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U.S. EPA's 2007 National Air Quality Conferences - WEDNESDAY

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007

7:30 am – 8:30 am Registration - Harbour Ballroom Foyer
7:30 am – 8:00 am Morning Refreshments/ Exhibits and Posters – Harbour II, III, & IV Ballroom
7:30 am – 8:00 am Outreach Working Breakfast: "Maps and AirNow.gov"
Join us to share your ideas and expertise, concerns and suggestions.
John White, US EPA
Location: Harrington East & West Ballroom

COMMUNICATING AIR QUALITY
AND COMMUNITIES IN MOTION

Harrington East & West Ballroom
AIR QUALITY FORECASTING, MAPPING,
AND MONITORING


Castle Harbour Ballroom
Strong Partnerships Can Make it Happen
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Air Quality Forecast Models:
Research and Development

8:00 am – 10:00 am
Moderator: Kathy Daniel, US DOT, Federal Highway Administration

My Kids, Your Kids, Our Kids
Rebecca Ware, Fort Sill Apache Tribe
PPT 44KB

Using Videos to Assist in NAFTA Truck Inspections
Mary Boyer, California Air Resources Board
PPT 11.2MB

Ozone Precursor Reduction Workshops for Area
Source Emitters

Joan Steurer, Mid-America Regional Council
PPT 9.16MB

Mid-Ohio Diesel Collaborative
David Abel, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
PPT 3.76MB

Q&A (20 minutes)
Moderator: John White, US EPA

NOAA-EPA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability: Expanded Capability
Paula Davidson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)

PDF (18 pp., 2MB)

Impact of WRF Changes on the NAM-CMAQ
System Performance

Jeff McQueen, NOAA
PPT 2.35MB

The WRF/Chemistry Air Quality Forecast Model:
Updates and Improvements

Georg Grell, NOAA
PPT 1.3MB

Development of a New Canadian Operational Air Quality Forecast Model
Sylvain Menard, Environment Canada
PPT 1.3MB

Air Quality Forecasting at BAMS and Baron Services
John McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems
PPT 4.8MB

Development of the BlueSky Smoke Modeling
Framework for RT Smoke Prediction

Sim Larkin, USDA Forest Service
PPT 20.4MB

Q&A
10:00 am – 10:30 am   Break
10:00 am – 10:30 am   Break

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007 – CLOSING PLENARY – CASTLE HARBOUR

10:30 am – 11:15 am Plenary Session
Working Wonders: Contrarian Lessons from Wildly Successful Initiatives

Dr. Jane Linder, Principal, The Progress Board

11:15 am – 12:15 pm Upcoming Revisions to the Air Quality Index (AQI)
Session Report Out and Q&A
Moderator: Alison Davis, US EPA
Chet Wayland, US EPA
Susan Stone, US EPA
Scott Jackson, US EPA
John White, US EPA
Debbie Stackhouse, US EPA
Cory Chadwick, Hamilton County DOES
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm Closing Remarks
Phil Dickerson, AIRNow Program Director, US EPA
Colleen Cripps, Deputy Administrator, Nevada DEP
Cory Chadwick, Director, Hamilton County DOES
12:30 pm ADJOURN
1:45 pm Option Field Trip – Florida Solar Energy Center
(Board buses at 1:30 pm)


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