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Dr. Phil Klotzbach Research Scientist, Department of Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University

Title: The 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
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Synopsis: A comprehensive review of current global climate anomalies and how these are believed to impact the upcoming 2011 Atlantic hurricane season.

Chris Hebert
TropicsWatch Manager
ImpactWeather, Inc.

Title: Fatal Flaws in Many Hurricane Response Plans
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Synopsis: A spotlight on common flaws but also application of more precise Trigger Points that can vastly improve your response plans.

Patrice Coholan
President
Horizon Marine, Inc.

Title: Loop Current and Eddies: Impact and 2011 Outlook
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Synopsis: A look at the Loop Current and eddies, their effect on the offshore energy industry, interaction with and impact on tropical activity, and the outlook for 2011.

Dr. Christopher Landsea
Science and Operations Officer
U.S. National Hurricane Center

Title: Hurricanes and Global Warming: Expectations versus Observations
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Synopsis: A scientific look at climate variability and any resulting change in the characteristics of tropical cyclones (tropical storms, subtropical storms, and hurricanes): an attempt to reconcile theoretical/numerical modeling studies with some recent (well publicized) observational papers.

Michael Black
Hurricane Research Division
NOAA

Title: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): The Future of Hurricane Research and Reconnaissance Flights?
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Synopsis: A comprehensive comparison of manned and unmanned aircraft capabilities, hurricane flights with the Aerosonde, the aircraft-deployed Gale mini UAS, the NASA Global Hawk and future plans.

Dr. Michael Fiorino
CDR USN (ret), Assimilation and Modeling Branch
NOAA

Title: The Whence and Whither of Tropical Cyclone Forecast Models — Prospects for the 2011 Hurricane Season
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Synopsis: Recent improvements in official hurricane track forecasts can be attributed to improved numerical models of the atmosphere. The nature and history of hurricane forecast modeling will be reviewed as background for what to expect in the upcoming season and over the next couple of years.

Michelle Lowther
Principal
Continuity Housing, LLC

Title: Housing for Critical Personnel: The Missing Piece of Your Hurricane Plan
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Synopsis: Housing is a small but crucial part of any hurricane plan. Learn how to navigate the often murky waters of hotel contracts and provide ways to secure guaranteed accommodations on a "just in case" basis, including why hotels do what they do, how to get what you need from them, things to look for in a hotel contract, how to guarantee your organization will be a priority for hotels and ways you can be proactive to make securing housing a smooth, efficient process during an event.

Tom Serio
Manager, Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
Verizon Wireless

Title: Emergency Response Capability and Preparedness
The Verizon presentation will not be made available for download. For more information about Verizon’s emergency preparedness capabilities, please visit www.verizonwireless.com/emergencypreparedness.
Please email Tom Serio with any questions you might have.
Synopsis: This presentation by Verizon Wireless will highlight the carrier's network resiliency, crisis management capabilities, disaster response examples and wireless solutions on our 3G and new 4G networks.