2009 National Hurricane Conference

Friday Morning Schedule

April 10

Austin Convention Center * Austin, TX

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