IFPS Methodology Workshop 

What:  GFE/IFPS Methodology Workshop

Date:  Jan 14-16, 2003

Where:

Forecast Systems Laboratory

325 Broadway - David Skaggs Research Center

Boulder, Colorado

Who is invited:  One (1) IFPS Focal point from each WR office, plus our friends in Alaska Region,  Pacific Region  and bordering mountain offices (Denver/Grand Junction/Riverton/Albuquerque).

Why:   OCWSS/WR will be co-sponsoring a GFE/IFPS workshop Jan 14-16, 2003.  By this time, the next version of the IFPS should be out which includes the newly released  GFE formatters and we are just 6 months from the  September 31 IFPS operational implementation. The workshop will focus on complex terrain/coastal issues with spin toward the practical sharing of information.

Contact Information:  Brian Motta (OCWWS) is the workshop lead and can be contacted at (303) 497-6561.  In WR, Andy Edman is the contact.

Actions for attendees prior to the meeting:

1) Due Date: January 1:  Please make hotel reservations by Jan 1.  WR sites will use office code.  AR and PR should consult their regional focal point (PR - Ken Waters, AR - James Partain).  Speakers need to contact Brian Motta.  Hotel and travel information is attached at end of agenda.

2) Due Date: January 1: Please let your contact know the name of the workshop participant. An email is fine.

3) Due Date: January 8:  The success of the workshop will depend heavily on the active participation of the attendees. We are discovering together how to make best use the GFE.  Please select you best local IFPS methodology or practice from your office and be prepared to discuss it.  We are requesting that each office bring a slide or two to explain your best practice and show an example.  E-mail this to Brian and Andy by Wed Jan 8. Brian will include these in slides on the workshop web site.

4) Due Date: January 14:  In preparation for the Formatter Session, Please read the GFE Text Product User Guide sections "Quick Start Product Set-up" and "Backward Compatibility".
http://www-md.fsl.noaa.gov/eft/rpp/doc/onlinehelp_RPP19/TextFormatter.html#Quick Start Product Set

5) Bring a local methodology training guide copy if available.

Agenda

OCWSS/WR IFPS/NDFD Methodology Workshop

Forecast Systems Lab in Boulder Jan 14-16, 2003

Workshop Location:

Forecast Systems Laboratory
          325 Broadway - David Skaggs Research Center
Boulder, CO
Room GB124 - Outreach Classroom
 

Tuesday, January 14 --------------------------------------------

Wednesday , January 15 -----------------------------------------

Thursday, January 16 --------------------------------------

Workshop Participants

Name/Office	Location	Best Practice Slides and Files
1)Jason Anderson -TFX	Great Falls, MT
2)Chuck Baker - RIW	Riverton, WY
3)Bob Ballard	Honolulu, HI
4)Tom Birchard	Barrigada ,GU
5)Tim Barker - BOI	Boise, ID
6)Sam Beckman - NWSTC	Kansas City, MO	Methodology Training
7)Jim Bentzien - HNX	Hanford, CA
8)Don Britton - TFX	Great Falls, MT
9)Jim Calkins - MDL	Silver Spring, MD
10)Kirby Cook - WR	Salt Lake City, UT
11)Jeff Davis - TUS	Tuscon, AZ
12) Carl Dierking -	Juneau, AK
13) )Ken Drozd - ABQ	Albequerque, NM	Graphical Wind Wording Areas
14)Andy Edman - WRH	Salt Lake City, UT
15)Doug Green - PHX	Phoenix, AZ
16)Jim Fischer - RNO	Reno, NV	NDFD POP ISC Consistency Check
17)Chris Gibson - SLC	Salt Lake City, UT	Completeness Procedure
18)Carl Gorski - WRH	Salt Lake City, UT
19)James Harmer - LKN	Elko, NV	Drainage Winds Template
20)Dawn Harmon - PIH	Pocatello,  ID	Sharing Forecast Pkgs Across Shifts
21)Miles Higa - PQR	Portland, OR	Wx vs. POP  Corel Presentation
22)Michael Johnson - MSO	Missoula,MT
23)Dan Kozlowski - CNRFC	Sacramento, CA
24)Norvan Larson - GJT	Grand Junction	Snow Amount Methodology Presentations File (Zipped / Unzipped)
25)Martin Lee - NWRFC	Portland, OR	Hydro Mapping and ISC Presentation
26)Pete Manousos - HPC	Camp Springs, MD
27)Greg Martin - SAN	San Diego, CA	Wind Smart Initialization
28)Jim Mathews - SAC	Sacramento, CA	POP Grids Graphic Graphic Graphic Graphic
29)Darren McCollum - FLG	Flagstaff, AZ
30)Ron Miller - GEG	Spokane, WA	Using Edit Areas
31)Valerie Mills - BOI	Boise, ID	Wind Effects and Model Blend S/Ts
32)Ben Moyer - LOX	Oxnard, CA	Matching Marine Layer Clouds with Fog and Drizzle LOXpractice.doc  (MS Word) Sky Graphic- Example (PNG graphic) Wx Graphic- Example (PNG graphic)
33)Andy Nash	Honolulu, HI
34)Joe Nemeth - VEF	Las Vegas, NV
35)Cynthia Palmer - PDT	Pendleton, OR
36)Andy Pohl - GGW	Glasgow, MT
37)Ken Sargeant - MFR	Medford, OR	Point Editing and SERP Graphic Graphic Graphic
38)Carven Scott - ANC	Anchorage, AK
39)Bill Rasch - BIL	Billings, MT	Lee Side Trough Climatology Grids (Presentations File)  ISC Smoothing with SERP (Presentations File)
40)Dave Ruth - MDL	Silver Spring, MD
41)Sten Tjaden - EKA	Eureka, CA	Complex Terrain  Coord Fire Weather
42)Ken Waters - PRH	Honolulu, HI
43)Shannon White - OCWWS	Silver Spring, MD	Collaboration Methodology
44)Kirsten Willman - SEA	Seattle, WA	Using R/T MM5 in IFPS/GFE
45)Derek Wroe - MTR	Monterey, CA
-----local participants -----------
46)Mark Mathewson - FSL	Boulder, CO
47)Tom Lefebvre - FSL	Boulder, CO
48)Tracy Hansen - FSL	Boulder, CO
49)Deb Miller - FSL	Boulder, CO
50)Brian Motta - OCWWS	Boulder, CO
51)Woody Roberts - FSL	Boulder, CO
52)Todd Dankers - BOU	Boulder, CO	BOU Best Practices Powerpoint File

Recommended Prerequisites

This training workshop is not intended for beginning GFE users.  This workshop does not teach "knobology". 

It will involve advanced concepts and use of the GFE.  It is highly recommended that you are already familiar with the GFE.

Hotel

HOTEL #1
Homewood Suite
4950 Baseline Road
Boulder, CO
Telephone:  303-499-9922

A block of 35 rooms is being held at gov't per diem until January 3, 2003: The unclaimed rooms will be  released by the hotel after this date.

Check in:  January 13
Check out:  January 16

When calling the hotel to make your room reservation, please refer to the following name:
Reference:  IFPS Workshop

Hotel #2
Broker Inn:
555 30th Street
Boulder, Co
1-800-338-5407
15 rooms blocked under "IFPS Conference" @ government rate ($93)
for Jan 13,14,15,16

The rooms will be held until Jan 1 after which they will be booked on an as-available basis.
 

Per diem:  (as of 10/1/02) for Boulder, Colorado area is:  $93.00 lodging and $46 for M&IE.
 

Shuttle information for airport to hotel:

SUPER SHUTTLE INFO -  FROM Denver International Airport (DIA) TO Boulder:
Telephone:  303-444-0808
Cost:  $19/per one way....or $36 for round trip.
Hours of operation:  They run 10 minutes past each hour:  Starting at 6:10 AM, Last shuttle time is 11:10 PM.

HOMEWOOD HOTEL SHUTTLE:
Hours of operation:  7:00 am - 5:00 pm (holds 7 people at a time.)   I have "reserved" the shuttle service for a first come basis for the IFPS group to use, however, please note that the last shuttle is 5:00 pm.
 

The room rate is $93.00 per night which is government per diem.
 
 Additional visitor information about FSL may be found here.
 

Cars/Buses

Security

Other IFPS Methodology Workshops:

Workshop #1: January 2003- WR, CR, SR, PR, AR (this page)

Workshop #2: March 2003- SR, CR, ER

Workshop #3: March 2003- AR,ER,SR,CR

Workshop #4: April 2003- PR,ER,SR

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