Date: Wednesday, January 11
Time: 3-5 pm
Location: The Mile High Ballroom 2C/3C (Ballroom Level) at the Colorado Convention Center.
From Jaret Rogers:
The National Weather Association Research-Operations Nexus (RON) Meetup will return to the 103rd AMS Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, during the week of January 8th through 12th of 2023, with a full slate of interesting topics relevant to people of all
backgrounds and experience levels. Topics this year include artificial intelligence and
machine learning, probabilistic forecasting, risk communications, climate, numerical
weather prediction, and many more!
As a staple of both the AMS and NWA annual meetings going back to 2015, the RON
Meetup provides the opportunity for an interactive discussion between research and
operational meteorologists, modelers, hydrologists, students, social scientists, etc.
During the event, groups rotate through a number of stations in a speed-mentoring fashion to discuss a variety of opportunities for sharing ongoing research and operational needs that could benefit forecast and warning operations or inspire future research. The goal is simple: to build and develop new relationships based on shared interests that span beyond traditional barriers between research and operations.
Previous RON Meetups have led to numerous professional connections that sparked new research projects and opportunities. The idea for RON Meetups was inspired by the memory of Ron Przybylinski. Ron was a former Science and Operations Officer at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in St. Louis, Missouri, and he left the legacy of his unending motivation to interconnect weather operations and research in meaningful and enduring ways. Ron was a master in the transition zone, or nexus, of operations and research. Research interactions with Ron led to large projects that provided great benefits to both the operational and research communities.
People from all backgrounds and experience levels are encouraged to participate, including students!
