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The event was held at OMSI in Portland Last weekend Nader and Gary represented CWS at the 26th Annual Winter Weather Forecast Conference hosted by the Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society . Gary talks to attendees at the CWS booth. Over 300 weather enthusiasts gathered at OMSI to hear local experts. Here’s a recap: Mark Nelsen from KPTV and KPDX TV reviewed last winter’s weather, celebrating correct predictions and needling the incorrect ones. Jim Todd of OMSI filled us in on astronomical events of the last year, including launches by SpaceX and Blue Origin. Tyree Wilde from NOAA, Rod Hill from KGW-TV and Kyle Dittmer from the Columbia River Inter Tribal Fish Commission predicted warmer temperatures, with estimates of snowpack and the number of snow events in Portland varied. CWS is proud to participate with our local chapter of the AMS. We enjoy the monthly meetings, and the Winter Weather Conference is the highlight of the year! In case you missed

“Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. It’s everyone’s game. It’s about where we are and where we’re going.” Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek is Engineering 360's Woman of the Week!  Read the article here. --- # Nasa   # startrek

Happy to share this inspiring Woman of the Week blog post featuring NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg. (Especially since NASA is a CWS customer.) Click Here for the article.

Weather-triggered music is played over dozens of speakers in the building. “Earth as Inspiration” is the theme for this year’s Earth Science Week, organized by the American Geosciences Institute. We thought it would be a fitting time to highlight this unique customer application: Portland-based musician Ethan Rose used a CWS Orion Weather Station to create an art installation based on current weather conditions for Microsoft’s building in Redmond, WA. Temperature, wind, precipitation and cloud cover data is transformed into musical sounds which play over dozens of speakers in the lobby. An Orion Weather Station is mounted on the roof, measuring weather data to be converted into musical sounds. Video and full story here:  https://columbiaweather.com/news/archive/2015/weather-as-art/ http://www.ethanrosemusic.com/elements

This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere,” works to educate people on three basic but essential steps to take to reduce the likelihood of having a fire––and how to escape safely in the event of one: LOOK for places fire can start LISTEN for the sound of the smoke alarm LEARN two ways out of each room Visit  https://www.nfpa.org/  for more information on fire prevention in your home or business. # FirePreventionWeek   # FirePreventionWeek2018   # FireSafety

Can you Imagine A Day Without Water? Tomorrow is a day to reflect about how much water we use -- not just in drinking -- but how much water it takes to produce so many of the foods we eat and products we use.  One affirmative action is to thank the water professionals who help provide that water to us. Celebrating  WaterProfessionalsWeek  (is it just in California?) we want to give a shout out to our local Hillsboro partner  Clean Water Services  for winning third pla ce in the Intelligent Water Systems Challenge last week at  WEFTEC2018 . The competition challenged students and professionals to use innovation and data to help solve “real-world problems” facing water and wastewater utilities. Eileen O’Neill, executive director for the Water Environment Federation (WEF), says, “Our hope is that the Intelligent Water Challenge will demonstrate the value of intelligent water systems to utilities and help foster the adoption of smart water technologies.” What is Smart Water?

The 26th Annual Winter Weather Forecast Conference is coming up! Save the date for Saturday, October 27th at the  Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)  to hear Meteorologists from across the PNW give their predictions for the upcoming winter. The event is hosted by the  Oregon Chapter of The American Meteorological Society (AMS)  and is open to the public with all ages welcome.

Today is Manufacturing day, a national celebration of modern manufacturing and the opportunities it provides within the U.S. We are proud to be an American manufacturing company, providing professional weather monitoring equipment for over 35 years and trusted by industry and government agencies worldwide. Learn more about our products as well as Manufacturing Day at the links below. “Manufacturing Day showcases how important the sector is for economic growth and job creation. We are able to show what manufacturing is all about — a high-skilled, technology-driven industry that offers secure, good-paying jobs” says John W. Kennedy, CEO of the NJ Manufacturing Extension Program. http://bit.ly/ColumbiaWeather https://www.mfgday.com/

We enjoyed a visit from  Matt Zaffino , Chief Meteorologist at  KGW-TV   yesterday. It's not often that we get visitors, so if you're interested in learning more about us, drop by and we'll show you around!