1 WRN Asks: What If...

Monday, 13 January 2025: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Great Hall A (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Hosts: (Joint between the 13th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation; the 20th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the 13th Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise )
Chair:
Trevor M Boucher, M.S. Atmospheric Science, NWS, Las Vegas, NV, Las Vegas, NV
Cochairs:
Danielle Nagele, PhD, NWS, AFSO, Silver Spring, MD; Anna C. Wanless, Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP), Norman, OK; Ashley Morris, Prince George's County (MD) Emergency Management and Daniel Dix

Building off the success of these session over the last two years, this “reverse panel” session will cover topics pertaining to the future of the Weather Enterprise. Chosen moderators will initially propose “What if” scenarios to the audience for 3-5 minutes, then transition to a moderator role for discussion with the audience on the implications of those scenarios.

Papers:
8:30 AM
Welcoming Remarks

8:40 AM
What if...weather warnings never existed?
Danielle Nagele, PhD, Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office, Silver Spring, MD

9:05 AM
What if...all social media was suddenly outlawed?
Devon Lucie, WDSU, New Orleans, LA

9:30 AM
What if...all weather observations didn't suck?
Garrett Wheeler, Campbell Scientific, Logan, UT

9:55 AM
Concluding Remarks

- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting
- Indicates an Award Winner