Agenda

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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
  • Climate Science Overview
  • General Observed Trends
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
  • Discussion from Midwestern RCC
  • Uses of Frost and Freeze Data from Current Users
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