User engagement activities at NOAA's national climatic data center

NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has recently expanded its customer service activities to include engagement with several climate sensitive user sectors. As a starting point, NCDC identified 11 user sectors which represent a majority of the users requesting climate data and information from NCDC. These sectors include: Agriculture, Civil Infrastructure, Coastal Hazards, Energy, Health, Insurance, Litigation, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Tourism, Transportation, and Water Resources. Each sector has a team dedicated to learning more about and serving the needs of its users. Activities within each sector include the development of sectoral fact sheets, hosting or co-hosting sectoral workshops, attending and/or participating at sectoral conferences, partnering on research activities, and representing NCDC at sectoral trade shows. Recent and upcoming activities within each sector as well as future plans will be discussed.