INTRODUCTION (64 KB - PDF)

• Welcome Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research

PERSPECTIVES (122 KB - PDF)

• Dr. Kathie Olsen, Associate Director for Science, Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Ms. Nancy Suski, Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response Portfolio, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Mr. Eric Webster, Majority Staff Director, House Science Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards
• Dr. Ronald D. McPherson, Executive Director Emeritus, American Meteorological Society
• Dr. Gilbert Brunet, Associate Director, Meteorological Research, Meteorological Services of Canada
• Dr. Walter D. Bach, Jr., Program Manager, Environmental Sciences Division, Engineering Sciences Directorate, U.S. Army Research Office
• Mr. Dave Jones, Founder, President and CEO, StormCenter Communications, Inc., and President, Foundation for Earth Science
• Dr. Richard D. Rosen, Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA
• Ms. Chris Elfring, Director, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Academy of Sciences

PANEL SYNTHESIS (196 KB - PDF)

• Abbreviated Panel Summaries from Panel Co-moderators - Mr. Robert Dumont, DOC/NOAA/OFCM
• Extended Panel Summaries
  • Panel 1: Safety, Health, and Economic Impacts of Weather and Climate in the Urban Environment
    • Panel Co-moderators: (1) Mr. Raymond J. Ban, The Weather Channel, Inc.; and (2) Dr. John A. Dutton, The Pennsylvania State University
    • Panelists: (1) Dr. John Hayes, DOC/NOAA/NWS; (2) Dr. Josephine Malilay, DHHS/CDC; (3) Mr. Richard Carbone, NCAR; and (4) Dr. Sharon Leduc, DOC/NOAA/NESDIS
  • Panel 2: Regional Ecosystem Approaches to Urban Environmental Hazard Management
    • Panel Co-moderators: (1) Dr. Douglas DeMaster, DOC/NOAA/NMFS; and (2) Dr. Laurence S. Kalkstein, University of Delaware, Center for Climatic Research
    • Panelists: (1) Mr. Leroy Spayd, DOC/NOAA/NWS; (2) Mr. Allan Stahl, USDA/Natural Resource Conservation Service; (3) Mr. Charles B. Chestnut, USACE/Institute for
      Water Resources; and (4) Dr. Sue Grimmond, International Association for Urban Climate
  • Panel 3: Adequacy of Urban Weather Observations
    • Panel Co-moderators: (1) Dr. Ken Crawford, Oklahoma State University; and (2) Dr. Rayford Hosker, Jr., DOC/NOAA/OAR
    • Panelists: (1) Dr. Walter Dabberdt, Vaisala; (2) Mr. Richard Fry, DOD/DTRA; (3) Dr. Jan Dutton, AWS
      Weather Bug; and (4) Dr. John McGinley, DOC/NOAA/OAR
  • Panel 4: Research and Development for Urban Weather and Climate Applications
    • Panel Co-moderators: (1) Dr. Alexander MacDonald, DOC/NOAA/OAR; and (2) Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
    • Panelists: (1) Dr. Robert Bornstein, San Jose State University; (2) Dr. Lloyd A. Treinish, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center; (3) Mr. John Pace, DOD/DTRA; and (4) Mr. David Williams, EPA/Office of Research and Development/Environmental Sciences Division
  • Panel 5: Managing Risk in the Urban Environment
    • Panel Co-moderators: (1) Ms. Margaret Davidson, DOC/NOAA/NOS; and (2) Mr. Harvey Ryland, Institute for Business and Home Safety
    • Panelists: (1) Mr. Ranger Dorn, Ventura County Fire Department; (2) Mr. John Gambel, DHS/FEMA; and (3) Ms. Janet Anderson, USDA Forest Service/Fire and Aviation Management

• Abbreviated Workshop Summaries from Workshop Cochairs - Lt Col Robert Rizza, DOD/USAF/OFCM
• Extended Workshop Summaries
• Workshop 1A: How to Improve the Content of Weather Observations to Meet Modeling and Operational Needs for Urban Areas
  • Workshop Cochairs: (1) Dr. Stephen Lord, DOC/NOAA/NWS; and (2) Col Mark Weadon, DOD/USAF
• Workshop 1B: Understanding the Needs of Urban Communities and Businesses
  • Workshop Cochairs: (1) Mr. Floyd Hauth, OFCM/STC; and (2) Dr. Betty Hearn Morrow, Florida International University Emerita
• Workshop 2A: Measurement Strategies for the Urban Weather and Climate Domains (sensors, data collection, transmission, archiving, etc.)
  • Workshop Cochairs: (1) Mr. Richard Fry, DOD/DTRA; and (2) Dr. Sharon LeDuc, DOC/NOAA/NESDIS
• Workshop 2B: Research and Development Needs for Ecosystem Approaches to Urban Health and Environmental Issues
  • Workshop Cochairs: (1) Dr. Robert Bornstein, San Jose State University; and (2) Dr. John R. Scala, Millersville University
• Workshop 3A: Communicating Hazardous Weather Risks in the Urban Environment
  • Workshop Cochairs: (1) Dr. David Krantz, Columbia University; and (2) Ms. Sandy Thomson, WANE-TV, Fort Wayne, IN
• Workshop 3B: Research and Development Resources to Address Deficiencies in Modeling for Urban Weather, ATD, Space Weather, and Climate Applications
  • Workshop Cochairs: (1) CDR Stephanie Hamilton, DOD/USN/DTRA; and (2) Dr. Steve Hanna, Harvard School of Public Health

FORUM OUTCOMES (64 KB - PDF)

• Dr. Elbert W. (Joe) Friday, WeatherNews Professor of Meteorology and Founding Director of the Sasaki Applied Meteorology Research Institute, University of Oklahoma and Dr. Paul D. Try, Senior Vice President, Science and Technology Corporation

NEXT STEPS (56 KB - PDF)

• Ms. Margaret McCalla, Senior Staff Meteorologist, OFCM

CLOSING COMMENTS (56 KB - PDF)

• Mr. Samuel P. Williamson, Federal Coordinator, Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research