AMS Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise

1. AMS Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise Board on Enterprise Communication Matthew J. Parker, CCM Savannah River National Laboratory Chair, Board on Enterprise Communication & Veronica Johnson NBC-4, Washington, DC Chair-Elect, Board on Enterprise Communication

2. Agenda • BEC Structure • BEC and Subcommittee Membership • Activities in 2007-08 • Annual Meeting Activities • Discussion

3. “The BEC will provide appropriate venues to bring together the provider and user communities to learn about, discuss, and provide input concerning issues of a short-term nature identified by the Steering Committee. Venues may take a wide variety of formats, including workshops, special symposia, and conference sessions, depending on the nature and time-sensitivity of the topic to be discussed.” Board on Enterprise Communication

4. AMS Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise Commission Steering Committee Commission Executive Committee Board on Enterprise Planning Board on Enterprise Communication Board on Enterprise Economic Development Structure of the CWEC BEC

5. Structure of the BEC Board on Enterprise Communication Chair: Matt Parker Chair-Elect: Veronica Johnson Ad Hoc Committee on (NUOPC) Co-Chairs: TBD Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts Co-Chairs: Paul Hirschberg & Elliot Abrams Ad Hoc Planning Committee for Annual Community Meeting Co-Chairs: John Gaynor & Linda Miller Committee on Climate Services Chair: Ed O’Lenic AMS Statement Effort in ‘07-’08 Permanent in Late 2007 New in 2007 New inquiry Late 2007

6. BEC Members

7. CCS Members Chair - Ed O’Lenic, NOAA Other membership pending Expecting several from ACCS

8. Ad Hoc Planning Committee Members

9. Ad Hoc Committee onUncertainty in Forecasting (ACUF) MembersCo-Chairs: Paul Hirschberg, NOAAElliot Abrams, CCM, AccuWx

10. Ad Hoc Committee on(NUOPC - National Unified Operational Prediction Capability Consortium (NOAA, Navy, Air Force Weather Agency))Co-Chairs: TBD Brand new request to facilitate communication to the climate and weather enterpriseTown Hall Meeting “A National Global Ensemble Prediction System, as the core of the National Unified Operational Prediction Capability (NUOPC)” Tuesday, 22 January, 5:00–6:30 pm Room 228/229 Membership being discussed now

11. Activities in 2007-08 • Climate Services Committee • Town Hall at SAT in 2007 • Good insights into communications – local chapters, regional meetings, RCCs, state climatologists, etc • Overview PPT developed • Morphed into Terms of Reference (next page) • (issues with co-chairs) • Develop Goals for 2008

12. Activities in 2007-08 • Climate Services Committee • Purpose: • The goal of the Committee on Climate Services (CCS) is to promote the climate services enterprise through a partnership among government, private sector and academic sectors with a community focus on improving climate services to the nation. Created as a committee under the Board on Enterprise Communication (BEC), the scope of the CCS is envisioned as an on-going process to gather the recommendations of the private and academic sectors for the direction of government climate services activities, to review those recommendations, and to present them to the government. The CCS, in conjunction with the BEC and AMS staff, will provide appropriate venues of differing formats including workshops, special symposia, conference sessions, or online sessions to discuss and present climate services recommendations. Typically, a summary report will be issued for major events, and an annual report on CCS activities will be provided to the BEC. As appropriate, the CCS will also utilize, enhance or assist in enhancing a variety of other communication mechanisms used by the AMS such as email distributions and interactive web pages. • CCS Structure: • The members of the CCS should represent the three main sectors of the AMS membership: academic, government, and private sector. Also, members from the broad user community should be considered for membership. Consideration should be given to women and minority members of the AMS and user communities. Consideration should also be given to ensuring broad geographic representation. Members will generally serve three-year terms, and will be nominated by the BEC and CCS Chairs for approval through the normal AMS process. In some cases, an extension may be granted to a member to ensure that sufficient continuity of the CCS is maintained between successive years. One or two BEC members will be appointed by the BEC Chair and approved by the Weather and Climate Enterprise Commissioner to serve as the CCS Chair or Co-chairs.

13. Activities in 2007-08 • Ad Hoc Planning Committee for the Annual AMS Summer Community Meeting • Meeting not held in 2007 • Pursued AMS Statement on “community priorities” instead (update follows) • Many others brought into the mix by AMS Council, but this group worked hard as leaders in this effort • Develop Plans for 2008 Summer Meeting

14. Activities in 2007-08 • AMS Policy – CWEC interactions • AMS Statement on “community priorities” sanctioned by AMS Council • Co-chairs, Bill Hooke, Matt Parker * • Writing team approved by AMS Council * • Team of reviewers also assembled * • First draft completed Dec-early Jan • Undergoing review by reviewers and AMS Council this week • Due by late spring/early summer * See next page

15. WRITING TEAM Bill Hooke Co-Chair Director, AMS Policy Program Matt Parker Co-Chair Chair, AMS Board on Enterprise Communication (BEC), Savannah River National Laboratory Mary Altalo AMS Council Member, Ocean.US Kelvin Droegemeier AMS Council Member, University of Oklahoma George Frederick Commissioner, AMS Climate and Weather Enterprise Commission, Private Consultant Jack Fellows UCAR Gina Eosco AMS Policy Program and BEC member REVIEWERS Elliot Abrams Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts under BEC, AccuWeather Melissa Tuttle Carr Rep from AMS Board on Societal Impacts, The Weather Channel John A. Dutton Rep from Ad hoc Committee on Climate Services under the BEC, Penn State / WeatherVentures, Inc. John Gaynor Rep from Ad Hoc Planning Committee under BEC, NOAA Jim Giraytys Rep from Ad Hoc Planning under BEC, James Madison U. Chrissy Jackson Volunteer through AMS call, Perot Systems Sam Lashley Volunteer through AMS call, NOAA-NWS (northern IN) Cindy Schmidt Rep from Weather Coalition, UCAR Steve Tracton Rep from Ad Hoc Planning under BEC, Retired-govt Activities in 2007-08

16. Activities in 2007-08 • Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasting (ACUF) • New in 2007 • Tremendous response to call (50 volunteers) • Charter developed / posted on ACUF forum • First meeting held in Dec • Town Hall this week • Great roadmap for obtaining results • Impressive leadership (“hands-off”) • Possible NOAA financial support

17. BEC Website 2008 Objective

18. BEC Website 2008 Objective

19. BEC Website • BEC website – Used Quotes on Bottom of Home Page to increase interest

20. BEC Website • BEC website – Member List is driven by AMS database entries

21. BEC Website • BEC website – Initiatives

22. BEC Website • BEC website – Posting of Conference Call Minutes and other Documents

23. BEC Activities This Week! • BEC Meeting Monday 8:00-9:30 • Climate Services CommitteeMonday 09:30–10:30 • Statement Writer/Reviwer Team Meeting Tuesday 2-4 pm • Town Hall Meeting “Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts (ACUF)” Wednesday 12:00–1:30 p.m.; Room 208 • ACUF Meeting Wednesday 4:30pm-5:30 pm

24. Discussion Matthew J. Parker, CCM Fellow Meteorologist Atmospheric Technologies Group Savannah River National Laboratory Washington Savannah River Company Bldg. 735-7A Aiken, SC 29808 (803) 725-2805 FAX (803) 725-4233 email: matt.parker@srnl.doe.gov