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L. Veeck Beijing, PRC WMO Workshop WMO 10-17 July
B. Connell Beijing, PRC WMO Workshop WMO 10-17 July
S. Kidder Honolulu, HI High Latitude Conference Proving Ground 26-31 July
M. DeMaria Honolulu, HI High Latitude Conference GOES-R 23-31 July
D. Chand Keystone, CO AMS Wind Conference Proving Ground 31 July-2 August
L. Grasso Keystone, CO AMS Agriculture and Forest Meteorology GOES-R 2-7 August
M. DeMaria Washington, DC GIMPAP Review GIMPAP 2-6 August
A. Schumacher Fort Collins, CO CoRP Science Symposium CorP 2-12 August
K. Howell Asheville, NC NCDC Visit Student Exchange 10-13 August
D. Bikos Dodge City, KS 14th High Plains Conference VISIT 11-13 August
D. Lindsey Prague, CR EUMETSAT Workshop EUMETSAT 13-21 August
K. Maclay Fort Collins, CO Dissertation work HFIP 16-20 August
K. Musgrave Boulder, CO NUOPC/NCAR HFIP 16-18 August
K. Musgrave Boulder, CO HFIP Meeting HFIP 1 September
M. DeMaria Miami, FL NHC and HRD Visits HFIP 7-14 September
J. Braun Anchorage, AK Aviation/Volcanic Ash Conference VISIT 19-24 September
D. Molenar Boulder, CO Fred Pryor Seminar HFIP 20-21 September
B. Connell Annapolis, MD AMS Satellite Meteorology Conference SHyMet 25-30 September
C. Combs Annapolis, MD AMS Satellite Meteorology Conference GIMPAP 26-30 September
M. DeMaria Annapolis, MD AMS Satellite Meteorology Conference SHyMet 26-30 September
B. Connell attended the AMS 17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography in Annapolis, MD, 27-30 September 2010.  The presentation “A fifteen year perspective on national and international training directed towards forecasters” was given during the Session on Training and Education for Current, New, and Future Satellite Observing Systems.
B. Connell attended the 5th Meeting of the Virtual Laboratory Management Group and a Seminar on Training Matters at the China Meteorological Administration Training Center in Beijing, China, 12-16 July 2010.  The Virtual Laboratory (VLab) (http://vlab.wmo.int) was established under the WMO Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) to promote effective use of satellite meteorology throughout the WMO member countries.  The VLab consists of members from major satellite operators across the globe collaborating with WMO centres of excellence.  The VLMG members reported on activities and experiences with the VLab to date and worked on developing the training plan for the next few years.  We also discussed developing a roadmap for widening the scope of the VLab and addressing future satellite needs.

Participants attending the 5th WMO Virtual Laboratory Management Group Meeting held at the China Meteorological Administration Training Center in Beijing, China 12-16 July 2010.  The meeting included representation from the supporting satellite operators [CMA (China), CONAE (Argentina), EUMETSAT (Europe), INPE (Brazil), JMA (Japan), NOAA/NESDIS, ROSHYDROMET (Russian Federation), and Korea) ] as well as WMO training centers of excellence [Argentina, Costa Rica, Barbados, Brazil, China, Niger, Oman, Russian Federation, and South Africa]. (Connell)
Mark DeMaria and John Knaff (RAMMB), and Kate Musgrave and Jack Dostalek (CIRA) traveled to Boulder to meet with researchers from the Earth System Research Laboratory.  They discussed research related to NOAA’s Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program, a multi-agency effort “to coordinate hurricane research needed to significantly improve guidance for hurricane track, intensity, and storm surge forecasts.” (Dostalek)
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A. Schumacher was invited to serve on a Veterans Panel at the Weather and Society * Integrated Studies (WAS*IS) 2010 Workshop at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO on 6 August 2010.
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