Speaker Presentations

Tuesday: May 6, 2008

Technical Workshop I
8:00 – 9:45 am
ALERT Equipment Calibration and Maintenance
(San Diego, Ventura and Riverside Counties)

This AUG-sponsored workshop will explain the basics of calibrating and maintaining real-time ALERT equipment: rain gauge calibration, radio and antenna evaluation, transmitter testing, etc.
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Technical Workshop II
10:15 am – 12:00 noon
New ALERT Protocol Development Workshop
(Ilse Gayl, Dave Leader, Chris Roark and Tom Ogden)

This interactive workshop will provide an overview of progress-to-date on the New ALERT Radio Protocol. The focus will then shift to developing the content portion of the ALERT data message.
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Field Workshop
1:30 – 5:00 pm
USGS Stream Flow Measurement Workshop
(Space available for 40 people, first come basis)

This interactive field training workshop on stream gaging, sponsored by the USGS office in Poway, will be held at a natural palm oasis stream on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation.


Wednesday: May 7, 2008


Keynote Address:
9:20 – 10:00 am
Gary Bardini, Chief of Hydrology and Flood Operations,
California Department of Water Resources view...


Session One:
10:30 – 12:00 noon
Successful Cooperative Programs and Partnerships
(20 minutes for each presentation)

Integrated Network Designs by the USGS
Brian McCallum, USGS Georgia Water Science Center, Georgia view...
BIA NMC Alarm Notification and Emergency Response – Case Examples
Lex Kamstra, Bureau of Reclamation Flood Hydrology Group, Denver, Colorado view...
Development of an Integrated EFWS/FWRS in the San Antonio River Basin
Wayne Tschirhart, San Antonio River Authority, San Antonio, Texas view...
The Use of AlertSanDiego for Hydrologic Warning
Rand B. Allan, County of San Diego Flood Control, San Diego, California view...


Session Two:
1:30 – 3:00 pm
AUG and NHWC – Past, Present and Future
(30 minutes for each presentation)

A Historical Perspective of Local Flood Warning Systems
Chris Crompton, County of Orange, California
Kevin Stewart, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Denver, Colorado
The National Hydrologic Warning Council – Off and Running!
Kevin Stewart, UDFCD and Gene Stallings (EASPE), NHWC Washington DC Representative view...
Building the Perfect Beast – The New NHWC
Brian McCallum, USGS Georgia Water Science Center, Georgia view...


Thursday: May 8, 2008


Session Three:
8:00 – 10:00 am
Innovative Technologies and Solutions
(30 minutes for each presentation)

Tipping Bucket Maintenance and Calibration Tips
Dale White, Tarrant Regional Water District, Ft Worth, Texas view...
Flood Warning Systems for Low Water Crossings
Eric Gibbons, High Sierra Electronics, Inc., Grass Valley, California view...
Adding Another Layer: Creating a Redundant, Reliable Data Collection and Dissemination System for the Los Angeles County ALERT System
Glenn Hetchler and Ilse Gayl, OneRain, Inc., Longmont, Colorado
Arthur Gotingco and Ben Willardson, Los Angeles County Public Works, California view...
Storm Ready: A Community-Based Approach to Storm Preparedness
Ed Clark, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, NOAA/NWS San Diego, California view...


Session Four:
10:30 – 12:00 noon
ALERT Radio Licensing & New Protocol Development
(20 minutes for each presentation)

New ALERT Radio Licensing Requirements
Todd Mendell, Senior Hydrologist, NOAA/NWS California-Nevada River Forecast Center view...
ALERT2 Physical Layer: Reference Design and Field Test Results
R. Chris Roark, Blue Water Design, Colorado view...
First Steps with ALERT-2: Early Protocols
Don Van Wie, Telos Services, Colorado view...
ALERT-2 Protocol Development Project
Timothy J. Salo, Salo IT Solutions, Inc., Minnesota view...


Session Five:
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Advancements in Flood Forecasting – Part I
(30 minutes for each presentation)

GIS applications in forecasting
Jayme Laber, Senior Hydrologist, National Weather Service, Oxnard, California view...
Analysis of Extreme Precipitation for the City of Roseville, California
Markus Ritsch, Water & Earth Technologies, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado
Rob Nelson, City of Roseville, California view...
NovaStar 5: Mixing Durable Server Side Software with Easy Access Client Side User Interface
David Leader, HydroLynx Systems, Inc., West Sacramento, California view...
Real-Time Flood Forecasting: The Sara Test Study for Bexar County
Anthony Henry, Wallingford Software, Inc.
Nefi Gaza, Floodplain Management, San Antonio River Authority, Texas view...


Session Six:
3:45 – 5:15 pm
Watershed Monitoring, Water Resources and Wildlife
(30 minutes for each presentation)

Managing Water in the West: Data Collection on the Lower Colorado River
Dave Gunderson, Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder Canyon Operations, Arizona view...
Arizona Game and Fish Department: The Lakes ALERT System
Brian Iserman, Hydrologist, JE Fuller/Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc., Tempe, Arizona view...
Integrated Watershed Monitoring in the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit, San Diego County
George Wilkins, Water Resource Scientist, Pacific REMS, California
W. Barry Lindgren, Staff Scientist, San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, California


Friday: May 9, 2008


Session Seven:
8:30 – 10:00 noon
Advancements in Flood Forecasting Part II
(20 minutes for each presentation)

Real-Time Flash Flood Models Integrating ALERT Data
Bruce Rindahl, Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc., Denver, Colorado view...
Diversity of California Flood Response Needs
Mike McMahon, Senior Hydro-Meteorologist, HDR Engineering, Denver, Colorado view...
How Much ALERT Data Are You Losing? A Methodology for Evaluating Your Network
James Logan and Ilse Gayl, OneRain, Inc. view...
Forecasting Flooding by Linking Telemetry Data to Dynamic Models
Anthony Henry, Wallingford Software, Inc. view...


Session Eight:
10:30 – 12:00 am
ALERT Users Group Business Meeting

Business Meeting of the ALERT Users Group
AUG Board of Directors Nominations & Election

Agenda
  1. Election of AUG Officers and Directors
  2. Schedule Fall AUG Business Meeting
  3. Strategic Planning and Discussion
Conference Adjournment
12:00 noon