Conferences in Portland Area

Climate Change Forum
October 6 at Marylhurst University

Columbus Day Storm Commemoration
October 13 at OMSI

Winter Weather Forecast
November 17 at OMSI

If you are in the Portland area, these local conferences might be of interest. All meetings are free and open to the public.

Climate Change Forum – October 6 -- Columbia Weather Systems is co-sponsoring this conference at Marylhurst University with the Oregon AMS and Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Keynote speaker is Anthony Strawa, a microphysicist at NASA's Ames Research Center. Presenters will include Washington state climatologist Nicholas Bond and Andy Harris of the Oregon Health & Science University Medical School. Other speakers from Oregon State University will address topics ranging from climate change models to resiliency needed in coastal communities. Click for More Information

These next two conferences are hosted by the Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society at OMSI.

Columbus Day Storm 50-Year Commemoration – October 13 – Fifty years ago, the Pacific Northwest experienced winds of up to 130 mph in the Willamette Valley and 170 mph along the PacificCoast. Take a look deep inside the storm, as seen through the eyes of the public and the Meteorologists who tracked it including rare audio and video recordings.

20^th Annual Winter Weather Forecast – November 17 – Find out what prominent local forecasters are predicting for the upcoming winter.