METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGIC COOPERATION: "IMPACTS OF WEATHER, WATER AND CLIMATE INFORMATION ON KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS WITHIN APEC"

January 10 - 11, 2002
Radisson Barcelo Hotel
Orlando, FL
Held in conjunction with the 82nd AMS Annual Meeting

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The purpose of the workshop in Orlando was to provide an overview of how weather, water and climate information is used by various economic sectors and essential services in APEC economies. The outcome of this workshop was to provide input into a project proposal submitted to the APEC Industrial Science and Technology Working Group in Spring 2002.

AGENDA

January 10, 2002
6:30 - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception

January 11, 2002
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM Welcome Remarks
Mr. John J. Kelly, Jr., Assistant Administrator, U.S. National Weather Service
Facilitator: Ms. Nancy Cutle, Environment Canada

8:45 AM Status Report of APEC Cooperation
Mr. John Jones, Chair, Small Working Group, U.S. National Weather Service

9:00 AM Water and Power Utilities
Dr. Se-Woong Chung, Korea Water Resources Corporation (KOWACO)

9:45 AM Aviation Industry [presentation]
Captain Murray Warfield, Qantas Airways, Australia

10:30 AM Break

11:00 AM Insurance Industry [presentation]
Mr. Paul Kovacs, Insurance Bureau of Canada

11:45 AM Role of the Media
Mr. Dave Jones, Stormcenter.com, Inc., United States

12:30 PM Lunch

2:00 PM Emergency Management [presentation]
Mr. Craig Fugate, Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management, United States

2:45 PM Weather Risk Management [presentation]
Mr. Yuichi Takeda, Tokio Marine Management, Inc., Japan

3:30 PM Break

4:00 PM Agriculture and Water Supply
Mr. Phillip Pasteris, U.S. Department of Agriculture

4:45 PM Summary of Workshop and Closing Remarks

6:30 - 8:30 PM Reception

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