| Saturday, 13 January 2007 |
| 7:30 AM-10:00 AM, Saturday
Student Conference Registration |
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| Sunday, 14 January 2007 |
| 7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Sunday, East Registration
Short Course Registration |
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| 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday, East Registration
Conference Registration |
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| Monday, 15 January 2007 |
| 7:30 AM-6:00 PM, Monday, East Registration
Registration continues through Thursday, 18 January |
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| 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) |
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| 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday, Exhibit Hall D
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar) |
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| Tuesday, 16 January 2007 |
| 8:25 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday, Ballroom C2
Session 1 Major International Events |
Chair: Joseph Schaefer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/NSSL/SPC, Norman, OK
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| 8:25 AM | | Welcoming Remarks
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| 8:30 AM | 1.1 | International Events
Klaus E. Wolter, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO |
| 9:00 AM | 1.2 | Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific
Shoji Kusunoki, MRI, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and N. Mannoji |
| 9:30 AM | 1.3 | Unusual European Weather
Roger Brugge, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom |
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| 9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday, Exhibit Hall C
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday, Exhibit Hall D
Exhibits Open |
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| 11:00 AM-12:15 PM, Tuesday, Ballroom C2
Joint Panel Discussion 1 Summer 2006 Extreme Drought, Floods, Heat (Joint between the Impacts of 2006's Weather: Major Stories of the Year and the AMS Forum: Climate Change Manifested by Changes in Weather) |
Panelists: Roger S. Pulwarty, (Drought in the Southwest) NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, CO; David R. Vallee, (Floods in New England) NOAA/NWS, Taunton, MA; Timothy J. Brown, (Wildfires in the Plains) DRI, Reno, NV; Laurence S. Kalkstein, (The Heat Stress Index) Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; David Runyan, (Summer Heat Wave) NOAA/NWS, Phoenix, AZ
Moderator: Randall M. Dole, NOAA-CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO
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| 11:00 AM | | Drought in the Southwest 
Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO |
| 11:10 AM | | Floods in New England
David R. Vallee, NOAA/NWS, Taunton, MA |
| 11:20 AM | | Wildfires in the Plains
Timothy J. Brown, DRI, Reno, NV |
| 11:30 AM | | The Heat Stress Index
Laurence S. Kalkstein, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE |
| 11:40 AM | | Summer Heat Wave
David Runyan, NOAA/NWS, Phoenix, AZ |
| 11:50 AM | | Panel Discussion
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| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday
Lunch Break |
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| 1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday, Ballroom C2
Panel Discussion 1 Weather Impacts on Sports and Entertainment Venues |
Panelists: Ronald L. Holle, (Lightning) Vaisala, Tucson, AZ; Scott Rae, (Dallas Metro Tornado Risk Study) North Central Texas Council of Governments, Arlington, TX; Leslie R. Lemon, (The Severe Storm Threat to Large Event Venues) Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; Jim Kramper, (The Bush Stadium Microburst) NOAA/NWS, St. Charles, MO
Moderator: Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/NWS/TPC/NHC, Miami, FL
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| 1:30 PM | | Lightning
Ronald L. Holle, Vaisala, Tucson, AZ |
| 1:45 PM | | Dallas Metro Tornado Risk Study
Scott Rae, North Central Texas Council of Governments, Arlington, TX |
| 2:00 PM | | The Severe Storm Threat to Large Event Venues
Leslie R. Lemon, Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK |
| 2:15 PM | | The Bush Stadium Microburst
Jim Kramper, NOAA/NWS, St. Charles, MO |
| 2:30 PM | | Panel Discussion
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| 2:45 PM | | SkyGuard Warning for St. Louis Cardinals
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| 3:00 PM | | RMeTS Journals now Published by Wiley
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| 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday, Exhibit Hall D
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall |
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| 3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday, Ballroom C2
Session 2 Notable U.S. Weather during 2006 |
Chair: Eileen Shea, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Honolulu, HI
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| 3:30 PM | 2.1 | U.S. Hurricane Season
James L. Franklin, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC, Miami, FL |
| 3:45 PM | 2.2 | U.S. Tornado Season
Joseph T. Schaefer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and D. W. McCarthy and G. W. Carbin |
| 4:00 PM | 2.3 | U.S. Winter Weather
Paul J. Kocin, Atlanta, GA |
| 4:15 PM | 2.4 | Forty Days of Rain: March Madness in Paradise
Nezette Rydell, NOAA/NWSFO, Honolulu, HI; and M. Marshall |
| 4:45 PM | 2.5 | The State of Tsunami Science and Warnings Two Years After the Sumatra Tsunami
Eddie N. Bernard, NOAA/PMEL/TIME, Seattle, WA |
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| 5:30 PM-5:00 PM, Tuesday
Sessions end for the day |
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| Wednesday, 17 January 2007 |
| 5:30 PM-6:45 PM, Wednesday, Exhibit Hall D
Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) |
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| 7:00 PM-9:30 PM, Wednesday, Ballroom C123
AMS Annual Awards Banquet |
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