| Saturday, 28 January 2006 |
| 7:30 AM-7:31 AM, Saturday
Short Course and Student Conference Registration |
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| Sunday, 29 January 2006 |
| 7:30 AM-9:00 AM, Sunday
Short Course Registration |
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| 9:00 AM-6:00 PM, Sunday
Conference Registration |
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| Monday, 30 January 2006 |
| 7:30 AM-6:00 PM, Monday
Registration Continues through Thursday, 2 February |
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| 12:00 PM-1:10 PM, Monday
Plenary Session 1 AMS Forum Kick-Off Luncheon (Cash & Carry available in the Meeting Room Foyer) |
Chairs: Sue Grimmond, King's College, London United Kingdom; Steven Hanna, Harvard Univ., Boston, MA; Mark Andrews, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
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| 12:00 PM | PL1.1 | Forum opening
Gregory S. Forbes, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and M. Andrews, C. S. B. Grimmond, and S. R. Hanna |
| 12:10 PM | PL1.2 | How should we compare and evaluate urban land surface models?
Martin Best, Met Office, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
| 12:40 PM | PL1.3 | THUNDERSTORM IMPACTS: A MIX OF CURSES AND BLESSINGS
Stanley Changnon, Changnon Climatologist, Mahomet, IL |
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| 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Monday
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar) |
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| 7:30 PM, Monday
Holton Symposium Banquet |
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| Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
| 11:00 AM-6:00 PM, Tuesday
Exhbits Open (T) |
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| 12:15 PM, Tuesday
Plenary Session Presidential Forum with Boxed Lunch (Lunch will be available for purchase outside the meeting room.) |
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| Wednesday, 1 February 2006 |
| 8:30 AM-5:30 PM, Wednesday, A307
Session 1 Policy Research in the Earth System Sciences |
Organizers: William Hooke, AMS Policy Program, Washington, DC; Genene Fisher, AMS Policy Program, Washington, DC; Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO
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| 8:30 AM | | Introductory Remarks
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| 8:45 AM | 1.1 | In search of new options: characterizing and defining atmospheric science policy research
Genevieve E. Maricle, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and L. Dilling and R. A. Pielke |
| 9:00 AM | 1.2 | Emerging issues in using space for managing the planet: policy, law, and economics
Ray A. Williamson, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University, Washington, DC; and H. R. Hertzfeld |
| 9:15 AM | 1.3 | The role of intermediary organizations and knowledge communities in bridging barriers  
Mark A. Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK |
| 9:30 AM | 1.4 | Social Science Research Needs: A Focus on Vulnerable Populations, Forecasting and Warnings
Betty Morrow, Consulting Sociologist, Miami, Florida; and B. D. Phillips |
| 9:45 AM | | Coffee Break in the Meeting Room Foyer
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| 10:00 AM | 1.5 | Weather and Society * Integrated Studies (WAS*IS): Developing the next generation of weather researchers and users
Julie Demuth, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and E. Gruntfest and J. Lazo |
| 10:15 AM | 1.6 | UNLOCKING THE TREASURE CHEST OF LEVEL-II RADAR DATA: LESSONS IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER POLICY FOR THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Joel B. Gratz, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO |
| 10:30 AM | 1.7 | Policy research on observing network design for weather prediction
Rebecca E. Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO |
| 10:45 AM | 1.8 | Assessing science policies for climate research: New options for organizing research in support of decision making under uncertainty
Lisa Dilling, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Pielke, Jr. and D. Sarewitz |
| 11:00 AM | 1.9 | Integrating atmospheric science into air quality planning: Challenges and opportunities
Daniel S. Cohan, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Atlanta, GA |
| 11:15 AM | 1.10 | Indentifying a desirable air quality for Atlanta in 2050
Ed Weber, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; and D. Noonan |
| 11:30 AM | 1.11 | Opportunities for policy research: A view from the House Science Committee
Johannes Loschnigg, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Washington, DC |
| 11:45 AM | | Lunch Break (Cash and Carry Available in the Exhibit Hall; Exhibit Hours 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.)
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| 1:15 PM | 1.12 | Organizational Communication and Decision Making in Hurricane Emergencies
Walter G. Peacock, Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; and M. K. Lindell and C. S. Prater |
| 1:30 PM | 1.13 | Hurricane Forecasting: The State of the Art
Hugh E. Willoughby, International Hurricane Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL; and E. Rappaport and F. D. Marks |
| 1:45 PM | 1.14 | Evacuation Decision Making and Behavioral Responses: Individual and Household
Hugh Gladwin, Florida International University, North Miami, FL; and N. Dash |
| 2:00 PM | 1.15 | Developing a Consensus Social Science Research Agenda for the Hurricane Forecast and Warning System
Walter G. Peacock, Hazard Reduction & Recovery Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; and H. E. Willoughby, B. Morrow, H. Gladwin, and J. K. Lazo |
| 2:15 PM | | Poster Session
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| 4:00 PM | 1.16 | The contribution of science to community based climate adaptation initiatives
Amanda Lynch, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; and R. D. Brunner and J. A. Maslanik |
| 4:15 PM | 1.17 | Applying science policy research: The case of the carbon cycle science program
Lisa Dilling, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research/Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and G. E. Maricle and R. A. Pielke |
| 4:30 PM | 1.18 | Role of landscape changes in water consumption for water policy in humid environments
Richard T. McNider, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Christy, J. Cruise, R. Marcus, and A. Limaye |
|  | 1.19 | Climate change and organizational learning in the context of watershed management
Sarah Michaels, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; and N. Goucher and D. D. P. McCarthy |
| 4:45 PM | 1.20 | An integrated model for sustainable management of water resources in south Florida
Sajjad Ahmad, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; and G. Podesta, F. Miralles-Wilhelm, and R. Garcia-Martinez |
| 5:00 PM | 1.21 | Keepers of the flame: The role and use of climate in national and regional fire policy
Timothy J. Brown, DRI, Reno, NV; and R. S. Pulwarty |
| 5:15 PM | | Sessions end for the day
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| 11:00 AM-7:30 PM, Wednesday
Exhibits Open (W) |
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| 5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Wednesday
Reception in the Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar) |
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| 7:30 PM, Wednesday
AMS Annual Awards Banquet |
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| Thursday, 2 February 2006 |
| 12:00 AM, Thursday
Symposium Ends |
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| 8:30 AM-12:00 PM, Thursday, A307
Session 2 Economics and Weather: Methods and Applications |
Organizers: William Hooke, AMS Policy Program, Washington, DC; Genene Fisher, AMS Policy Program, Washington, DC; Roger Pulwarty, NOAA-CIRES Climate Diagnostics Center, Boulder, CO
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| 8:30 AM | 2.1 | The Sensitivity of United States Economic Sectors to Weather Variability
Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and P. H. L. Larsen |
| 8:45 AM | 2.2 | Willingness to Purchase Insurance for Low Probability, Low Loss Natural Hazard Risk
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC |
| 9:00 AM | 2.3 | The overlap in scientist's and reinsurer's interests in assessing, modeling, and monitoring the impacts of extreme climate events
Richard J. Murnane, Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Garrett Park, MD; and H. F. Diaz |
| 9:15 AM | 2.4 | The Miami Hurricane Event Market (MAHEM): A Hurricane Futures Market
David Letson, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and D. S. Nolan, D. Kelly, and F. Nelson |
| 9:30 AM | 2.5 | The Economic Value of Hurricane Forecasts: An Overview and Research Needs
David Letson, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and J. K. Lazo and D. Sutter |
| 9:45 AM | | Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
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| 11:00 AM | 2.6 | Severe Weather and Bank Performance
B.T. Ewing, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and S. E. Hein and J. B. Kruse |
| 11:15 AM | 2.7 | U.S. Flood Damage: future expectations based upon historical trends
Erik Noble, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Boulder, CO |
| 11:30 AM | 2.8 | The Benefits and Cost of NEXRAD Weather Radar
Daniel Sutter, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and K. M. Simmons |
| 11:45 AM | 2.9 | Replicating Innovation: Successes and Challenges
Dale A. Morris, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK; and M. A. Shafer and D. S. Arndt |
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| 12:15 PM-1:30 PM, Thursday
Lunch Break (Cash & Carry available in the Exhibit Hall) (Th) |
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| 3:00 PM, Thursday
Registration Desk Closes |
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| 3:00 PM-3:30 PM, Thursday
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall and AMS IPOD Raffle (Th2) |
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| 4:00 PM, Thursday
Exhibit Close |
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| 6:00 PM, Thursday
Lilly Symposium Banquet |
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