Session 2C Session 2: Research and Career Panels - Policy and Communication

Saturday, 11 January 2025: 10:20 AM-11:30 AM
217 (New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 24th Annual Student Conference
CoChair:
Vanessa Dunham, University of Oklahoma, Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis

Policy and communication are becoming increasingly crucial in the world of meteorology. Effective communication ensures vital weather information is being accurately conveyed to the public, while policy helps secure funding for research and allows for the development of guidelines and regulations to protect our environment. This session will include an overview of policy and communication in meteorology, along with three lightning talks from experts in the field. A Q&A session will follow for the opportunity for students to ask the panelists questions.

Papers:
10:20 AM
Speaker/Session Introduction

10:25 AM
Overview of Topic: Communications: Interconnected attributes working together to advance goals
Christopher Vaccaro, NWS, Silver Spring, MD

10:35 AM
Shaping National Space Policy
Jennifer Meehan, Assistant Director for Space Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Washington, DC

10:43 AM
Executive Policy Research at STPI
Rebecca Miller, Washington, DC

10:49 AM
Communicating the Impacts of Climate Change on (unnatural) Weather
Shel Winkley, NOAA / NWS / National Hurricane Center, Miami, FL

10:56 AM
Q&A

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