[OFARC] Fw: NOAA Hurricane Conference in Austin

[Ralph (home)]

there will be some NOAA/NHC sessions regarding amateur radio at the 
conference in Austin.
apparently they will be streamed live for those of us who cannot attend the 
conference . ... links below

Ralph
KE5HDF


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Subject: NOAA Hurricane Conference in Austin


> National Hurricane Conference in Austin week of March 30th
>
> Amateur Radio will again be represented at the 2015 National Hurricane
> Conference which will be held this year in Austin, Texas. The
> conference theme is to improve hurricane preparedness as it has been in
> past years. All Ham Radio sessions are free. For 2015, all the Amateur
> Radio sessions will be on Tuesday Afternoon March 31st, 2015 from
> 130-500 PM. Here is the session breakdown:
>
> NHC Session #1 - 130-310 PM: Presentations from Dr. Rick Knabb,
> Director of the National Hurricane Center on the importance of Amateur
> Radio surface reporting, Rob Macedo-KD1CY will present WX4NHC
> Operations on behalf of the WX4NHC team, and Bob Robichaud-VE1MBR of
> the Canadian Hurricane Centre will present on Canadian Hurricane Centre
> Operations.
>
> NHC Session #2: 330-500 PM: Presentations from Bobby Graves-KB5HAV on
> the Hurricane Watch Net which is celebrating its 50th year of
> operation, Rob Macedo-KD1CY on the VoIP Hurricane Net and Hurricane
> Sandy Operations and then an ARRL Update and presenters Q & A.
>
> Detailed Schedule Outline:
> 115-130 PM:  Meet and Greet with Dr. Rick Knabb (Informal)
> 130-135 PM:  Opening Remarks
> 135-200 PM:  Importance of Amateur Radio / Spotter Surface Reports with
> Q & A (Dr. Rick Knabb)
> 200-240 PM:  WX4NHC, the Amateur Radio Station at the National
> Hurricane Center Overview
> and Haiti Mission Overview (KD1CY-Rob with WD4R-Julio presentation
> materials)
> 240-310 PM:  Canadian Hurricane Centre and Amateur Radio Operations
> Overview (VE1MBR-Bob Robichaud)
> 310-330 PM: Break
> 330-400 PM: Hurricane Watch Net Overview (KB5HAV-Bobby Graves)
> 400-445 PM: VoIP Hurricane Net Overview & Hurricane Sandy Operations
> Overview (KD1CY-Rob Macedo)
> 445-500 PM: ARRL Presentation/ Overview with K5RAV-Dave Woolweaver  and
> W5LHC-Lee Cooper
>
>
> Amateur Radio presentations will be recorded and live streamed. The
> livestream links are as follows:
> http://www.voipwx.net/files/stream.htm
> http://www.nsradio.org/stream.htm
>
> The meeting will be at the Austin Convention Center.  Again, the
> Tuesday afternoon Ham session is free. The remaining sessions are fee
> based.
>
> http://www.austinconventioncenter.com/directions/directions.htm
>
> Special Conference Meeting of Austin Amateur Club
>
> In addition, the Austin Amateur Radio Club will be hosting the National
> Hurricane Conference presenters for a special meeting from 630-900 PM to
> review the presentations from that afternoon. This meeting was
> coordinated with the Austin Amateur Radio Club and by South Texas
> Section Manager, W5LHC-Lee Cooper.
>
> This meeting will be held at the UT ARL Labs, 10001 N. Burnet Road in
> Austin.  Seating is limited to around 100 visitors.
>
>
> 2015 WGD Annual Awards
>
> It is time to start working on your submissions for the WG 2015
> Divisional Awards which will be presented at the ARRL Regional
> Centennial Convention at HamCom in June.   Nominations for 2015 Award
> Winners will be accepted until May 1, 2015.  Nomination forms for each
> nominee (by category) must be supported by at least three ARRL members
> on the award nomination form, a minimum 150-word statement and any
> available supporting documentation.  Other rules do apply and can be
> found on the nomination forms.
> The Division Awards judging panel consists of four (4) ARRL members,
> selected by each of the Section Managers in North Texas, Oklahoma,
> South Texas and West Texas Sections.  The Section Manager may opt to
> appoint his/herself to the committee.  The fifth judge is selected by
> the Division Director and may reside anywhere within the West Gulf
> Division.   Neither the Division Director nor the Vice Director will
> participate in the vote.
>
> Greater Houston Hamfest and ARRL Texas State Convention
> March 28th, 2015
>
> Don’t forget the BVARC Greater Houston Hamfest at the Rosenberg fair
> grounds next week.  This is the State convention this year.  Speakers
> include :
>
> Dr. Joe Taylor, K1JT, Nobel Laureate and originator of many programs
> for
> amateur digital modes including, WSPR and WSJT for both UHF/VHF and HF
> Communication.
>
> Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs. "Logbook of
> the World"
>
> Joe Eisenberg, K0NEB CQ Magazine Kit Building Editor
> Kit Building Techniques
>
> We hope to see you there!
>
> Lee>
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> Section Manager: Lee H Cooper, W5LHC
> w5lhc at arrl.org
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