The 90th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (Atlanta, GA)

Tuesday Thursday
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
ASLI Registration (13ASLI)
8:30 AM-8:45 AM
Welcome Address and Introductions. Linda Musser, ASLI Chairperson and Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (13ASLI)
8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B301
Joint Panel Discussion 3 The evolution of HydroMet and Climate Services ( PRESFORUM10, 2ICESSS, 1HEALTH

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B314
Joint Session 4 Weather Information Users: The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Part 1 ( 14ARAM, PRESFORUM10

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B215
Joint Session 5 Advances in Modeling, From Local through Regional to Large Scale, and From Deterministic to Ensemble-Probabilistic Prediction Part I ( 22CLIMATE, 14IOAS, SYMPPLANETATMOS, 14ARAM, 12ATCHEM, 20PROBSTAT, 24HYDRO

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B202
Joint Session 9 Wind Energy: Applied Modeling and Forecasting I ( 1ENERGY, 8USERS

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B213
Joint Session 12 Ways of Knowing: Traditional Knowledge as a Key Insight for Dealing with a Changing Climate II ( 5POLICY, 2ICESSS

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B218
Joint Session 14 Earth Science Information Systems Part I ( 22CLIMATE, 26IIPS

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B315
Joint Session 17 Air quality and climate change - I ( 12ATCHEM, 2AEROCLOUD

8:30 AM-10:30 PM -- B203
Session 1 Environmental History and the History of Atmospheric Sciences ( 8HISTORY

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B214
Session 1 Specialized Services ( 3CCM

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B204
Session 2 Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Problems in Environmental Science: Part II ( 8AI

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B313
Session 3 Sensors and Sensor Performance ( 6GOESRNPOESS

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B304
Session 7 Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Observations ( 24HYDRO

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B211
Session 7 Drought I ( 18APPLIED

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B308
Session 7 Emergency Response, Environmental and Defense-related Dispersion Modeling Systems I ( 16AIRPOL

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B207
Session 7 Atmospheric observations for weather and climate: COSMIC ( 14IOAS

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B217
Session 8 Radar IIPS I - Part 1 ( 26IIPS

8:30 AM-10:00 AM -- B302
Session 8 Integrated instrumentation and observing systems for all applications ( 15SMOI

8:45 AM-9:45 AM -- B312
Panel Discussion 1 Tech Tools & Tips Panel ( 13ASLI

10:00 AM-10:30 AM
Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer (18APPLIED, 14ARAM, 16AIRPOL, 6GOESRNPOESS, 8AI, 26IIPS, 14IOAS, 24HYDRO, 22CLIMATE, SYMPPLANETATMOS, 1ENERGY, 5POLICY, 15SMOI, 20PROBSTAT, 12ATCHEM, 2AEROCLOUD, 1HEALTH, 2ICESSS, UCAR50, 3CCM, PRESFORUM10, 13ASLI, 8USERS, 8HISTORY)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B215
Joint Session 6 Advances in Modeling, From Local through Regional to Large Scale, and From Deterministic to Ensemble-Probabilistic Prediction Part II ( 22CLIMATE, 14IOAS, SYMPPLANETATMOS, 14ARAM, 12ATCHEM, 20PROBSTAT, 24HYDRO

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B218
Joint Session 7 Earth Science Information Systems Part II ( 26IIPS, 22CLIMATE

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B202
Joint Session 10 Wind Energy: Applied Modeling and Forecasting II ( 1ENERGY, 8USERS

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B314
Joint Session 12 Weather Information Users: The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), Part 2 ( 14ARAM, PRESFORUM10

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B315
Joint Session 19 Air quality and climate change - II ( 12ATCHEM, 2AEROCLOUD

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B301
Joint Session 22 Climate-Sensitive Impacts: Heat Waves and Human Health ( PRESFORUM10, 1HEALTH, 2ICESSS

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B213
Panel Discussion 2 Working with Congress ( 5POLICY

10:30 AM-12:15 PM -- B312
Session 1 Weather and Society ( 13ASLI

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B203
Session 2 Historical Aspects of Observational and Modeling Efforts ( 8HISTORY

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B204
Session 3 Third Annual AMS Artificial Intelligence Forecasting Contest: Methods and Results ( 8AI

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B313
Session 4 Expected Operational Improvements from NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R Data ( 6GOESRNPOESS

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B304
Session 8 Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Observations ( 24HYDRO

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B211
Session 8 Drought II ( 18APPLIED

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B308
Session 8 Emergency Response, Environmental and Defense-related Dispersion Modeling Systems II ( 16AIRPOL

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B207
Session 8 Atmospheric observations for weather and climate: COSMIC/TAMDAR ( 14IOAS

10:30 AM-11:30 AM -- B217
Session 9 Radar IIPS I - Part 2 ( 26IIPS

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B302
Session 9 Network design ( 15SMOI

10:30 AM-12:00 PM -- B212
Workshops Session 1 Eloquent Professional Communication: Customer-Oriented Writing and High-Impact Presentations ( 2WKSHPCOMMPRO

10:45 AM-12:00 PM -- B214
Session 2 Changing Climate of Consulting ( 3CCM

11:00 AM-6:30 PM
Exhibits Open (18APPLIED, 14ARAM, 16AIRPOL, 6GOESRNPOESS, 8AI, 26IIPS, 14IOAS, 24HYDRO, 22CLIMATE, SYMPPLANETATMOS, 1ENERGY, 5POLICY, 15SMOI, 20PROBSTAT, 12ATCHEM, 2AEROCLOUD, 1HEALTH, 2ICESSS, 3CCM, PRESFORUM10, 13ASLI, 8USERS, 8HISTORY)
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall) (18APPLIED, 14ARAM, 16AIRPOL, 6GOESRNPOESS, 8AI, 26IIPS, 14IOAS, 24HYDRO, 22CLIMATE, SYMPPLANETATMOS, 1ENERGY, 5POLICY, 15SMOI, 20PROBSTAT, 12ATCHEM, 2AEROCLOUD, 1HEALTH, 2ICESSS, UCAR50, 3CCM, PRESFORUM10, 13ASLI, 8USERS, 8HISTORY)
12:00 PM-1:30 PM -- B313
Joint Panel Discussion 1 Panel Discussion - NPOESS and GOES-R User Community (DoD, NOAA, NASA) Applications ( 6GOESRNPOESS, 8USERS

12:15 PM-1:30 PM -- B212
Session TH10 Town Hall Meeting: A Nationwide Network of Networks—An Update and Challenges for the Future ( TOWN

12:15 PM-1:30 PM -- B213
Session TH11 Town Hall Meeting: Severe Weather Impacts on Clinics, Hospitals, and Other Medical Facilities ( TOWN

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B309
Joint Session 3 Air Pollution and Meteorological Modeling and Measurements in the Coastal Environment (Joint with the Committee on Coastal Environment) ( 16AIRPOL

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B203
Joint Session 7 Joint Session with ASLI/History Symposium ( 8HISTORY, 13ASLI

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B202
Joint Session 11 Issues on the Grid ( 1ENERGY, 8USERS

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B301
Joint Session 23 Health and the Built Environment: Building to Adapt ( 1HEALTH, 2ICESSS, PRESFORUM10

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B213
Panel Discussion 3 Emerging Policy and Socioeconomic Topics ( 5POLICY

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B303
Session 1 The 50th Anniversary of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Part I ( UCAR50

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B214
Session 3 Operational Support ( 3CCM

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B315
Session 4 The Use of Remote Sensing and Surface Measurements for Air Quality Modeling - I ( 12ATCHEM

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B305
Session 5 Probability forecasting ( 20PROBSTAT

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B313
Session 5 Calibration and Validation Plans for NPP/NPOESS and GOES-R ( 6GOESRNPOESS

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B314
Session 7 Range and Aerospace Meteorology ( 14ARAM

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B215
Session 8A Climate Change Modeling Part I ( 22CLIMATE

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B216
Session 8B Oceanic change such as ocean acidification, sea level rise, and ecosystem changes ( 22CLIMATE

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B304
Session 9 Water Resources and Forecasting Applications ( 24HYDRO

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B211
Session 9 Topics in Applied Climatology III ( 18APPLIED

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B308
Session 9 Plume Rise: Modeling and Measurements ( 16AIRPOL

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B207
Session 9A Assimilation of observations (ocean, atmosphere, and land surface) into models II ( 14IOAS

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B306
Session 9B Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) III ( 14IOAS

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B302
Session 10 Instrument test-beds ( 15SMOI

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B217
Session 10A Information Systems Technology in Support of Satellite Data Applications Part I ( 26IIPS

1:30 PM-2:30 PM -- B218
Session 10B Radar IIPS II - Part 1 ( 26IIPS

2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (18APPLIED, 14ARAM, 16AIRPOL, 6GOESRNPOESS, 8AI, 26IIPS, 14IOAS, 24HYDRO, 22CLIMATE, SYMPPLANETATMOS, 1ENERGY, 5POLICY, 15SMOI, 20PROBSTAT, 12ATCHEM, 2AEROCLOUD, 1HEALTH, UCAR50, 2ICESSS, 3CCM, PRESFORUM10, 13ASLI, 8USERS, 8HISTORY)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Joint Poster Session Weather Information Users: The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Posters ( 14ARAM, PRESFORUM10

2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Joint Poster Session Air Pollution and Meteorological Modeling and Measurements in the Coastal Environment (Joint with the Committee on Coastal Environment) ( 16AIRPOL

2:30 PM-4:00 PM -- Exhibit Hall B2
Joint Poster Session Applications of Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Air Pollution Problems ( 16AIRPOL, 8AI

2:30 PM-4:00 PM -- Exhibit Hall B2
Joint Poster Session Aerosol, Cloud, and Climate ( 2AEROCLOUD, 12ATCHEM

2:30 PM-4:00 PM -- Exhibit Hall B2
Joint Poster Session New Energy Economy Poster Session ( 1ENERGY, 8USERS

2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Poster Session IIPS Poster Session Part II ( 26IIPS

2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Poster Session Hydrology Posters Part II ( 24HYDRO

2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Poster Session Advances in Modeling ( 22CLIMATE

2:30 PM-4:00 PM -- Exhibit Hall B2
Poster Session 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics Poster Session ( 20PROBSTAT

2:30 PM-4:00 PM -- Exhibit Hall B2
Poster Session Applied Climatology Posters ( 18APPLIED

2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Poster Session Mesoscale Air Pollution and Meteorology ( 16AIRPOL

2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Poster Session Global & Regional Scale Contaminant Transport ( 16AIRPOL

2:30 PM-4:00 PM -- Exhibit Hall B2
Poster Session 15th Symposium on Meteorological Measurements and Instruments Poster Session ( 15SMOI

2:30 PM-4:00 PM -- Exhibit Hall B2
Poster Session Assimilation of observations and impact experiments ( 14IOAS

2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Poster Session Range and Aerospace Meteorology Posters ( 14ARAM

2:30 PM-4:00 PM -- Exhibit Hall B2
Poster Session Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Problems in Environmental Science ( 8AI

2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Poster Session Poster Session - GOES-R ( 6GOESRNPOESS

2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Poster Session Poster Session - NPOESS ( 6GOESRNPOESS

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B212
Joint Session 7 Communication Among Stakeholders That Addresses Issues of Policy, Operations, and New Opportunities ( 18APPLIED, 14ARAM, 1HEALTH, 12ATCHEM, 24HYDRO, PRESFORUM10, 3CCM, 5POLICY

4:00 PM-5:45 PM -- B204
Joint Session 11 Probabilistic Forecasting for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) ( 8AI, 20PROBSTAT, 14ARAM, PRESFORUM10

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B202
Joint Session 12 Solar Energy ( 1ENERGY, 8USERS

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B211
Joint Session 13 Societal Dimensions of Weather and Climate Hazards I ( 5POLICY, 2ICESSS

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B213
Session 1 Coping with Drought ( 5POLICY

4:00 PM-4:45 PM -- B312
Session 2 Information Resources and Knowledge Collaboration ( 13ASLI

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B314
Session 2 Numerical modeling of planetary meteorology and climate dynamics ( SYMPPLANETATMOS

4:00 PM-5:00 PM -- B303
Session 2 The 50th Anniversary of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Part II ( UCAR50

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B315
Session 5 The Use of Remote Sensing and Surface Measurements for Air Quality Modeling - II ( 12ATCHEM

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B313
Session 6 Preparing the User Community for the Next Generation of LEO and GEO Environmental Satellites ( 6GOESRNPOESS

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B215
Session 9A Climate Change Modeling Part II ( 22CLIMATE

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B216
Session 9B Observed Seasonal to Interannual Variability: II ( 22CLIMATE

4:00 PM-5:00 PM -- B304
Session 10 Water Resources and Forecasting Applications ( 24HYDRO

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B308
Session 10 Mesoscale Air Pollution and Meteorology I ( 16AIRPOL

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B207
Session 10A Advanced Methods for Data Assimilation I ( 14IOAS

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B306
Session 10B Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) IV ( 14IOAS

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B309
Session 11 Forest Fire Emissions: Transport and Dispersion Modeling and Measurements ( 16AIRPOL

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B302
Session 11 Lidar and Sodar Applications and techniques ( 15SMOI

4:00 PM-5:00 PM -- B217
Session 11A Information Systems Technology in Support of Satellite Data Applications Part II ( 26IIPS

4:00 PM-5:30 PM -- B218
Session 11B Radar IIPS II - Part 2 ( 26IIPS

4:45 PM-5:00 PM
ASLI's Choice Book Awards. Presentation at ASLI Booth in Exhibit Hall (13ASLI)
5:15 PM-6:00 PM
NCAR Reception (UCAR50)
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) (18APPLIED, 14ARAM, 16AIRPOL, 6GOESRNPOESS, 8AI, 26IIPS, 14IOAS, 24HYDRO, 22CLIMATE, SYMPPLANETATMOS, 1ENERGY, 5POLICY, KUETTNER, 15SMOI, 20PROBSTAT, 12ATCHEM, 2AEROCLOUD, 19EDUCATION, 1HEALTH, 2ICESSS, UCAR50, 3CCM, SATELLITEOBS, PRESFORUM10, 13ASLI, 8USERS, 8HISTORY)
6:30 PM-9:00 PM
Annual ASLI Dinner. Max Lager’s Wood Fired Grill & Brewery (320 Peachtree St. NW, 1 block North of Hyatt Regency). $39.95 (Contact Gene Major (Eugene.R.Major@nasa.gov for reservations and details) (13ASLI)
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
AMS Annual Awards Banquet (KUETTNER, 18APPLIED, 14ARAM, 16AIRPOL, 6GOESRNPOESS, 8AI, 26IIPS, 14IOAS, 24HYDRO, 22CLIMATE, SYMPPLANETATMOS, 1ENERGY, 5POLICY, 15SMOI, 20PROBSTAT, 12ATCHEM, 2AEROCLOUD, 19EDUCATION, 1HEALTH, 2ICESSS, UCAR50, 3CCM, SATELLITEOBS, 6IMPACTS, PRESFORUM10, 8USERS, 8HISTORY)
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