Data Assimilation Education Forum (Expanded View)

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Program Chairpersons:
Mary M. Cairns, NOAA/Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology
Margaret McCalla, NOAA/Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

Compact View of Conference

Sunday, 20 January 2008
7:30 AM-9:30 AM, Sunday 2008
Short Course Registration
 
9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday 2008
Conference Registration
 
12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Sunday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
7th Annual WeatherFest
 
Monday, 21 January 2008
7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008
Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January
 
10:15 AM-10:45 AM, Monday 2008
Coffee Break (Mon a.m.)
 
11:45 AM-1:30 PM, Monday 2008
Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday 2008, 211
Session 1 An Overview of Data Assimilation
Chair: Mary M. Cairns, NOAA/Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PMWelcome: M. Cairns   wrf recording
1:45 PM1.1What is data assimilation? A tutorial   wrf recording
Andrew Jones, CIRA/Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
2:15 PM1.2Challenges and practical applications of data assimilation in numerical weather prediction   wrf recording
Stephen J. Lord, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/EMC, Camp Springs, MD
2:30 PM1.3Identifying current and future shortfalls in data assimilation education   wrf recording
Michele M. Rienecker, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday 2008, Exhibit Hall B
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (mon p.m.)
 
4:00 PM-5:00 PM, Monday 2008, 211
Panel Discussion 1 Education Capabilities Panel: Developing the Data Assimilation Skills to Meet Research, Development and Operational Needs
Panelists: Jeffrey Anderson, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Eugenia Kalnay, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; Richard D. Clark, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA; Patricia A. Phoebus, NRL, Monterey, CA
Moderator: Margaret McCalla, NOAA/Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology, Silver Spring, MD
 Margaret McCalla   wrf recording
 Jeffrey Anderson   wrf recording
 Eugenia Kalnay   wrf recording
 Richard D. Clark   wrf recording
 Patricia A. Phoebus   wrf recording
 Panel Discussion  
 
5:00 PM, Monday 2008
Forum Ends
 
5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday 2008, Exhibit Hall A
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
 

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