Panel Discussion 1 Federal Agency Budgets for Weather, Water, and Climate: A Guide to Current Proposals and Recent Shifts

Monday, 7 January 2019: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
North 226C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Moderators:
Paul Higgins, AMS Policy Program, AMS Policy Program, Washington and Michael Henry, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD
Panelists:
Paul Higgins, AMS Policy Program, AMS Policy Program, Washington; Michael Henry, American Institute of Physics, College Park, MD; Kei Koizumi, AAAS, Visiting Scholar in Science Policy, Washington, DC; Michael Clark, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC; Blaise Sheridan, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Washington, DC and Robert F. Bonner, Minority Staff, House Committee on Appropriations, Minority Staff, House Committee on Appropriations, Washington, DC

Some in Congress and the administration are proposing to pare back a number of budgets at NOAA, NASA, NSF, USGS, and other agencies and programs that comprise the U.S. weather, water, and climate enterprise. What are the current proposals, and what is driving them? Where would budget cuts likely fall, and how might they impact the AMS community? How likely are they to come to pass? More broadly, how is the federal budget environment evolving over the long term for the weather, water, and climate community, and what can we expect in 2019 and beyond? Come to this special session to hear from budget experts and policymakers about the current state of play and what else you should know if you care about federal support for the AMS community.

Papers:
8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks
9:00 AM
Discussion

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