Results from the Weather Enterprise Consensus Building Conference will be forthcoming - stay tuned. 

Items provided at the conference:

• Agenda (PDF)
  
• Challenges submitted by members of the weather enterprise (PDF)
  
• Congressional Commissions:  Overview, Structure and Legislative Considerations (PDF)
• Independent Commissions:  Their History, Utilization and Effectiveness (PDF)
• White Paper on Establishing a Weather Commission to Develop Strategic Recommendations on the Future Health and Well-Being of the U.S. Weather Enterprise (PDF)

We are no longer receiving comments relating to the establishment of a U.S. Weather Commission.
If you would like to review the comments already posted, please visit the Commission Comments page.

Thank you for your interest and participation.

AMS Town Hall: Toward a U.S. Weather Commission

Town Hall and Community Discussion held during the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Austin, Texas, hosted by The Weather Coalition.

January 7, 2013 - Meeting Abstract

AMS Town Hall: Toward a U.S. Weather Commission

Town Hall and Community Discussion held during the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Austin, Texas, hosted by The Weather Coalition.

January 7, 2013 - Meeting Abstract

Weather Enterprise Leaders Discuss Proposal for a U.S. Weather Commission

Teleconference, hosted by the Weather Coalition and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
December 13, 2012 - Teleconference Audio (1:01:00 - .mp3 file)

(If the audio file does not play on your computer, you can save it to your desktop: right click [PC] or option + click [Mac] to download to your computer.)

Toward a U.S. Weather Commission:  Protecting Lives, Livelihoods and the American Economy   

Hill briefing sponsored by UCAR and the Weather Coalition  
September 27, 2012 - Briefing Video (1:03:38 - via YouTube)

Agenda (PDF) | Presentations (PDF)

Experts call on Congress to create first U.S. Weather Commission (News Release, September 27, 2012)