Ninth Tri-State Weather Conference Schedule
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Science Building Midtown Campus
Western Connecticut State University, 181 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810
The conference is presented by the Meteorology Program at Western Connecticut State University and co-sponsored by the WCSU Student Chapter of the AMS, the New York City/Long Island Chapter of the AMS, NOAA/National Weather Service/Upton, NY, NOAA/National Weather Service/Albany, NY, and NOAA/National Weather Service/Boston/Norton, MA.
Tentative Schedule & Speakers
| 8:15 – 9:00 a.m. | Registration – Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:10 a.m. | Introduction: Joe Rao, Emcee |
| 9:10 – 9:15 a.m. | Welcome: WCSU President Dr. Manohar Singh |
| 9:15 – 9:35 a.m. | Paul Taschereau, PeriShip Global
Topic: 30th Anniversary of the July 15, 1995 Superderecho |
| 9:40 – 10:20 a.m. | Dr. Jason Tuell, Director, Eastern Region National Weather Service
Keynote Topic: National Weather Service Transformation: Today and Tomorrow |
| 10:25 – 10:50 a.m. | Hayden Frank, National Weather Service Boston, Massachusetts
Topic: Challenges of Forecasting the February 13th, 2024 Nor’easter |
| 10:50 – 11:10 a.m. | Break |
| 11:10 – 11:35 a.m. | Faye Morrone. National Weather Service New York, New York
Topic: Using AI-Powered Translations to Expand Access to Weather Information Across the Tri-State |
| 11:40 – 12:00 p.m. | Joe Rao, Space.com’s skywatching columnist
Topic: A Comet is Coming! (Maybe) |
| 12:10 – 1:10 p.m. | Buffet Lunch in Berkshire Hall |
| 1:10 – 1:35 p.m. | Edward Roedel, Principal Engineer / Strategic Planning, Avangrid
Topic: Climate Change, The Effect on the Electric Grid and Plans to Keep it Resilient |
| 1:40 – 2:05 p.m. | Stephen Wagener, Western Connecticut State University, Biology Department
Topic: Predictions and Projections of Health Impacts in a Changing Climate |
| 2:10 – 2:35 p.m. | Jason M. Cordeira, UCSD/Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Topic: Characteristics, Impacts, and Historical Perspectives of Atmospheric Rivers along the U.S. East Coast during Winter 2023–2024 |
| 2:40 – 2:55 p.m. | Break |
| 2:55 – 3:20 p.m. | Gil Simmons, WTNH Channel 8, New Haven, Connecticut
Topic: Humanizing the Science of Weather |
| 3:20 – 3:45 p.m. | Dominic Ramunni, National Weather Service New York, New York
Topic: Review of the August Historic CT Flash Flood Event and June Severe Storms |
| 3:45 – 4:15 p.m. |
Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks |
The registration fee is $25 and will include a continental breakfast and a pizza/salad bar lunch, along with conference materials.
Please register online. wcsu.edu/weatherconference/registration
NO CHARGE for any high school, college or university students, but you must preregister and show your school I.D. at check in.
Please arrive early for check-in and continental breakfast served from 8:15 to 9:00 a.m. in the Science Building Atrium.
Gary Lessor, Conference Chair, Western Connecticut State University lessorg@wcsu.edu
Mark Kramer, Conference Co-Chair, AMS NYC/LI Chapter nycliams@weathermarkpro.com