UT Pickle Research Campus - North Austin
    (Enter through Burnet Road Entrance)
    The Commons Building - Big Tex Auditorium
   8:15 am to 4:15 pm / Saturday, 20 February 2010

  Street Map Link  -  Parking Info Link  -  Commons Building Layout

   Sponsored by:
      University of Texas / Department of Geography and the Environment
         National Weather Service / Austin - San Antonio
         L C R A
         3M Austin Amateur Radio Club
         American Red Cross - Centex Chapter
         Texas Severe Storm Intercept

    Session Chairperson:          Session Asst Chairperson:        Technical Chairperson:
    Troy Kimmel (Email)            Bob Rose                                     Mark Murray

    Session Hosts:
    Tammy Mate' (Email)
    Larry Gensch

     Spotter Vehicle Coordination and Parking:
    Jeff Draper (Email)
 

  Print and Bring With You --
    South Central Texas SkyWarn Spotter Manual (pdf):
  http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/kimmel/SCTXSkywarnManual.pdf
 

        REGISTRATION:
             No advance registration required. This session is FREE of charge (other than lunch on your own).
             Plenty of Free Parking.
             Sign in / Registration starts at 8:15am the day of the training (please do not arrive before 8:15am).
             A certificate of completion will be presented to those participants completing the entire training session.

       WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
             This training is open to the general public.
             Those involved in public safety and severe weather safety / recognition, such as amateur radio operators,
             first responders (police officers, firefighters and EMS officials), emergency management officials and
             media representatives (reporters, photojournalists) are encouraged to attend this important session.

   PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE:

            PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
            .... Basic and Advanced Spotter Training ....
            .... Kevin Kloesel Returns for Our Key Note Address ....
 

   8:15 - 9:00 am.... Session Registration

      9:00 - 9:20 am....  Session Welcome by Troy Kimmel and Bob Rose
                                        Commons Facility Guidelines and Reminder - Tammy Mate / Larry Gensch
                                        SkyWarn 2010 - Looking Back over the Last 20 Years

      9:20 - 9:40 am.... National Weather Service Welcome
                                            Joe Arellano, Meteorologist in Charge, NWS / Austin-San Antonio

      9:40 - 9:50 am.... South Central Texas SkyWarn Spotter Guide Update - Troy Kimmel
                                            (found at: http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/kimmel/SCTXSkywarnManual.pdf )

      9:50 - 10:20 am.... Drought...El Nino...What's Next?
                                                Mark Lenz, Senior Service Hydrologist, NWS / Austin-San Antonio

      10:20 - 10:30 am.... Coffee Break (Courtesy of the American Red Cross, Centex Chapter)

      10:30 - 12:00 noon.... Basic SkyWarn Training Session
                                              Paul Yura, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS/Austin-San Antonio

      12:00 noon - 1:15 pm.... LUNCH - On Your Own

      1:15 pm - 2:15 pm.... Skywarn 2010 Keynote Address
                                             "The E-Harmony of Weather. Find my Matches!"
                                             Dr. Kevin Kloesel
                                             Associate Dean, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences
                                             University of Oklahoma

      2:15 - 2:25 pm.... Break

      2:25 - 3:55 pm.... Advanced SkyWarn Training Session
                                      Paul Yura, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NWS/Austin-San Antonio

      3:55 - 4:15 pm.... SkyWarn Exercise and Session Close