DIGITAL HURRICANE SYMPOSIUM AGENDA

 

 

 

Monday, January 05, 2009

REFRESHMENTS

 

7:00 AM

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7:30 AM

 

OPENING

 

 

 

7:30 AM

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7:40 AM

Opening. Marc Levitan, Director, LSU Hurricane Center

7:40 AM

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8:00 AM

Overview. Forrest Masters, Assistant Professor, University of Florida

INSTRUMENTED TOWERS

 

8:00 AM

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8:15 AM

Sticknet and WEMITE. John Schroeder, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University

8:15 AM

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8:30 AM

Florida Coastal Monitoring Program. Kurt Gurley, Associate Professor, University of Florida

8:30 AM

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8:45 AM

LSU STORM Project. Kirby Hebert, LSU Hurricane Center

8:45 AM

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9:00 AM

Weatherflow Hurricane Mesonet. Jay Titlow, Weatherflow

9:00 AM

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9:15 AM

Paradex U.S. Hurricane and WindX. Paul Rockett, RMS

BREAK

 

 

 

9:15 AM

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9:30 AM

 

SURGE AND WAVE MEASUREMENTS

9:30 AM

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9:45 AM

Rapid Response Measurements of Nearshore Waves and Surge. Andrew Kennedy, University of Notre Dame

9:45 AM

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10:00 AM

The USGS Storm Tide Program. Bob Mason, Deputy Chief, USGS Office of Surface Water

RADARS AND SODARS

 

10:00 AM

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10:15 AM

Weather Radar Basics. John Schroeder, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University

10:15 AM

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10:30 AM

Development of Mobile Radars for Hurricane Studies. Mike Biggerstaff, Professor, University of Oklahoma

10:30 AM

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10:45 AM

Hurricane Wind Studies. Josh Wurman, Director, Center for Severe Weather Research

10:45 AM

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11:00 AM

TTUKa Doppler Radars. John Schroeder, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University

11:00 AM

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11:15 AM

Research on Landfalling Hurricanes Utilizing Ground-Based Mobile Research Platforms at UAHuntsville. Daniel Cecil, Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama at Huntsville

LUNCH AND EQUIPMENT TOUR

11:15 AM

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12:45 PM

 

GROUND DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS

12:45 PM

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1:00 PM

Comprehensive Surveys. Tim Reinhold, VP of Engineering, Institute for Business and Home Safety

1:00 PM

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1:15 PM

Rapid Assessment Team Video Vehicle (RAT-V2) and Construction Forensics. Dave Lambert, Associate Professor, University of North Florida

1:15 PM

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1:30 PM

Rapid Damage Assessments. Forrest Masters, Assistant Professor, University of Florida

1:30 PM

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1:45 PM

RICOWI Wind Investigation Program (Roof Performance). Bas Baskaran, NRC-Canada

AERIAL, SATELLLITE AND LIDAR DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS

1:45 PM

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2:15 PM

Aerial & Satellite Imagery for Hurricane Damage Detection. Arn Womble, Adjunct Professor, Texas Tech University

2:15 PM

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2:30 PM

Combined Wind Flood Damage Scale Analysis & Methods. Carol Friedland, Instructor, LSU Hurricane Center

BREAK

 

 

 

2:30 PM

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2:45 PM

 

US HURRICANE WARNING PROGRAM AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS

2:45 PM

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3:00 PM

Use of Mobile Surface-Based Observations in NHC Operations. Jack Beven, Senior Hurricane Forecaster, National Hurricane Center

3:00 PM

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3:15 PM

Weather Forecast Offices and Local Decision Support. Dave Sharp, Science Operations Officer, Melbourne Weather Forecast Office

3:15 PM

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3:30 PM

Reconnaissance Aircraft. Mark Powell, Atmospheric Scientist, NOAA Hurricane Research Division

3:30 PM

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3:45 PM

FEMA Mitigation Disaster Response and Investigations. Scott Tezak, Project Manager, URS Corporation

3:45 PM

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4:00 PM

State and Federal Recovery Operations. Scott Tezak, Project Manager, URS Corporation

STRATEGY SESSIONS

 

4:00 PM

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5:15 PM

Breakout Groups

5:15 PM

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5:45 PM

Breakout Group Summaries (reports on discussion)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

REFRESHMENTS

 

7:30 AM

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8:00 AM

 

WIND FIELD MODELING

 

8:00 AM

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8:15 AM

Parametric Wind Field Modeling. Peter Vickery, Applied Research Associates

8:15 AM

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8:30 AM

Surface Wind Field Analysis (H*Wind). Mark Powell, Atmospheric Scientist, NOAA Hurricane Research Division

8:30 AM

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8:45 AM

Use of Observations in Wind Modeling for Catastrophe Response.  Kim Court and Roberta Mantovani, RMS

CYBER-BASED TECHNOLOGIES

8:45 AM

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9:00 AM

VORTEX-Winds: A Virtual Organization for Reducing the Toll of Extreme Winds on Society, Ahsan Kareem, Professor, University of Notre Dame

INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE

9:00 AM

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9:15 AM

Standardized Loss Allocation System for Wind/Water. Michael Young, RMS

9:15 AM

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9:30 AM

Insurance. Eric Haefli, Research Administrator, Building Technology Research Unit, State Farm Insurance

9:30 AM

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9:55 AM

Combined Insurance/Reinsurance Industry Integration of Real-time Measurements. Peter Montpellier, Vice President, RenaissanceRe

BREAK

 

 

 

9:55 AM

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10:10 AM

 

STRATEGY SESSIONS

 

10:10 AM

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11:25 AM

Breakout Groups

11:25 AM

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11:55 AM

Breakout Group Summaries (reports on discussion)

CLOSING REMARKS

 

11:55 AM

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12:00 PM

 

ADJOURN:  12:00 PM