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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE FOR EMWIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
350 PM EST FRI MAR 5 2004

TO:       EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
          USERS

FROM:     LARRY CURRAN
          CHIEF...TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
          NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/

                    AND

          ANGELO WADE
          ELECTRONICS ENGINEER...GROUND SYSTEMS DIVISION
          OFFICE OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
          NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE...DATA...AND
          INFORMATION SERVICE /NESDIS/

SUBJECT:  EMWIN TRANSITION UPDATE 3/5/04...EMWIN USER AND VENDOR
          CONFERENCE SCHEDULED APRIL 27 2004

AN EMWIN USER AND VENDOR CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT NWS
HEADQUARTERS IN SILVER SPRING MARYLAND ON APRIL 27 2004.   THIS
CONFERENCE IS BEING HELD TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM USERS
AND VENDORS PRIOR TO FINALIZING THE TRANSITION PLAN FOR THE GOES-
N GENERATION SATELLITE.  MORE DETAILS ON THE AGENDA WILL BE
DISSEMINATED ON THE EMWIN WEB SITE AND VIA FUTURE NATIONAL
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES FOR EMWIN.

YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE FOR THIS CONFERENCE BY FOLLOWING THIS
LINK /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     https://apps.weather.gov/registration/registration.php?id=25


REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 20 2004.  IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WORKSHOP...PLEASE CONTACT:

     BILL JOHNSON
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND             
     PHONE:  301-713-0864X133              
     E-MAIL: WILLIAM.JOHNSON@NOAA.GOV

              OR

     ROB WAGNER
     SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND
     PHONE:  301-713-0864X109
     E-MAIL: ROBERT.WAGNER@NOAA.GOV

     
EMWIN RECEIVER SPECIFICATION INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED TO THE
EMWIN WEBSITE ON OR BEFORE MARCH 10, 2004.  ALSO INCLUDED WILL BE
THE DETAILS OF THE SOFTWARE-BASED DESIGN...WHICH HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED AND TESTED  BY NESDIS...AS A FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE WHICH
WILL WORK WITH THE GOES-N SERIES SATELLITES.

THIS MESSAGE IS PART OF A SERIES OF TRANSITION UPDATE MESSAGES TO
INFORM EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
USERS OF NEW INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRANSITION OF THE EMWIN
DATASTREAM.  TRANSITION UPDATE INFORMATION IS POSTED ON THE EMWIN
INDEX PAGE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:
                                 
     http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/emwin/indexlist.html

WE WILL USE E-MAILS AND DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS THAT WE RECEIVE
TO UPDATE THE EMWIN FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS /FAQS/ LOCATED ON
THE EMWIN INDEX PAGE SHOWN ABOVE.  CLICK ON /CONTACT US/ TO
SUBMIT VIA EMAIL ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRANSITION. 

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