92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

Fifth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists: Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment

Fifth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists: Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment

Program Chair: John F. Henz , Dewberry & Davis

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Wednesday, 25 January 2012

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 1
Enbracing New Technology - CCM's Leading Way Into Future Services
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fifth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists: Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment
Moderator: Jason C. Shafer, Lyndon State College
  8:30 AM
1.1
  9:00 AM
1.3
The CCM As An Educational Resource
H. Michael Mogil, How The Weatherworks, Naples, FL
  9:15 AM
Panel Discussion

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Spouses' Coffee

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Coffee Break

Meet the President
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

10:00 AM-6:15 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Exhibit Hours

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 2
Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fifth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists: Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment
Moderator: Richard Westergard, NCIM
  10:30 AM
2.1
Ethical Practice for National Weather Service Consulting Meteorologists
Bernard N. Meisner, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters, Fort Worth, TX
  10:45 AM
2.2
AMS Summer Community Meeting: Critical Data Gaps and Economic Value of the Enterprise
Betsy Weatherhead, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. Frederick
  11:00 AM
2.3
  11:15 AM
Panel Discussion

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Lunch Break
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Town Hall Meeting: The Role of Ethics in the Business of Meteorological Consulting and Research
Location: Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Moderator: Gerald J. Mulvey, Northrop Grumman Corporation
  12:15 PM
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Marsha Baum, Regents Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico. Prof. Baum currently teaches a course titled Weather in U.S. Law and Society. The subject of her presentation will be: Is it law or is it ethics?

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Panel Discussion 1
Contemporary Ethics Problems Facing the Meteorology Community
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: Fifth Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists: Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment
Moderator: Jerry D. Hill, CCM, Consulting Meteorologist
Panelists: Marsha L. Baum, Univ. of New Mexico; Roberta M. Currier, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Sector; Gale F. Hoffnagle, NCIM; Bernard N. Meisner, NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters; Jill F. Hasling, Weather Research Center; Stanley Marsh, Southern Consolidated Edison

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


92nd AMS Awards Banquet