Wednesday, April 19, 2023 and Thursday, April 20, 2023
A Virtual Event
The 4th annual NOAA Hurricane Preparedness and Readiness Summit is made possible through the partnership with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Disaster Preparedness Program (DPP) and the Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center in cooperation with the Coastal Response Research Center. For more information, please see previous events here:
- NOAA Hurricane Preparedness Summit (4th Annual) 2023 Report (released August 2023)
Previous Reports:
2023 Objectives
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1) Identify innovative solutions and strategies for improvement, including those that address challenges identified in previous hurricane seasons.
2) Fortify NOAA’s capacity across Personnel, Mission, and Infrastructure (PMI) to support hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery.
3) Facilitate effective hurricane preparedness and response through improved coordination across NOAA and with our federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal partners.
Register for each day of this event:
You must register separately for both sessions. Click here for Summit registration: Wednesday and Thursday.
Agenda
Resources
Presentations
Summit Day 1
- Opening, Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Center
- Welcome, Scott Lundgren, NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
- Summit Objectives and Context, Charlie Henry, NOAA OR&R, Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center
- Setting the Stage
- An Overview of the 2022 Hurricane Season and What's New at NHC for 2023, John Cangialosi, NOAA National Weather Service, National Hurricane Center
- Providing Impact-based Decision Support Services to the U.S. Coast Guard During the Hurricane Season, Chris Landsea, NWS/NHC
- Communication of Risk
- Equitable Services for a Weather-Ready Nation, Dr. Stephan Smith, NOAA NWS, Office of Science and Technology Integration
- Hurricane Ian: Lessons Learned
- Jonathan Rizzo, NWS, Weather Forecast Office Key West (FL)
- Shannon Davis Weiner, Monroe County (FL) Emergency Management
- Brian LaMarre, NWS, Weather Forecast Office Tampa Bay (FL)
- Cathie Perkins, Pinellas County (FL) Emergency Management
- National Water Center, Paula Miano, NOAA, NWS, Water Prediction Operations Division
- Focus on Personnel
- Cross LO/PO Coordination and IMT, Charlie Henry, NOAA OR&R DPP DRC
- Updates and Overview from Homeland Security Program Office (HSPO), John McGowan, NOAA Operations Center
- Working Smarter and Safer, Savannah Turner, NOAA OR&R Disaster Preparedness Program
- Maintaining Wellness During Response, LCDR George Mitzner, U.S. Public Health Service
Summit Day 2
- Opening, Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Center
- Welcome, Jainey Bavishi, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Deputy NOAA Administrator
- Partnerships and Coordination
- Aaron Parker, NOAA OR&R, Emergency Response Division
- Jennifer McGee, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Marine Debris Coordinator
- Paul Williams, FEMA Reg 4, Emergency Services Branch
- Richard Lavigne, U.S. Coast Guard D7, Incident Management Preparedness
- Contingency/COOP Planning
- Sally Palmer, University of Texas, Marine Science Institute
- Jonathan Gordon, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
- Alyson Finn, NOAA OR&R Disaster Preparedness Program
- Jessica White, NOAA Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center
- Showcase Technological Innovations, Tools and Resources
- Matt Chasse, NOAA Office of Coastal Management
- ERMA In Dept Review, Jay Coady, NOAA OR&R Spatial Data Branch
- NOAA's Disaster Recovery Tracker, Autumn Lotze, NOAA OR&R DPP
- Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper In Depth Review, Russell Jackson, NOAA Office for Coastal Management
Steering Committee
- Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire
- Charlie Henry, NOAA OR&R Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center
- Brad Benggio, NOAA OR&R ERD
- Matthew Chasse, NOAA OCM
- Kyla Breland, NOAA DPP
- CAPT Chris "Bubba" Sloan and John McGowan, NOAA HSPO
- Lisa Symons, NOAA ONMS
- Questions? Please contact Kathy Mandsager
