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NOAA/NESDIS/RAMM Team
CIRA, West Laporte Avenue
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1375
March 29, 2002
MEMORANDUM FOR: Marie Colton, Director
NOAA/NESDIS/ORA
FROM: John F. Weaver, Research Meteorologist
NOAA/NESDIS/RAMMT
SUBJECT: Trip Report
3rd Severe Weather Conference for Undergraduates
College of Dupage
Glen Ellyn, IL
March 13-16, 2002
J. Weaver traveled to Dupage, Illinois March 13-16, 2002 to take part as an instructor at the 3rd Severe Weather Conference for Undergraduates. The conference/workshop was sponsored by the College of Dupage, Illinois. He gave a 1½-hour presentation on GOES-RSO imagery in the Warning Decision Making process, and was a member of five separate discussion panels. Other panel members included Dr. Charles Doswell (CIMMS, Norman, OK), Al Moller (NWS, Fort Worth, TX), Jim Johnson (NWS, Dodge City, KS), Dr. Paul Markowski (Penn State University), Dr. Erik Rasmussen/Greg Stumpf (NSSL, Boulder, CO), and Les Lemon (Basic Commerce and Industries, Inc.). There were approximately 150 attendees at the conference including about 110 undergraduate students, about 40 government, university and private industry scientists and forecasters, and about 10 emergency managers.
cc: Fran Holt, E/RA2