ECONOMICS
Bob Marshall, President & CEO of Earth Networks, to Speak at Pre-Intel Developer Forum Media Session on Technology Networks that Inform and Warn of Weather, Lightning, Tornadoes and Hurricanes
Earth Networks' President & CEO Bob Marshall will discuss how real-time, Internet-connected, dense networks of sensors provide critical weather intelligence for early warnings to prepare for and mitigate the impact of natural disasters. Technology networks, backed by high performance computing, are now enabling advanced alerting of severe weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms and lightning. The keynote address will cover:
-- The rising number of worldwide natural disasters and the loss of lives and property
-- Innovations in technology and science that are providing greater visibility into weather and lightning activity, with earlier warning of severe storms
-- Processing and analyzing networked sensor data for finger-tip access to information for consumers, first-responders and businesses
-- Real-life examples from recent, deadly US tornado outbreaks and Hurricane Irene