• Help yourself to food, drinks, and dessert

• Hellos and introductions from WAS*IS veterans Eve Gruntfest, Julie Demuth and Sheldon Drobot

Participants' 1-minute introductions

• Name, position, and affiliation

• WAS*IS up to now: how it's evolving and future prospects
• What distinguishes WAS*IS from other efforts
• Barriers we will overcome
• Ground rules for the next 8 days

• Jeff Cupo
• Todd Crane
• Julie Malmberg
• Andrea Bleistein
• Wendy Pearson
• Kathy Sherman-Morris
• Dan Stillman
• Rebecca Jennings
  

• Motivation for and key points of the article
• Break into groups to discuss “problems” we pose
  

• Everyone to spend 3-5 minutes highlighting (a) what they do, and (b) anything key they want to mention
• Group discussion for new WAS*ISers to ask questions

• Barry Goldsmith
• Chad Omitt
• David Novak
• Heather Conley
• Frank Davenport
• Jenifer Martin
• Lauren Hand
  

• Our varying interpretations of common and not-so-common words
• Why it’s important to acknowledge and address this when collaborating
• Break into groups to discuss various interpretations

• How WAS*IS contributes to NOAA’s efforts in (a) weather and health, and (b) communicating forecast uncertainty
  

• Sam Ng
• Walker Ashley
• Heather Lazrus
• Russ Schumacher
• Ivan Ramirez
• Mike Seaman
• Eleonora Demaria

• Laura Clemente
• Andrea Schumacher
• Mark Hoekzema
• Redina Herman
• Craig Schmidt
• Katrina Frank
• Chris Maier

• Differences, pros, and cons of qualitative and quantitative methods
  How qualitative and quantitative methods complement each other

• Information, pointers, and pitfalls for focus group design and implementation

• Information, pointers, and pitfalls for survey design and implementation

• Information, pointers, and pitfalls for survey design and implementation
• Views from the public sector (Jeff Cupo, Barry Goldsmith, Chad Omitt, Mike Seaman), 15 min
• Views from the private sector (Mark Hoekzema, Rebecca Jennings, Dave Novak), 15 min

• Private sector (Mark Hoekzema, Rebecca Jennings, Dave Novak), 20 min
• Impacts database (Craig Schmidt), 10 min
• Perspective of the NWS National Warning Coordination Meteorologist (Chris Maier), 10 min
• Open discussion, 35 min

• Highlight some of the ongoing efforts of past WAS*ISers and the people involved
  

• What ideas are coming up? What questions? What might you want to explore? What can you talk about during your day off tomorrow?

• Interviews (Todd Crane)
• Ethnographic research (Heather Lazrus)
• Discourse analysis (Jenifer Martin)
• Others chiming in

• What are vulnerability and resiliency? (Ilan Kelman, NCAR)
• 5 minutes for each panelist to (a) discuss additional perspectives, (b) pose 1-2 questions or issues for group discussion (Frank Davenport, Ivan Ramirez, Heather Lazrus)
• Group discussion and collect resources

• Overview of GIS and its applicability for societal impacts work
  

• Hands-on ArcGIS activity -- use sample data to analyze and to compare and contrast findings

• Discuss the chronology, synoptic conditions, and experiences of the Fort Collins flood the night of July 28, 1997 (Matt Kelsch, UCAR/Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training)

• Discuss what happened before, during, and after the flood, including meteorology, hydrology, land use regulations, and emergency response (Matt Kelsh)

• Bathroom breaks
• The 1997 Fort Collins Flood: Putting the Stormwater System to the Test (Marsha Hilmes-Robinson, Fort Collins Storm Water Utility)
• Discuss the actions of the City of Fort Collins during and after the flood
• City of Fort Collins : Regulatory changes after a natural disaster (Susan Hayes, Fort Collins Storm Water Utility)
• Discuss the local floodplain regulations before, immediate ly following, and nine years after the flood

• Have Silver Mine subs for lunch!

• Matt will lead the class on a walking tour to look at tree scars from the flood and observe engineering of the river
• Take the self-guided tour around the ruins of the power plant that was destroyed by the Big Thompson flood

• Point out evidence of the flood
• Talk about Olympus dam upon arriving in Estes Park

• Look at the topographic replica of the park at the visitor's center and M att will explain where Lawn Lake is

• Matt explains the timeline of the 1982 flood
• Explore the rocks and waterfalls, and take photos!

• 5 minutes for each panelist to (a) discuss a few key points, and (b) pose 1-2 questions or issues for group discussion
• Group discussion
• Collect resources and ideas

• 10 minutes for each panelist to (a) discuss a few key points, and (b) pose discussion questions or ideas for group discussion
• Following up on points raised by John Gaynor on Friday
• Collect resources and ideas

• Elements of the warning process and looking at false alarms
• Collect resources and ideas
  

• Factors that influence people’s risk perception and decision-making
  

• The mission and work of SIP
• The importance of WAS*IS and WAS*ISers to SIP

• Identifying group project/discussion ideas
• Potentially break into groups to begin discussing ideas in greater depth
  

• 5 minutes for each panelist to (a) discuss questions we pose, and (b) pose 1-2 additional questions, issues, or thoughts for group discussion
• Is there a great divide between the weather and climate communities?
• What key similarities and differences are there (e.g., methodologies, tools, and concepts) between weather and climate research and practice?
• What can we learn from the climate community about integrating social science into meteorology?
• Collect resources

• Ask the nitty gritty questions you’ve always wanted to know the answer to
• Get information and advice on your career-related questions

• Summarize group project ideas
• Future get-togethers
• Getting to know the rest of the WAS*IS family
• Breaking down barriers
• Ideas for the future of WAS*IS
• Changing the culture and measuring progress
  

• Thinking about how WAS*IS changed you
• Strategies for when you go back to the real world