FPAW 2017 Summer Meeting

Speaker and Panelist Biographies

Agenda

Day 1: July 12, 2017

Weather User Panel to include ATC, Airlines, General Aviation, HEMS, and UAS: Panel Discussion of Needs and Shortfalls Followed by Audience Discussion
(Tammy Farrar – FAA)

Ceiling and Visibility Forecast/Nowcast Improvements CONUS and Alaska, to Include Use of Models, Satellites, and Cameras
(Jenny Colavito – FAA)

Day 2: July 13, 2017

In Lieu of the Surface Observation Including EWINS Authority, RTMA, Web Cams, and Remote Observation Systems
(Tom Fahey – Delta Air Lines)

CONUS Area Forecast (FA) Transition
(Kevin Johnston - FAA)

Observations on the State of Aviation and Weather in China
(Paul Fiduccia)

NextGen Weather Program (CSS/Wx and NextGen Weather Processor) as Examples of Multi-agency Collaboration: What we still need to do to improve our multi-agency processes?
(Ernie Dash – AvMet)

Major Infrastructure Needs to Improve Aviation Weather: The Administration Is Planning to Request a Major Infrastructure Improvement Program from Congress.
(Tom Fahy – Capitol Meteorologics)