SESSION 1: Successfully Designing and Managing a Mesonetwork
Chairman: Ron Elliott (Oklahoma State University)

• Creating a Multi-Purpose Network, Ron Elliott (Oklahoma State University)
• Establishing Partnerships and Garnering Support, Ken Crawford (Oklahoma Climatological Survey)
• Administrative Perspectives, Jeff Kimpel (National Severe Storms Laboratory), D.C. Coston (Oklahoma State University)

SESSION 1 (cont’d): Successfully Designing and Managing a Mesonetwork
Chairmain: Ron Elliott (Oklahoma State University)

• Panel Session: Funding Perspectives (Chairman: Ron Ellio)
  
  Gov. Henry Bellmon, Former Oklahoma Governor and U.S. Senator
  Michael Cawley, President, Noble Foundation
  Jonathan Nichols, Oklahoma State Senator
  Frank Schiebe, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (Retired)
  Lee Williams, Vice President for Research, University of Oklahoma

SESSION 2: Assimilating a Mesonetwork
Chairman: Derek Arndt (Oklahoma Climatological Survey)

• The Florida (Ad Hoc) Mesoscale Data Network: Mutiple Agency Collaborative Contributions, Pat Welsh (National Weather Service Jacksonville), J. David Lambert (University of North Florida)
  
• Developing a Unified Automated Weather Network in the U.S. High Plains, Ken Hubbard (High Plains Regional Climate Center)
  
• Development and Maintenance of the MesoWest Project, Mike Splitt (MesoWest)

SESSION 2 (cont’d): Assimilating a Mesonetwork

• Panel Session: All Issues (Moderator: Derek Arndt)
  
  Ken Hubbard, Director, High Plains Regional Climate Center
  
  Mike Splitt, Lead Scientist, MesoWest
  
  Pat Welsh, Science and Operations Officer, NWS Jacksonville, FL

POSTER SESSION: State and Regional Networks
Organizer: Chris Fiebrich

Climate Reference Network, Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program, National Data Buoy System

Networks from the following states/countries:
Iowa, West Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Sao Paulo State (Brazil), Illinois, Florida, Oklahoma

SESSION 3: Siting and Instrumentation Issues and Decisions
Chairman: Chris Fiebrich (Oklahoma Climatological Survey)

• Site Selection, Bruce Baker (NCDC), Mark Shafer (OCS)
• Sensor Selection, Scott Richardson (Pennsylvania State University)
• Sensor Calibration, Sherman Fredrickson (NSSL)

SESSION 3 (cont’d): Siting and Instrumentation Issues and Decisions
Chairman: Chris Fiebrich (OCS)

• Datalogger Selection, David Grimsley (OCS)
• Site Visitation, Kris Kesler (OCS)
• I nstrument Database, Chris Fiebrich (OCS)

SESSION 5: Maintaining Quality Data: Communications
Chairman: David Grimsley (OCS)

• Oklahoma Mesonet Communications, David Grimsley (OCS)
• Existing and Emerging Communications Technologies, Kevin Rhodes (Campbell Scientific), Tom Foley (Intuicom)

SESSION 5 (cont’d): Maintaining Quality Data: Data Ingest
Chairman: Sridhar Kulasekharan

• Mesonet infrastructure, communication, operations and management, Jared Bostic (OCS)
• Mesonet Infrastructure, design: principles and practices, Jessica Thomale (OCS)

SESSION 5 (cont’d): Maintaining Quality Data: Data Quality Assurance
Chairman: Chris Fiebrich (OCS)

• Automated Quality Control, Chris Fiebrich (OCS)
• Manual Quality Control, Janet Martinez (OCS)
• Unique QC Issues, Derek Arndt (OCS)

SESSION 4: Successful Outreach Programs and Philosophies
Chairman: Kevin Kloesel (OCS)

• EARTHSTORM Educational Outreach
• OK-FIRST Public Safety Outreach, Dale Morris (OCS)
• Agricultural Outreach

SESSION 7: The Value of Evaluation and Review
Chairman: Mark Shafer (OCS)

• Costs and Benefits of a Mesonetwork
• Evaluation and Feedback, Tom James (OU Institute of Public Affairs)
• External Review

SESSION 8: Mesonet Research Activities
Chairman: Jeffrey Basara (OCS)

• Mesonet Research Activities: Past, Present and Future, Jerry Brotzge (CAPS)
• The Oklahoma Mesonet: An Infrastructure for Quantifying Land-Atmosphere Research, Jeff Basara (OCS)
• Steve Stadler (OSU)

SESSION 10: Technical Aspects of Software Development
Chairman: Michael Wolfinbarger (OCS)

• Introduction to the Software Development Process, Michael Wolfinbarger (OCS)
• Infrastructure Software, Jessica Thomale (OCS)
• Technical Overview of WxScope Plugin, Brad Stanley (OCS)
• Next Generation Visualization Software for Personal Computers, Justin Greenfield (OCS)

SESSION 9: Managing the Software Development Process
Chairman: Michael Wolfinbarger (OCS)

• Introduction to the Software Development Process, Michael Wolfinbarger (OCS)
• Technology Development and Technology Transfer Opportunities, Sridhar Kulasekharan (OCS)
• Legal and Licensing Issues, Kurt Ockershauser (OU Legal Counsel)

SESSION 11: Benefits of Mesonet Research

• Steve Williams (UCAR)
• John D. Carlson (OSU)
• Jeanne Schneider (USDA-ARS)

SESSION 12: The Importance of Customer Service
Chairman: Howard Johnson (OCS)

• Anticipating Customer Needs, Derek Arndt (OCS)
• Al Sutherland (OSU Agricultural Extension Service)
• Mark Hodges (Oklahoma Wheat Commission)