Agenda

The 2005 workshop talks are online:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/NSWW05

Thursday, March 3, 2005
8:00 a.m.	Introductions
News and Notes About Storm Prediction Session Chair: Dr. Joseph Schaefer, NOAA SPC
8:30	SPC Overview of Products Dan McCarthy Warning Coordination Meteorologist NOAA Storm Prediction Center
9:00	Watch by County Richard Okulski Severe Program Leader NOAA National Weather Service / OCWWS
9:30	The Future with Polygons Richard Okulski Severe Program Leader NOAA National Weather Service / OCWWS
10:00	Break
10:30	SPC: Products of the Future Dave Imy Operations Branch Chief NOAA Storm Prediction Center
11:00	Panel Discussion
11:30	Lunch
News and Notes from the NWS Forecast Offices Session Chair: X. William Proenza, Director, National Weather Service, Southern Region
1:00	WFO Product Review Rick Smith Warning Coordination Meteorologist NOAA National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office
1:30	21st Century NWS Warning Communications - The Future of Warning Dissemination is Here Jason Wright Warning Coordination Meteorologist NOAA National Weather Service Birmingham Forecast Office and Tim Troutman Warning Coordination Meteorologist NOAA National Weather Service Huntsville Forecast Office
2:00	All Hazards Dissemination Herb White NOAA National Weather Service / OCWWS
2:30	A New NWS Communication and its Benefits to the Media Gary Woodall Warning Coordination Meteorologist NOAA National Weather Service Ft. Worth Forecast Office and Kristine Kahanek WTVT-TV, Ft. Worth, TX
3:00	Polygon Warnings Mike Coyne NOAA National Weather Service Southern Region
3:30	Panel Discussion
4:00	Break
4:30	Breakout Sessions: StormReady - NOAA NWS WCMs Storm Surveys I - Roger Edwards, NOAA Storm Prediction Center *Storm Surveys II* - Tim Marshall, Haag Engineering Web Page Meteorology - John Ogren, NOAA NWS Indianapolis Forecast Office
6:30	Sessions End

Friday, March 4, 2005
All About Storm Data - the Official Database of Severe Weather Session Chair: Lt. Col. William R. George, Radar Operations Center
8:00 a.m.	What happens to your severe weather report: A National Weather Service WFO perspective Pat Vesper Warning Coordination Meteorologist NOAA National Weather Service Midland/Odessa Forecast Office
8:30	Local Damage Surveys Doug Speheger NOAA National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office
9:00	Storm Data & Verification Brent MacAloney NOAA National Weather Service / OCWWS Verification
9:30	SPC Severe Weather Database Dr. Joe Schaefer Director NOAA Storm Prediction Center
10:00	Break
10:30	Integrating GIS to NWS Products Gerald Creager Associate Professor Texas A&M
11:00	Panel Discussion
11:30	Lunch
Role of the NWS in Fire Weather Forecasting Session Chair: Dr. Jeff Kimpel, Director, National Severe Storms Laboratory
1:00	SPC Fire Weather Outlooks Dr. Phillip Bothwell NOAA Storm Prediction Center
1:30	WFO Fire Weather Program and Products Rhett Milne NOAA National Weather Service Reno Forecast Office
2:00	Being an IMET Rhett Milne NOAA National Weather Service Reno Forecast Office
2:30	Remarks Honorable Ernest J. Istook, Jr. Fifth District-Oklahoma US House of Representatives
2:45	San Diego Fire Jim Purpura Meteorologist in Charge NOAA National Weather Service San Diego Forecast Office
3:00	Break
3:30	Breakout Sessions StormReady - NOAA NWS WCMs Storm Surveys I - Roger Edwards, NOAA Storm Prediction Center *Storm Surveys II* - Tim Marshall, Haag Engineering Web Page Meteorology - John Ogren, NOAA NWS Indianapolis Forecast Office
5:30	Sessions End
Conference Banquet (tickets must be purchased separately)
7:00	Bob Hager Formerly NBC News

Saturday, March 5, 2005
Lessons Learned from Recent & Notable Severe Weather Events Session Chair: Ed Mahoney, Director, NWS Warning Decision Training Branch
8:00	2004 The Year in Tornadoes Dan McCarthy Warning Coordination Meteorologist NOAA Storm Prediction Center
8:30	Tropical Storm Tornadoes - WFO Perspective Bart Hagemeyer Meteorologist in Charge NOAA National Weather Service Melbourne Forecast Office
9:00	LaSalle County, IL Tornado (ILX) Paul Sirvatka College of DuPage
9:30	Hallam Tornado Brian Smith Warning Coordination Meteorologist NOAA National Weather Service Omaha Forecast Office
10:00	Break
10:30	What is CASA? Dr. Kevin Kloesel College of Geosciences University of Oklahoma
11:00	Tsunamis Explained Dr. Ellen Prager President Earth₂Ocean, Inc.
11:30	Lunch
Free Saturday Afternoon Spotter Training (Attendees should register to assure adequate seating is available.)
Concurrent with Free Saturday Afternoon Spotter Training Mobile Weather Technology Vehicle Display
1:00	[Free] Radar Interpretation Dr. Kevin Kloesel College of Geosciences University of Oklahoma and Jim LaDue NOAA National Weather Service Warning Decision Training Branch
3:00	Break
3:30	[Free] Storm Spotter Training Ed Calianese NOAA National Weather Service Tulsa Forecast Office
5:30	Workshop Ends