Public Affairs and Outreach
Outreach Activities of CIMMS Staff at WDTB
Objectives
Inform college students, emergency personnel, and the general
public about warning-related research and training.
Accomplishments
Outreach activities conducted during the fiscal year include:
- Assisted with planning and conducting National Severe Weather Workshop;
- Hosted delegation from China Meteorological Administration (CMA) during June 2007;
- Conducted 10-day Decision-Making in Weather Impacted Disasters workshop for nine visitors from Indonesia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Romania, Philippines, Ethiopia, Russia, and Nepal in partnership with Oklahoma Climatological Survey and United States Telecommunications Training Institute (http://www.ustti.org);
- Attended Norman Chamber of Commerce, Weather Committee and sub-committee meetings;
- Participated as a member of the National Weather Committee Photo Contest committee;
- Participated in the Oklahoma Weather Centennial Day activities at the Oklahoma State Capitol;
- Met with visitors from the Korean Meteorological Association during their November 2006 visit.
These activities are ongoing.