Members of the Unidata Program Center staff will be attending the 92nd annual American Meteorology Society meeting, January 22-26 2012, in New Orleans. Unidata will be in Booth 322 in the exhibit hall (map); feel free to stop by to talk with us. The booth will feature live, hands-on demonstrations of Unidata software and services, including a look at the current state of the AWIPS II environment. Come and talk with the developers about what's coming up and what you'd like to see.
Conference Sessions
The schedule below lists selected sessions at which Unidata staff and community members will be presenting. See the AMS meeting Conference Program for additional information on the sessions.
Monday, January 23, 2012
| Time | Session | Title | Location | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:30-4:00 | Poster Session I | Integration of the Interactive Data Viewer Into An Operational Weather Forecasting System | Convention Center Hall E | Keith R. Searight, NCAR |
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| Time | Session | Title | Location | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:45 | 4 | 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation: Accuracy | Convention Center Room 239 | Sean Arms, Unidata
(chair) |
| 5:15-5:30 | 7A.8 | The ontology design of meteorological disasters | Convention Center Room 356 | Yuan Ho, Unidata
(co-author) |
| 5:15-5:30 | J2.8 | The GEOpod: Building a Navigable Authentic Immersion Environment to Enhance Student Learning | Convention Center Room 348/349 | Sepideh Yalda, Millersville University |
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| Time | Session | Title | Location | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30-9:45 | 8A.4 | AWIPS II Technology Infusion At the National Centers — Status Update | Convention Center Room 356 | David Plummer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP |
| 4:00-5:30 | TJ19 | Recent Advances in Data Management Technologies and Data Services | Convention Center Room 348/349 | Mohan Ramamurthy, Unidata
(co-chair) |
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| Time | Session | Title | Location | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:45 | J3 | Data Stewardship: Technological Approaches and Solutions to Collecting, Preserving, Communicating Weather and Climate Data | Convention Center Room 357 | Mohan Ramamurthy, Unidata
(co-chair) |
For a printable PDF version of the Unidata AMS schedule, see the Unidata AMS schedule.
Student Conference
The AMS student conference is intended for junior and senior undergraduates and all graduate students, and will focus on interdisciplinary topics and wide-ranging opportunities in the atmospheric and related sciences. Sessions include invited speakers from the private, academic, and government sectors. A Career Fair and networking evening is scheduled to provide a forum for students to personally interact with professionals who represent potential employers and graduate institutions.
Unidata will be at table 66 at the AMS Student Conference Career Fair. Program Center staff will be on hand to discuss how Unidata products can help students in their education, forecasting, and research. Come visit us at the table on Saturday and Sunday, January 21-22!
