Third Annual Users Conference (Expanded View)

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Compact View of Conference

Sunday, 9 January 2005
7:30 AM, Sunday
Short Course Registration
 
9:00 AM-5:40 PM, Sunday
Conference Registration
 
Monday, 10 January 2005
6:00 AM, Monday
MON 10 JAN
 
9:00 AM-10:25 AM, Monday
Session 1 The impact of weather and climate on the business enterprise
Moderator: George L. Frederick, Jr., Vaisala, Louisville, CO
9:00 AM1.1Welcoming Remarks  
George L. Frederick Jr., Vaisala, Louisville, CO
9:15 AM1.2Impact of weather and climate on the business enterprise  
Jeremy Usher, WeatherNews Americas Inc., San Francisco, CA
9:40 AM1.3Economic development outside the stovepipe - the science connection  extended abstract wrf recording
James Giraytys, Winchester, VA
9:55 AM1.4Lessons learned from major snow events in Upstate New York  
David A. Call, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
10:10 AM1.5Assessing Human Dimensions of Weather and Climate Salience  
Alan E. Stewart, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
 
10:15 AM, Monday
Coffee Break in Poster Session Room
 
10:45 AM-11:45 AM, Monday
Session 2 the decision making process with respect to weather and climate information
Moderator: S. Edward Boselly, Washington State Department of Transportation, Olympia, WA
10:45 AM2.1Exploring Use of Climate Information in Wildland Fire Management: A Decision Calendar Study  
Thomas W. Corringham, Univercity of California, San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA; and A. L. Westerling and B. Morehouse
11:00 AM2.2Policy processes as users of science: The role and use of climate information in national and regional fire policy  
Timothy J. Brown, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada; and R. S. Pulwarty
11:15 AM2.3Climate Services Clearinghouse: A web-based intermediary between the users and producers of climate services  
Genevieve E. Maricle, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. A. Pielke
11:30 AMDiscussion  
 
12:00 PM-1:30 PM, Monday
Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Monday
Session 3 Water Resouce Management
Moderator: Mary G. Altalo, SAIC, McLean, VA
1:30 PM3.1Potential applications of climate forecasts by the Corps of Engineers  
J. Rolf Olson, US Army Corps of Engineers, Alexandria, VA
1:45 PM3.2Defining Utilization  extended abstract
Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
2:00 PM3.32002 Drought in Colorado: Agriculture impacts and climate information needs  
Robert S. Webb, NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, CO; and R. S. Pulwarty and E. C. Schuck
2:15 PM3.4The general needs of some potential users for meteorological services  
Chongjian Liu, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China; and Y. Liu
 
2:30 PM-4:00 PM, Monday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
 
4:00 PM-5:00 PM, Monday
Session 4 Transportation
Moderator: Leon F. Osborne, Jr., Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND
4:00 PM4.1A Mobile Meteorological Center  
J. Cogan, Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM; and M. Torres, E. Vidal, Y. Wang, C. Williamson, Y. Yee, and R. E. Dumais
4:30 PM4.2Matching User Needs to Provider Capabilities  
John J. Mewes, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND
4:45 PM4.3DEVELOPMENT OF A MAINTENANCE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (MDSS) FOR THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  
Jerome L. Horner, North Dakota Department of Transportation, Bismarck, ND
 
5:00 PM-5:30 PM, Monday
Session 5 Energy
Moderator: Mary G. Altalo, SAIC, McLean, VA
5:00 PM5.1Electric load forecast sensitivity to weather inputs  
Daniel O'Connor, ISO New England, Holyoke, MA
5:15 PM5.2The Value of National Weather Service Forecasts in Scheduling Electricity Generation  
Rodney F. Weiher, NOAA/U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC; and T. J. Teisberg and A. Khotanzad
 
5:30 PM-7:00 PM, Monday
FORMAL OPENING OF EXHIBITS WITH RECEPTION (CASH BAR)
 
7:30 PM, Monday
Suki Manabe Symposium Banquet
 
Tuesday, 11 January 2005
8:00 AM-9:45 AM, Tuesday
Joint Session 1 Weather Headlines (Joint between the IMPACT: 2004 Weather Symposium and the Third AMS Users Conference: Uses of and Needs for Weather and Climate Services in Managing Water Resources, Energy, and Ocean Transportation)
Chair: William Hooke, AMS, Atmospheric Policy Program, Washington, DC
8:00 AMJ1.1Introductory Remarks   wrf recording
Joseph Schaefer, NOAA/NSSL/SPC, Norman, OK
8:15 AMJ1.22004 Year in Review   wrf recording
Robert W. Corell, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
8:45 AMJ1.3Impact of Weather on the Economy   wrf recording
Mary G. Altalo, SAIC, McLean, VA
9:15 AMJ1.4Tsunami 2004 and US Preparedness  
Eddie N. Bernard, NOAA/PMEL/TIME, Seattle, WA
 
9:45 AM-11:00 AM, Tuesday
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
 
11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Tuesday
Joint Session 2 Living with a Limited Water Supply (Joint between the IMPACT: 2004 Weather Symposium and the Third AMS Users Conference: Uses of and Needs for Weather and Climate Services in Managing Water Resources, Energy, and Ocean Transportation)
Chair: Kelly T. Redmond, DRI, Reno, NV
11:00 AMJ2.1Fire Weather 2004   wrf recording
Richard Ochoa, Bureau of Land Management, Boise, ID
11:30 AMJ2.2Drought 2004   wrf recording
Donald A. Wilhite, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE
 
11:30 AM-1:30 PM, Tuesday
Exhibits Open
 
12:15 PM, Tuesday
Lunch Break
 
1:30 PM-3:00 PM, Tuesday
Joint Session 3 Living in the Coastal Zone (Joint between the IMPACT: 2004 Weather Symposium and the Third AMS Users Conference: Uses of and Needs for Weather and Climate Services in Managing Water Resources, Energy, and Ocean Transportation)
Chair: Richard D. Knabb, NOAA/TPC/NHC, Miami, FL
1:30 PMJ3.12004 Atlantic Hurricane Season   wrf recording
Max Mayfield, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Miami, FL
2:00 PMJ3.2Inland Flooding Associated With The 2004 Tropical Season   wrf recording
John Feldt, NWS/SERFC, Peachtree City, GA
2:30 PMJ3.3Hurricane Tornadoes 2004   wrf recording
Eugene W. McCaul Jr., USRA, Huntsville, AL
 
3:00 PM, Tuesday
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
 
3:30 PM-4:30 PM, Tuesday
Joint Session 4 Continental Weather (Joint between the IMPACT: 2004 Weather Symposium and the Third AMS Users Conference: Uses of and Needs for Weather and Climate Services in Managing Water Resources, Energy, and Ocean Transportation)
Chair: Gregory S. Forbes, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
3:30 PMJ4.12004: A record year for tornadoes   wrf recording
Joseph T. Schaefer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and D. W. McCarthy and G. W. Carbin
4:00 PMJ4.2Winter Storms 2004   wrf recording
Paul J. Kocin, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
 
4:30 PM-4:45 PM, Tuesday
Joint Session 5 Space Weather (Joint between the IMPACT: 2004 Weather Symposium and the Third AMS Users Conference: Uses of and Needs for Weather and Climate Services in Managing Water Resources, Energy, and Ocean Transportation)
Chair: Joseph Schaefer, NOAA/NSSL/SPC, Norman, OK
4:30 PMJ5.1Space Weather: A Threat for the 21st Century   wrf recording
Joseph Kunches, NOAA/Space Environment Center, Boulder, CO
 
4:45 PM-5:45 PM, Tuesday
Panel Discussion 1 Panel on Weather Impacts (Joint between the IMPACT: 2004 Weather Symposium and the Third AMS Users Conference: Uses of and Needs for Weather and Climate Services in Managing Water Resources, Energy, and Ocean Transportation)
Moderator: Roger S. Pulwarty, NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, CO
4:45 PMPD1.0aIntroductory Remarks: Roger Pulwarty   wrf recording
Roger S. Pulwarty, NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, CO
5:00 PMPD1.1Occurrences in the Arctic   wrf recording
Mark C. Serreze, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
5:15 PMPD1.2Energy Implications of 2004   wrf recording
Paul R. Janish, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK
5:30 PMPD1.3Emergency Management Lessons from 2004   wrf recording
Ben Nelson, DCA/DEM, Tallahassee, FL
 
5:30 PM, Tuesday
Sessions end for the day
 
Wednesday, 12 January 2005
9:30 AM, Wednesday
Coffee Break
 
10:00 AM-12:00 PM, Wednesday
Presidential Forum
 
11:30 AM-1:30 PM, Wednesday
Exhibits Open
 
5:30 PM-6:30 PM, Wednesday
Exhibits Open
 
7:30 PM, Wednesday
AMS Annual Awards Banquet
 

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