Conference - General Information

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.	OVERVIEW - ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service (NESDIS) and the North Carolina State University Science House will host the Satellites in Our Everyday World, a workshop for teachers in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 13 - 15, 2003. Our associate sponsors are the NC State Univeristy Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina Space Grant, and NOAA National Weather Service Raleigh office.
.	NOAA operates both the Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). These data from the NOAA satellites are available to all countries and users throughout the Western Hemisphere, and are being used to support a variety of meteorological, oceanographic, terrestrial, solar, climate and other specialized data collection activities and services. These satellite data are widely available on the Internet, as well as being seen by most people as a key part of daily weathercasts. Additionally, many users, including schools, receive NOAA satellite data directly from the satellite via inexpensive receiver systems.
	CONFERENCE THEMES Weather satellites have been orbiting the Earth for over 40 years. Satellite data in various forms are used every day in a variety of applications, some of which are not apparent to the casual observer. During the course of this year's conference, attendees will learn about: the basic physical principals that make satellite remote sensing work the mechanics of a typical satellite -- how they work practical satellite applications being used by government and industry using satellite data to enhance classroom teaching lab sessions to familiarize attendees with using and understanding satellite data sources of satellite data and related software where to go for more information about satellite remote sensing





.	WHO SHOULD ATTEND Teachers of middle school through high school science, basic science at the college level, those who train future science teachers, and instructors or trainers in marine safety, general aviation or other weather-dependent activities should consider attending this conference. The overall theme of this conference is "satellite remote sensing," which is not only used in meteorology, but a variety of other sciences and business-industrial applications. This conference will give an overview of the science behind satellite remote sensing with a look at some practical applications and hands-on work with satellite image data.
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