26–29 April 2021

Thank you for attending the 2021 AMS Washington Forum!

AWF VIRTUAL PLATFORM

The 2021 AMS Washington Forum provided a platform to examine public policy issues across the weather, water, and climate enterprise and had a mix of  leadership keynotes and relevant session topics including but not limited to:

• Addressing Our Wildland Fire Weather Needs
• An Update on the Latest Challenges and Opportunities in the Arctic
• Policy Impacts on Enterprise Value
• Data Commercialization (WMO)
• Making Weather Water and Climate Programs Happen: Perspectives from Federal Agency Procurement Leaders
•  Energy Policy and Science in the Next Decade
• The New Blue Economy: Provision of the Ocean Observation Products and Services Needed to Support a Growing Blue Economy
• Truth in Science - Scientific Integrity in the Public Sphere: (mis)trust, rumors, and risk

**The 2021 AMS Washington Forum took place in a virtual format. As we were not able to meet in person as planned, we had changed the format of conference to one that is conducive to virtual learning and collaboration. This event still provided an important platform to examine public policy issues across the weather, water, and climate sciences and featured several leadership keynotes. We hoped that by eliminating travel costs and setting registration rates as low as possible, we could maximize participation by those interested in learning more about how weather, water, and climate information can help support risk management across the public and private sectors.**

Connecting Science and Technology with Business and Public Policy

This much-anticipated event provided an important platform to examine public policy issues across the weather, water, and climate sciences. We had several leadership keynotes. 

This meeting was open for anyone interested in learning more about how weather, water, and climate information can help support risk management across the public and private sectors. This included agencies and companies whose operations and planning are reliant on environmental factors.

The AMS Washington Forum was organized by the AMS Board on Enterprise Economic Development (BEED), a part of the AMS Commission on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise (CWWCE).   

Keynote Speakers

Ben Friedman

NOAA Leadership Keynote

Deputy Under Secretary for Operations Performing the duties of Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere

Dr. Steve Volz

NOAA Leadership Keynote

Acting Acting Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation & Prediction

Nicole LeBoeuf

NOAA Leadership Keynote

National Ocean Service Acting Assistant Administrator

Craig McLean

NOAA Leadership Keynote

Acting Chief Scientist

Dr. Mayra Oyola-Merced

Weather Enterprise Keynote: Social Networking, Working and Consuming Data

Atmospheric and Ionospheric Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Dr. DaNa Carlis

Student Enterprise Keynote: Career Journey: Science, Policy, and Leadership

NOAA Global Systems Laboratory, Deputy Director

Dr. Amanda Lynch

Weather Enterprise Keynote: Science Communication in Challenging Times

 Professor of Environment and Society, Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University

Dr. Richard Spinrad

Ocean Enterprise Keynote: The New Blue Economy

Professor, Oregon State University and Member, Ocean Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences

Dr. Jane Lubchenco

WH/OSTP Keynote

Deputy Director for Climate and Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President

Dr. Louis Uccellini

NOAA Leadership Keynote

National Weather Service Assistant Administrator

Sponsorship

There were several sponsorship opportunities available at the AMS Washington Forum. All sponsors will receive recognition on the conference website, conference program and signage at event sponsored.

AMS Meetings and COVID-19

Session Topics:

Below are some of great session topics that were featured:

• Addressing Our Wildland Fire Weather Needs
• An Update on the Latest Challenges and Opportunities in the Arctic
• Policy Impacts on Enterprise Value
• Data Commercialization (WMO)
• Making Weather Water and Climate Programs Happen: Perspectives from Federal Agency Procurement Leaders
• Energy Policy and Science in the Next Decade
• Provision of Products and Services to the Blue Economy: The IOOS Ocean Enterprise Study 2020
• Truth in Science - Scientific Integrity in the Public Sphere: (mis)trust, rumors, and risk

Registration Open

All attendees must register to attend the conference. Registration is now open. If you are an individual interested in registering for the meeting, visit the registration page to get started!