{"id":1630,"date":"2019-06-17T22:35:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T22:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/?page_id=1630"},"modified":"2019-09-26T21:36:54","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T21:36:54","slug":"2019-agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/support\/meetings\/2019-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 MUG Meeting &#8211; Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pyle.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/7330_UWECC_Pyle_Center_Logo_RGB.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"150\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"20\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\"><strong><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/support\/meetings\/\">Main Page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/support\/meetings\/2019-information\/\">General Information<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/support\/meetings\/2019-agenda\/\">Agenda<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/support\/meetings\/2019-presentations\/\">Presentations<\/a><br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">All MUG Meeting activities will take place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pyle.wisc.edu\/about\/pyle-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pyle Center<\/a> on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/a> campus [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=1V2mmVgtGd_MLOZI9WlK0HSYS5u_naioW&amp;ll=43.073730872784004%2C-89.40049164999999&amp;z=16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Google<\/em> map<\/a>].<br \/>\nAll times below are subject to change.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0  <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box-group mcidas-box-group-1-columns \" >\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<h3>Schedule<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><strong>Monday 16 September:<\/strong><br \/>\nDay 1 of the meeting is the first of two days of presentations and discussions. Registration check-in will take place from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. outside of Room 335 of the Pyle Center. The meeting will take place in Room 335 and run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., followed by the working reception from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 17 September:<\/strong><br \/>\nDay 2 of the meeting begins with a break-out session for current McIDAS-XCD MUG Members, followed by the second and final day of presentations and discussions. The meeting will take place in Room 335 of the Pyle Center.\u00a0 The XCD break-out session is at 9:00 a.m. and the rest of the meeting will run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 18 September:<\/strong><br \/>\nDay 3 of the meeting is the first day of optional McIDAS workshops. This day offers optional McIDAS-X or McIDAS-V training and requires that an additional training fee (see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/support\/meetings\/2019-information\/\">Information page<\/a>) has been paid at registration. On this day, continental breakfast will take place from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., and the McIDAS training will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in rooms 312 and 315 of the Pyle Center.\u00a0 See the <a href=\"#training\">McIDAS Training Sessions<\/a> section below for details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 19 September:<\/strong><br \/>\nDay 4 of the meeting is the second day of optional McIDAS workshops. This day offers optional McIDAS-X or McIDAS-V training and requires that an additional training fee (see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/support\/meetings\/2019-information\/\">Information page<\/a>) has been paid at registration. On this day, continental breakfast will take place from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., and the McIDAS training will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in rooms 312 and 315 of the Pyle Center.\u00a0 See the <a href=\"#training\">McIDAS Training Sessions<\/a> section below for details.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script>\n\t\t\t\t$(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t$(\".mcidas-box-group\").children(\"p\").remove();\n\t\t\t\t\t$(\".mcidas-box\").children(\"p\").remove();\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t<\/script><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box-group mcidas-box-group-1-columns \" >\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<h3>Agenda<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p>Here is the planned agenda for the MUG Meeting presentations. All times, topics and presenters are subject to change.<\/p>\n<h2>Monday, September 16<sup>th<\/sup><\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 90%; height: 744px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 24px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">9:00 \u2013 10:00 a.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 24px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\">Registration Check-in &amp; Refreshments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">10:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\">Introductions and Agenda Review<br \/>\n<em>Becky Schaffer<\/em> <em>\u2013 <\/em><em>SSEC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">10:15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>Welcome<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Brad Pierce \u2013 Director, SSEC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">10:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>McIDAS Program Status<\/strong><br \/>\nDave Santek <em>\u2013 <\/em>SSEC\/CIMSS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">10:50<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>McIDAS Users\u2019 Group (MUG) Status Update<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Becky Schaffer<\/em> <em>\u2013 <\/em><em>SSEC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">11:10<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>McIDAS-XCD 2019.1 and Replacement Update<\/strong><br \/>\nKevin Baggett <em>\u2013 SSEC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">11:25<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>SSEC Satellite Data Services<\/strong><br \/>\nJerrold Robaidek<em> \u2013 SSEC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">11:45<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>Cloud-free GOES-16 Images<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Rick Kohrs \u2013 SSEC <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">12:05 \u2013 1:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\">Lunch on your own<br \/>\n** NO outside food is allowed in the Pyle Center. **<br \/>\nOutside beverages are allowed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">1:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>McIDAS-X Software Demonstration<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Jay Heinzelman and Dave Santek \u2013 SSEC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">2:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>Status of NOAA Satellite Operations &amp; McIDAS at ESPC<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Josh Jankot &amp; Clay Davenport \u2013 NOAA\/NESDIS\/OSPO\/ESPC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 24px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">3:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 24px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\">Group Picture and Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">3:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>McIDAS\u2013X and \u2013V at CIRA<\/strong><br \/>\nDebra Molenar \u2013 CIRA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">3:45<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>SSEC Data Ingestor (SDI)<\/strong><br \/>\nScott Mindock<em> \u2013 SSEC\/CIMSS<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">4:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>Satellites and McIDAS Output in WebVR<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Jerrold Robaidek &amp; Clayton Suplinski \u2013 SSEC <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 24px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">4:15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 24px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 24px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>Group Discussion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 21.372%; text-align: right; height: 48px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"166\">5:00 \u2013 7:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1.31926%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 37.4671%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"623\"><strong>Working Reception \u2013 Pyle Center Alumni Lounge<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>with Virtual Reality demonstrations from SSEC SDS<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Tuesday, September 17<sup>th<\/sup><\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 90%; height: 573px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 48px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">9:00 \u2013 9:45 a.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>McIDAS-XCD Breakout Session<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>for current McIDAS-XCD MUG Members<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 24px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">9:00 \u201310:00 a.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 24px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\">Refreshments outside of Room 335<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 45px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">10:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 45px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 45px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>McIDAS Imagery Produced for NCAR\/EOL Field Campaigns<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Carol Costanza \u2013 NCAR\/Earth Observing Laboratory<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 48px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">10:20<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>How McIDAS-V Can Support JPSS Activities<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>William Straka \u2013 SSEC\/CIMSS<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 48px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">10:40<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>McIDAS-V Software Demonstration<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Bob Carp and Jay Heinzelman<\/em> <em>\u2013 <\/em><em>SSEC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 48px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">12:00 \u2013 1:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 48px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\">Lunch on your own<br \/>\n** NO outside food is allowed in the Pyle Center. **<br \/>\nOutside beverages are allowed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 48px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">1:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>RealEarth Update<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Russ Dengel \u2013 SSEC<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 48px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">2:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>Visualizing TROPOMI Data in McIDAS-V<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Tommy Jasmin \u2013 SSEC\/CIMSS<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 48px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">2:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>Unidata Activities in the Jetstream Cloud<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Tom Yoksas \u2013 Unidata<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 24px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">3:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 24px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 24px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 48px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">3:15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>Python ADDE Project<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Dave Santek \u2013 SSEC\/CIMSS<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 48px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">3:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 48px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 48px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>McIDAS History &amp; Future<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Dave Santek \u2013 SSEC\/CIMSS<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 24px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">3:45<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 24px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 24px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\"><strong>Group Discussion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.466%; height: 24px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"165\">4:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 2.51573%; height: 24px;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 63.5954%; height: 24px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"624\">Meeting Adjourns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"training\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script>\n\t\t\t\t$(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t$(\".mcidas-box-group\").children(\"p\").remove();\n\t\t\t\t\t$(\".mcidas-box\").children(\"p\").remove();\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box-group mcidas-box-group-1-columns \" >\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<h3>McIDAS Training Sessions (optional)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><strong>Wednesday &amp; Thursday, 18-19 September 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Rooms 312 &amp; 315 of the Pyle Center<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Days 3&amp;4 (September 18-19) are optional training days and require an additional training fee (see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/support\/meetings\/2019-information\/\">Information page<\/a>) to have been paid at registration. On this day, continental breakfast will take place from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., and the McIDAS training will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in rooms 312 (McIDAS-X) &amp; 315 (McIDAS-V) of the Pyle Center.<\/p>\n<p><em>If possible, attendees should bring their own laptop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/software\/x\/download\/\">McIDAS-X 2019.1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/software\/v\/download\/\">McIDAS-V 1.8<\/a> installed for training. If you are not able to bring a laptop, please contact us so we can help make suitable arrangements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <em><strong>McIDAS Workshops<\/strong><\/em> are full-day sessions that will cover new data types and new features available in McIDAS-X and McIDAS-V.\u00a0 Two courses will be offered on September 18, a basic McIDAS-X course and a basic McIDAS-V course, geared at new users of McIDAS.\u00a0 Two courses will also be offered on September 19, an advanced McIDAS-X course and an advanced McIDAS-V course, geared at advanced users of McIDAS, as well as those who just completed the basic session.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script>\n\t\t\t\t$(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t$(\".mcidas-box-group\").children(\"p\").remove();\n\t\t\t\t\t$(\".mcidas-box\").children(\"p\").remove();\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t<\/script><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box-group mcidas-box-group-2-columns \" >\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<h3>McIDAS-X Training - Room 312<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><b>Day 1:\u00a0 McIDAS-X Basics<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Intended for new users of McIDAS-X, this training session will cover basic functionality of the software.\u00a0 The introduction will begin with setting up the user environment, starting McIDAS, and command line structure.\u00a0 The ADDE (Abstract Data Distribution Environment) will be used to set up local and remote datasets for data access.\u00a0 Users will learn to access each of the basic data types (Satellite Imagery, Gridded Model, and Observational Point Data), as well as other data types like Text and netCDF.<\/p>\n<p><b>Day 2: McIDAS-X Advanced Topics<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\">Intended for users already familiar with the basics of McIDAS-X, this training session will cover some of the more advanced and newer functionality of the software:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>visualizing and manipulating images from newer satellites such as NOAA-20, GOES-16\/17 ABI and ABI L2 Products<\/li>\n<li>displaying GLM lightning data<\/li>\n<li>displaying RGB imagery<\/li>\n<li>python scripting in McIDAS-X<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<h3>McIDAS-V Training - Room 315<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><b>Day 1: McIDAS-V Basics<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Intended for new users of McIDAS-V, this training session will cover basic functionality of the software and displaying data from a variety of data sources.\u00a0 Users will learn to visualize real-time data from the GOES-16, -17 and NOAA-20 satellites, and to analyze polar satellite data using McIDAS-V&#8217;s hyperspectral functionality.\u00a0 Users will learn to display real-time radar, point observation, and gridded model data.\u00a0 The 3-D functionality of McIDAS-V will be featured when displaying gridded data.<\/p>\n<p><b>Day 2:\u00a0 McIDAS-V Advanced Topics<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Intended for users already familiar with McIDAS-V, this training session will cover some of the more advanced functionality of the software.\u00a0 Among the topics covered will be creating bundles and color enhancements to customize your display, using native formulas, and creating user-defined formulas. An introduction to scripting in the Jython Shell will be presented, featuring various scripting functions to load, manipulate and analyze data and to save the final display.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script>\n\t\t\t\t$(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t$(\".mcidas-box-group\").children(\"p\").remove();\n\t\t\t\t\t$(\".mcidas-box\").children(\"p\").remove();\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t<\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\">For more information about the 2019 MUG Meeting, send e-mail to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/contact-form\/index.php?name=MUG_Meeting_Coordinator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nancy Troxel-Hoehn<\/a> or call her at (608) 263-6721. To register, go to the MUG Meeting Registration Form.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"c3\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> SSEC reserves the right to modify or cancel the meeting and\/or training sessions if the number of registrations do not meet that needed to sufficiently cover the costs. <strong>The registration deadline is August 2nd, and any decision to cancel the meeting and\/or training will be made by August 16th.<\/strong> SSEC also reserves the right to limit the number of attendees per site or organization due to limited space in the MUG Meeting facilities (auditorium and computer labs).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Main Page General Information Agenda Presentations All MUG Meeting activities will take place at the Pyle Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus [Google map]. 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