The AMS Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise Board on Enterprise Economic Development (BEED)

1. The AMS Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise Board on Enterprise Economic Development (BEED) Pam Emch (Northrop Grumman) Chair, Board on Enterprise Economic Development Background & Activity Status August 2008

2. Agenda • Background and Organization • Activities Accomplished • Activities Planned

3. Background and Organization

4. BEED Mission External Focus: Promote growth in the economic base of the weather and climate enterprise by outreach to the user community, broadly defined History Prior to the formation of the Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise, the BEED was the AMS Economic Development Committee, which reported to the AMS Executive Committee

5. BEED Organization Board on Enterprise Economic Development (BEED) Renamed, reorganized 2005 Intelligent Transportation Systems & Surface Transportation Committee Reorganized 2005 Energy Committee 2006 Water Resources Committee 2008 Economic Sector Committee - X

6. BEED Members - 2008 • Name Organization Term Expiration • Chair, Pam Emch Northrop Grumman 2011 • Jan Dutton AWS 2009 • Bill Graham NASA Stennis 2009 • John Zack MESO, Inc. 2009 • Monica Hale SAIC 2010 • Dorlisa Hommel Raytheon 2010 • Richard Ohlemacher Northrop Grumman 2010 • Robert Plante Sasaki Institute (OU) 2010 • Andrea Bleistein NWS Office of Science & Technology 2011 • Holly Hartman University of Arizona 2011 • John Henz HDR Engineering, Inc. 2011 • Eva Regnier Naval Postgraduate School 2011 • Ex Officio Members: • Post Chair, BEED – Bill Mahoney (UCAR) • Chair, ITS & Surface Transportation Committee– Paul Pisano (FHWA) • Chair, Energy Committee – Jon Davis (Chesapeake Energy)

7. ITS & ST Committee Members - 2008 • Name Organization Term Expiration • Chair, Paul Pisano FHWA 2009 • Brooke Pearson Vaisala 2009 • Renee McPherson Oklahoma State University 2009 • Robert Hallowell MIT / Lincoln Lab 2009 • Jim O’Sullivan NOAA 2009 • Kevin Petty NCAR 2009 • Pat Welsh University of North Florida 2009 • Ralph Patterson Utah DOT 2009 • Denise Stephenson-Hawk UCAR 2010 • Jim Block Meteorlogix 2011 • Steve Conger AvaTerra Services / Iteris, Inc. 2011 • Kathy Osborne Meridian Environmental Technologies 2011 • Ex Officio Members: • Future Chair - Ed Boselly (Weather Solutions Group) • Chair, Weather Information & Applications Special Interest Group, Intelligent Transportation Society of America – Art Handman (Ret. Hartford Transit Authority) • Chair, TRB Task Force on Surface Transportation Weather - Dr. Wilf Nixon (U of IA) • Federal Coordinator (OFCM) or designee

8. Energy Committee Members - 2008 • Name Organization Term Expiration • Chair, Jon Davis Chesapeake Energy 2010* • Josh Darr Chesapeake Energy 2009 • Dave Changnon Northern IL University 2009 • Adam Stevens Velite Capital (prev. Citigroup) 2009 • Marc Schwartz NREL 2009 • Patrick Walsh TVA 2009 • Ken Reeves AccuWeather 2009 • Robert Mulloy Shell 2009 • Beth Stump Chevron 2010 • Kathleen Moore Integrated Environmental Data, LLC 2010 • Cathy Finley WindLogics, Inc. 2010 • Rick Petty DOE 2010 • *J. Davis’ term was extended one year • Several other member terms were extended one year to give the charter members a full 3-year term.

9. Water Resources Committee Members - 2008 • Name Organization Term Expiration • Chair, John Henz HDR Engineering, Inc. 2011 • New Member - 2008 2010 • New Member - 2008 2010 • New Member - 2008 2010 • New Member - 2008 2010 • New Member - 2008 2011 • New Member - 2008 2011 • New Member - 2008 2011 • New Member - 2009 2012 • New Member - 2009 2012 • New Member - 2009 2012 • New Member - 2009 2012 • New members will be drawn from across the enterprise, ensuring representation from all sectors: government/agency, industry/commercial and academia/labs

10. BEED Primary Activities • Organize regular yearly events • Users Forum • Takes place at the AMS Annual Meeting (~1 day) • Brings together the broader user community and the weather and climate enterprise • Focus on local / regional users in vicinity of Annual Meeting location • Speakers asked to focus on industry needs for weather and climate information, recent successes and failures in the use of products, and other aspects of products and services as they relate to the end user and decision maker • Public-Private Partnership Forum (formerly “Corporate Forum”) • Takes place each spring in Washington, D.C. (1 ½ day) • Brings together key members of the community, government agencies, and policy makers • The primary goal of the Forum is to identify business opportunities • Discussion topics include ongoing programs, new initiatives, business opportunities, and policy issues • Work with WCEC, BEP, BEC to plan and organize meetings, review statements, and participate in additional AMS activities

11. BEED Primary Activities (cont’d) • The BEED also supports the activities of its committees • Identify and facilitate opportunities for engagement between the weather and climate community and the transportation, energy, and water resources sectors • Sponsor / attend conferences and web casts • Organize / co-chair AMS forums, sessions, and short courses • Improve AMS committee websites and other methods of distributing committee information

12. Activities Accomplished

13. Jointly organized by the BEED and the AMS Societal Impacts Board • Session A: Emergency Management and Rescue Operations • Jennifer Suter – Harris County Office of Homeland Security • Thomas Lee Smith – Building Consultant to FEMA • Brandon Bolinski – SE Region Hurricane Manager, FEMA • Windell Curole – GM, Lafourche Levee District • Session B: Extreme Weather, Climate Change, and the Energy Industry • Brent Dorsey –Environmental Programs Director, Entergy • Cortis Cooper – Chevron • Jeff Zimmerman – McDermott Industries • Gary Crews – Spatial Energy • Ron Hughes – Global Industries • Mike Beeman – National Preparedness Director, FEMA Region II, DHS Sixth Users Forum22 January 2008 BAMS Advertisement

14. 2008 Public-Private Partnership Forum22-23 April 2008 • Participants included: • Congressional Staff: Appropriations, Authorization • Federal Gov’t Agencies: NOAA, NASA, DHS, DOE • Standard Sessions • Legislative Topics Panel – Authorization • Federal Agency Initiatives, Plans, Opportunities • Legislative Topics Panel – Appropriations Process • “Elective” Sessions • Responding to Emerging Climate Change Policies • NOAA Climate Service Plans • Nat’l Infrastructure Needs • Emerging Markets: Insurance, Risk Mgmt, and Energy, Carbon, Emissions Trading • Establishing Community Priorities – Next Actions BAMS Advertisement • Guest Speakers • Luncheon: Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future • Dinner: Ana Unruh Cohen, House Professional Staff (D), Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

15. Committees - Accomplishments • Intelligent Transportation Systems & Surface Transportation Committee: • Held Short Course on Surface Transportation Meteorology at the AMS Annual Meeting (20 Jan. 2008) • Organized Surface Transportation Weather session in the 24th Conference on International Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) at the AMS Annual Meeting (Jan. 2008) • Held joint meeting with the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s Weather Information & Applications Special Interest Group (23 Jan. 2008) • Co-Sponsored 4th National Conference on Surface Transportation Weather held jointly with TRB Snow & Ice Control Technology Conference (18-20 June 2008, Indianapolis) • Energy Committee: • Organized and chaired the session on Extreme Weather, Climate Change, and the Energy Industry for the Sixth Users Forum at the AMS Annual Meeting (22 Jan. 2008)

16. Activities Planned

17. BEED Activities Planned • Grow membership and begin activities of new Water Resources Committee • Approx. 8 members to start in 2008 and 4 to start in January 2009 • Organize Seventh Users Forum for 2009 AMS Annual Meeting • Organize 2009 Public-Private Partnership Forum • Support development of community priorities statements • Continue improvement of AMS BEED website and distribution of BEED information • Support activities of BEED Committees • Expand cross-enterprise participation in AMS activities

18. Seventh Users Forum13 January 2009 • Focus: Weather, Climate, and Water Resources in the Urban Environment • Invite speakers from southwest region / Phoenix area • Draft Agenda Topics • Session A: “Weather and Short-Term Decision Making in Water Resource Operations” • Salt River Project, Central Arizona Project, metropolitan water districts • Session B: “Climate and Long-Term Planning of Water Resources” • Efficient, sustainable utilization of runoff water at large and small-scale levels • City planning, structural design, decision support systems: impacts of potential climate change, paleo-climate research • “How sure is a 100 yr water supply?”: uncertainty and climate change in Arizona planning • NOAA planning: inputs from the Water Resource community

19. 2009 Public-Private Partnership Forum21-22 April 2009 • Standard Sessions • Legislative Topics Panel – Authorization • Federal Agency Initiatives, Plans, Opportunities • Legislative Topics Panel – Appropriations Process • “Elective” Sessions • Private Sector Initiatives • Establishing Community Priorities – Next Actions • Guest Speakers • Luncheon • Dinner

20. Committee Activities Planned • Intelligent Transportation Systems & Surface Transportation Committee: • Support ITS World Congress; hold joint meeting with the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s Weather Information & Applications Special Interest Group (Nov. 2008, New York City) • Organize Surface Transportation Weather session in the 25th Conference on International Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) (AMS Annual Meeting, 13 Jan. 2009) • Organize Surface Transportation Weather session in the 4th Symposium on Policy and Socioeconomic Research (AMS Annual Meeting, 13 Jan. 2009) • Hold joint meeting with the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s Weather Information & Applications Special Interest Group (AMS Annual Meeting, Jan. 2009) • Developing BAMS articles focused on surface transportation weather • Energy Committee: • Continue working with NCDC on climate normals including support of upcoming conference call in late Aug/ Sept 2008 • Organize Energy session for the 8th Symposium on the Urban Environment (AMS Annual Meeting, Jan. 2009)