88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008)

: Sixth Users Forum

Sixth Users Forum

Program Chair: William P. Mahoney III , NCAR

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Monday, 21 January 2008

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7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

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8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Weather Video Preview Theater
Location: 225 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

8:30 AM-8:45 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


1
Forum Introductions
Location: 214 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Sixth Users Forum
Cochairs: William P. Mahoney III, NCAR; Burrell E. Montz, Binghamton Univ.

Papers:
  8:30 AM
1.1
Introductions

8:45 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


2
Emergency Management and Rescue Operations-I
Location: 214 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Sixth Users Forum
Chair: Burrell E. Montz, Binghamton Univ.

Papers:
  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

  Recorded presentation
  9:15 AM
2.2
Impact of Hurricanes on Coastal Construction and Building Codes
Thomas Lee Smith, TLSmith Consulting, Inc., Rockton, IL

  Recorded presentation

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


3
Emergency Management and Rescue Operations-II
Location: 214 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Sixth Users Forum
Chair: Burrell E. Montz, Binghamton Univ.

Papers:
  11:00 AM
3.1
FEMA's Use and Misuse of Tropical and Hurricane Forecasts
Brandon Bolinski, FEMA, Region IV, Atlanta, GA

  Recorded presentation
  11:30 AM
3.2
Living on the Edge with Wind, Rain and Weather
Windell A. Curole, S. LaFourche Levee District, Galliano, LA

  Recorded presentation

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Exhibits Open (Tuesday)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)
Location: La Louisiane (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


4
Extreme Weather, Climate Change, and the Energy Industry - I
Location: 214 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Sixth Users Forum
Chair: Jon Davis, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Papers:
  1:30 PM
4.1
Energy Operations in New Orleans During and After Hurricane Katrina
Brent Dorsey, Entergy Corporation, New Orleans, LA

  Recorded presentation
  2:00 PM
4.2
Forecasting Deep Water Currents in the Gulf of Mexico
Cort Cooper, Chevron Petroleum Technology Company, San Ramon, CA

  Recorded presentation
  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, 22 January 2008


Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


5
Extreme Weather, Climate Change, and the Energy Industry - II
Location: 214 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Sixth Users Forum
Chair: Jon Davis, Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Papers:
  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

  Recorded presentation Poster PDF (1.5 MB)
  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

  Recorded presentation
  5:00 PM
5.4
Meteorological Data Requirements for Wind Energy
Jerry H. Crescenti, Iberdrola Renewables, Portland, OR

  5:30 PM
Operational Experiences and Lessons Learned from Katrina: M.S. Beeman

  Recorded presentation

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Sixth Users Forum Adjourns

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