The 21st Annual Hurricane Seminar for Business and Industry

The 21st Annual Hurricane Seminar for Business and Industry was held Friday, May 21st in Houston. Presentation files provided by key speakers are available below.

Tropical Meteorology Overview
Joseph Spain, TropicsWatch Meteorologist, ImpactWeather

Infrastructure Sustainability and Resilience: Lessons Learned from Ike
Dr. Hinadi Rifai, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Houston; Director of the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program Infrastructure Sustainability and Resilience: Lessons Learned from Ike

U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Preparedness
Lieutenant Lisa Taylor, Chief, Planning Division, USCG Sector Houston-Galveston

What's New in Hurricane Science
Plus Specific Uncertainties Businesses Face When Landfall is "Imminent" Chris Hebert, Lead Hurricane Forecaster, ImpactWeather

Hurricane Planning and Preparedness Developments
Mike Thomson, Manager, ImpactReady

Our Corporate Office Hurricane Plan - Had One. Used It. Revised It.
Karen Scheel, Sr. HSE Coordinator, TOTAL Petrochemicals USA, Inc.

Shell Upstream Americas' Approach for Hurricane Preparedness and Response
Phil Smith, Incident Command Manager, Shell Upstream Americas

Tropical Weather and the Media
Eric Berger, SciGuy, The Houston Chronicle

The 2010 Season Forecast
Dr. Phil Klotzbach, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University

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Featured Speakers

  • Joseph Spain, TropicsWatch Supervisor, ImpactWeather, Inc.
  • Chris Hebert, TropicsWatch Manager, ImpactWeather, Inc.
  • Eric Berger, The SciGuy, The Houston Chronicle
  • Lt. Lisa Taylor, Chief, Planning Division / Sector Hurricane Officer, USCG Sector Houston-Galveston
  • Mike Thomson, Manager, ImpactReady
  • Karen Scheel, Sr. HSE Coordinator, TOTAL Petrochemicals USA, Inc.
  • Phil Smith, Incident Command Manager - Upstream Americas, Shell Exploration & Production Company
  • Dr. Hinadi Rifai, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, The University of Houston
  • Dr. Phil Klotzbach, Research Scientist, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University

Take advantage of this unique collection of experts to get yourself
and your organization prepared for the active upcoming hurricane season!