WEATHERBUG PROFESSIONAL TO PRESENT AT ASSOCIATION OF CONTINGENCY PLANNERS GREATER TAMPA BAY CHAPTER MEETING
WHAT:
Randy Smith, Homeland Security specialist for WeatherBug®, will speak at the Association
of Contingency Planners Greater Tampa Bay Chapter Meeting. The presentation, titled,
Preparedness Achieved!—Implementing an Integrated Weather Risk Alerting System,
will aid contingency planners in understanding how the use of real-time weather
data can help save lives and protect property. This discussion will focus on the
benefits of new integrated weather risk management systems and how customized weather
visualization and alerting is utilized in Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs). Smith
will demonstrate how weather data used in tracking and monitoring severe weather
events can help improve decision-making when executing emergency and contingency
plans.
WHEN:
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
WHERE:
Association of Contingency Planners Greater Tampa Bay Chapter Meeting
General Conference Facility
Young-Rainey Star Center
7887 Bryan Dairy Road
Largo, Fla. 33777
WHO:
WeatherBug Consumer and Professional services (http://www.weatherbug.com
and http://www.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)
For more information, please contact:
Mara Radis, Director of Corporate Communications
WeatherBug
(301) 250-4017 mradis@weatherbug.com
