Wyoming (Dec 12) Agenda
Map

WY participant list

9:00 - 9:30         Registration

9:30 - 9:50         Welcome - Brad Udall, Director of Western Water Assessment

9:50 - 10:20       Presentation of example from Wyoming of how climate products are considered in annual operations and long-term planning decisions.  
      Presentor: Lyle Myler - USBR Wyoming Area Office

10:20 - 10:35     Break

10:35 - 11:35   Panel discussion of four other water managers.  Topics include what kind of climate information they need and how they would like to use forecasts.
     Moderator: Andrea Ray, NOAA/Western Water Assessment
     Panelists: John Shields - WY State Engineer's Office, Clint Bassett - City of Cheyenne, Ed Kouma - USBR Wyoming Area Office

11:35 - 12:35    Lunch provided by WWA

12:35 - 2:45      Presentation of  key climate products, including a discussion of how they are made.
     Intro and moderator: Robert Webb, NOAA/Western Water Assessment
Topics:    
     Official CPC Seasonal Forecasts - Klaus Wolter, Western Water Assessment/U of Colo.
     Experimental "Week-2" Forecasts - Tom Hamill, NOAA/Western Water Assessment  
     Drought Monitor - Gary Bates, Western Water Assessment/U of Colo.
     Climate Products from WY State Climatologist's Office - Tom Dietrich, State Climatologist's Office

2:45 - 3:05        Break

3:05 - 3:30        Guided audience discussion on your questions and perceptions about the use of forecasts and the understandability of forecasts. 
     Moderator: Jessica Lowrey, Western Water Assessment/U of Colo.

3:30 - 3:50        Closing remarks: Future climate research topics, interests of participants, follow up workshops, etc.
     Moderator: Brad Udall