10:00am —Welcoming Remarks,
Charles Orloff, Executive
Director of Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center
and Glenn Field, Warning
Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Norton, MA.
10:15am—Dr.
Louis Uccellini is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, and Director of the National
Weather Service. He is a global leader in meteorology and renowned expert and
author on U.S. winter storms. It is our privilege to feature Dr. Uccellini's
expertise at the Southern New England Weather Conference this year, especially
since he has just announced that he will be retiring from federal service on
January 1, 2022.
Dr. Uccellini will discuss northeast U.S. winter storms
along with NOAA's "Weather-Ready Nation" - a multi-level community action
initiative, designed to help mitigate the impacts of destructive weather.
11:15am—Dave
Vallee, Hydrologist-in-Charge, NOAA/NWS/Northeast River Forecast Center,
will discuss the 30th Anniversary
of Hurricane Bob.
11:35am—Dan
Brown, Senior Hurricane Specialist, NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center -
Miami, FL, will discuss Northeast Hurricane Information and interpretation of
the graphics.
11:55am—Alex Lamers,
Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environmental
Prediction Weather Prediction Center (WPC) will present
on the impacts of "Ida" on the northeast U.S.
12:15pm—The
National Weather Service - Norton MA Team will showcase their new virtual
offerings of science webinars, storybook, public safety videos, and virtual EM
briefings.
12:25pm—Blue Hill Observatory will present "Weather
Observational Integrity through Major Renovations at Blue Hill Observatory."
12:35pm—A.J.
Burnett, Meteorologist and the Weather Produce for WCVB’s StormTeam5 will
present a “Winter Outlook Comparison”
1:00pm – Not just for students – our expert panel of
professional meteorologists and climate scientists from various sectors will
share their passion for their fields and the impact of their professional roles
in understanding weather and climate.
Michelle Muscatello, Meteorologist, WPRI 12News Weather Reporter.
Dr. Janel Hanrahan, Associate Professor, Chair Atmospheric Sciences at
Northern Vermont University-Lyndon.
Ed Vallee,
Owner and Meteorologist at Empire Weather Consulting, a weather forecasting and
consulting firm.
Doug
Glowacki - Emergency Management Specialist with the CT Dept. of Emergency
Management and Homeland Security.
Christina
Speciale - Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Albany, NY.