Symposium on Strategies for Addressing the Climate Crisis: Mitigation, Restoration, and Communication

Program Chairs: John L. Keller , Weather Analytics Inc. ; Caroline Palmer Normile , American Meteorological Society

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Sunday, 12 January 2020

4:00 PM-6:30 PM: Sunday, 12 January 2020


Presidential Forum, Annual Meeting Welcome, Annual Review and Awards Ceremony
Location: Ballroom East (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Wednesday, 15 January 2020

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 1
Climate Change Impacts, Tipping Points, and the Evidence for Urgency
Location: 254B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Symposium on Strategies for Addressing the Climate Crisis: Mitigation, Restoration, and Communication
Moderator: John Keller, Weather Analytics, Inc.
Panelists: Jonathan G. Fairman Jr., Athenium Analytics; Susan Solomon, MIT; Gavin Schmidt, NASA GISS; Jerry Mitrovica, Athenium Analytics; Daniel H. Rothman, MIT
8:45 AM
Panel Discussion

9:00 AM
Ice 911 Research by Leslie Field

9:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Exhibit Hall (Wed)
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


AM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 2
The Promise of Climate Mitigation and Restoration through Transformative Technologies
Location: 254B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Symposium on Strategies for Addressing the Climate Crisis: Mitigation, Restoration, and Communication
Moderator: Harold G. Hedelman
Panelists: Klaus Lackner, Arizona State Univ.; Rick Parnell, Arizona State University; Michelle Wyman, National Council for Science and the Environment; Philip Duffy, Executive Office of the President; Leslie Field, Arizona State University
10:45 AM
Panel Discussion

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Lunch Break (Wednesday)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 3
Evaluating the Solutions: What Integrated Assessment Models Tell Us
Location: 254B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Symposium on Strategies for Addressing the Climate Crisis: Mitigation, Restoration, and Communication
Moderator: Caroline Palmer Normile, American Meteorological Society
Panelists: Gilbert Metcalf, Tufts University, School of Arts and Sciences; Juliette Rooney-Varga, Univ. of Massachusetts; Rick Knight, American Meteorological Society 2017-2018 Congressional Science Fellow; Gernot Wagner, New York Univ.
1:30 PM
Evaluating the Solutions: What Integrated Assessment Models Tell Us
Juliette Rooney-Varga, Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
1:45 PM
Panel Discussion

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


PM Coffee Break (Wednesday)
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Panel Discussion 4
The Role of Broadcast Meteorologists in Educating the Public about Climate Change Science and Solutions
Location: 254B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: Symposium on Strategies for Addressing the Climate Crisis: Mitigation, Restoration, and Communication
Moderator: Bob Lindmeier, WKOW-TV
Panelists: Jerry Taylor, University of Illinois; Amber Sullins, ABC15 (KNXV-TV); Michael P. Nelson; Bernadette Woods Placky, Climate Central; Ed Maibach, George Mason Univ.

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Wed)
Location: Hall B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 15 January 2020


Exhibit Hall Networking Reception
Location: Hall A (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)