Professional Development Committee

PDC Faces

The faces of the 2013 National Weather Association Professional Development Committee.

The PDC Vision Members of all NWA disciplines always learning from each other to provide and employ the most effective professional tools and techniques that make a significant and positive impact on producing world class operational environmental products and services.

The PDC Mission To enhance NWA members' awareness of and participation in professional development opportunities to create and encourage a learning environment where we improve our individual and organizational weather, water, ocean, climate, and other operational environmental analysis and prediction products and services.


Professional Development Feature Articles

*** 2013 Professional Development Committee Book Review #1 ***

Please read a short book review authored by PDC Committee Member, Dave Freeman. The NWA PDC hopes to publish more of these in the year ahead. We will entertain submimssions from any current NWA member wishing to submit reviews on any books related to science and professional development.

This month's review is actually two for the price of one and highlights two excellent books on leadereship.
Updated: February 5, 2013.

*** Check out the updated NWA Student Awards Webpage! ****
Updated: February 5, 2013.

Archived NWA Professional Development Committee Feature Articles can be found here.

Stay Current with the Latest Reserch

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Read the latest articles published in the
online National Weather Association's

Electronic Journal for Operational Meteorology

Professional Development Opportunities and Quick Links


Training Links (open new window):

Committee Activities, Meetings, and Members

Publication Opportunities

Conferences, Meetings, and Other Events
for AGU, AMS, and WAS*IS

Student Presentation Awards

Newsletter Articles

Best Practices

NWS Training Portal

MetEd Training Home Page

COMET Home Page

NSSL Briefings Online

Career Basics:  Advice and Resources for Scientists from Science Careers (PDF)

Sundar Christopher's "Positioning yourself for success:  A Career Guide for Graduate Students" (PDF)

Measuring and Mapping Precipitation:  The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network

Charles K. Gatebe's "The Art of Creating and Giving Effective Presentations at Scientific Meetings" (PDF)

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Please feel free to submit feedback to our committee chair, Greg Carbin, via e-mail at Greg.Carbin.@.gmail.com. Thanks!