88th Annual Meeting (20-24 January 2008)

: Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research

Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research

Program Chairs: Genevieve E. Maricle , Arizona State Univ. ; Mark A. Shafer , Oklahoma Climatological Survey

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Sunday, 20 January 2008

7:30 AM-9:30 AM: Sunday, 20 January 2008


Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 20 January 2008


Conference Registration

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 20 January 2008


7th Annual WeatherFest
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

Monday, 21 January 2008

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Registration continues through Thursday, 24 January

8:30 AM-9:15 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Joint Session 1
The Richard Hallgren Symposium Opening Session
Location: R04 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the The Richard Hallgren Symposium; and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )

Papers:
  8:30 AM
Welcoming Remarks, Richard A. Anthes, AMS President

  8:35 AM
Keynote Address
John W. Zillman, Chair, GCOS Steering Committee, Melbourne, Australia

9:15 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Joint Panel Discussion 4
History and Current Status of International Cooperation in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Services
Location: R04 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the The Richard Hallgren Symposium; and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Moderator: Michel Jarraud, WMO
Panelists: Geoffrey Holland, 2WE Associates; Tillmann Mohr, EUMETSAT; James Rasmussen, WMO Consultant on WIGOS; Thomas Rosswall, ICSU

Papers:
  9:15 AM
The Oceans
Geoffrey Holland, 2WE Associates, Parksville, BC, Canada

  9:45 AM
International Cooperation in Meteorology – the Example of the World Weather Watch
James Rasmussen, WMO Consultant on WIGOS, Frederick, MD

Poster PDF (85.3 kB)
  10:00 AM
Thomas Rosswall

  10:00 AM
Panel Discussion

10:45 AM-11:45 AM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Panel Discussion 1
Bridging the Gap: Initiatives Spanning the Physical and Social Sciences
Location: 228-229 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Moderators: Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey; Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ.
Panelists: William Hooke, AMS; Eve Gruntfest, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma; Kelvin K. Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma; Susan K. Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Josh Foster, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)

Papers:
  10:45 AM
AMS Policy Program update
William Hooke, AMS Policy Program, Washington, DC

  10:57 AM
The WAS * IS (Weather and Society * Integrated Studies) movement: A 2008 update
Eve Gruntfest, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Colorado Springs, CO; and J. Demuth, S. D. Drobot, and J. K. Lazo

  11:09 AM
The National Weather Center
Kelvin Droegemeier, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and J. T. Snow and J. F. Kimpel

  11:21 AM
University and federal collaboration in Boulder
Susan K. Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA

  11:33 AM
Crossing the Valley of Death: The NOAA Transition of Research Applications to Climate Services (TRACS) Program
Josh Foster, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), Washington, DC

http://www.climate.noaa.gov/cpo_pa/nctp/

  11:45 AM
Mark A. Shafer

  11:45 AM
Genevieve E. Maricle

  11:45 AM
Panel Discussion


Joint Panel Discussion 5
History and Current Status of International Cooperation in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Services (Continued)
Location: R04 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; and the The Richard Hallgren Symposium )

Papers:
  10:45 AM
Panel Discussion

11:45 AM-1:15 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Lunch Break: Luncheon Speaker, Brig. Gen. John J. Kelly, NOAA, Washington, D.C
Location: R05 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:45 AM-1:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Opening Plenary Session Featuring Mayor Nagin of New Orleans (Cash & Carry Lunch)

1:15 PM-2:45 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


Joint Panel Discussion 6
Future of International Cooperation in Science and Services
Location: R04 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the The Richard Hallgren Symposium; and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Moderator: William Easterling, Penn State University
Panelists: Robert Corell, The Pew Center; Martin Parry, UK Met Office; Robert Landis, Landis Associates; Otis Brown, RSMAS/Univ. of Miami

Papers:
  1:30 PM
THE NEW CHALLENGING FUTURE OF “EMERGENCY” CLIMATE RESEARCH
Ann Henderson-Sellers, World Climate Research Programme, Geneva, Switzerland

Poster PDF (260.4 kB)
  1:45 PM
William Easterling

  1:45 PM
Robert Corell

  1:45 PM
Martin Parry

  1:45 PM
  1:45 PM
Panel Discussion

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 21 January 2008


1
Societal Dimensions of Hazards I
Location: 228-229 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Eileen Shea, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Tanja E. Fransen, NOAA/NWS

Papers:
  4:00 PM
1.1
Natural drought
Kelly Redmond, Western Regional Climate Center, Reno, NV

  4:15 PM
1.2
The pathway to resiliency
Don Wilhite, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

  4:30 PM
1.3
  5:15 PM
1.6
Collaborative approaches to the development of climate-based decision support systems: What role for social sciences?
Todd A. Crane, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; and C. Roncoli, N. E. Breuer, J. O. Paz, C. W. Fraisse, K. T. Ingram, D. F. Zierden, G. Hoogenboom, and J. O'Brien

Tuesday, 22 January 2008

8:15 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Joint Panel Discussion 7
Future of International Cooperation in Observing Systems
Location: R04 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the The Richard Hallgren Symposium; and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Moderator: Gordon McBean, University of Western Ontario
Panelists: Sue Barrell, Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Neil Gordon, New Zealand Meteorological Service; Richard Spinrad, Oregon State Univ.; Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS; David J. Hofmann, NOAA/ESRL

Papers:
  8:15 AM
The Future of International Cooperation in Observing Systems
Sue Barrell, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Poster PDF (63.0 kB)
  8:30 AM
Future International Cooperation in Observing Systems
Neil D. Gordon, Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand

  8:45 AM
Future of International Cooperation in Observing Systems
Richard Spinrad, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR

Poster PDF (15.2 kB)
  9:00 AM
Future of International Cooperation in Observing Systems I
Gregory Withee, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD

Poster PDF (20.0 kB)
  9:15 AM
David J. Hofmann

  9:15 AM
Gordon McBean

  9:15 AM
Panel Discussion

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Joint Panel Discussion 1
Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part I
Location: 207 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the 24th Conference on IIPS; the Symposium on Linkages among Societal Benefits, Prediction Systems and Process Studies for 1-14 day Weather Forecasts; the 5th GOES Users' Conference; the 12th Conference on IOAS-AOLS; the 13th Conference on Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology; and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Moderator: Mary H. Hayden, Univ. of Colorado
Panelists: Steve Tracton, Consulting Meterologist; Mark DeMaria, NOAA/NESDIS; James J. Gurka, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program Office; Rebecca Morss, NCAR; Thomas Whittaker, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin; Stewart Cober, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada

Papers:
  8:30 AM
Mary H. Hayden

  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
James J. Gurka

  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
Thomas Whittaker

  8:30 AM
Stewart Cober

  8:30 AM
Panel Discussion

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Tue a.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Panel Discussion 2
Developing Science Policy Curricula
Location: 228-229 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Moderator: Genene Fisher, AMS
Panelists: Margaret Reams, Louisiana State Univ.; John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma; Jameson Wetmore, Arizona State Univ.

Papers:
  11:00 AM
Margaret Reams


Joint Session 11
Record Floods of 2007 and their Impacts
Location: R08-R09 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the IMPACTS: Weather 2007; and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Chair: Christopher W. Landsea, NOAA/NWS/TPC/NHC

Papers:
  11:00 AM
Record June and July Floods in the UK
Keith Groves, UK Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom

  11:15 AM
August Flooding in the Upper Mississippi Valley
Lisa Schmit, NOAA/NWS, Chanhassen, MN

  11:30 AM
OK/TX Floods with TS Erin–Aug. 2007
Derek S. Arndt, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC

  11:45 AM

11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Exhibits Open (Tuesday)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Presidental Forum: Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back to Look Ahead (Cash & Carry) (Presidental Forum will run parallel to the other sessions throughout the afternoon)
Location: La Louisiane (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Joint Session 5
Hurricane Katrina-Looking Back to Look Ahead: Part I
Location: La Louisiane (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; and the Tropical Meteorology Special Symposium )
Chair: William Hooke, AMS

Papers:
  1:30 PM
Perspectives on Operational Hurricane Forecasting
Max Mayfield, WPLG-TV/Former National Hurricane Center Director, Miami, FL

  2:30 PM
The Social Context of Meteorology: A view Post-Katrina
Shirley Laska, Center for Hazards Assessment, New Orleans, LA

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (tues p.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 22 January 2008


Joint Session 6
Hurricane Katrina-Looking Back to Look Ahead: Part II
Location: La Louisiane (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the Presidential Forum; the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; and the Tropical Meteorology Special Symposium )
Chair: William Hooke, AMS

Papers:
  3:30 PM
Race, Place, and the Environment in the Aftermath of Katrina
Beverly Wright, Dillard University, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Baton Rouge, LA

  4:00 PM
The Role of Mission Journalism in Disasters
Mark Schleifstein, Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Joint Panel Discussion 2
Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part II
Location: R08-R09 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the The Committee on Applied Climatology; the The Board on the Urban Environment; the The Measurements STAC; the 15th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Moderator: David M. Schultz, Univ. of Helsinki/Finnish Meteorological Institute
Panelists: Henry Reges, CoCoRaHS/Colorado State Univ.; Kenneth Schere, NOAA/ERL/ARL; S. Pal S. Arya, Department of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences, North Carolina State University; Heidi Cullen, The Weather Channel/Georgia Institute of Technology; Anthony Brazel, Arizona State Univ.; John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma

Papers:
  8:30 AM
David M. Schultz

  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
Kenneth Schere

  8:30 AM
S. Pal S. Arya

  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
Anthony Brazel

  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
Panel Discussion

8:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Joint Panel Discussion 8
The Science of Communications: What We Know We Didn't Know but Convinced Ourselves Otherwise
Location: 228-229 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the Seventh Communications Workshop; and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Moderator: Anthony Socci, AMS Policy Program
Panelists: Chris Mooney, Seed Magazine; Arthur Lupia, Univ. of Michigan; Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon Univ.

Papers:
  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
Baruch Fischhoff

  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
Panel Discussion

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Coffee Break (Wed a.m.)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Joint Session 10
Climate Policy, Vulnerability, and Adaptation
Location: 230 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; and the 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change )
Cochairs: Juliane Fry, Reed College; Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey

Papers:
  10:30 AM
Adaptive governance: proposals for climate change adaptation science, policy and decision making
Amanda H. Lynch, Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic., Australia; and R. D. Brunner

  10:45 AM
Robustness as a Framework for Climate Change Policy
Zach Pirtle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ

  11:00 AM
Managing climate uncertainties
Marilyn Averill, CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

  11:30 AM
State Climate Action Plans: The Opportunity for Adaptation Response
Susan K. Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA; and B. H. Udall

11:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Exhibits Open (wednesday)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Wednesday)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Panel Discussion 3
Coping with drought
Location: 228-229 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Moderator: Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/CIRES/CDC
Panelists: Shaun McGrath, Western Governors' Association; Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC; Hope Mizzell, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources; Brad Rippey, USDA; Mark Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center

Papers:
  1:30 PM
Coping with Drought
Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO

  1:45 PM
Shaun McGrath

  1:45 PM
Timothy W. Owen

  1:45 PM
Hope Mizzell

  1:45 PM
Brad Rippey

  1:45 PM
Mark Svoboda

  1:45 PM
Panel Discussion

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Poster Session 1
Policy and Socio-Economic Research Posters
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Julie Demuth, NCAR; Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR

Papers:
 
150 Billion Served: Households' Sources, Perceptions, Uses, and Values of Weather Forecast Information
Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss and J. Demuth

 
Communicating Weather Information to the Public: People's Reactions and Understandings of Weather Information and Terminology
Scott W. Powell, National Weather Center REU, Norman, OK, and Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and H. D. O'Hair

Poster PDF (641.8 kB)
 
P1.4
Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts (ACUF)

 
The National Academies' Disasters Roundtable
William Hooke, AMS, Washington, DC

 
Decision Support for Public Health and Safety Related to Air Quality
M.L. Deaton, James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA; and C. J. Brodrick, R. E. Davis, S. Gawtry, J. Giraytys, D. M. Hondula, D. Knight, T. Lee, L. Sitka, and P. J. Stenger

Poster PDF (2.8 MB)
 
Space weather information for aviation operational risk management
Genene Fisher, AMS, Washington, DC; and B. Jones

 
The critical importance of data collection and analysis methodology in financial decision making for Wind Turbine projects
Lucille M. Olszewski, Blackwater Environmental Services, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; and J. R. Sonnenmeier

 
An estimation of the economic benefits of the Oklahoma Mesonet to the State of Oklahoma
Kimberly E. Klockow, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and R. A. McPherson and D. Sutter

 
Advances in the effectiveness and feasibility of climate policy
Paul A. T. Higgins, AMS, Washington, DC

 
Climate Change versus Climate Policy: An Integrated Global Model Analysis
C. Adam Schlosser, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and M. Webster, A. Sokolov, C. Forest, D. Kicklighter, J. Reilly, and S. Paltsev

 
Adaptation through interaction: A case study from Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia
Lee M. Tryhorn, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and A. H. Lynch

 
Recollections of climate in the Denver metropolitan area
Julie S. Malmberg, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and P. D. Blanken

 
Weather Disasters and the Law
Marsha L. Baum, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

 
Applying improved vulnerability theory for reducing the risk and cost of weather disasters
Olga Wilhelmi, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Pulwarty, H. Lazrus, I. Kelman, and J. C. Gaillard

 
Decision making by Austin, Texas, residents in hypothetical tornado scenarios
David M. Schultz, Univ. of Helsinki/Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland; and E. Gruntfest, C. Benight, S. D. Drobot, L. R. Barnes, and M. H. Hayden

 
The societal impact of the tornado warning process
Kevin M. Simmons, Austin College, Sherman, TX; and D. Sutter

 
Assessing people's actions and attitudes during the December 20-21, 2006, Colorado Front Range winter storm
Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Demuth

http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/research/qr/qr192/qr192.html

Poster PDF (2.1 MB)
 
To travel or not to travel: The case of AMS 2007
Kimberly E. Klockow, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and R. A. Peppler

 
Climate change, hurricane risk, and future evolutions of socio-economic losses in the U.S
Stéphane Hallegatte, Météo-France, Nogent-sur-Marne, France

 
Estimating deceased victim totals from Hurricane Katrina
John C. Mutter, Columbia Univ., New York, NY; and R. M. Garfield

 
Hurricanes and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
John C. Mutter, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, New York, NY; and E. M. Holthaus

 
Reponses to Hurricane and Flood Warnings: Lessons from Florida and New York
Burrell E. Montz, Binghamton Univ., Binghamton, NY

 
Vulnerability to Flooding in Western Puerto Rico: Towards a more holistic approach
Jenniffer M. Santos-Hernandez, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and A. Rojas-Gonzalez

 
Weathering drought: one state's experience
Bob Sandbo, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Oklahoma City, OK; and B. Vance, G. McManus, and M. A. Shafer

http://www.owrb.ok.gov/supply/drought/drought_index.php

Poster PDF (776.8 kB)
 
A Window on Drought Information, Impacts and Implications
Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. Svoboda and R. Pulwarty

http://www.drought.gov

 
Drought Scenario 2008--Potential Impacts on Ethanol Production: What Role Can NIDIS Play in this Scenario?
Mark Svoboda, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE; and Y. Ding, B. Fuchs, and M. Hayes

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)
 
Associated between mortality and ambulance call-out during heat episodes in London, UK, 1998 - 2006
Glenn Russell McGregor, Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and T. Wolf

 
Developing a multi-agency Heat/Health Warning System (HHWS) to provide consistent information to diverse customers
Julie Adolphson, NOAA, Pleasant Hill, MO; and L. Kalkstein, S. Fortin, and A. Bailey

 
Developing a heat health watch-warning system for rural locations
Katrina L. Frank, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and L. Kalkstein

 
Results of a developmental test of the heat stress index: does it have operational potential?
Jannie G. Ferrell, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and L. Kalkstein

 
Disaster Weather Communication, Education and Training for First Responders - A WAS*IS Initiative
Joshua J. Jans, Spotter Network, Austin, TX; and C. S. Keen

http://www.mnsu.edu/weather/FinalAMS2008ckjj.pdf

Poster PDF (309.9 kB)
 
Improving storm based warnings
John T. Ferree, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and H. L. White

 
Rainfall Estimates or Tornado Detection?: An Assessment Based on the Needs of Emergency Managers
William Donner, Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE; and D. Grainger, H. Rodriguez, W. Diaz, J. M. Santos, and D. Marks

 
P1.40
Evaluation of CASA data and technology for the severe weather warning


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (wednesday p.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


2
Societal Dimensions of Hazards II
Location: 228-229 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ.; Jameson Wetmore, Arizona State Univ.

Papers:
  4:00 PM
2.1
  4:45 PM
2.4
The Department of Homeland Security's management of natural disasters
Shali Mohleji, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO

  5:00 PM
2.5
A Perspective on Flood Hazard Mitigation
French Wetmore, French & Associates, Ltd., Steilacoom, WA

  5:15 PM
2.6
Discussion

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) (Wednesday)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 23 January 2008


AMS Annual Awards Banquet at the Hilton Riverside Hotel

Thursday, 24 January 2008

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


3
Application-Oriented Research
Location: 228-229 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Cochairs: Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ.; Wendy Marie Thomas, AMS

Papers:
  9:00 AM
3.3
Lessons of the Lower Ninth: Methodology and Epistemology of Video Ethnography
Wesley Shrum, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA

  9:30 AM
3.5

Joint Panel Discussion 3
Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Applications for the Benefit of Society Part III
Location: R08-R09 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint between the 22nd Conference on Hydrology; the Symposium on Recent Developments in Atmospheric Applications of Radar and Lidar; the The Severe Local Storms Committee; the The Air-sea Interaction Committee; the The Agricultural and Forecast Meteorology Committee; the Third Conference on Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data; and the Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research )
Moderator: Pam L. Heinselman, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma
Panelists: Steven J. Weiss, NOAA/NCEP/SPC; Steve Goodman, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR; Bob Alder, Senior Scientist in the Laboratory for Atmospheres; Paul R. Houser, George Mason Univ./Center for Research on Environment and Water; Edgar L. Andreas, NorthWest Research Associates, Inc.; David L. Spittlehouse, British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range

Papers:
  8:30 AM
Pam L. Heinselman

  8:30 AM
Steven J. Weiss

  8:30 AM
Stephen Goodman

  8:30 AM
  8:30 AM
Paul R. Houser

  8:30 AM
Edgar L. Andreas

  8:30 AM
David L. Spittlehouse

  8:30 AM
Howie (Cb) Bluestein

  8:30 AM
Panel Discussion

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (Thurs a.m.)
Location: Exhibit Hall B (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

11:00 AM-12:15 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


Panel Discussion 4
State of the Field: Social Dimensions
Location: 228-229 (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Sponsor: Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
Moderator: Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ.
Panelists: Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ.; Elizabeth McNie, Purdue University; Tind Shepper Ryen, US House of Representatives; Eileen Shea, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC

Papers:
  11:00 AM
State of the Field: Social Dimensions
Genevieve E. Maricle, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; and E. McNie, T. S. Ryen, and E. Shea

  11:15 AM
Elizabeth McNie

  11:15 AM
Tind Shepper Ryen

  11:15 AM
  11:15 AM
Panel Discussion

11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


Exhibits Open (thurs)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


Lunch Break (Cash & Carry in Exhibit Hall) (Thurs)

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 24 January 2008


Coffee Break and Exhibit Hall Raffle (Thurs)
Location: Exhibit Hall A (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)