501 c3 Non-Profit

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Wednesday, April 3, 2018

All Day - Arrivals via Harlingen - Brownsville

Exhibitor set up

Registration Hilton Garden Room 2

Registration Sign In

Conference Materials w/conference polo

Select your restaurant for Thursday Evening

Select your optional activity for Saturday

 

7:00pm - 9:30pm

Welcome Reception - Hilton Garden Patio

Presented by: USAA

Heavy hors d'oerves and refreshments

Visit with presenters and conference attendees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, April 4, 2019

7:30am - 8:30am

Exhibitor’s Showcase and Breakfast

Presented by: USAA

 

Session 1 Hilton Garden Meeting Room

Presented by:

 

8:45am  Opening Remarks

 

9:00am - 9:45am

Mary C. Erickson

Deputy Director, National Weather Service

NOAA - INVITED

 

10:00am - 10:45am

Dr. Philip Klotzbach

2019 Hurricane Seasonal Forecast

 

10:45am - 11:15am

PRESS CONFERENCE

Dr. Phil Klotzbach

BREAK

 

11:15 am  - 11:50am

Introduction -  USAA

An Update from the National Hurricane Center

Ken Graham

Director

National Hurricane Center

 

12:00pm -   1:15 pm

Award Luncheon

Keynote: Ginger Zee

Robert & Joanne Simpson Award Presentation

Moderated by Bill Read

Recipient:  TBA

 

Presented by:

 

Session 2

Presented by:

 

1:15pm - 2:00pm

Greg Carbin

Chief of Operations

Weather Prediction Center

 

2:00pm - 2:45pm

Reid Hawkins (invited)

Science Officer

Wilmington, NWS Office

 

2:45pm - 3:00pm

BREAK

 

3:00pm - 3:45pm  - TBA

 

3:45pm - 4:30pm    Jim Edds

 

4:00 pm

Live Shots/Interviews as scheduled

Facebook LIVE

 

 

7:00pm - 9:30pm

Dine South Padre

Presented by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, April 5, 2019

7:30am - 8:30am

Exhibitor’s Showcase and Breakfast

Sponsored by: USAA

 

Session 3 Hilton Garden Meeting room

Presented by:

 

8:45 am  TBA

 

9:00 am - 9:30am

Dr. Rick Luettich (invited)

University of North Carolina

Storm Surge Expert

 

9:30am - 10:00am

Mark Willis (invited)

Surfline

 

10:00am - 10:45am

Mark Sudduth

 

10:45am to 11:00am

BREAK

 

11:00am - 11:45am

Rountable - Covering Florence & Michael

Moderator - Cathy Hobbs

Panelist

Panelist

Panelist

Panelist

 

11:45am - 1:00pm

LUNCH

Dr. Bill Gray Award

Moderated by Rob Galbraith

TBA

Keynote: TBA

Presented by:

 

Session 4

Presented by:

 

1:15pm - 1:45pm

Florence: Impact and Recovery

Ed Piotrowski

 

1:45pm - 2:15pm

Michael: Impact and Recovery

Allen Strum - INVITED

 

2:15pm - 2:30pm        BREAK

 

2:30 - 3:15pm

Round-table - Update Saffir-Simpson Scale?

     Al Conklin - Moderator

     Ken Graham

     Barry Goldsmith

     Panelist

     Panelist

 

3:15pm - 3:45pm

Josh Morgerman

 

4:00pm

Live-Shots / Interviews as scheduled

Facebook LIVE

 

7:00pm - 10:00pm

Evening Dinner Reception

Hilton Garden Inn

Presented by: USAA