Special Session for Retaining and Recruiting Minorities in Atmospheric Science (Expanded View)

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Wednesday, 12 January 2005
1:30 PM, Wednesday
Session Welcoming Remarks
Chair: John E. Jones, Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
1:30 PMWelcoming Remarks: John E. Jones  
John E. Jones Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
 
1:40 PM-3:15 PM, Wednesday
Session 1 Session One
Chair: Ahsha N. Tribble, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
1:40 PM1.0aIntroductory Remarks: John E. Jones  
John E. Jones Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
1:45 PM1.1History of Minorities in Atmospheric Science   wrf recording
Warren M. Washington, NCAR, Boulder, CO
2:00 PM1.2Presentation of Statistics---Where We Are Now with Minorities in Atmospheric Science   wrf recording
Roman Czujko, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD
2:15 PM1.3Best Practice for Recruiting---SOARS   wrf recording
Rajul Pandya, DLESE Program Center, Boulder, CO
2:30 PM1.4Recruitment and Transition from Majority to Minority Serving Institution   wrf recording
Gregory Jenkins, Penn State University, University Park, PA
2:45 PM1.5Transition from School to Work   wrf recording
Ariel Rodriguez, Telemundo 40, Orlando, FL
3:00 PM1.6Preparing for Tomorrow, K-12 Education  
Alice Thomas, Sojourner-Douglas College, Baltimore, MD
 
3:15 PM-4:30 PM, Wednesday
Panel Discussion 1 Student Roundtable
Panelists: Ashton Robinson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Graduate Student, Norman, OK; Ahsha N. Tribble, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; Rajul Pandya, DLESE Program Center, Boulder, CO; Ariel Rodriguez, Telemundo 40, Orlando, FL; Alice Thomas, Sojourner-Douglas College, Baltimore, MD
Moderator: Mish Michaels, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA and WBZ-TV4, Boston, MA
3:15 PMPD1.1Panelist #1: Ashton Robinson  
Ashton Robinson, Univ. of Oklahoma, Graduate Student, Norman, OK
3:30 PMPD1.2Panelist #2: Ahsha N. Tribble  
Ahsha N. Tribble, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
3:45 PMPD1.3Panelist #3: Rajul Pandya  
Rajul Pandya, DLESE Program Center, Boulder, CO
4:00 PMPD1.4Panelist #4: Ariel Rodriguez  
Ariel Rodriguez, Telemundo 40, Orlando, FL
4:15 PMPD1.5Panelist #5: Alice Thomas  
Alice Thomas, Sojourner-Douglas College, Baltimore, MD
 
4:10 PM-5:00 PM, Wednesday
Session 2 Session Two
4:10 PM2.0aIntroductory Remarks: Organizer  
4:15 PM2.1Industry Perspectives on Partnership, Achievement, and Diversity   wrf recording
Paul Thompson, Raytheon, Reston, VA
4:30 PM2.2Diversity Initiatives within NOAA  
Jacqueline Rousseau, NOAA EPP/MSI, Washington, DC
4:45 PM2.4AMS Education and Minority Scholarship/Fellowships  
Ira W. Geer, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC
 
5:15 PM-6:15 PM, Wednesday
Panel Discussion 2 Round Table for Response
Panelists: Eric J. Barron, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; Ray Ban, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; Ashanti Pyrtle, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Thomas Windham, NSF, Arlington, VA
Moderator: John V. Cortinas, Jr., University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK
5:15 PMPD2.1Panelist #1: Eric J. Barron  
Eric J. Barron, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA
5:30 PMPD2.2Panelist #2: Ray Ban  
Ray Ban, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
5:45 PMPD2.3Panelist #3: Ashanti Pyrtle   wrf recording
Ashanti Pyrtle, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL
6:00 PMPD2.4Panelist #4: Thomas Windham  
Thomas Windham, NSF, Arlington, VA
 
6:00 PM, Wednesday
Session Ends
 

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