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We are continuing to accept presentations for the next Severe Storms &
Doppler Radar Conference to be held in Des Moines 3-5 April.  Also, if
you intend to show a storm chase video during the Friday chaser night,
please drop me an email soon!!!  Storm chaser supreme, Lon Curtis of
Belton, Texas, has already agreed to present some of the dramatic
Jarrell, TX area video!

The papers/presentations received so far are falling into four basic
areas.

1. Cooperation, Coordination and Communication: (between NWS, Media,
Spotters and EMAs) This will include presentations from media, nws,
emergency managers and university professors. We will hear of projects
in which these agencies have combined efforts to benefit the public.
One such effort is TV stations offering discount coupons for the
purchase of NOAA Weather Radios in cooperation with NWS/EMA.

2. Nexrad: In addition to case studies, we will have information from
the Nexrad Operational Support Facility on Build 10 which is due out
next summer. This will be beneficial to NWS and media alike. Les Lemon
will also be presenting his latest research which is expected to be
published around the same time as the conference.

3. Near Storm Observations:  We are working to secure Josh Wurman for a
presentation on the Doppler on Wheels project.  I am trying to tie this
in with a presentation from the Center for Analysis and Prediction of
Storms on storm-scale modeling.  Al Moller is also trying to work out
his schedule to attend the conference for another dynamic presentation.
Chaser Warren Faidley is also trying to fit a presentation to the Iowa
Conference into his packed spring schedule. 

4. Television meteorology: We already have two speakers lined up on the
Texas tornado outbreak and how it was handled "on-air" and a
presentation is in the works on the March '97 Little Rock tornado which
was tracked through town by a local TV station C-band Doppler weather
radar.

Your ideas and presentations should be submitted to:

John McLaughlin at johnmc49@ecity.net.
Central Iowa NWA
Box 7512
Urbandale, Iowa 50322

or call me at KCCI-TV 515-247-8888