Agenda
Norman WAS*IS
April 2006

	Tuesday, April 18, 2006
	8:15 a.m.	Welcome (Eve Gruntfest & Julie Demuth, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Societal Impacts Program) Overview of workshop goals Democratize across the Norman weather organizations and get to know who’s doing what and how to foster joint projects (highlight the local talent!) Develop substantive collaborations among Norman ’s weather people Enhance understanding of the Norman weather world Logistics: computer access, lunches, need for participants’ commitment throughout session (Melissa Brown, Center for Spatial Analysis)
	8:25 a.m.	Welcome from Norman Organizers (May Yuan, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences and Center for Spatial Analysis & David Schultz, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies and National Severe Storms Laboratory)
	8:30 a.m.	Participants’ 1-minute introductions *Moderator: Eve Gruntfest* Brief description of relevant research/work experience What you hope WAS*IS will mean to you
	9:15 a.m.	Why WAS*IS? (Eve Gruntfest) Mission , objectives, expected outcomes, measurements of success What distinguishes WAS*IS from other efforts Course ground rules BIG WAS*IS ideas
	9:45 a.m.	Break
	Daily theme: Laying the groundwork to facilitate integration and learning from success stories
	10:15 a.m.	Presentation and group discussion: A WAS*IS success story: The joys of collaborations (Sheldon Drobot, University of Colorado-Boulder, Eve Gruntfest, Mary Hayden, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, & David Schultz) How WAS*IS fostered collaborations and improved the research of a National Science Foundation study of short-fuse weather warning perceptions in Denver, CO, and Austin, TX
	11:00 a.m.	Group discussion: The importance of problem definition (Eve & Julie) (Reading: Morss, 2005 - Problem Definition in Atmospheric Science Public Policy) Break into 5 small groups (20 minutes) and each group identify at least 2 important points Report back to group (30 minutes)
	Noon	Long lunch to facilitate collaboration ¾ everyone MUST sit with someone he/she doesn’t already know
	1:30 p.m.	Group discussion: Speaking the same language: Challenges of interdisciplinary work (Eve & Julie) (Readings: Pielke, 1999 - Part III of Who decides? Forecasts and responsibilities in the 1997 Red River FloodI; Gigerenzer et al., 2005 - A 30% chance of rain tomorrow: How does the public understand probabilistic weather forecasts?; Bialik, 2005 - In hurricane forecasting, science is far from exact) Break into 5 small groups (20 minutes) Common verbiage (e.g., “ value”, “effective”, “accuracy”, “precision”, “uncertainty”, “warning”) but different/inaccurate interpretations More unfamiliar terms (e.g., “capacity building”, “stakeholders”, “decision-making”) How jargon is exclusionary and impedes collaboration The dangers of making assumptions about what and how people (both within and outside your discipline!) think
	2:30 p.m.	Panel discussion (10 minutes per speaker followed by discussion): Success stories of and opportunities for integrated weather and societal research and stakeholder collaboration in Norman *Moderator: Mary Hayden* Success stories from the Oklahoma Climatological Survey - Renee McPherson, Oklahoma Climatological Survey The integrated warning partnership: Opportunities for improved community-level benefits - Dale Morris, Oklahoma Climatological Survey Challenges in reducing tornado fatalities in the U.S. - Harold Brooks, National Severe Storms Laboratory
	3:30 p.m.	Break
	3:45 p.m.	Continue panel discussion (10 minutes per speaker followed by discussion) *Moderator: Julie Demuth* 2006 National Severe Weather Workshop scenario - Daphne LaDue, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies Role of scientists in public policy decisions: The case of drought planning - Mark Shafer, Oklahoma Climatological Survey Bringing more Native Americans into STEM disciplines - Suzanne Van Cooten, National Severe Storms Laboratory
	4:45 p.m.	Continue panel discussion (10 minutes per speaker followed by discussion) *Moderator: Sheldon Drobot* WDTB's holistic approach to severe weather operations training - Liz Quoetone, Warning Decision Training Branch New directions for National Weather Service severe weather warnings - John Ferree, NWS Office of Climate Water and Weather Services Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) - Travis Smith, National Severe Storms Laboratory
	5:45 p.m.	Adjourn for the day
	Wednesday, April 19, 2006
	8:20 a.m.	Follow-up from first day Reiterate key themes that emerged Other questions or ideas from Tuesday’s discussions and presentations?
	Daily theme: Research and Analysis Tools and Concepts
	8:30 a.m.	Presentation and group discussion: Economics (Somer Erickson, Departments of Meteorology and Economics & Dan Sutter, Department of Economics) *Moderator: May Yuan*
	9:30 a.m.	Discussion and break-out groups: Survey development, sampling, and analysis (Mary Hayden) Overview on survey design, analysis (e.g., focus groups, one-on-one, pre-test) Analyze and discuss specific surveys (e.g., warning project, household survey) Break up into groups
	10:45 a.m.	Break
	11:15 a.m.	Discussion and working groups: GIS (Sheldon Drobot) Overview of GIS and its applicability for weather/society problem-solving Break-out groups to do conceptual exercise on GIS layers
	12:30 p.m.	Long working lunch (sitting with people you don’t know): Imagining potential collaborative projects *Moderators: Dave, Eve, Julie, Mary, and Sheldon at each table* Each group (lunch table) must come up with exciting initiatives for Norman community to consider Metrics to consider: objective(s), timeline, methods, resource/budget needs, potential obstacles, potential key players
	2:00 p.m.	Presentations and group discussion: Risk communication: Lessons from weather and other applications (Dan O’Hair, Department of Communication) *Moderator: Sheldon Drobot* Discussion about community-based risk communication infrastructure model
	3:00 p.m.	Presentations and group discussion: Vulnerability and resiliency: A case study on weather awareness among Hispanics in Oklahoma City, OK (Aisha Muhammad, School of Meteorology) (Readings: Seager, 2005 - Natural disasters expose gender divides; Cutter, 2005 - The geography of social vulnerability: Race, class, and catastrophe) *Moderator: Julie Demuth*
	3:30 p.m.	Break
	4:00 p.m.	Presentations and group discussion: Brainstorming for exploration exercise in Fall 2006 (Michael Magsig, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies Brief description of exercise, break-out groups, and discussion of group ideas *Moderator: David Schultz*
	4:45 p.m.	Discussion and break-out groups: Qualitative research methods (Mary Hayden & Rebecca Morss) Identifying types and benefits of qualitative research Understanding how qualitative and quantitative research methods complement one another Avoiding common pitfalls of interviewing and data gathering data via focus groups and surveys Example of Rebecca’s work on PACJET/CALJET
	5:45 p.m.	Adjourn for the day
	Thursday, April 20, 2006
	8:20 a.m.	Follow-up from previous day More questions or ideas from Wednesday’s discussions and presentations?
	8:30 a.m.	Presentation and short discussion: Thinking about the end-to-end-to-end process (Rebecca Morss & Eve) (Reading: Morss et al., 2005 - Flood risk, uncertainty, and scientific information for decision making: Lessons from an interdisciplinary project)
	9:15 a.m.	Presentation and group discussion: How to find funding for WAS*IS work? (Kelvin Droegemeier, School of Meteorology and Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms) *Moderator: David Schultz*
	9:45 a.m.	Presentation and group discussion: Imagining potential collaborative projects: Next steps *Moderator: Eve Gruntfest* Each group presents the potential initiatives from Wednesday lunch discussions (10 minutes each)
	10:45 a.m.	Break
	11:10 a.m.	Presentation and group discussion: After the WAS*IS ecstasy, the laundry (David Schultz)
	11:30 a.m.	Lunch and panel wrap-up sessions to: Discuss how Norman Weather Community can capitalize on WAS*IS workshop ideas and camaraderie! Discuss potential of the new College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences! Discuss potential of the Weather Center! Take questions from the WAS*ISers! Panel of chairs (5 minute talks—plenty of time for discussion and recommendations) *Moderators: Eve Gruntfest and Julie Demuth* John Snow, Dean, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences (invited) Fred Shelley, Chair, Department of Geography Fred Carr, Director, School of Meteorology Joe Schaefer, Director, Storm Prediction Center Mike Foster, Meteorologist in Charge, Norman National Weather Service Office (invited) Kevin Kelleher, Deputy Director, National Severe Storms Laboratory Keli Tarp, Public Affairs Specialist, NOAA Weather Partners Kelvin Droegemeier, Center for Analysis and the Prediction of Storms (CAPS) the Sasaki Institute (available at 1:15 p.m. ) David Karoly, Williams Chair and Professor of Meteorology (available at 1:15 p.m. )
	1:45 p.m.	Wrap up comments from Eve & Julie
	2:00 p.m.	Wrap up comments from May Yuan, David Schultz, and others from the steering committee. Possible topics to include: Guidelines for continued conversations with timelines –What happens first? Brainstorming sessions, people present the best ideas based on their experiences Seamlessness in public-private-academic partnerships How do we keep our energy and passion going? What are roadblocks to our efforts? As researchers, how do we identify and then communicate with our user groups? As a user, how do you identify and communicate your needs to the weather providers and researchers? Designing a weather/social science program for education, research, and practice
	2:30 p.m.	Adjourn formal meeting