[ARRL-OK] National Severe Storms Laboratory's 40th

[Mark D. Conklin N7XYO]

FYI...

Everyone's welcome!

More details at

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/40thanniversary/index.html


The public is invited to participate in two free events this weekend in 
Norman in conjunction with the National Severe Storms Laboratory's 40th 
Anniversary Celebration, invited talks Friday afternoon and an open 
house Saturday morning. Please help us spread the news to people who 
might be interested.

*Invited talks* highlighting the Lab's history, research accomplishments 
and current activities will be presented from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Friday 
(Oct. 15) in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Kerr 
Auditorium, 2401 Chautauqua Ave. A live Webcast of the talks can be 
viewed in the NSSL conference room.
The speakers and topics are:

*Historical Overview*
1:30-1:50 p.m. - Ed Kessler

*Weather Radar*
1:55-2:15 p.m. Past - Dick Doviak
2:15-2:35 p.m. Present - Dusan Zrnic

*Forecasting Impacts: Severe Weather*
2:40-3:00 p.m. Past - Chuck Doswell 

*Break *3:00-3:20 p.m.

*Forecasting Impacts: Severe Weather*
3:20-3:40 p.m. Present - Harold Brooks

*Storm Chasing & Basic Understanding of Thunderstorms and Tornadoes*
3:45-4:05 p.m. Past - Joe Golden
4:05-4:25 p.m. Present - Lou Wicker
4:30 p.m. Future - Jeff Kimpel*
*

The NOAA Weather Partners in Norman will host an *Open House* from 9 
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 16). This includes the Storm Prediction 
Center and NSSL at 1313 Halley Circle, and the National Weather Service 
Norman Forecast Office and Radar Operations Center at 1200 Westheimer 
Dr. Additional displays and the Warning Decision Training Branch will be 
in the NSSL building at 1424 Halley Ave.

Regards,
Keli

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Keli Pirtle Tarp 
Public Affairs Specialist
NOAA Weather Partners
1313 Halley Circle
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 366-0451
CELL (405) 203-4839
FAX (405) 366-0457
keli.tarp at noaa.gov