Transcript User, Application & Social Science Programme Programme Committee Rowan Douglas (Willis Research Network) Eve Gruntfest (University of Colorado) William (Bill) Hooke (AMS) Michel Jancloes (Health and.

User, Application & Social Science
Programme
Programme Committee
Rowan Douglas (Willis Research Network)
Eve Gruntfest (University of Colorado)
William (Bill) Hooke (AMS)
Michel Jancloes (Health and Climate Foundation)
Haleh Kootval (WMO)
William Mahoney (NCAR)
Claire Martin (IABM and CBC)
Hassan Virji (START)
Brian Mills & David Rogers
Co-chairs, WWRP-OSC-UASSP
Meteorological Research Division
Environment Canada
[email protected]
Health and Climate Foundation
[email protected]
Overview
User, Application and Social Science Programme provides an
open forum where the experiences and perspectives of a variety of
information providers and users will be combined with the latest
applications and methodological advances in social science to:
• Demonstrate and document recent progress, highlighting and sharing lessons
from both successful and ‘less successful’ projects and applications;
• Identify and deliberate areas of practice, social science research methods, and
training and education requiring new or continued attention;
• Expand and connect the interdisciplinary weather and society community; and
• Develop conference positions and recommendations regarding the state and
advancement of knowledge and practice.
Audience
Bow and Elbow River flooding
(downtown Calgary) 21-June-2013
Source: T. Martin, Calgary Herald
Train derailment and explosion
Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, 8-July2013
Sources: La Presse, Y. Tremblay (Photo
Helico), R. Remiorz (The Canadian Press)
Audience
User, Application and Social Science Programme will appeal to
four primary groups:
• Representatives from businesses, organizations and government agencies with
experience in, and responsibility for, managing weather-related risks and
opportunities;
• Private enterprise, non-government organizations, and public sector institutions
that provide, communicate, and tailor weather and related risk or impact
information, advice and services to others in support of their decision-making;
• Academic, government, or private sector researchers who study and evaluate the
communication and use of weather-related information in decision-making and
resulting societal and economic impacts and outcomes.
• Natural or physical scientists and practitioners interested in understanding the
current and future needs and preferences of users for weather information.
Key Topics
Three cross-cutting and interrelated focal areas will be targeted for
examination during the conference:
1. Individual, collective, and institutional behaviour in response to the
communication, interpretation, and application of weather-related information in
decision-making;
2. Understanding, measuring, and predicting the societal impacts of weather and
the costs, benefits, and other impacts of weather-related information; and
3. Better practices and guidance for designing, implementing, evaluating and
sustaining decision support systems and tools.
Session Themes
Four session categories have been identified that align to generic
application areas, decision-making responsibilities, or sets of key
information providers through which improved predictions must
eventually flow in order to benefit society:
1. Good and Services Economy
2. Government Organizations and Functions
3. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
4. Communication
Session Themes: Goods & Services Economy
Traditional weather-sensitive sectors of the market (or
mixed) economy:
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natural resource sector (e.g., agriculture, forestry, fishing,
mining, tourism)
insurance and finance
energy, transportation, telecommunications, and construction
sectors
retail/small enterprise/consumer focus
Session Themes: Government Organizations &
Functions
Agencies empowered to provide public services and
programs, develop policy, and establish and enforce
standards or regulations that are affected by, or intended
to directly influence, weather-related risks, impacts and
opportunities:
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defense/military/civil security focus
health, public safety, and vulnerable population focus
communities focus
National Meteorological and Hydrometeorological Services
focus
Session Themes: Disaster Risk Reduction &
Management
Large scale disasters are often the result of weather
events exposing underlying social, economic and
environmental vulnerabilities. Weather often becomes a
critical variable in response, recovery, and managing the
effects of disasters. Session topics have been oriented to
decision timeframes:
• disaster response
• recovery
• preparedness and longer-term mitigation
Session Themes: Communication
Private and public forecasters and communicators based
in broadcast media, NMHS agencies, large weathersensitive businesses, or consulting firms, still represent
the most important value-adding or value-limiting
interface with the vast majority of users. Session topics
focus on:
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broadcaster/media
public and private sector forecasters
social media and conflicting/coordinating messaging
skills/training for the next generation fxer/communicator
Suggested Format and Structure
• Joint plenary with Scientific Programme each day (focused on one of the 4
session categories)
• Opening morning panel session on the highlighted session category (half-plenary
room to maintain cohesion)
• Two sets of afternoon panel and/or traditional parallel sessions running across all
4 categories (depending on demand/papers). Each session consists of: i) up to 4,
15-minute presentations + 5 minutes for clarification questions, ii) panel
discussion with 3-4 10-minute statements followed by 40-minute moderated Q&A
period, or iii) facilitated group scenario exercise
• Late afternoon (or over lunch) parallel Practical Workshop or Primer Session
related to the key session category of the day
• Poster session run parallel with the Workshop sessions
• Shorter, reworked final day that emphasizes conference statements and findings
across session categories, focal areas, and between science and user
programmes
Potential Speakers,
Panelists, Invitees
Documentation & Interaction with Participants
• Pre-conference survey(s) and white paper(s) to solicit initial input,
statements, and ideas for the conference
• Potential use of social media before, during and after the conference
• Potential live demonstrations Conference statements and
recommendations
• Post-conference survey(s)
• Proceedings, archived video/audio, special journal issue (e.g.,
Weather, Climate and Society)
• Follow-up meetings, presentations, training, and projects based on
recommendations, interest and available resources
Q&A topics
• Integration with Scientific Programme
• Incorporation of Sponsor and Exhibitor input
• Alignment with communication strategy/plan/activities
• Promotion as single, joint, separate conference and required
resources (e.g., working list of business, academic and professional
associations; NMHS contacts)
• Voluntary contributions (esp. from university students)
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