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 PMWelcome Reception
January 11, 2002 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AMWelcome Remarks
Mr. John J. Kelly, Jr., Assistant Administrator, U.S. National Weather Service
Facilitator: Ms. Nancy Cutle, Environment Canada
8:45 AMStatus Report of APEC Cooperation
Mr. John Jones, Chair, Small Working Group, U.S. National Weather Service
9:00 AMWater and Power Utilities
Dr. Se-Woong Chung, Korea Water Resources Corporation (KOWACO)
9:45 AMAviation Industry [presentation]
Captain Murray Warfield, Qantas Airways, Australia
10:30 AMBreak
11:00 AM Insurance Industry [presentation]
Mr. Paul Kovacs, Insurance Bureau of Canada
11:45 AMRole of the Media
Mr. Dave Jones, Stormcenter.com, Inc., United States
12:30 PM Lunch
2:00 PMEmergency Management [presentation]
Mr. Craig Fugate, Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management, United States
2:45 PMWeather Risk Management [presentation]
Mr. Yuichi Takeda, Tokio Marine Management, Inc., Japan
3:30 PMBreak
4:00 PMAgriculture and Water Supply
Mr. Phillip Pasteris, U.S. Department of Agriculture