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Program Chairpersons:
William P. Mahoney III, NCAR

Compact View of Conference

Monday, 21 January 2008
	7:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday 2008 Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
	8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, 225 Weather Video Preview Theater
	8:30 AM-8:45 AM, Tuesday 2008, 214 Session 1 Forum Introductions
Cochairs: William P. Mahoney, III, NCAR, Boulder, CO; Burrell E. Montz, Binghamton Univ., Binghamton, NY
8:30 AM Introductions
	8:45 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday 2008, 214 Session 2 Emergency Management and Rescue Operations-I
Chair: Burrell E. Montz, Binghamton Univ., Binghamton, NY
8:45 AM 2.1 The Impact of Hurricane Evacuations on Harris County Emergency Management Operations   Jennifer Suter, Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Homeland Management, Houston, TX 9:15 AM 2.2 Impact of Hurricanes on Coastal Construction and Building Codes   Thomas Lee Smith, TLSmith Consulting, Inc., Rockton, IL
	9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall B Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.)
	11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A Exhibits Open (Tuesday)
	11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, 214 Session 3 Emergency Management and Rescue Operations-II
Chair: Burrell E. Montz, Binghamton Univ., Binghamton, NY
11:00 AM 3.1 FEMA's Use and Misuse of Tropical and Hurricane Forecasts   Brandon Bolinski, FEMA, Region IV, Atlanta, GA 11:30 AM 3.2 Living on the Edge with Wind, Rain and Weather   Windell A. Curole, S. LaFourche Levee District, Galliano, LA
	12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, La Louisiane Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)
	1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday 2008, 214 Session 4 Extreme Weather, Climate Change, and the Energy Industry - I
Chair: Jon Davis, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Chicago, IL
1:30 PM 4.1 Energy Operations in New Orleans During and After Hurricane Katrina   Brent Dorsey, Entergy Corporation, New Orleans, LA 2:00 PM 4.2 Forecasting Deep Water Currents in the Gulf of Mexico   Cort Cooper, Chevron Petroleum Technology Company, San Ramon, CA 2:30 PM 4.3 Evacuation of Shell's Operations during Tropical Activity   Wanda Holomis, Shell Trading, N/a
	3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, Exhibit Hall A Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)
	3:30 PM-5:30 PM, Tuesday 2008, 214 Session 5 Extreme Weather, Climate Change, and the Energy Industry - II
Chair: Jon Davis, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Chicago, IL
3:30 PM 5.1 The Use of Remote Sensing in the Gulf of Mexico   Bud Pope, Spatial Energy, Boulder, CO 4:00 PM 5.2 Providing Logistical Support to Offshore Operations   Ron Hughes, Global Industries, Ltd., Houston, TX 4:30 PM 5.3 Evacuation of Offshore Platforms: The Process, The Problems, and the Information to Make Critical Decision Making   Jeff Zimmerman, McDermott Industries International, Houston, TX 5:00 PM 5.4 Meteorological Data Requirements for Wind Energy   Jerry H. Crescenti, PPM Energy, Portland, OR   Operational Experiences and Lessons Learned from Katrina: M.S. Beeman
	5:30 PM, Tuesday 2008 Sixth Users Forum Adjourns

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