Using Interactive Web-based Presentations to Deliver NOAA's Message

Mike Gerber
National Weather Service, Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services

Interactive Web-based presentations are used to convey a concept or process. These presentations are effective at engaging the general public and delivering a message whether the topic is simple, exciting, complicated, or boring. However, Web-based presentations are under-utilized on most Federal Government Web sites.

Interactive Web-based presentations could be used to demonstrate the importance of NOAA's efforts and educate the public about NOAA technologies, projects, and processes such as Doppler radar, ASOS, AWIPS, Numerical models, Satellites, Flash Flooding, and the Sustainable Seas Expeditions.
An interactive Web-based presentation of Doppler radar, developed using Macromedia Flash, will be demonstrated. The presentation can be found on the Web at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/radar/radar.html.

This session will show you how NOAA could use interactive Web-based presentation technologies to help deliver its message. You'll want to think of ways you can use this technology.

BIO - Mike Gerber Mike Gerber is is distinguished by his efforts in Web development and management, computer programming, and fire weather. As Meteorologist and Webmaster for the National Weather Service (NWS) Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, he writes significant weather briefings for high level NWS, NOAA, and Department of Commerce (DOC) officials and is the NWS representative to the DOC Web Affinity Group and member of the NWS Corporate Web Image Team. While serving as a Fire Weather Meteorologist at the NWS Forecast Office in Boise, Idaho, Mike played a major role in the development of RAWS MOS statistical forecast guidance for the Boise Fire Weather Risk Reduction project. He also served as an Incident Meteorologist (IMET) at major wildfires and instructed numerous fire weather courses. While at the Forecast Office in Sterling, Virginia, Mike developed computer programs to enhance office automation and became a backup co-anchor for the AM Weather television show.

Auditorium - Demonstration Tuesday - 10:50 - 11:10 A.M.