Jeffrey K. Lazo July 18, 2007 lazo@ucar sip.ucar

1. Societal Impacts Program(aka Collaborative Program on the Societal and Economic Benefits of Weather Information)WAS*IS Summer 2007 Jeffrey K. Lazo July 18, 2007 lazo@ucar.edu www.sip.ucar.edu

2. The Mission and Work of SIP The Collaborative Program on the Societal and Economic Benefits of Weather Information (also called the Societal Impacts Program or SIP) aims to improve the societal gains from weather forecasting by infusing social science and economic research, methods, and capabilities into the planning, execution, and analysis of weather information, applications, and research directions.

3. Program Overview • Research • WAS*IS • Outreach and Education • Community Support

4. Program Overview • Research • Overall US Sector Sensitivity Assessment • Megan Harrod – Stratus Consulting • Don Waldman – University of Colorado • Pete Larson – University of Alaska – Anchorage • Communicating Forecast Uncertainty • Alan Stewart – University of Georgia – Athens • Individual Sector Sensitivity Assessments - Transport • Warning Decisions in Extreme Weather Events: An Integrated Multi-Method Approach • Kathleen Tierney – CU Natural Hazards Center • Ann Bostrom – University of Washington • Hydro-Met Testbed • Jenifer Martin – University of Colorado – Communications • User Needs Assessment

5. Seven Year Plan:Prioritization of SIP Research

6. Program Overview • WAS*IS – Weather and Society * Integrated Studies • grassroots movement to change the weather enterprise by comprehensively and sustainably integrating social science into meteorological research and practice • Workshops • Original WAS*IS • WAS*IS Norman • WAS*IS Summer 2006 • WAS*IS Australia • WAS*IS Summer 2007 • Activities • Conferences / meetings • Research • Network – newsgroup • Edited book

7. Program Overview • Outreach and Education • Website • Extreme Weather Sourcebook • Societal Aspects Page • Digital Library • Weather and Society Watch Newsletter • Economics Primer • WxSoc newsgroup

8. Program Overview • Community Support • Hurricane Forecast Socio-Economic Working Group • Special issue Natural Hazards Review – summer 2007 • joint NSF-NOAA funding opportunity • THORPEX • Societal and Economic Research and Applications (SERA) WG • NAT SERA (Opportunity Fund Workshop) • Madrid Conference on Socio-Economic Benefits of NHMS • White paper • Economics Primer • WMO Public Weather Service Taskforce • WMO CAS Strategic Planning • AMS Annual Partnership Topic on Hurricane Disasters

9. SIP Personnel • Barb Brown – RAL • Nate Bushek - ISSE • Julie Demuth – ISSE/RAL • Emily Laidlaw – ISSE • Jeff Lazo – RAL/ISSE • Bill Mahoney – RAL • Jenifer Martin – RAL • Rebecca Morss – MMM/ISSE • Eve Gruntfest – CU “affiliated”

10. WAS*IS Personnel - aka The Importance of WAS*IS and WAS*ISers to SIP • Ailie Gallant, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University • Alan Baker, Flood Warning Manager, Bureau of Meteorology • Alan Cohn, University of Maryland, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, College Park, MD • Alan Stewart, University of Georgia, Counseling and Human Development, Athens, GA • Alison Cottrell, Centre for Disaster Studies, James Cook University • Amanda Graning (Brandt) , NOAA National Weather Service, Duluth, MN • Amy Griffin, University of New South Wales – Australian Defence Forces Academy • Andrea Bleistein, National Weather Service, Office of Science and Technology • Andrea Ray, NOAA Earth Systems Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO • Andrea Schumacher, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere – CSU • Anita Dwyer, Geoscience Australia • Anna O'Brien, Climate Impact Sciences, Bureau of Rural Sciences • April Raulerson, University of South Florida, Dept. of Geography, Tampa, FL • Ashley Coles, University of Arizona, Dept. of Geography, Tucson, AZ • Barry Goldsmith, National Weather Service - Florida • Beth Clarke, Weather Decision Technologies, Inc., Norman, OK • Brent MacAloney, NOAA National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD • Britt Westergard, NOAA National Weather Service, Jackson, KY • Burrell Montz, Binghamton University, Dept. of Geography, Binghamton, NY • Carlie Lawson, University of Oklahoma

11. The Importance of WAS*IS and WAS*ISers to SIP • Chad Omitt, National Weather Service • Chris Lucas, Climate Forecasting Group, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre • Chris Maier, National Weather • Chris Uejio, University of Arizona, Dept. of Geography, Tucson, AZ • Chris Wright, Bureau of Meteorology • Christina Peters, Washington County Emergency Management, Stillwater, MN • Christopher Godfrey, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK • Chuck Vertucci, Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Mexico, NY • Corey Potvin, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK • Craig Schmidt, National Weather Service - Western Region • Dale Morris, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK • Dan O’Hair, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Communication, Norman, OK • Dan Stillman - Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Arlington, Virginia • Daniel Melendez, NOAA National Weather Service, Silver Spring, MD • Daphne Ladue, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK • David Call, Syracuse University, Dept. of Geography, Syracuse, NY • David Changnon, Northern Illinois University, Dept. of Geography, DeKalb, IL • David Johnston, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences / Massey University • David Novak, AccuWeather Inc • David Schultz, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK

12. The Importance of WAS*IS and WAS*ISers to SIP • Donna Woudenberg, University of Nebraska, School of Natural Resources, Lincoln, NE • Elaine Godfrey, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK • Eleonora Demaria, Hydrology and Water Resources - University of Arizona • Emily Laidlaw, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO • Eric Holthaus, Columbia University, Earth Institute, New York, NY • Ernie Ostuno, NOAA National Weather Service, Grand Rapids, MI • Frank Davenport, University of California, Santa • Gina Eosco, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC • Greg Stumpf, National Weather Service Meteorological Development Laboratory and Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK • Harold Brooks, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK • Heather Conley, Department of Geography-Geology at Illinois State University • Heather Lazrus, Environmental Anthropology - University of Washington • Ian Macadam, Climate Change Impacts and Risk, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research • Isabelle Ruin, Joseph Fourier University, Dept. of Geography, Grenoble, France • Ivan Hanigan, School of Environmental Research, Charles Darwin University • Ivan Ramirez, Department of Geography - Michigan State • James Ladue, NOAA Warning Decision Training Branch, Norman, OK • Jared Guyer, NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK • Jason Samenow, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC • Jeff Craven, NOAA National Weather Service, Jackson, MS

13. The Importance of WAS*IS and WAS*ISers to SIP • Jeffrey Cupo, NWS San Juan, Puerto Rico WFO • Jenifer Martin – NCAR SIP • Jennifer Cox, City University of New York, • Jessica Rathke, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK • Joel Gratz, University of Colorado, CO • John Ferree, NOAA National Weather Service, Norman, OK • John Tribbia, University of Colorado, Dept. of Sociology, Boulder, CO • Joshua Jans, Minnesota State University, Cross Disciplinary Studies, Mankato, MN • Julia Becker, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences • Julie Malmberg • Karen Pennesi, University of Arizona, Dept. of Anthropology, Tucson, AZ • Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Mississippi State University – Geosciences • Katrina Frank, Center for Climatic Research at University of Delaware • Katrina Proust, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University • Keelin Kuipers, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Silver Spring, MD • Kevin Barjenbruch, NOAA National Weather Service, Salt Lake City, UT • Kevin Goebbert, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK • Kevin Ronan, Central Queensland University • Kevin Scharfenberg, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK • Kim Carsell, David Ford Consulting Engineers, Inc., Sacramento, CA

14. The Importance of WAS*IS and WAS*ISers to SIP • Kristen Kuhlman, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK • Lance Jones, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO • Laura Clemente, Pennsylvania State University • Lauren Hand • Lindsey Barnes, University of Colorado, Dept. of Geography, Colorado Springs, CO • Liz Quoetone, NOAA Warning Decision Training Branch, Norman, OK • Lynda Chambers, Climate Forecasting Group, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre • Margaret Loughnan, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University • Margret Sturgis, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK • Marguerite Keesee, University of Oklahoma, Center for Applied Social Research, Norman, OK • Mark Hoekzema, Meteorological Operations Center – WeatherBug • Mark Meo, University of Oklahoma, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science • Mark Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK • Matt Biddle, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Geography, Norman, OK • May Yuan, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Geography and Center for Spatial Analysis, Norman, OK • Melissa Bukovsky, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK • Melissa Nursey-Bray, Australian Maritime College • Melissa Tuttle Carr, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA • Michael Magsig, NOAA Warning Decision Training Branch, Norman, OK • Michael Stavish, NOAA National Weather Service, Medford, OR

15. The Importance of WAS*IS and WAS*ISers to SIP • Mike Seaman, National Weather Service - Salt Lake City • Neil Lareau, Mount Washington Observatory, North Conway, NH • Neil Stuart, NOAA National Weather Service, Albany, NY • Olga Wilhelmi, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO • Pam Heinselman, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK • Pam Shrauger, Big Sky Hazard Management, LLC, Bozeman, MT • Pam Szatanek, NOAA Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, Camp Springs, MD • Patrick Marsh, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK • Paul Gabriel, Emergency Management Policy Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner • Peat Leith, University of Tasmania • Peter Steinle, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre • Randy Peppler, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies and U. of Ok. • Ray Wolf, NOAA National Weather Service, Davenport, IA • Rebecca Jennings, The Weather Channel • Rebecca Moore, University of Wisconsin, Dept. of Economics, Madison, WI • Rebecca Morss, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO • Redina Herman, Western Illinois University in the Department of Geography • Renee McPherson, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK • Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University • Russanne Low, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

16. The Importance of WAS*IS and WAS*ISers to SIP • Russell Schneider, NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK • Sam Ng, Meteorology - Metropolitan State College of Denver • Sandra Schuster, Munich Reinsurance Group in Australia • Sarah Stapleton, University of Colorado, Program in Environmental Studies, Boulder, CO • Sheldon Drobot, University of Colorado, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, Boulder, CO • Shripad Deo, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Kansas City, KS • Somer Erickson, University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Meteorology, Norman, OK • Stefan Kaufman, Australian National University • Steven Stewart, University of Arizona • Susanne Theis, German Weather Service, Offenbach, Germany • Suzanne Van Cooten, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK • Tam Hoang, Hydrology and Flood Warning Team, Melbourne Water • Tanja Fransen, NOAA National Weather Service, Glasgow, MT • Todd Crane, Southeast Climate Consortium • Travis Smith, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK • Valliappa Lakshmanan, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman • Walker Ashley, Northern Illinois University • Wendy Pearson, NWS Central Region Headquarters • Yuxiao Duan, Bureau of Meteorology

17. Helping SIP • Subscribe to and contribute to Weather and Society Watch - http://www.sip.ucar.edu/news/subscribe.jsp • Assist with information resources and web site • Participate in our WAS*IS assessment later this summer • Assist with future WAS*IS efforts • Let your boss know how valuable this program is to your organization