Professional Development Committee

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The PDC Vision Members of all NWA disciplines always learning from each other to provide and employ the most effective professional tools and techniques that make a significant and positive impact on producing world class operational environmental products and services.

The PDC Mission To enhance NWA members' awareness of and participation in professional development opportunities to create and encourage a learning environment where we improve our individual and organizational weather, water, ocean, climate, and other operational environmental analysis and prediction products and services.

Professional Development Topics

April 2011 Update: Snow to Liquid Ratio, Nashville Flood, and Lightning

New articles summarizing great talks from the NWA 2010 annual meeting have been posted!

Greg Carbin's Meteorological Memories of 2010

Resume Mistakes That Keep Hiring Managers Amused But Cost You the Interview

Be ready for the interview and read the article from Barbara Safani on the AOL Jobs web site!
John Scala

Preparing and Delivering an Oral Presentation — Part II

We offer specific considerations pertaining to the five W's: Who, What, Where, Why, and When? A sixth point, How?, determines the appropriate methodology for your presentation and ultimately, its content.

Read more from Carl Thormeyer, John Scala, and Ken Carey in the NWA Newsletter!
COMET

Recent News from COMET

Several new modules have been published since we shared our spring quarterly update. Please read on for details and direct web links to items that may be of the most interest to you!

Read more from Greg Byrd in the NWA Newsletter!
EJ Paper Image Stay current with the latest research in the field.

Read the new articles submitted to the
online National Weather Association's
Electronic Journal for Operational Meteorology

PowerPoint Slides — Examples of Good and Bad Ones

If you are presenting at the National Weather Association Annual Meeting in Norfolk, take a look at these
good and bad slides from previous meetings for guidance on the best types of content for this venue!

Above: Some scenes from the National Weather Association 2009 Annual Meeting in Norfolk, Virginia.

Professional Development Opportunities and Quick Links


Training Links (open new window):

Committee Activities, Meetings, and Members

Publication Opportunities

Conferences, Meetings, and Other Events
for AGU, AMS, and WAS*IS

Student Presentation Awards

Newsletter Articles

Best Practices

NWS Training Portal

MetEd Training Home Page

COMET Home Page

NSSL Briefings Online

Career Basics:  Advice and Resources for Scientists from Science Careers (PDF)

Sundar Christopher's "Positioning yourself for success:  A Career Guide for Graduate Students" (PDF)

Measuring and Mapping Precipitation:  The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network

Charles K. Gatebe's "The Art of Creating and Giving Effective Presentations at Scientific Meetings" (PDF)

Do you have an idea or suggestion to improve the Professional Development Committee's web pages?
Please feel free to submit feedback to our committee chair, Ken Carey, via e-mail at kcarey@noblis.org. Thanks!