Session 1 Core Weather-Ready Nation Activities

Tuesday, 24 January 2017: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
615 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: Fifth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation’s Readiness, Responsiveness, and Resilience to High Impact Weather Events
Cochairs:
Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc., Halethorpe, MD and Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

Speakers from NOAA and FEMA will highlight developments in the Weather-Ready Nation Strategic Initiative.

Papers:
1:30 PM
1.1
The Science Base for Effective, Actionable Guidance for the Public
Jacqueline Snelling, FEMA, Washington, DC
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
1.2
Vision of a Future NWS based on the NWS Operations and Workforce Analysis Project
Katherine LaBelle, NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
1.3
NWS Central Region: Our Evolution Toward a Weather Ready Nation
Christopher S. Strager, NWS, Kansas City, MO; and M. J. Hudson and J. P. Craven

2:15 PM
1.4
Some Issues to Consider as Forecasts Evolve Over Time
Harold E. Brooks, NOAA, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

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