Panel: Managing the Public's Vulnerabilities and Consequences of Hurricanes through Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Moderator: Dr. Jay Baker, Department of Geography, Florida State University

Rapporteurs: Mr. Scott Kiser, Program Manager for Hurricane Operations, National Weather Service (NOAA) and Ms. Cynthia Nelson, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

Panelists:

Mr. Eric Webster, Republican Professional Staff for the Environment, Technology, and Standards Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science

Ms. Margaret E. Lawless, Acting Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Dr. James Russell, Vice President for Education and Outreach, Institute of Business & Home Safety
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Dr. Christine Johnson, Program Manager, Operations Core Business Unit, Federal Highway Admin. (DOT) and Director, ITS Joint Program Office

Mr. Daniel Dubno, Producer and Technologist, CBS News Special Events

Panel: Improving Hurricane Preparedness/Response: Employing New Communication Technology and Enhancing Public Outreach/Education

Moderator: Colonel (Sel) Mark Welshinger, Assistant Federal Coordinator for USAF/USA Affairs, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

Rapporteurs: Mr. John Ogren, Warning Coordination Meteorologist Program Manager, National Weather Service (NOAA) and Mr. Floyd Hauth, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology (STC)

Panelists:

Mr. Max Mayfield, Director, Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service (NOAA)
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Mr. Stu Ostro, Director of Weather Communications, The Weather Channel, Inc.
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Brig Gen David L. Johnson, U.S. Air Force Director of Weather
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Ms. Helen Wood, Director, Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NOAA)
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Ms. Maria Pirone, Chair, Government Liaison Committee, Commercial Weather Services Association (CWSA) and Director, Global Data Products & Services, Weather Services Inc. (WSI)
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