2015 AMS Washington Forum

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Tuesday, 21 April 2015

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8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015


Breakfast
Location: Abelson/Haskins (AAAS Building)

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015


Plenary Session
Call to Order and Welcome
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
9:00 AM
Call to Order — Shawn Miller, BEED and Program Committee Chair

9:10 AM
CWWCE Remarks — CWWCE Commissioner, Mary Glackin

9:15 AM
BEC Remarks — Eileen Shea and/or Doug Hilderbrand, BEC Co-Chairs

9:20 AM
Welcome (Sandy MacDonald, AMS President)

9:30 AM-10:15 AM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015


Session
Keynote Speaker
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Speaker: Penny Pritzker, U.S Department of Commerce

10:15 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Foyer (AAAS Building)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Recording files available
Panel Discussion
Applied Decision Support: Meeting User Needs
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Moderator: Dan Satterfield, WBOC-TV-16
Panelists: Troy Anslemo, SAIC; Bill Mahoney, NCAR; Jeffrey L. Privette, NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI; Richard Clark, Millersville Univ.
10:30 AM
Troy Anslemo
Troy Anslemo, SAIC, Yorktown, VA
PDF file

10:40 AM
Bill Mahoney
Bill Mahoney, NCAR, Boulder, CO

10:50 AM
Richard Clark
Richard Clark, Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA
PDF file

11:00 AM
Jeff Privette
Jeff L. Privette, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

12:00 PM-12:45 PM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015


Lunch & Networking
Location: Abelson/Haskins (AAAS Building)

12:45 PM-2:15 PM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Recording files available
Panel Discussion
Hospital Preparedness
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Moderator: Wendy Marie Thomas, NOAA/NWS
Panelists: Wendy Levine, NOAA/NWS; John Balbus, Senior Advisor for Public Health, NIH; John Messervy, Partners HealthCare; Robert Goldhammer, Dewberry
12:45 PM
Hospital Panel Discussion - Moderator: Wendy Marie Thomas
PDF file

12:55 PM
Wendy Levine
Wendy Levine, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
PDF file

1:05 PM
John Balbus
John Balbus, Senior Advisor for Public Health, NIH, Bethesda, MD
PDF file

1:15 PM
John Messervy
John Messervy, Partners HealthCare, Charlstown, MA
PDF file

1:25 PM
Robert Goldhammer
Robert Goldhammer, WeatherCall Services, LLC, Parker, CO
PDF file

2:15 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Foyer (AAAS Building)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Recording files available
Panel Discussion
Transportation: Marine
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Moderator: Richard Spinrad, NOAA
Panelists: Neil Jacobs, Panasonic Weather; Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS; Peter McComb, MetOcean Solutions
2:30 PM
Neil Jacobs
Neil Jacobs, Panasonic Weather, Morrisville, NC
PDF file

2:45 PM
Jennifer Sprague
Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
PDF file

3:00 PM
Peter McComb
Peter McComb, MetOcean Solutions, New Plymouth, New Zealand
PDF file

4:00 PM-4:45 PM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015

Recording files available
Session
Commercial Weather Satellites and Open Data Access
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Speaker: Stephen M. Volz, NOAA
4:00 PM
NOAA Satellite Earth Observation Information: Present & Future - Dr. Stephen Volz
PDF file

4:45 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015


Session
Academia and Closing Comments
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Speaker: Shawn Miller, Raytheon
4:45 PM
A Few Words from Academia: University of Maryland

4:55 PM
Closing Comments for Day 1 (Shawn Miller)

6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015


Reception (Cash Bar) at the Marriott Metro Center
Location: Grand Ballroom AB (Washington Marriott at Metro Center)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Tuesday, 21 April 2015


Forum Dinner
Location: Grand Ballroom AB (Washington Marriott at Metro Center)
Speaker: Suzanne Bonamici, United States Congress

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

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8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015


Breakfast
Location: Abelson/Haskins (AAAS Building)

9:00 AM-9:05 AM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015


Session
Opening Comments
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Speaker: Shawn Miller, Raytheon Corp.

9:05 AM-10:50 AM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015


Panel Discussion
Congressional Staffers
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Moderator: Michael Henry, Amercian Geophysical Union
Panelists: Taylor Jordan, U.S. Congressional Staff; Marcy Gallo, U.S. Congressional Staff
9:05 AM
Taylor Jordan
Taylor Jordan, U.S. Congressional Staff, Washington, DC

9:20 AM
Marcy Gallo
Marcy Gallo, U.S. Congressional Staff, Washington, DC

10:50 AM-11:05 AM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Foyer (AAAS Building)

11:05 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015


Session
Expert Witness Training Program
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Speakers: Jim Hilbert, William Mitchell College of Law; David Verardo, NSF; Joe Witte, ADNET Systems, NASA GSFC

12:00 PM-1:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015


Lunch & Networking
Location: Abelson/Haskins (AAAS Building)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Recording files available
Panel Discussion
Transportation: Rail and Trucking
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Moderator: Brenda C. Boyce, Booz Allen Hamilton
Panelists: Rick Nelson, AASHTO; Michael Pack, CATT; Jeff Usher, Association of America's Railroads; Rebecca Brewster, American Transportation Research Institute
1:00 PM
Transportation: Rail, Trucking, and Surface - Brenda Boyce
PDF file

1:10 PM
Rick Nelson
Rick Nelson, AASHTO, Washington, DC
PDF file

1:20 PM
Michael Pack
Michael Pack, CATT, College Park, MD
PDF file

1:30 PM
Jeff Usher
Jeff Usher, Association of American Railroads, Washington, DC
PDF file

1:40 PM
Rebecca Brewster
Rebecca Brewster, American Transportation Research Institute, Atlanta, GA
PDF file

2:30 PM-2:45 PM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Foyer (AAAS Building)

2:45 PM-4:15 PM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Recording files available
Panel Discussion
Water Resources and Users
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Moderator: Roger Pulwarty, NOAA
Panelists: Erica M. Brown, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies; F. Martin Ralph, Scripps Institute of Oceanography; Bradley Doorn, NASA HQ
2:45 PM
Erica Brown
Erica M. Brown, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, Washington, DC
PDF file

2:55 PM
Marty Ralph
F. Martin Ralph, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA
PDF file

3:05 PM
Bradley Doorn
Bradley Doorn, NASA HQ, Washington, DC
PDF file

4:15 PM-4:45 PM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Recording files available
Session
Information Needs for Water-related Extremes
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Speaker: Thomas Maddock, University of Arizona
4:15 PM
Issues on the Lower Rio Grande of New Mexico - Thomas Maddock
PDF file

4:45 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 22 April 2015

Recording files available
Session
Academia and Closing Comments
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Speaker: Shawn Miller, Raytheon
4:45 PM
A Few Words from Academia: Millersville University
PDF file

4:55 PM
Closing Comments for Day 2 (Shawn Miller)

Thursday, 23 April 2015

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8:30 AM-9:00 AM: Thursday, 23 April 2015


Breakfast
Location: Abelson/Haskins (AAAS Building)

9:00 AM-9:15 AM: Thursday, 23 April 2015


Session
Academia and Opening Comments
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Speaker: Frederick H. Carr, University of Oklahoma
9:00 AM
Opening Comments by Future AMS President

9:05 AM
A Few Words from Academia: Howard University

9:15 AM-10:45 AM: Thursday, 23 April 2015


Panel Discussion
Preparedness and Resilience Efforts Under the President's Climate Action Plan
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Moderator: Mary Glackin, NOAA
Panelists: Laura Petes, Executive Office of the President; Rick Driggers, Executive Office of the President; Samantha Medlock, Executive Office of the President
9:15 AM
Laura Petes
Laura Petes, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC

9:30 AM
Rick Driggers
Rick Driggers, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC

9:45 AM
Samantha Medlock
Samantha Medlock, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC

10:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 23 April 2015


Coffee Break
Location: Foyer (AAAS Building)

11:00 AM-12:30 PM: Thursday, 23 April 2015

Recording files available
Panel Discussion
Federal Agency Leads
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Moderator: Alexander MacDonald, NOAA/ESRL
Panelists: Holly Bamford, NOAA; Paul Shepson, NSF; Gerald Geernaert, DOE; Michael H. Freilich, NASA
11:00 AM
Holly A. Bamford, Ph.D.
Holly Bamford, NOAA, Washington, DC
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11:10 AM
Paul Shepson
Paul Shepson, NSF, Arlington, VA
PDF file

11:20 AM
Gary Geernaert
Gerald Geernaert, DOE, Washington, DC

11:30 AM
Jack A. Kaye
Jack A. Kaye, NASA, Science Mission Directorate, Washington, DC
PDF file

12:30 PM-12:55 PM: Thursday, 23 April 2015


Session
Student Feedback Session
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum

12:55 PM-1:00 PM: Thursday, 23 April 2015


Session
Closing Remarks
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
Host: 2015 AMS Washington Forum
Speaker: Shawn Miller, Raytheon

1:00 PM-1:05 PM: Thursday, 23 April 2015


AMS 2015 Washington Forum Adjourns
Location: Auditorium (AAAS Building)
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