Symposium Resources
The Hurricane Science and Education Symposium was held on October 25, 2010 as part of the launch of the Hurricanes: Science and Society website and the Louisiana State Museum exhibit, Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond. The resources from the symposium include the agenda, speaker biographies, speakers presentations, and background information. Agenda and Background Agenda (PDF, 781 KB) Speaker Biographies (PDF, 524 KB) Speaker Presentations by Panel Welcome Remarks
William Read (Zip File, 5.95 MB), Director, National Hurricane Center Hurricane Science: Theory, Observations, Models, and Forecasting Isaac Ginis (Zip File, 9.65 MB) (URI) -Moderator Chris Landsea (Zip File, 30.36 MB) (NOAA) Mark DeMaria (Zip File, 57.14 MB) (NOAA) Kerry Emanuel (Zip File, 13.7 MB) (MIT) Tom Knutson (Zip File, 24.93 MB) (NOAA) Facing Hurricanes: What Have We Learned?
Karen Leatham (Zip File, 41.34 MB) (Louisiana State Museum) - Moderator Hurricane Education: Teaching Students and the Public
Gail Scowcroft (URI) - Moderator Living with Hurricanes: Hazards, Impacts, Preparation, and Mitigation Craig Tillman (Zip File, 17.67 MB) (Weather Predict) - Moderator Peter Sheng (Zip File, 5.61 MB) (University of Florida) Leslie Chapman-Henderson (Zip File, 39.8 MB) (Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. - FLASH) Jeanne Salvatore (Zip File, 2.96 MB) (Insurance Information Institute- I.I.I.) Mark Powell (Zip File, 5.48 MB) (NOAA) |