National Hurricane Conference 2012
Amateur Radio: Disaster Communications
Presented at the Hilton Orlando
Orlando, FL-- March 26-27, 2012
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Last Updated:  3/31/2012

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Amateur Radio operators and representative leaders of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Organization discuss their experiences and lessons learned during the recent hurricane seasons. The forum also addressed current issues in Amateur Radio emergency communications and provided a chance to highlight our best practices

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Presentation #1 -- March 26, 2012 Amateur Radio Workshop Presentations
Topic	Duration	Speaker	Description
	35min 28sec	Julio Ripoll - WD4R	Assistant WX4NHC Coordinator Julio Ripoll - WD4R explains amateur radio's critical role in the operations at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida
	13min 43sec	John McHugh - K4AG	WX4NHC Coordinator John McHugh - K4AG discusses WX4NHC's initiatives to collect more real-time weather data during hurricanes and beyond.
	26min 08sec	Julio Ripoll - WD4R	Julio discusses the critical support mission that WX4NHC played to provide Amateur Radio Communications in the aftermath of the Haiti Earthquake in 2010.
	48min 25sec	Rob Macedo - KD1CY	This presentation will focus on a brief introduction to the VoIP Hurricane Net, followed by an in-depth review of the Southern New England response to Tropical Storm Irene.
	31min 09sec	Bill Read - KB5FYA	Bill Read - KB5FYA, Director of the National Hurricane Center, explains how important surface reports are during a hurricane and how they assist the forecasters in their decision-making.
	38min 17sec	Mike Corey - KI1U	ARRL Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response Mike Corey - KI1U discusses the role the ARRL plays in emergency communications during times of disaster.

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Amateur Radio Workshops
and Orange County EOC Presentation Speakers
Workshop Presentations from 3/26/12 13:30-17:00
Orange County EOC Presentation from 3/26/09 19:00-21:00

Julio Ripoll - WD4R, WX4NHC Asst. Amateur Radio Coordinator
John McHugh - K4AG, WX4NHC Amateur Radio Coordinator
Rob Macedo - KD1CY, VoIP Hurricane Net Director of Operations
Gregg Sarratt - W4OZK, ARRL Southeast Division Director
Mike Corey - KI1U, ARRL Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response
Bill Read - KB5FYA, Director - National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL (Workshop Speaker)
Dr. Rick Knabb, Tropical Weather Expert - The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA (Evening Speaker)

Amateur Radio RAP Session
The Emergency Manager's Hidden Resource

Presentation from 3/27/12  08:30-10:00

MODERATOR: 
Mike Corey - KI1U, ARRL Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response

SPEAKERS:
Julio Ripoll - WD4R, WX4NHC Asst. Amateur Radio Coordinator
John McHugh - K4AG, WX4NHC Amateur Radio Coordinator
Rob Macedo - KD1CY, VoIP Hurricane Net Director of Operations
Gregg Sarratt - W4OZK, ARRL Southeast Division Director

Last Updated: 3/31/2012 @ 16:30