| Session 1 | 
|  | Program Overview | 
|  | Organizers: David A. Sankey, FAA, Washington, DC; Stephen D. Pearson, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL 
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|  | 9:00 AM | 1.1 | The Modernization of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Weather Systems—An Update Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. C. Showalter
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|  | 9:20 AM | 1.2 | Global challenges and opportunities in aeronautical meteorology Neil D. Gordon, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland and MetService, Wellington, New Zealand
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|  | 9:40 AM | 1.3 | Operations of the National Weather Service Spaceflight Meteorology Group Frank C. Brody, NOAA/NWS, Houston, TX
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|  | 10:00 AM |  | Coffee Break 
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|  | 10:20 AM | 1.4 | Activities of the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Weather Research Program David A. Sankey, FAA, Washington, DC; and G. J. Kulesa, D. J. Pace, W. L. Fellner, J. E. Sheets, and P. J. Kirchoffer
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|  | 10:40 AM | 1.5 | The Role of ITWS in the National Airspace System (NAS) Modernization Cheryl G. Souders, FAA, Washington, DC; and R. C. Showalter
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