Session 1 | 
|   | Session One | 
|   | Chair: Ahsha N. Tribble, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK 
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 | 1:40 PM | 1.0a | Introductory Remarks: John E. Jones    John E. Jones Jr., NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD | 
 | 1:45 PM | 1.1 | History of Minorities in Atmospheric Science     Warren M. Washington, NCAR, Boulder, CO | 
 | 2:00 PM | 1.2 | Presentation of Statistics---Where We Are Now with Minorities in Atmospheric Science     Roman Czujko, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD | 
 | 2:15 PM | 1.3 | Best Practice for Recruiting---SOARS     Rajul Pandya, DLESE Program Center, Boulder, CO | 
 | 2:30 PM | 1.4 | Recruitment and Transition from Majority to Minority Serving Institution     Gregory Jenkins, Penn State University, University Park, PA | 
 | 2:45 PM | 1.5 | Transition from School to Work     Ariel Rodriguez, Telemundo 40, Orlando, FL | 
 | 3:00 PM | 1.6 | Preparing for Tomorrow, K-12 Education    Alice Thomas, Sojourner-Douglas College, Baltimore, MD |