34th Annual Meeting of the American Association of State Climatologists (AASC)

July 7-10, 2009 - Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Tuesday, July 7th

5:00-6:30PM               Registration Open 

6:00-8:00PM                Ice Breaker Reception (Cash Bar) and Poster Session

                                        Amway Grand Plaza Hotel  --  Pantland Ballroom

Wednesday, July 8th

7:30-8:30AM               Registration Open

8:30AM               Meeting Welcome and Logistics

                                    -- Jeff Andresen (MI SC and Meeting Host)

8:45AM               State of the AASC Report

                                    -- Nolan Doesken (CO) AASC President

                                   ARSCO Update

                                    -- David Robinson (NJ)

                                    AASC Journal of Service Climatology Update

                                    -- David Stooksbury (GA)

                                    AASC Web Site Function and Management                          

                                     -- Lou Vasquez, ERC Broadband

9:30AM               Climate Reference Network Data Summary project (State Climatologist Exchange

                                     Program in action)

                                    -- Jim Angel (IL)             

9:50AM                        On the Reliability of the U.S. Surface Temperature Record

                                    -- Mike Palecki, Matt Menne  (NOAA/NCDC)

10:20AM               Break

10:45AM                      National Climate Services  (introduced and chaired by David Robinson, NJ)

                                    --  Eileen Shea (NOAA/NCDC)

                                    --  Vickie Nadolski, (NOAA/NWS, Deputy Director)

12:00PM               AASC Awards Luncheon 

                                     -- Honorary Member Award to Glen Conner (KY SC, retired)

                                     -- Dissertation Medal presentation

1:30PM               State Reports (CA, TX, WY)

2:00PM              AASC Products and Services (Summary of AASC Survey) 

                                    -- Mark Brooks (NC SCO)

2:15PM              Progress in Drought Monitoring and Research Panel

                                    -- Dev Niyogi (IN SCO)

                                    -- Mike Brewer (NOAA/NCDC)

                                    -- Mark Svoboda (NDMC)

                                    -- Henry Reges (CO SCO - CoCoRaHS)

3:00PM               Break

3:20PM               State Reports (WA, OR, KY)

3:50PM              NOAA/NWS Climate Services update

                                    --  Co-op program update

                                    --  Climate Service Division activities

                                    --  Climate Prediction Center 

                                    --  Regional activities

                                    --  other appropriate topics

5:10PM              Preview of Business Meeting

                                     -- Nolan Doesken (AASC President)

                                     -- Setting Standards for Mesonets

5:25PM                        Meeting Adjourns for the Day

                                    Dinner on your own

8:00PM                        Bowling option/Music Festival option

Thursday, July 9th

8:00AM               Opening Remarks and Daily Logistics

                                     -- Nolan Doesken (AASC President)

8:05AM              Applied Climate System for State Climatologist (SC ACIS)

                                    -- Keith Eggleston (NERCC)

8:35AM              Operational QC of daily data

                                   -- Matt Menne (NOAA/NCDC)

9:00AM              State Climate Offices and the State of the Climate

                                    -- Deke Arndt (NOAA/NCDC)

9:20AM                       Climate Reference Network (CRN) data processing

                                    -- Rob Gillies (Utah State University)

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9:30AM              State Reports (WI, FL, ND)                             

10:00AM               Break

10:20AM                      Climate Data Modernization Project

                                    -- Nancy Westcott/ Rebecca Smith  (MRCC)

10:35AM               Applied Climate Information System -- California Demonstration

                                    -- Kelly Redmond (WRCC)

11:00AM               A Network of Networks:  Progress toward a National Mesonet

                                    -- Summary of NRC panel findings and recommendations

                                       Greg Carmichael (Univ. of  Iowa)          

                                    -- Don Berchoff  (NOAA/NWS Office of Science and Technology)

                                    -- Ken Crawford (Univ. of Oklahoma)

                                    -- discussion

12:00PM               Lunch Break

                                    -- on your own   (Optional regional SC lunch meetings with RCC directors/representatives and                

                                        NWS Climate Service Program leaders on regional research and service topics)

1:30PM              State Reports  (MS, AL, ME)

2:00PM               AASC Emeritus Presentation 

                                   -- Fred Nurnberger (Michigan SC 1973 – 2001)

2:15PM                        State Reports ( UT, __, __)

2:25PM                        (Possible discussion of SCOs and RISAs)

2:45PM                        Break

3:00PM                AASC Annual Business Meeting                                      

                                      -- Financial Report and proposed budget

                                      -- State Climatologist Exchange Program administration

                                      -- Officer Election

                                      -- membership

                                      -- standing committees

                                      -- policy statements

                                      -- 2010 and 2011 Meeting proposals

                                           

4:30PM                         Meeting Adjourns for the day

5:00-10:30PM               Buses Depart

                                      Dinner on the Lake Michigan Beach

                                       -- return at approx. 10:30PM

Friday, July 10th

8:00AM               Business Meeting (continuation) -- Adjourns 9:00 AM

9:10AM                        State Reports (AZ, NC)

9:30AM                        AASC Partners Reports

                                    -- USDA  (Jan Curtis)

                                    -- USDI   (Scott Archer)

                                    -- others (contact Nolan Doesken to secure time on agenda)

10:00AM               Break

10:20AM                      State Reports (IN, MI, __, __)

11:00AM                      Applied Climate Information System for State Climatologist (Part 2)

                                   -- Keith Eggleston  (NERCC)

11:30PM              Strategic Planning and Committee Actions

12:00PM              Closing Comments, Final Statements -- Meeting Ends