Panel Discussion 1 A Snapshot of the Federal Policy Process

Monday, 23 January 2017: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
613 (Washington State Convention Center )
Host: 12th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice
Moderator:
Yael Seid-Green, American Meteorological Society, Policy Program, Washington, DC
Panelists:
Christy Veeder, 2017-2018 AMS Congressional Fellow, Washington, DC; Mary Glackin, The Weather Company, SVP, Science and Forecast Operations, Washington, DC; Joel Widder, Federal Science Partners, Partner, Washington, DC and Kevin Werner, NOAA/NMFS, Seattle, WA

The session will provide an overview of the federal policy landscape as related to the weather, water, and climate community. The session will focus on exploring the different ways that the private sector, academic sector, Executive branch agencies, and Congress engage in the federal policy process. We hope to foster a conversation on the relationships among the diverse sectors of the weather, water, and climate enterprise.

Papers:
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Christy Veeder, 2017-2018 AMS Congressional Fellow, Washington, DC

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Mary Glackin, The Weather Company, Washington, DC

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Joel Widder, Federal Science Partners, Washington, DC

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Kevin Werner, NOAA/NMFS, Seattle, WA

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