| Joint Session 1 | 
|  | Increasing public awareness on tropical cyclone forecasting (Part 1) (Joint between the 17th Symposium on Education and the Tropical Meteorology Special Symposium) | 
|  | Cochairs: David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; Robert Hart, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 
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|  | 8:30 AM |  | Welcoming Remarks David R. Smith, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; and R. Hart
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|  | 8:45 AM | J1.2 | Preparing the public for the onset of the next hurricane  Ahsha Tribble, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC, Miami, FL
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|  | 9:15 AM | J1.3 | Introducing America's Emergency Network  Bryan Norcross, WFOR/CBS-TV, Miami, FL
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|  | 9:30 AM | J1.4 | Building hurricane awareness in Florida    Paul Ruscher, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL; and B. Nelson
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|  | 9:45 AM | J1.5 | Hurricane research to operations: Bridging the "valley of death" Christopher Landsea, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC, Miami, FL
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