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

Session 1: 12th Presidential Forum: Technology in Research and Operations—How We Got Here and Where We’Re Going


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Scientific research and operational environmental services are profoundly affected by the introduction and application of new technologies and it seems as though these advances are now accelerating, challenging our community to constantly become better at what we do and to serve society in new and more powerful ways. We welcome two highly distinguished keynote speakers for our Presidential Forum and each will address the theme of our 92nd Annual Meeting from his and her uniquely personal perspectives.

 
Welcoming remarks and introductions by Jonathan T. Malay, AMS President

 
Technology for a Weather-Ready Nation
Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA, Washington, DC

 
President Malay will then be joined by Mr. George J. Komar, Director, NASA Earth Science Technology Office, Science Mission Directorate, and they will briefly discuss their thoughts about changes in the AMS community’s technological capabilities and in society twenty years and more into the future. They will then engage with the audience in an interactive dialog which should be an exciting and stimulating exercise of envisioning our future.