Board on Societal Impacts Conference Summaries 2018-19
The 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice (SOCIETY) included four days of oral presentations and poster sessions at the annual meeting. SOCIETY hosted a special series of panels and presentations on the theme "The Other Uncertainty. Each session was attended by about 100 people. In addition to oral presentations, SOCIETY had about 40 poster presentations.
The 7th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation (WRN) also sponsored four days of oral presentations, posters and panel discussions at the annual meeting. WRN hosted 9 sessions, 3 joint sessions and 4 themed joint sessions. However, due to the shutdown, many federal employees were unable to attend and 4 sessions and 1 themed joint session had to be cancelled.
Major Weather Impacts, There were two days of Major Weather Impacts, one was focused on the Hurricanes of 2018 on Monday with three sessions, and the other was all the other big events of 2018 occurring on Tuesday. There were 40 oral presentations in the program; however, 18 were federal employees, many of whom were not funded to attend. There were about 15 posters in the Tuesday afternoon poster session. IMPACTS moved to a new home in 2018, and is now part of CWWCE.
The Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication, held jointly with the Conference on Broadcast Meteorology took place in San Diego in June, 2019.
Winners of our student paper and poster competition:
Oral Presentations:
1st place: Nazli Uludere Aragon
2nd place: Robert Prestley
3rd place: Saleh Ahmed
Honorable Mention: Rachel Cross
Honorable Mention: Ayesha Wilkinson
Honorable Mention: Victoria Johnson
Honorable Mention: Anas Aksar
Honorable Mention: Joseph Trujillo
Poster Presentations:
1st place: Mary Noel
2nd place: Wesley Wehde
Board on Societal Impacts Conference Summaries 2017-18
The 13th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice (SOCIETY) included four days of oral presentations and poster sessions at the annual meeting. SOCIETY also was the lead host for three panel sessions. We hosted one poster session, and were joint host on two poster sessions with the 32nd Conference on Hydrology. Our program included 102 oral presentations in sessions, including four joint sessions hosted by SOCIETY along with another conference.
The Sixth Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Enhancing Our Nation (6WRN) also sponsored four days of oral presentations, posters and panel discussions at the annual meeting. 6WRN hosted 12 sessions plus one joint session with a total of 79 oral presentations. One panel session focusing on vulnerability and one poster session were also part of the program.
Major Weather Impacts, 2018 had a significant year and ended up with more than a usual one day conference. Due to the Hurricanes of 2017, the Chairperson ended up working with others to host the Presidential Town Hall on the Devastating Hurricanes of 2017. There was a full day of Major Weather Impacts (highlighting the wildfires, winter storms, flooding and severe weather of 2018), and a full day of Major Weather Impacts: Hurricanes of 2017. This included a total of 43 oral presentations and 28 posters.
The Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication, held jointly with the Conference on Broadcast Meteorology in Kansas City in June 2017, was another success. Session topics included social media, communicating climate change, the evolution of the NWS and broadcast meteorology, updates on IBW and FACETS, and working together as partners to serve our publics. Our Dr. Jen Henderson was a huge help pulling the final program together and has expressed interest in potentially chairing the next iteration of the conference in 2019 (This conference typically occurs every other year, and is expected next in the summer of 2019.)
Nearly all oral presentations are recorded during the Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research held each year at the AMS Annual Meetings. In addition, some poster presenters upload a copy of their poster. For reference, a link to the symposium program for past years that includes links to the presentations is provided here.
2019: 14th Symposium on Societal Applications, Policy, Research and Practice
2018: 13th Symposium on Societal Applications, Policy, Research and Practice
2013: Eighth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
2012: Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
2011: Sixth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
2010: Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
2009: Fourth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
2008: Third Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research (link not available)
2007: Second Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
The following lists are summaries of past panel discussions at AMS Annual Meetings / Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research. Each summary was prepared by a student volunteer who recorded the panel discussion.
2009 Annual Meeting
Sustainability and Growth: How can a city develop sustainably when its identity is based on growth?
PDF summary document prepared by Ashley Coles
Water in the West
PDF summary document prepared by Heather Campbell
Into the Fray: Bringing Science into the U.S. Congress
prepared by Laura Clemente
Societal Benefits of Research
prepared by Roger Turner
Developing a National Climate Service
PDF summary document prepared by Monica Zappa
State of the Field
PDF summary document prepared by Rachel Butterworth