North Texas Chapter

Our Mission
"The development and dissemination of the knowledge of meteorology in all its phases and applications and the advancement of its professional ideals."

Membership
Membership in the North Texas Chapter is open to anyone who has an interest in meteorology, pays chapter dues, and agrees to abide by the chapter's constitution. Membership in the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association at the national level is encouraged, but is not required.

This Year's Chapter Meetings:
Date: Tuesday, May 8th (NOTE: This is the SECOND Tuesday of the month.)
Time: 7:00 pm CST
Location: NWS West Gulf River Forecast Center/WFO Fort Worth/Dallas, 3401 Northern Cross Blvd. | Map
Topic: A Walk Through COMET^® Modules: (A Fun and Easy Going Tour of Where We Have Been)
Speaker: Tim Spangler, Director of the Cooperative Meteorological Education and Training (COMET^®) Program

Tim Spangler holds a Ph.D. in Biometeorology from Utah State University. He has three periods that define his career and qualifications:
Private Sector: Tim worked 13 years in the private sector in roles of increasing responsibility. During this period, he developed the leadership and management skills needed to become a corporate officer and partner, and to work closely with a variety of business segments. He was active in the design, management, and analysis of field research campaigns involving aircraft and tracer gases.
University Faculty: Tim worked five years at Northern Illinois University as an assistant and then tenured associate professor of geography leading the meteorology program for both undergraduates and graduates. He was promoted to the Graduate Faculty, served in the faculty senate, and was recognized for his innovative approach to teaching by creating an interactive teaching laboratory under an National Science Foundation grant.
The COMET^® Program: Tim was one of the first employees of the COMET^® Program and promoted to Director in 1992. Under his leadership, the program has grown to be recognized as the outstanding geoscience professional development program in the world.

Recent Chapter Meetings:
Date: Tuesday, April 24th
Topic: Extreme Weather: A Guide To Surviving Flash Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Heat Waves, Snowstorms, Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters
Speaker: Bonnie Schneider, CNN Meteorologist

Date: Tuesday, March 27th
Topic: Surveying the Joplin Missouri EF5 Tornado of May 2011
Speaker: Bruce Thomas, Midland Radio

Date: Tuesday, February 21st
Topic: Surveying the Joplin Missouri EF5 Tornado of May 2011
Speaker: Tim Marshall, Principal Engineer, Haag Engineering

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Topic: Radar Quantitative Precipitation Estimation in Operational Hydrology – A Brief History in the NEXRAD Era and a Look Forward
Speaker: Professor Dong-Jun "DJ" Seo, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Topic: Tour of the NWS Center Weather Service Unit, FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center
Speaker: Doug Reno, NWS Center Weather Service Unit

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Topic: Weather Support to the Space Shuttle Program
Speaker: Brian Hoeth, Emergency Response Meteorologist, NWS Southern Region Operations Center

Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Topic: The National Weather Service Southern Region ROC Pilot Project: Taking Regional Weather and Water Decision Support to a Whole New Level
Speaker: Tom Bradshaw, Chief, Meteorological Services Branch, NWS Southern Region

Date: Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
Topic: Social Media and the National Weather Service
Speakers: Rusty Billingsley, Chief, Science & Technology Services, NWS Southern Region and Mark Fox, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, WFO Fort Worth/Dallas

Date: Tuesday April 19th, 2011
Topic: The Certified Consulting Meteorologist Program
Speaker: Bernard N. Meisner CCM, Chief Science & Training, NWS Southern Region

Date: Thursday March 10th, 2011 Note this is not our typical day of the month!
Topic: CSI: Meteorology, The Phantom Crashes
Speaker: Mike Smith, WeatherData Services, Inc.

Date: Tuesday February 15th, 2011
Topic: The Central City Trinity River Project.
Speaker: Laura Mayberry Bacigalupo, Public Information Officer, Trinity River Vision Authority

Date: Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Topic: Vertically Integrated Ice - A New Lightning Nowcasting Tool
Speaker: Matt Mosier, WFO Fort Worth/Dallas

Date: November 16, 2010
Topic: Ozone Action Days and The Coalition for Clean Air in North Texas.
Speaker: Whitney Buehrle, North Central Texas Council of Governments

Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Topic: Reflections on VORTEX 2: The Second Year
Speaker: Tim Marshall, HAAG Engineering

Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Topics: A Constitution for Personal Flood Safety & Putting the Pieces Together -- The Future of Flash Flood Forecasting
Speaker: Jon Zeitler, Science and Operations Officer, WFO Austin/San Antonio

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