The National Weather Association

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• The National Weather Association
• Connecting operational meteorologists in pursuit
  of excellence in weather forecasting,
  communication, and service

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WHAT IS NWA?

• NWA is a grass-roots professional assoc.
• Non-profit, mostly-volunteer organization
• Focus on OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY
• Broadcasters
• Private Enterprise
• National Weather Service
• Military weather
• Web based services

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NWA History and Fun Facts

• Founded 1975 with 5 members
• In 2010 2700 members
• NWA Weathercaster Seal of Approval
• 12 active committees for involvement and
  leadership opportunities
• 6 scholarships and 2 grants

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PUBLICATIONS
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Membership

• Students                   348  12
• Faculty/Teachers       133               5
• Broadcasters             834         32
• Private Sector           267      10
• Retired                     185           
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• Government                686            26
• Military                          58            
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• Other                           159            
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Leadership

• Officers
• Councilors
• Committees
• Aviation Professional Development
• Awards Publications
• Broadcast Meteorology Remote Sensing
• Education Specialized Operations
• Information Technology Strategic Planning
• Membership Marketing Wx Analysis and
  Forecasting
• Space Weather ??

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Web Site
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Scholarships Grants!

• Broadcast Meteorology
• David Sankey Minority Scholarship
• Arthur C. Pike Scholarship
• AccuWeather Undergraduate Scholarship
• Dr. Roderick A. Scofield Scholarship
• Cassens/Phillips Family Scholarship for
  Meteorology -
• Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants for K-12
  teachers
• Meteorological Satellite Applications Award Grant
  for Undergraduate Students

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2010 NWA Annual Meeting
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Annual Meeting

• Birmingham, Alabama October 15 - 20, 2011
• Abstracts due June 1
• Weather Broadcaster Workshop
• Student Session

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• Top Ten Reasons
• to Join NWA . . .

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Top Ten!

• 10. Belong to a professional organization
• 9. Promote operational meteorology
• 8. Free Newsletter and Digest
• 7. Stay tuned with whats happening in the
  industry
• 6. Broadcaster Seal Program
• 5. Dues only 45, student dues only 18! 
• 4. Publish painlessly in Digest or E-Journal
• 3. Professional Development
• 2. Facebook fan page and Twitter feeds
• 1. NETWORKING!