[TCARES 0867] SKYWARN Training

[Bob Sambolin]

FYI
Below is information from NWS on how to "attend" severe weather spotter training this year.
Subject: NWS Skywarn Spotter Talks Plan and Registration Info 2021

Hello again Central Indiana Emergency Managers,
Well it is that time of year to start thinking about spotter talks. I have held off as long as possible to see how the COVID situation would unfold but with numbers still high and a likely lag in improvement, I must now move forward with my contingency plans which are outlined below. NWS staff are still not allowed to attend meetings or give talks in-person so I must proceed with live, online spotter training for this year. Please forward this information to your staff, spotters, amatuer radio operators and feel free to publicize any way you can. Questions can be sent directly to me.

All NWS Indianapolis spotter talks this Spring will be held virtually and live. We will use GotoWebinar software, which can host up to 1000 people per session. I have scheduled 6 public sessions, scattered across various days and times in March. Those times are listed below. Pre-registration will be required, and I plan to ask for name, home county, call sign and contact email address. From this I can parse the registrations and send each county EM a list of those who signed up for the training by county.
Anyone can attend any of these 6 sessions as the training will be identical in content, and I plan to keep each webinar to around 90 minutes. Unfortunately due to copyright issues and privacy concerns, these webinars will not be recorded. Other opportunities for online training exist and will be shared during this training.
Below are the dates, times and registration links for each training opportunity. People only need to attend 1 of these sessions, but they must make sure they register using the unique URL for the date they wish to attend. This information and registration links are also available on our spotter training website at https://www.weather.gov/ind/Spotter
I know this is different and unique but we must adapt and press forward. Please let me know if you have any questions on this.
Sam
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Please register for NWS Indianapolis Spotter Training Webinar - March 6th, 2021 on Mar 6, 2021 10:00 AM EST at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7199577262341979664

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Please register for NWS Indianapolis Spotter Training Webinar - March 8th, 2021 on Mar 8, 2021 6:30 PM EST at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1006691268592279824

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Please register for NWS Indianapolis Spotter Training Webinar - March 10th, 2021 on Mar 10, 2021 4:00 PM EST at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2011932968426083600

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Please register for NWS Indianapolis Spotter Training Webinar - March 13th, 2021 on Mar 13, 2021 10:00 AM EST at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7925758513000692496

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Please register for NWS Indianapolis Spotter Training Webinar - March 22nd, 2021 on Mar 22, 2021 6:30 PM EDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3726590565617200144

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Please register for NWS Indianapolis Spotter Training Webinar - March 24th, 2021 on Mar 24, 2021 2:00 PM EDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/892252998861824272

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Sam Lashley
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
National Weather Service
6900 W. Hanna Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46241
317-856-0361 ext. 726

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