NEWS
April 2, 2014
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Robert Bullock
Deputy Director for Operations
(518) 443-5837
or by email at [email protected]
Future Upstate Severe Weather Explored in
Rockefeller Institute/University at Albany Event
Albany, NY ---- The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, the University at Albany's Department of
Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, and the New York
State Emergency Management Association, in cooperation with the NYS Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Services, will hold a forum on severe weather in upstate New York in the University at Albany
Campus Center Ballroom, on Monday, April 14th from 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Entitled Facing the Storm: Preparing for Increased Extreme Weather in Upstate New York, the event is designed
to showcase the research of the University at Albany's Atmospheric Sciences Department on prospects for
upstate severe weather and provide a forum for the emergency response community to discuss what they need to
do to prepare for anticipated meteorological events.
Featured presenters include Congressman Paul Tonko and Commissioner Jerome M. Hauer from the New York
State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. Other panelists include meteorologists from the
University at Albany, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; and emergency responders from throughout New York State.
The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Campus parking is, additionally, provided.
To register, contact [email protected] or (518) 443-5258. The deadline for registration is
April 10th.
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