1. June 20091 Partnership Policy Update Edward Johnson, Director, Strategic Planning & Policy Office National Weather Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NWS Partners Workshop

2. June 20092 NOAA Partnership Policy Update: Environmental Information Services Working Group (EISWG) 2009 (Jan 23) – Federal Register Notice closes with 50 nominations received. Ad Hoc selection committee reviewed the list of nominees and selected those best suited to carry out the charge of the working group. 2009 (March) – SAB approved the list of candidates for EISWG and in process of making calls to selected nominees. 2009 (Summer/Fall) - Initial approach of the EISWG will focus on interaction between the commercial weather industry, academia, the media and NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS). Complementary Roles: EISWG & NWS Partners EISWG and NWS Partners, while separate entities, are equally important in improving communications among all sectors of the Weather and Climate Enterprise and providing guidance to NWS on the future direction of NWS products and services.

3. June 20093 Environmental Information Services Working Group (EISWG) Membership Co-Chairs Dr. Walter F. Dabberdt Vaisala/AMS President Ms. Nancy Colleton Institute for Global Environmental Strategies & Alliance for Earth Observation Members Dr. Philip E. Ardanuy Raytheon Information Solutions Mr. Bruce Baughman Emergency Management Associate, L.L.C. Ms. Helen A. Brohl Dept. of Transportation U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System Dr. Eric Grimit 3TIER, Inc. Dr. Jeffrey K. Lazo NCAR Dr. Ronald McPherson American Meteorological Society Dr. Rebeca E. Morss NCAR Mr. Barry L. Myers AccuWeather, Inc. Dr. Peter P. Neilley Weather Services International, Corp. Mr. Warren Qualley Advanced Weather Systems, Harris Corp. Dr. Kelly T. Redmond Desert Research Institute Mr. Eugene A. Stallings EASPE, Inc. Mr. John Toohey-Morales ClimaData Corp. Mr. Joel M. Widder Oldaker, Belair and Wittie, LLP Dr. Julie Ann Winkler Michigan State University Mr. Robert S. Winokur Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy