| Wednesday, March 20, 2013 | ||
| 1:00 – 1:10 | Welcome and Review of Objectives |
Tamara Houston NOAA/NCDC |
| 1:10 – 1:30 | NCDC Overview |
Tim Owen NOAA/NCDC |
| 1:30 – 1:50 | Overview of NCDC Sectoral Engagement Datasets |
Tamara Houston NOAA/NCDC |
| 1:50 – 2:30 |
Why Climate Data Matters
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Deke Arndt NOAA/NCDC |
| 2:30 – 3:15 | Overview of NCDC Frost and Freeze Products |
Anthony Arquez, NOAA/NCDC Rocky Bilotta, ERT |
| 3:15 – 3:30 | BREAK | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 |
Demo: Access to Normals Data * Demonstration on how to access the data |
Stuart Hinson NOAA/NCDC |
| 4:00 – 4:35 |
NOAA and NCDC Uses of Frost and Freeze Data
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NOAA/NCDC MRCC |
| 4:35 – 4:50 |
Group Discussion: Data Uses and Applications * How do you use climate data? |
Jenny Dissen CICS-NC |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | End of Day Summary |
Tamara Houston NOAA/NCDC |
| 6:00 – 7:00 | Networking Activity | |
| Thursday, March 21, 2013 | ||
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Coffee and Networking | |
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Opening Remarks / Day 1 Recap |
Tamara Houston NOAA/NCDC |
| 9:10 – 10:10 | Data Application and Case Study Overview |
Jim Fox RENCI / NEMAC |
| 10:10 – 10:40 | CICS-NC Research Activities |
Jesse Bell Jessica Matthews Jared Rennie Ronald Leeper |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | BREAK | |
| 11:00 – 11:40 | Breakout Session: Data Applications and User Observations |
Jenny Dissen CICS-NC |
| 11:40 – 12:15 | Breakout Session Discussion and Summary |
Jenny Dissen CICS-NC |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Closing Remarks and Next Steps |
Tamara Houston NOAA/NCDC |
| 12:30 | Adjourn | |
| 1:30 – 3:30 | Optional Roundtable Discussion Public / Private / Academic Partnership Opportunities |
Otis Brown CICS-NC |