, Terry Crofoot Group, Calabasas, CA; Gary Koelfgen, KABB-TV, San Antonio, TX; Jim Boyle, KSAT-TV, San Antonio, TX
Moderator: Jay Prater, KAKE-TV, Wichita, KS
9:15 AMAsk the Experts I  
Larry M. & Stephanie W. Rickel, Broadcast Image Group, San Antonio, TX
9:20 AMAsk the Experts II  
Patrick McCreery, News Director, KPTV, Portland, OR
9:25 AMAsk the Experts III  
Terry Crofoot, Terry Crofoot Group, Calabasas, CA
9:30 AMAsk the Experts IV  
Gary Koelfgen, KABB-TV, San Antonio, TX
9:35 AMAsk the Experts V  
Jim Boyle, KSAT-TV, San Antonio, TX
9:40 AMPanel Discussion  
 
10:30 AM-11:15 AM, Wednesday, 205
Joint Session 3 Communicating Uncertainty (Joint with 2nd Policy Symposium, 35th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology and 6th Communications Workshop)
Chair: Veronica Johnson, NBC4, Washington, DC
10:30 AMJ3.1Communicating Uncertainty-A Policy and News Media Issue   wrf recording
Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO
10:45 AMJ3.2Weather[sic] or Not we Know for Sure   wrf recording
Timothy A. Cohn, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA
11:00 AMJ3.37-Day, 10-Day, 14-Day Forecasts: How far can we go?   wrf recording
Glenn Schwartz, NBC10 - Philadelphia, Bala Cynwyd, PA
 
11:15 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday, 205
Joint Panel Discussion 1 Is Any Number Better Than No Number? (Joint between Sixth Communications, 35th Broadcast Conference, and the Second Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research)
Panelists: Larry Rickel, The Broadcast Image Group, San Antonio, TX; Stephanie Rickel, The Broadcast Image Group, San Antonio, TX; Patrick McCreery, News Director, KPTV, Portland, OR; Gary Koelfgen, KABB-TV, San Antonio, TX
Moderator: Veronica Johnson, NBC4, Washington, DC
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Wednesday, 205
Session 4 Old Shows & New Ideas
Chair: Ronald A. Hearst, KYTV, Springfield, MO
1:30 PM4.130 years of the "Alaska Weather" show  
Jim Peronto, NOAA/NWS, Anchorage, AK
1:45 PM4.2Cascading weather and climate forecasts—“The Weather World story”   wrf recording
Jeffrey M. Warner, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and P. G. Knight
2:00 PM4.3Broadcast Meteorologist and Forensic Meteorology-Bridging the Gap   wrf recording
Gregory MacMaster, Broadcast/TV & Radio and Forensic Meteorologist, Traverse City, MI
 
3:45 PM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, 205
Session 5 Severe Storms: Coverage You Can Count On?
Chair: Patrick T. Powell, WLUK-TV, Green Bay, WI
3:45 PM5.1In the middle of the night   wrf recording
Gene A. Norman Jr., WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA
4:00 PM5.2Coverage of major severe weather events   wrf recording
Ronald A. Hearst II, KYTV, Springfield, MO
4:15 PM5.3Using ARMOR. TV's first Dual Polarimetric Doppler radar   wrf recording
Dan Satterfield, WHNT-TV Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
4:30 PM5.4How Severe Storm Reports Are Increasing   wrf recording
Daniel McCarthy, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and J. T. Schaefer
4:45 PM5.5The Enhanced Fujita Scale   wrf recording
Daniel McCarthy, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and J. T. Schaefer and C. Maier
5:00 PM5.6Storm-based Warnings-Changes to NWS Warnings for the Digital Age  extended abstract wrf recording
John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and D. Freeman, E. Jacks, and J. M. Looney
5:15 PM5.7All-Hazards radio-A Central Texas success story  
Bob Rose, Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, TX; and J. Spencer
 
Thursday, 18 January 2007
8:30 AM-9:45 AM, Thursday, 205
Session 6 Tropical Weather; Our Storm Stories
Chair: David Bernard, WFOR-TV, Miami, FL
8:30 AM6.1The Hurricane Hunters: The 2005 Hurricane Season   wrf recording
Speaker To Be Determined, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron - USAF, Biloxi, MS
9:00 AM6.2Planning for Katrina   wrf recording
Carl C. Arredondo III, WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA
9:15 AM6.3Katrina: A personal perspective  
Jeff Baskin, Chief Meteorologist KOIN-TV, Portland, OR
9:30 AM6.4Hurricane Katrina-The drowning & rebirth of FOX 8   wrf recording
Bob Breck, WVUE-TV, New Orleans, LA
 
11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Thursday, 205
Session 7 Tropical Weather II: Can We Do More?
Chair: Katie Armato, KCTV, Kansas City, MO
11:00 AM7.1Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans...what went wrong?   wrf recording
Warren Davis Nolan, WKRN TV, Nashville, TN
11:15 AM7.2Hurricane Rita threatens Houston, Texas-What the Media did right and wrong  
Frank Billingsley, KPRC-TV, Houston, TX
11:30 AM7.3Elements of an emergency communications plan-And why the current sytem doesn't work   wrf recording
Bryan Norcross, WFOR/CBS-TV, Miami, FL
11:45 AM7.4Hurricane visualization for tv viewers  
Joe Witte, WJLA TV 7, Arlington, VA
12:00 PM7.5Development prospects are good   wrf recording
Elliot Abrams, AccuWeather Inc., State College, PA
 
1:30 PM-2:00 PM, Thursday, 205
Panel Discussion 2 Meet the Broadcast Board
Panelists: David Bernard, WFOR-TV, Miami, FL; Gene A. Norman, Jr., WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA; Jay Prater, KAKE-TV, Wichita, KS; Katie Armato, KCTV, Kansas City, MO; Mark Nelsen, KPTV, Portland, OR; Patrick T. Powell, WLUK-TV, Green Bay, WI; Ronald A. Hearst, II, KYTV, Springfield, MO; Sean Sublette, WSET Television, Lynchburg, VA; Veronica Johnson, NBC4, Washington, DC; Wayne Hart, WEHT-TV, Evansville, IN; Yolanda Amadeo, WALB-TV, Albany, GA
Moderator: Greg Fishel, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC
 
2:00 PM-2:30 PM, Thursday, 205
Session 8 Professional Development & The Broadcast Board
Chair: Greg Fishel, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC
2:00 PM8.1Professional Development: Are you keeping track?   wrf recording
Robin John Reed, WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA
2:15 PM8.2Connecting weather to the environment: A short course on watersheds for weather broadcasters   wrf recording
Joseph Lamos, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; and M. Kelsch, D. Owens, D. Sliter, and S. Espinoza
 
2:30 PM-5:30 PM, Thursday, 205
Session 9 The Smartest People In The Newsroom? The Station Scientist
Chair: Gene A. Norman, Jr., WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA
2:30 PM9.1Stargazing Highlights in 2007   wrf recording
J. Kelly Beatty, Night Sky Magazine, Cambridge, MA
3:00 PMCoffee Break in Exhibit Hall with Raffle  
3:30 PM9.2Station Scientist Workshop  
Paul H. Gross, WDIV-TV, Detroit, MI; and G. A. Norman
4:45 PM9.3Your credibility as station scientist   wrf recording
Michael R. Smith, WeatherData, Inc., Wichita, KS; and M. A. Steinberg
5:00 PM9.4Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science-Helping You be the Station Scientist   wrf recording
Emilie Lorditch, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD; and A. Torres
 

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