Program Chairs:
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7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013
Registration for Student Conference and Short Course
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)
Sunday, 6 January 2013
7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Registration for Short Course and Conference for Early Career Professionals
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)
9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)
12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013
WeatherFest
Location: Exhibit Hall 1 (Austin Convention Center)
Monday, 7 January 2013
7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Registration Continues Through January 9
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)
8:30 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Plenary Session
13th Presidential Forum: Taking Predictions to the Next Level: Expanding Beyond Today's Weather, Water, and Climate Forecasting and Projections
Location: Ballroom D (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 13th Presidential Forum: Taking Predictions to the Next Level: Expanding Beyond Today;
the 27th Conference on Hydrology;
the 11th Symposium on the Coastal Environment;
the 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS);
the 11th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences;
the Symposium on Prediction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation;
the First Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise;
the Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-economic Research;
the 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology;
the First Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events;
the Third Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python;
the Sixth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications;
the Special Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
the Special Symposium on the Next Level of Predictions in Tropical Meteorology: Techniques, Usage, Support, and Impacts;
the 10th Conference on Space Weather;
the Symposium on the Role of Statistical Methods in Weather and Climate Prediction;
the Sixth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data;
the 11th History Symposium;
the 20th Conference on Applied Climatology;
the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS);
the Robert A. Duce Symposium;
the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
the Fourth Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy;
the 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change;
and the Fourth Conference on Environment and Health
)
8:30 AM
Opening Remarks (by AMS President Dr. Louis Uccellini and Co-Chairs Troy Kimmel/Ken Carey will introduce Texas and Local Representatives)
8:35 AM
Warm Welcome to Austin!
8:45 AM
Introduction of Guest Speakers (by Dr. Louis Uccellini)
8:50 AM
"Predicting Weather and Climate: Scientific Progress and Future Opportunities" Dr. Alan Thorpe, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
9:10 AM
"River/Rainfall Forecast Fusion Cells" Major General Michael Walsh, US Army Corps of Engineers
10:25 AM
Closing Remarks (by Dr. Louis Uccellini)
9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Spouses' Coffee
Location: Hilton Hotel (Austin Convention Center)
10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom D Foyer (Austin Convention Center)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Session
1
Demonstrated and near-term Research Capabilities: Satellite Systems — Part I
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
11:15 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Joint Session
1
From Weather Research to Operations (1)
Location: Room 17A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
11:30 AM
J1.2
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Session
2
Demonstrated and near-term Research Capabilities: Satellite Systems — Part II
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Joint Session
2
From Weather Research to Operations (2)
Location: Room 17A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 16th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Poster Session
Poster Session: Transition of Research to Operations — Demonstrated Research
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
This session will focus on the systems, tools, algorithms, and methods demonstrated in a research environment, which are now mature enough for transition to an operational environment.
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
1
Panel Session on improving the research to operations transition process
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the First Symposium on the Weather and Climate Enterprise
)
Panelists:
Cochairs:
Focus of Session:
This Session will be an invited panel of experts addressing the question, “How can we improve the research-to-operations transition process?” The panel members will give their perspective on transitioning successful research to successful operational use and they will discuss the central role R2O plays in addressing this year’s annual theme. Panel members will be prepared to discuss the challenges to R2O, and the potential means to overcome them, including the following topics:
• Science mission requirements versus operational user needs;
• Adequate and timely funding for research that is targeted to meet operational needs, the transition, and operational sustainment;
• The lag between deploying research and full user exploitation;
• Challenges in communicating the benefits of new capabilities to user communities, including the public, government policy makers, commercial industry, and the military.
The high economic and social value of our ability to observe and accurately predict atmospheric and ocean conditions requires strong relationships between the academic, Government, and industrial communities to effectively and efficiently transfer research results to the operational environment. Partnerships and collaboration will result in clear articulation of operational needs, and joint efforts to secure research funding and procurement of necessary operational systems. Researcher accessibility and insight into the operations environment and data for development, test, and evaluation, coupled with an operational workforce that embraces and pursues research opportunities, will facilitate collaboration between the two communities. Such a partnership will accelerate transitions of research to operations, while simultaneously ensuring the transfer of operations knowledge back to research (O2R). This R2O – O2R relationship will improve the balance between operational needs, research initiatives, and transfer of results into systems, technology, methods, processes, and procedures that enhance our ability to serve the public.
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013
Reception and Exhibits Opening
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Joint Panel Discussion
1
Symposium on Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA): Special Introductory Panel — Importance of JCSDA on Agencies
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Moderator:
Panelists:
JCSDA Stakeholders from NOAA (NESDIS, NWS, OAR); NASA Earth Science; and DoD Meteorology and Oceanography Commands (Air Force Weather and Naval Oceanographer) will each speak for 10 minutes on the benefits of JCSDA on their respective missions
8:30 AM
Intro Panel: Importance of JCSDA on Agencies by Fred Lewis
8:45 AM
NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and its Relationship to the JCSDA by Robert Atlas
Joint Session
9
Space Weather Transition Plans, Challenges, Opportunities
Location: Room 16B (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 10th Conference on Space Weather;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Spouses' Coffee
Location: Hilton Hotel (Austin Convention Center)
9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Joint Poster Session
1
JCSDA Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Joint Session
3
JCSDA Session — Part I
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Lunch Break
12:15 PM-1:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Town Hall Meeting: The Role of Satellite Data in Environmental Prediction and the Challenges for the Satellite Programs in Todays Fiscal Climate
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Speaker:
Environmental prediction systems such as numerical weather prediction increasingly depend on satellite data for forecast skill. Recently the satellite programs have come under increased scrutiny due to their relatively high cost combined with the general budget pressure facing the federal agencies. The purpose of this town hall meeting is to highlight the need for agencies such as NOAA to continue to optimize their observing systems – both conventional and space-based – thereby maximizing the benefit to the users while minimizing the cost, and to discuss how quantitative assessment methods applied by organizations like the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation can help with this process by vetting requirements and documenting the impact.
For additional information, please contact Lars Peter Riishojgaard (Lars.P.Riishojgaard@nasa.gov)
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Joint Session
4
JCSDA Session — Part II
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
2:15 PM
J4.4
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)
Meet the President
Location: Room 1 (Austin Convention Center)
3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Joint Session
5
JCSDA Session — Part III
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Special Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Duce Symposium Banquet
Location: Hilton Hotel (Austin Convention Center)
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Joint Session
6
NASA Pre-formulation Earth Science Missions
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
)
Cochairs:
9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Spouses' Coffee
Location: Hilton Hotel (Austin Convention Center)
10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)
Meet the President
Location: Room 1 (Austin Convention Center)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Joint Session
7
Continuation of NASA Pre-Formulation Earth Science Missions, and New Opportunities in Science and Technology
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
)
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
34
Satellite Ground Data Processing System Transitions from Research to Operations
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Lunch Break
12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Town Hall Meeting: NASA’s Earth Science—Flight Program Investments in and Planning for the Next-Generation Earth Observatories
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
NASA has eight (8) Earth observing space missions currently in formulation and development, all scheduled to launch before the end of 2017. These include LDCM (2013), GPM, SMAP, SAGE III, and OCO-2 (all in 2014), ICESat-2 and CYGNSS (2016), and GRACE FO (2017). These eight will join the pantheon of existing US and international fleet of weather, climate and research satellites. But what is next? NASA’s Earth Science Division is working now, in collaboration with NOAA, the USGS, DOE and international partners, on science studies, technology investments, and mission definition studies to prepare the next generation of satellites and observations for launch in 2019 and soon thereafter. At this Town Hall meeting we will present the progress and plans for these next generation missions, including mission concepts from the 2007 NRC Decadal Survey (http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/decadal-surveys/) and from the 2010 NASA Climate Plan (http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/). We will identify opportunities for greater interaction with the NASA missions already in formulation and development, as well as opportunities for future collaboration as we move forward with thisnext generation of missions and measurements.
For further information, please contact Stephen Volz (svolz@nasa.gov).
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Joint Session
8
Commercial Capabilities and Opportunities
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations;
and the 29th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies (formerly IIPS)
)
Cochairs:
1:30 PM
J8.1
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Poster Session
Poster Session: Transition of Research to Operations — Future Opportunities
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
This session will focus on new or ongoing research applications that have the potential for improving operational products and services in the future.
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Session
3
R2O Enabling Partnerships — Part I
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
This session will describe partnerships among U.S. federal agencies, academia, industry, and other nations, which help to accelerate transitions from research to operations, and identify barriers and ways to overcome them.
4:00 PM-5:45 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Themed Joint Session
43
Accelerating the Transition from Research to Operations on Use of Assimilated Data Part 1
Location: Room 9C (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS);
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Chair:
5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Exhibit Hall 4 (Austin Convention Center)
7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2013
93rd AMS Awards Banquet
Location: Ballroom D (Austin Convention Center)
Thursday, 10 January 2013
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Session
4
R2O Enabling Partnerships — Part II
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Exhibit Hall 3 (Austin Convention Center)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Session
5
R2O Testbeds — Part I
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
46
Accelerating the Transition from Research to Operations on Use of Assimilated Data 2
Location: Room 9C (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the 17th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS);
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Chair:
CoChair:
Themed Joint Session
47
Research to Operations Pathway for Satellite Data Retrieval Algorithms - Part 1
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Session
6
R2O Testbeds — Part II
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
Themed Joint Session
49
Research to Operations Pathway for Satellite Data Retrieval Algorithms - Part 2
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
3:00 PM-3:05 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Registration Closes
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Coffee Break
Location: Levels 3 and 4 (Austin Convention Center)
Meet the President
Location: Room 1 (Austin Convention Center)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Themed Joint Session
50
Research to Operations Pathway for Satellite Data Retrieval Algorithms - Part 3
Location: Ballroom G (Austin Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint
between the Ninth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems;
and the Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
)
Cochairs:
3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013
Session
7
R2O Testbeds — Part III
Location: Ballroom A (Austin Convention Center)
Host: Third Conference on Transition of Research to Operations
Cochairs:
5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2013
AMS 93rd Annual Meeting Adjourns