Whoops. I forgot.
You have to register for the Fall 2023 FPAW Meeting, regardless of whether you're planning to attend in person or remotely.
The registration form is here. Sign up as soon as possible, please, and make sure to let us know your nationality, especially if you plan to attend in person. There can be lots of processes triggered if you're not a U.S. citizen.
Matt Fronzak
FPAW Co-Chair
Good evening, fellow FPAW friends!
Just in case you've not been paying attention (a silly JIC, I know, since every FPAW member surely visits the FPAW web site every day, like we do), the Fall 2023 FPAW draft agenda is loaded on the web site at this time. Logistical information (Airport, Hotel, and MITRE McLean Maps) will be added to the web site in the coming days, as will updates to the agenda.
Spoiler alert: the three main sessions are really coming along very nicely, and the Day 1 short session is likely to be a barn-burner!
Matt Fronzak and Matthias Steiner
FPAW Co-Chairs
Good day, fellow aviation weather enthusiasts!
We are happy to announce the voting results for the open FPAW Steering Committee slots, all effective October 1, 2023.
Users: Eric Avila/NATCA and Matt Johnson/Metro Aviation were elected for the two open slots.
Providers: Jen Stroozas/NWS AWC was selected to fill the one open slot.
RED & Academia: Rick Curtis/Collins Aerospace was chosen to fill the one open slot.
We will be updating the online FPAW Steering Committee roster in the coming days.
Congratulations to Eric, Matt, Jen and Rick!
Matt Fronzak and Matthias Steiner
FPAW Co-Chairs
Good day, fellow aviation weather enthusiasts.
The FPAW Steering Committee (SC) was formed almost a year ago. Thirteen individuals were selected as inaugural members: four represent the Aviation Weather Users community, four more represent the Aviation Weather Researchers, Engineers, Developers (RED) and Academicians constituency, three represent the Aviation Weather Providers community and two represent Aviation Weather Regulators. More information about the inaugural FPAW SC can be found on the FPAW web page under the Organization tab.
Each year, based on the way the FPAW SC was set up, the terms of either four or five current SC members come to an end. Because there are no term limits, those members cycling off the FPAW SC are eligible to be re-elected and serve a new three-year term. By mid-September, the members of the 2022-2023 FPAW SC, including those members cycling off, will use a voting process to select the individuals to fill the open slots.
At the Spring 2023 FPAW Meeting, and via both the FPAW web site and these emailed newsletters, we advertised that there would be four available three-year slots on the FPAW SC starting on October 1, 2023. Two of the slots will represent the Users constituency, another will represent the RED and Academician community, and the last one will be a representative of the Aviation Weather Providers.
We are thrilled to announce that 12 Aviation Weather professionals have officially submitted their names for consideration for the four upcoming slots. They are listed in the table below, along with their organizational affiliation and the constituency they would represent. Current FPAW SC members who have indicated their desire to return to the group for another 3-year term (i.e., incumbents) are shown with a parenthetical (I) after their last name. The number of open slots within each constituency group is also shown parenthetically.
| First Name | Last Name | Organization | Constituency (# Open Slots) |
| Jose | Garcia-Rivera | NOAA NESDIS | Providers (1) |
| Emily | Schofield | The Weather Company | Providers (1) |
| Jennifer | Stroozas (I) | NOAA NWS AWC | Providers (1) |
| Jeff | Weinrich | NOAA JPSS | Providers (1) |
| Trey | Cade | Baylor University | RED and Academia (1) |
| Rick | Curtis | Collins Aerospace | RED and Academia (1) |
| Jim | Evans (I) | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | RED and Academia (1) |
| Michael | Splitt | Florida Institute of Technology | RED and Academia (1) |
| Eric | Avila (I) | NATCA | Users (2) |
| David | Dillahunt | Southwest Airlines | Users (2) |
| Matt | Eckstein | Delta Air Lines | Users (2) |
| Matt | Johnson | Metro Aviation / USHST | Users (2) |
Unless you are a member of the FPAW SC, there is no action required on your part. This is for your information only.
We will let you know the results of the voting, and the makeup of the 2023-2024 FPAW Steering Committee, as soon as we are able.
Matt Fronzak and Matthias Steiner
FPAW Co-Chairs
Hello, FPAW members.
This is your reminder that Friday, August 18, 2023 at 5:00 P.M. EDT, the deadline to self-nominate for one of the four upcoming three-year slots on the FPAW Steering Committee, is fast approaching!
Effective September 30, 2023, there will be two openings for representatives of the Aviation Weather Users community, one to represent Aviation Weather Providers and one more from the Aviation Weather Researchers, Engineers and Developers (RED) and Academicians community. If you desire to serve FPAW, Matthias and I would like to encourage you, the members of FPAW, to self-nominate for one of the four open positions. Alternatively, if you know of someone else who you think should serve as a member of the FPAW SC, regardless of whether they are a current FPAW member, feel free to forward this message to them and have them submit their own nomination to us.
The process for self-nomination is simple: send an email to Matthias (msteiner@ucar.edu) and me (mfronzak@mitre.org) that contains (1) a 1-2 paragraph expression of interest in serving on the FPAW SC, including information about why you should be selected, (2) the constituency (Users, RED and Academia, Providers) that you would be representing, and (3) a current CV/resume. That’s it!
As soon as possible after the Friday, August 18, 2023 deadline, we will communicate the slate of candidates to the entire FPAW community. In early-/mid-September, the FPAW SC will select the individuals who will fill the four open slots, and we will welcome them to the FPAW SC shortly thereafter.
We hope you’ll consider joining us and helping to shape the future of aviation weather!
Matthias Steiner and Matt Fronzak
FPAW Co-Chairs
Hello, FPAW members.
As you know, we formed an FPAW Steering Committee (SC) last year. The FPAW SC will celebrate its first year of existence this coming September.
The FPAW SC terms were constructed so that about one-third of its membership rotates off every year. This means that September 30th marks the end of the current terms of four FPAW SC members. The following table lists our colleagues who are scheduled to cycle off the committee at the end of September, along with the aviation weather constituency that they represent.
|
Name |
Affiliation |
Constituency |
|
Eric Avila |
NATCA |
Users |
|
Jim Evans |
MIT Lincoln Laboratory |
RED and Academia |
|
John Kosak |
Northern Jet Management |
Users |
|
Jennifer Stroozas |
NWS Aviation Weather Center |
Providers |
Those who attended the Spring 2023 FPAW Meeting may recall that we talked about this during the FPAW Organizational Update segment, and asked folks interested in being considered for election to the FPAW SC to submit a brief CV/resume and an expression of interest to us. Four highly qualified individuals, all of whom would represent the RED and Academia constituency, have already fulfilled those requirements. In addition, two of the current committee members that are cycling off the FPAW SC on September 30th have indicated that they, too, would like to be re-elected and continue serving on the committee.
If you, too, desire to serve the FPAW community, Matthias and I would like to use this opportunity to encourage you, the members of FPAW, to self-nominate for one of the four open positions. Alternatively, if you know of someone else who you think should serve as a member of the FPAW SC, regardless of whether they are a current FPAW member, feel free to forward this email to them and have them submit their own nomination to us.
The process for self-nomination is simple: send an email to Matthias (copied) and me that contains (1) a 1-2 paragraph expression of interest in serving on the FPAW SC, including information about why you should be selected, (2) the constituency (Users, RED and Academia, Providers) that you would be representing, and (3) a current CV/resume. That’s it!
Self-nominations for the four open FPAW SC slots will be accepted through COB EDT on Friday, August 18, 2023. As soon as possible after that, we will communicate the slate of candidates to the entire FPAW community. In early-/mid-September, the FPAW SC will select the individuals who will fill the four open slots, and we will welcome them to the FPAW SC shortly thereafter.
We hope you’ll consider joining us and helping to shape the future of aviation weather!
Matthias Steiner and Matt Fronzak
FPAW Co-Chairs
Greetings,
We hope your summer has been enjoyable and not too hot where you are!
The Spring 2023 FPAW Meeting Summary and Presentations are now available on the FPAW web site. Go to the Events tab, then the Past Events tab, and finally the FPAW Spring 2023 link to view them.
Due to construction, we will not be able to hold the upcoming Fall 2023 FPAW meeting at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, NJ as planned. Instead, this meeting will take place on the SAME dates, Tuesday, November 14, 2023 through Thursday, November 16, 2023, on the campus of The MITRE Corporation, 7515 Colshire Drive, McLean, VA 22102, in the MITRE 2 building, room 1N100. Logistical and travel information will be developed and added to the Fall 2023 FPAW meeting page on the FPAW web site in the coming weeks.
Stay tuned for more FPAW meeting and administrative updates, and please start making your plans to join us in-person in metro Washington, DC this coming fall!
All the best,
Matt Fronzak and Matthias Steiner
FPAW Co-Chairs
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