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MEDIA ADVISORY—WEATHERBUG PROFESSIONAL TO HOST FOURTH ANNUAL ENERGY TRADER SEMINAR — 2009 WINTER OUTLOOK

What: The Fourth Annual Energy Trader Seminar - 2009 Winter Outlook, hosted by WeatherBug® Professional, in sponsorship with the CME Group and Commodity Weather Group, will provide energy traders with seasonal winter outlook forecasts and a discussion on current wind studies in California. Industry experts and scientific researchers will present materials and provide interactive dialogue during a panel discussion on the potential impacts the upcoming season has on the energy industry.

The media can schedule one-on-one interviews with company spokespersons and are invited to attend the seminar to get a first look at the winter forecast for 2009/2010.

The agenda topics include:

• Southern Hemisphere Grains & Oilseeds Seasonal Outlook
  Speaker: Joel Widenor, Vice President, Director Agriculture Services, Commodity Weather Group
• California’s Wind Energy Resource: Seasonal, Synoptic, and Diurnal Characteristics, and Variability on Several Time Scales
  Speaker: David Mansbach, Research Meteorologist, SPHEAR Partner Scientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
• North American Energy Seasonal Outlook:
  Winter 2009-10 Update: Seasonal Weather Forecast Panel Discussion
  Speakers: Mathew Rogers, President, Commodity Weather Group
      Dr. Judah Cohen, Director, Seasonal Forecasting, AER, Inc.
  Moderator: John Bosse, Director, Energy and Government Solutions, WeatherBug Professional

When: Thursday, October 1, 2009, 2:00 p.m. — 5:30 p.m.

Where: The Roosevelt Hotel — New York
Madison and 45th
Phone: 212-661-9600
Room: The Vanderbilt Suite
New York, NY 10017

Who: WeatherBug Consumer and Professional services (http://weatherbug.com and http://weatherbugprofessional.com are trusted sources for dynamic weather information enabling people worldwide to make more informed weather-related decisions. Millions of consumers and professional organizations, including the National Weather Service, rely on WeatherBug information and solutions for personal and mission-critical decisions that safeguard lives, impact communities and improve business operations. WeatherBug is a brand of AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. (http://www.aws.com).

Please contact Jennifer Gilmore, Senior Director of Marketing, to schedule an interview with a WeatherBug meteorologist via phone office (301) 250-4239, cell (301) 775-8124 or email: jgilmore@weatherbug.com.

About WeatherBug
WeatherBug (http://www.weatherbug.com and http://www.weatherbugprofessional.com) observes, organizes and distributes the most precise global weather intelligence. As a trusted source of dynamic weather information, WeatherBug empowers society to make more informed weather-related decisions. Millions of consumers and professional organizations, including the National Weather Service, rely on WeatherBug to plan daily activities, safeguard lives and improve business operations. WeatherBug is a brand of AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. (http://www.aws.com)