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36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Camera
Crew Interview Opportunities
Wednesday, 25 June 2008 - Sunday, 29 June 2008
Denver, CO
Updated June 17, 2008
We want to highlight the weekend Station Scientist session and the availability of a camera crew for interviews. On Saturday morning, Paul Gross, chair of the AMS Committee on the Station Scientist, and his committee, have programmed a half-day station scientist session, which includes a 90-minute panel discussion with five eminent climate scientists on the facts about climate change: Kevin E. Trenberth, of NCAR; Randy Dole, of NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL); James J. O'Brien, from Florida State University; Pieter Tans, of ESRL; and Warren M. Washington, from NCAR. There will be short presentations by all five panelists, with most of the panel discussion devoted to answering your questions. This is an outstanding opportunity to educate yourself about the Earth's changing climate.
In addition, this year we will continue our tradition of providing you with an on-site camera crew to do interviews with the experts on hand at the meeting. The camera crew will be available from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 28. Several of the scientists taking part in the climate change panel discussion on Saturday morning will be available for interviews during this block of time. A list of those experts and their available time is noted below.
The camera crew will be available for you to conduct interviews. Sign up for use of the camera crew will be on a first come, first served basis. The scientists will be available for one hour each and then the crew is available for stand ups or any other interviews you would like to do.
The interviews are booked in 10-minute intervals. We ask that you plan on about 5 minutes to carry out an interview with each speaker. There is no cost for this service, but you must bring your own Beta SP tape. We will have some extra tapes on hand for purchase. You will need to pay for the tape before we release a tape to you.
This is a great opportunity to take away excellent interviews with some of the topic experts in the field for climate change. You’ll be able to tell your news directors that in addition to the continuing education and networking, you have a tangible product from the conference.
Sign up in advance by contacting Stephanie Kenitzer at (425) 432-2192 or Kenitzer@ametsoc.org before the conference or you can sign up at the registration desk on site.
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES
Saturday, June 28, 2008
These speakers will be available for several interviews during the times noted. To schedule an interview, contact Stephanie Kenitzer at (425) 432-2192 or Kenitzer@ametsoc.org You can also schedule interviews with the experts of your choice during the open periods on the schedule.
10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. Richard Knabb, NOAA’s National Hurricane Center
Daniel Brown, Hurricane Specialist, NOAA’s National Hurricane
Both Dr. Knabb and Brown are hurricane specialists at the NOAA’s National Hurricane Center and available to talk about current forecast capabilities and programs. They are not able to address the seasonal outlooks.
12:15- 1:15 p.m. Kevin Trenberth, NCAR
Background: Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth is Head of the Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. He has been prominent in all aspects of climate variability and climate change research and is a leader in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessments and in the World Climate Research Programme. Recently he has been to the fore in raising issues about how hurricanes change as the climate changes, and in better determining the relation of hurricane to environmental variables, and where the moisture that feeds the heavy rainfalls come from.
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Pieter Tans, NOAA
Background: Dr. Pieter Tans is a research scientist at the NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory. He is credited with finding the world’s “missing” carbon dioxide. Scientists knew that humans emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide, but they couldn’t account for it in the atmosphere or in the oceans. Tans discovered that the missing CO2 is stored in the Northern Hemisphere. His findings led to the creation of the North American Carbon Program, which studies the uptake of carbon dioxide in North America and is leading to more accurate climate projections.
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. James O’Brien, Florida State University
Background: Professor James J. O’Brien is the Robert 0. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Meteorology & Oceanography and the Director of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies at Florida State University. His expertise is in ocean and climate numerical modeling.
3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Open
Other experts available for Interviews:
The following speakers are also available for interviews. Please prior to the conference or at the conference to schedule an interview. In addition, please contact Stephanie Kenitzer at (425) 432-2192 or Kenitzer@dc.ametsoc.org to ensure the camera crew is available for use.
Walt Dabberdt, AMS President
Subject: Mr. Dabberdt can address a variety of questions about the Society including our mission, upcoming events, the journals, policy issues and more.
Mike Alger and Mark Nelsen, 36th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology Program Chair
Subject: Talk with Mike and Mark can address the details of the conference; why this group meets each year; the value in coming to the Broadcast Conference and the highlights of this year’s program.
Tom Bogdan, of NOAA’s Space Environment Center will be available for interviews after his luncheon talk.
See you in Denver!
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