North and Central GA Integrated Warning Team/Partners Workshop

[ATL IWT logo] North and Central Georgia (Atlanta) Integrated Warning Team /

Partners Workshop

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Georgia Tech Research Institute – Conference Center

8:30 AM Welcome / Logistics

Keith Stellman (Meteorologist In Charge - National Weather Service Peachtree City)

8:45 AM State (GEMHSA) Perspective within Integrated Warning Team

Homer Bryson (Director - Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency)

9:00 AM Effective Communication

Dr. Gina Eosco (Senior Social Scientist & Risk Communication Specialist – Eastern Research Group)

10:00 AM Break

10:15 AM NWS Briefing Tools/Resources + Winter Weather Outlook

Jason Deese / David Nadler (Senior Meteorologist / Warning Coordination Meteorologist - NWS Peachtree City)

10:55 AM Challenges and Insight to Communicating Risk

Roy Wright (Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation - FEMA)

11:15 AM Break

11:30 AM Social Media Panel Discussion (Moderators: Jason Deese / Lara Pagano – NWS Peachtree City)

Rebecca Jennings (Meteorologist – FEMA Region IV), Jennifer Watson (Meteorologist – TV Social Team / The Weather Channel),

Lisa Janek Newman (Regional Preparedness Liaison – ICF International), Matt Perry (Monroe County EMA Director),

Taylor Sarallo (WSB-TV Weather Producer / UGA student)

12:15 PM Lunch

1:15 PM Up a Creek with a Paddle: Understanding Flood Terminology & Risk

Laura Belanger (Meteorologist - NWS Peachtree City)

1:45 PM Break

2:00 PM Communication Best-Practices: Panel Discussion (Moderators: Nikole Listemaa / Kent Frantz)

Andy Altizer (Director of Emergency Management – Kennesaw State University), Beth Burgess (Athens-Clarke County EMA Director), Joe Ramos (Regional Emergency Management & Security Manager – U.S. Department of Labor – Region 4), C.J. Worden (GEMHSA Area 3 Coordinator), Tanna Almond (C4 - Senior Operations Supervisor / Hartsfield Jackson International Airport), Joanne Feldman (Atlanta FOX 5 – On Camera Meteorologist)

2:45 PM Break

3:00 PM Open Discussion

3:30 PM Wrap-up / End