Lightning Conference Brings Leading Scientists to Colorado

Lightning experts from across the world will be gathering in Colorado as Vaisala (Finland) hosts its 22nd bi-annual International Lightning Detection Conference (ILDC) and 4th International Lightning Meteorology Conference (ILMC) on 2-5 April 2012 in Broomfield, Colorado. The theme of this year's event is "The Value of Lightning Information for Safety and Asset Protection."

This year's ILDC and ILMC conferences continue the long Vaisala-supported experience of bringing together leading world experts in lightning detection research and applications. The latest results are presented, and attendees from a diverse background learn through extensive interactions during the course of the week's meetings.

The conferences cover both global and local lightning detection topics. "Recent findings in atmospheric physics, detection technology and network performance show the importance of ongoing lightning research," comments Ron Holle, Lightning Research Meteorologist at Vaisala. "Nowcasting and forecasting experiences and techniques, severe weather, tropical weather, climatology and incorporation of lightning into numerical weather prediction models demonstrate the value that lightning information has on safety and asset protection,".