VIRTUAL | NAS Building, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20418
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
LECTURE ROOM
| 10:30: | Welcome and Opening Remarks Ann Bostrom, University of Washington, Committee Chair |
| 10:40: | SESSION 1—OPEN Communicating Risks of Atypical Tropical Cyclones: Lessons from Henri and Hilary |
| Moderators: Andrea Schumacher, NSF-NCAR, & Ann Bostrom, University of Washington, Planning Committee Members | |
| 10:40: | Panel 1: Forecaster Perspectives Alex Lamers, National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center Rose Schoenfeld, National Weather Service Robbie Berg, National Hurricane Center |
| Panel 2: Research Perspectives Roxane Cohen Silver, University of California, Irvine Julie Demuth, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research Emma Spiro, University of Washington |
| 12:00: | Lunch |
| 12:45: | SESSION 2—OPEN Risk Communication in Multi-Hazard Environments: Challenges and Learning Opportunities from Compounding Hazards and Cascading Impacts |
| Moderator: Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia | |
| Keynote Speaker Jen Henderson, Texas Tech University |
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| 1:00: |
Panel:
Jason Senkbeil, University of Alabama Rebecca Moulton, FEMA Jeff Lindner, Harris County Flood Control District Jessica Schauer, National Weather Service Tropical Cyclone Weather Services Program |
| 1:50: | Break |
| 2:05: | High Level Summary of Sessions 1 and 2 |
| 2:15: | Transition to Breakout Rooms |
| 2:40: | SESSION 3—OPEN Breakout Discussions: Applying Risk Communication Lessons from Other Hazards to the Tropical Cyclone Context |
| Moderator: Jeannette Sutton, SUNY Albany | |
| Room 1: Earthquakes Richard Allen, University of California, Berkeley Michele Wood, California State University, Fullerton Sara McBride, USGS |
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| Room 2: Extreme Heat Micki Olson, SUNY, Albany Olga Wilhelmi, National Center for Atmospheric Research Peter Howe, Utah State University |
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| Room 3: Flooding Amanda Schroeder, National Weather Service Rachel Hogan Carr, Nurture Nature Center |
| 2:55: | Report Back to Plenary Moderator: Jeannette Sutton, SUNY Albany |
| 3:15: | Break |
| 3:30: | SESSION 4—OPEN Risk Communication and Decision Making in Communities |
| Moderators: Craig Fugate, Craig Fugate Consulting LLC, & Brad Colman, American Meteorological Society | |
| 3:30: | Panel: Risk Communication Across Scales: Risk Communicators in Communities |
| Drew Pearson, Dare County Emergency Management Russel Strickland, Maryland Department of Emergency Management Daphne Ladue, University of Oklahoma Tom Cova, University of Utah Jim Elliott, Rice University |
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| Roundtable: Community Leaders and Community Action Jeff Lindner, Harris County Flood Control District Peyton Siler-Jones, National League of Cities (NLC) Archie Chaisson, Lafourche Parish Government Randy Reid, International City/County Management Association (ICMA) |
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| 4:45: | High Level Summary of Sessions 3 and 4 |
| 4:55: | Wrap Up and Plans for Day 2 Ann Bostrom, University of Washington, Committee Chair |
| 5:00 | END OF DAY 1 |
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
LECTURE ROOM
| 10:30: | Welcome and Opening Remarks Ann Bostrom, University of Washington, Committee Chair |
| 10:35: | Recap from Day 1 |
| 10:50: | SESSION 5—OPEN Practical Translation of Risk in the Public Arena |
| Moderators: Andrea Schumacher, NCAR, Jeannette Sutton, SUNY Albany, & Gabrielle Wong-Parodi, Stanford University | |
| Panel 1: Risk Communication Innovations and New Frontiers in TC Communication: Public Sector | |
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Mike Brennan, National Hurricane Center Castle Williamsberg, FedWriters Supporting NOAA’s Weather Program Office Gina Eosco, NOAA Weather Program Office |
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| 10:50: | Messaging Technology Walkthrough Mike Gerber, National Weather Service Brock Aun, HAAS Alert Anatoliy Gruzd & Philip Mai, Toronto Metropolitan University |
| Panel 2: Risk Communication Innovations and New Frontiers in TC Communication: Private Sector Mike Chesterfield, The Weather Channel Micah Berman, Google John Lawson, AWARN |
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| 12:30: | Lunch |
| 1:15: | SESSION 6—OPEN New Approaches to Unmet Needs: Communication for the Whole Community |
| Moderators: Ann Bostrom, University of Washington & Jeannette Sutton, SUNY Albany | |
| Keynote Speaker: Jargon, Technical Language, and Plain Language Wändi Bruine de Bruin, University of Southern California | |
| Panel 1: Communicating Uncertainty and Probabilistic Information about TC Tracks, Timing and Severity Lace Padilla, Northeastern University Jessica Hullman, Northwestern University |
| Panel 2: Access and functional needs Sherman Gillums, Jr., FEMA Joseph Trujillo-Falcon, University of Oklahoma |
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| 2:50: | Break |
| 3:05: | High Level Summary of Sessions 5 and 6 |
| 3:15: | SESSION 7—OPEN Workshop Retrospective and Implications for the Future |
| Moderators: Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia & Brad Colman, American Meteorological Society | |
| Roundtable Julie Demuth, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research Brock Aun, HAAS Alert Sherman Gillums, Jr., FEMA Gina Eosco, NOAA Weather Program Office Rebecca Morss, U.S. National Science Foundation |
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| 4:15: | Wrap Up and Closing Remarks Ann Bostrom, University of Washington, Committee Chair |
| 4:30: | Adjourn |
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