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REGISTRATION (Lobby) |
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7:30 - 8:20 |
70 min |
BREAKFAST (Atrium) |
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BREAKFAST WITH MATT (Weather Briefing - Foyer) |
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Welcoming Remarks |
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8:30 - 8:40 |
10 min |
Glenn
Field (National Weather Service-Taunton, MA) |
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Charles Orloff (Blue Hill Observatory Science Center - Milton, MA) |
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Short-Lived Tornadoes (Revere/Worcester) & SAILS |
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8:40 - 9:05 |
25 min |
Hayden Frank |
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SEVERE WEATHER / PREPAREDNESS |
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NOAA / NWS - Taunton, MA |
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Emergency Room
of Weather |
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9:10 - 9:35 |
25 min |
Elliot Abrams |
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SEVERE WEATHER / PREPAREDNESS |
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AccuWeather, Inc. - State
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Severe Weather Preparedness for
Large Venues |
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9:40 - 10:20 |
40 min |
Dr. Kevin Kloesel |
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SEVERE WEATHER / PREPAREDNESS |
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University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK |
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10:20 - 10:40 |
20 min |
BREAK |
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BREAK |
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A Perspective on the Accuracy
of Meteorologists |
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10:40 - 11:10 |
30 min |
Brad Panovich |
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PREPAREDNESS |
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WCNC-TV - Charlotte, NC |
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FACETs (Forecasting a Continuum of Environmental
Threats) |
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11:15 - 11:55 |
40 min |
Dr. Lans Rothfusz
/ Sean Ernst |
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SEVERE WEATHER / PREPAREDNESS |
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National Severe Storms Laboratory / U of OK Student -
Norman, OK |
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12:00 - 1:00 |
60 min |
LUNCH (in Atrium) |
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LUNCH |
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WINTER BLITZ
2015 - NWS Overview |
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1:05 - 1:30 |
25 min |
Robert Thompson |
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WINTER WEATHER |
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NOAA / NWS - Taunton, MA |
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WINTER BLITZ
2015 - Boston OEM Perspective |
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1:35 - 2:05 |
30 min |
Rene Fielding |
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WINTER WEATHER |
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Boston Office of Emergency
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WINTER BLITZ
2015 - Broadcast Meteorologist Perspective |
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2:10 - 2:40 |
30 min |
(To be determined) |
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WINTER WEATHER |
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(To be determined) |
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2:40 - 2:55 |
15 min |
BREAK |
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Breakout 1: The Process of
Making Seasonal Predictions |
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2:55 - 3:25 |
30 min |
Joe D'Aleo (IN
AUDITORIUM) |
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LONG-RANGE FORECASTING |
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Weatherbell Analytics, LLC -
New York City, NY |
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Breakout 2:
Melting Ice Cube Lab |
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2:55 - 3:25 |
30 min |
Laura Schofield (IN
COMMONWEALTH ROOM) |
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EDUCATIONAL |
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Ipswich Middle School - Ipswich,
MA |
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Southern New England Dewpoint
Climatology |
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3:30 - 3:45 |
15 min |
William Babcock |
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CLIMATOLOGY |
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NOAA / NWS - Taunton, MA |
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Snowmaggedon, But No Wave-o-Saurus |
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3:50 - 4:10 |
20 min |
Linda Hutchins
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HYDROMETEOROLOGY / CLIMATOLOGY |
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MA DCR - Office of Water Resources (Linda) / NWS
NERFC-Taunton (Ed) |
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Dam and Levee Failures - NWS Responsibilities |
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4:15 - 4:45 |
30 min |
Edward Capone |
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HYDROMETEOROLOGY |
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NOAA / NWS Northeast River Forecast Center (NERFC) -
Taunton, MA |
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2015-2016 Winter Outlook |
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4:50 - 5:10 |
20 min |
Dan Leonard |
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LONG-RANGE FORECASTING |
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The Weather Company / WSI - Andover, MA |
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