AMS Commission on the AMS Commission on the Weather and Climate Weather and Climate

EnterpriseEnterprise

Board on Enterprise Board on Enterprise CommunicationCommunication

Matthew J. Parker, CCMMatthew J. Parker, CCMSavannah River National LaboratorySavannah River National Laboratory

Chair, Board on Enterprise CommunicationChair, Board on Enterprise Communication&&

Veronica JohnsonVeronica JohnsonNBC-4, Washington, DCNBC-4, Washington, DC

Chair-Elect, Board on Enterprise CommunicationChair-Elect, Board on Enterprise Communication

AgendaAgenda

• Summer MeetingSummer Meeting

• Meeting the callMeeting the call

• InnovationsInnovations

• PeripheralsPeripherals

• DiscussionDiscussion

Board on Enterprise Board on Enterprise CommunicationCommunication

““The BEC will provide appropriate venues to bring together The BEC will provide appropriate venues to bring together the provider and user communities to learn about, discuss, the provider and user communities to learn about, discuss, and provide input concerning issues of a short-term nature and provide input concerning issues of a short-term nature

identified by the Steering Committee. identified by the Steering Committee.

Venues may take a wide variety of formats, including Venues may take a wide variety of formats, including workshops, special symposia, and conference sessions, workshops, special symposia, and conference sessions,

depending on the nature and time-sensitivity of the topic to depending on the nature and time-sensitivity of the topic to be discussed.”be discussed.”

2008 Summer Meeting

Board on EnterpriseCommunication

Chair: Matt Parker Chair-Elect: Veronica Johnson

Committee onClimate Services Chair: Ed O’Lenic

Ad Hoc Planning Committee for AnnualCommunity Meeting

Co-Chairs: John Gaynor &

Linda Miller

Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts

Co-Chairs: Paul Hirschberg &Elliot Abrams

Updates galore!!!

Meeting the CallMeeting the Call

NOAA requests:NOAA requests:

Committee on Climate Services (CCS)Committee on Climate Services (CCS)

Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts (ACUF)Forecasts (ACUF)

InnovationsInnovations

Interaction with Board on Interaction with Board on Societal ImpactsSocietal Impacts

Interaction with Joint Center for Interaction with Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies - Political and Economic Studies -

Climate Change CommitteeClimate Change Committee

CCS Webinar – a first for AMSCCS Webinar – a first for AMS

PeripheralsPeripherals

AMS Statement on National Weather AMS Statement on National Weather and Climate Prioritiesand Climate Priorities

Interactions with BEED’s PPP ForumInteractions with BEED’s PPP Forum

Where do we go from here?Where do we go from here?

Feedback from the Feedback from the CWEC Steering CommitteeCWEC Steering Committee

Contact informationContact informationMatthew J. Parker, CCMMatthew J. Parker, CCM

Fellow MeteorologistFellow MeteorologistAtmospheric Technologies GroupAtmospheric Technologies Group

Savannah River National LaboratorySavannah River National LaboratoryBldg. 735-7ABldg. 735-7A

Aiken, SC 29808Aiken, SC 29808

(803) 725-2805(803) 725-2805

email: email: matt.parker@srnl.doe.govmatt.parker@srnl.doe.gov

Veronica JohnsonVeronica JohnsonBroadcast Meteorologist Broadcast Meteorologist

NBC 4 WRC-TV NBC 4 WRC-TV Washington, DC Washington, DC

(202) 885-5081(202) 885-5081

email: email: veronica.johnson@nbcuni.comveronica.johnson@nbcuni.com