2010 National Hurricane Conference

March 29 - April 2|Orlando Hilton|Orlando, FL

The nation's forum for education and professional training in hurricane preparedness!

 

 

2010 National Hurricane Conference
Link to Speaker Presentations

 

The Nation’s Forum for Education and Professional Training in Hurricane Preparedness 

 

  Friday, April 2, 2010

Hilton Orlando

Orlando, Florida

 

Links to Presentations are highlighted in blue

 

 

Closing General Session

 

Moderator – John Wilson

 

8:30 a.m.

How Best to Convey Hurricane Impact: A Panel Discussion

Mike Buckley, DHS, FEMA, Washington, DC

Mark Powell, NOAA, AOML, HRD, Tallahassee, FL

Chris Hebert, ImpactWeather, Houston, TX

Bill Read, National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL

 

10:00 a.m.

Coffee Break, Exhibit Hall 4

 

10:30 a.m.

Financing Catastrophic Risk in the Midst of a Financial Crisis: The Critical Role of Insurance

Dr. Robert P. Hartwig, President, Insurance Information Institute, New York, NY

 

10:50 a.m.

Industry in the Path: Effects of Hurricane Ike on Southeast Texas’ PetroChem Industry

Thomas H. Janise, Severe Weather Coordinator, INVISTA, Orange, TX

 

11:10 a.m.

Connecting Emergency Managers with the Public and the Media: A Progress Report on America’s Emergency

Network

Bryan Norcross, President and CEO of America’s Emergency Network, and former Hurricane Analyst for

CBS News and WFOR-TV, Miami, FL

 

11:30 a.m.

Predictions for the 2009 Hurricane Season

Dr. Philip Klotzbach, Research Scientist; and Dr. William Gray, Senior Research Scientist, Colorado State University, Boulder, CO

 

12:00 Noon

Conference Adjourns

 

 

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