2012 Severe Storms & Doppler Radar Conference
Apply for the Pam Daale Scholarship!!
*** Abstract submission deadline February 25, 2012 ***
Send abstracts to Dr. William Gallus at wgallus@iastate.edu
Please indicate if you would prefer an oral or poster presentation
March 29 - March 31, 2012
Courtyard by Marriott
2405 SE Creekview Drive
Ankeny, IA 50021
(515) 422-5555
Reservations must be made by March 16th, 2012.
Click on the hotel link above or the hotel and travel section for more information regarding the hotel room block.
*** Conference update!!! (11/09/2011) ***
- Tim Marshall will be giving the banquet talk on the challenges of
distinguishing EF4 and EF5 tornadoes, and comparing the destruction between the
Apr 27 and Joplin tornadoes.
- Dr. Frank Veer, Director of Emergency Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Joplin, will
talk about the nightmarish aftermath of the tornado, when he performed 1,500 trauma surgeries
in 24 hours. Dr. Veer's story has captivated crowds of thousands at several national medical
conferences, and this will be his first talk to the meteorological community.
- Several other speakers will discuss the Joplin event including Jeff Piotrowski on
his chase into the city and rescue efforts immediately afterwards, and
Bill Davis (NWS-SGF) on what it was like to have a worst case scenario unfold.
- Several speakers will discuss the Apr 27 Super Outbreak including
James Spann (ABC33/40) and Gary Dobbs (WAAY-TV) from Birmingham and
Huntsville, AL.
- Greg Carbin (SPC) will compare synoptic environments between the major tornado
disasters of 2011.
- Other talks will focus on Missouri river flooding, the St. Louis tornado, Iowa's July
derecho, and dual-Pol radar.
- Additional speakers will be announced in the future.
