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Hello, fellow aviation weather enthusiasts.

Holy cow, as Harry Caray used to say. We're up to 182 participants in the Fall 2024 FPAW Meeting at the FAA WJHTC in Atlantic City. There will be 76+ of us there in person, and another 106+ online, before all is said and done. That is some SERIOUS participation.

We've made some minor updates and modifications to the meeting material available on the FPAW website, and will continue to do so through this weekend.

Here are a couple of reminders:

1. Registration closes TOMORROW, THU, 10-24-24, at 5:00 PM somewhere (sorry, I don't know the applicable timezone and I don't want to mess it up). Take 90 seconds and register TODAY! If, however, you find yourself wanting to get signed up for the meeting but the official registration form is no longer available, you can email ME (mfronzak@mitre.org) and I'll work magic in the background and get you on the list.
** If you are planning to attend in person, you really, really need to get registered before the TOMORROW deadline **

2. Sixty or so of the 76 in person attendees are not FAA WJHTC employees. Assuming that the FAA WJHTC employees have all seen this stuff before, this means that there are 60 potential candidates for the 30 available slots each day on the WED, 10-30-24 and THU, 10-31-24 pre-meeting morning tours. So, if you want to get your name on one or both of the tour lists, send ME an email (mfronzak@mitre.org) and I'll get you signed up even before you show up!

I hope to see you in the flesh in Atlantic City next week!

Matt Fronzak
FPAW Co-Chair 

Good evening, all.

Well, we're inside a week until the start of the Fall 2024 FPAW Meeting, whose lineup of speakers and topics appears absolutely top notch. I can hardly wait to hear the exchange of information and ideas that's going to take place next TUE-THU! You, too, should be equally excited - but only if you join the 176 other aviation weather enthusiasts who have already registered for the meeting. Doggone it, you're saying - if only I knew how to register. Well, just follow this link, scroll down the page, take 90 seconds to input your bona fides and, "Voila," you're in.

Speaking of "you're in," the pre-meeting tours on WED and THU mornings, described in the detailed agenda here, are going to be outstanding. And, given that there will be a maximum of 30 participants allowed on the tour each day, and that there are 76 in-person registrants (so-far), they're likely to fill up. So, to give our host, Starr McGettigan, a reasonable idea of how many folks to expect each day, we're going to allow in-person registrants to sign up for the tours ahead of time. That's right - starting right now!

How does one do this, you ask? Well, you send ME (mfronzak@mitre.org) an email and tell me the tour(s) you want to get signed up for. To do so, you will need to (1) be registered as an In-Person participant, and (2) send me your name and cell number (since I already have your email). That's it. I'll post electronic versions of the sign-up sheets on the Fall 2024 FPAW Meeting web site in the next 1-2 days, so everyone can see how things are trending.

So, do not delay, do not dilly-dally. Get registered and, if you're planning to attend in person, let me know the pre-meeting tours (one or both) that you'd like to take part in.

Matt Fronzak
FPAW Co-Chair

Good evening, all.

We are one week (and a few hours) from the start of the Fall 2024 FPAW Meeting. And what a meeting it is going to be.

We've got new info on the FAA's flagship weather systems, Common Support Services - Weather (CSS-Wx) and NextGen Weather Processor (NWP), both of which reached initial operating capability (IOC) a little over a month ago. We've got a glimpse into the Art of the Possible, including ways of looking at aviation weather problems inside out. And we've got a look into the (not-too-distant) future, with a great AI and Aviation Weather session.

But, as Ron Popeil used to say (IYKYK), wait, there's more. The FAA Weather Community of Interest (Wx COI) will be sharing a look at its lineup of problem statements, and doing a deep dive into one that was submitted by industry. New and returning members of the FPAW Steering Committee will have an opportunity to (re)introduce themselves. And, given that we're at the FAA WJHTC, we'll experience some AWESOME in- person tours and demonstrations, both pre-meeting and in-meeting.

So, what are you waiting for? Register for the meeting. It's free. But do so very, very soon, and especially if you plan to attend in person*.

Matt Fronzak and Matthias Steiner
FPAW Co-Chairs

*Note: Only U.S. citizens will be allowed to register for In-Person attendance at the meeting this week, as the window to approve non-U.S. citizens for in-person admission to the meeting has now closed. Registration will close for everyone on Thursday, 10-24-24 at 5:00 PM EDT.