2nd OST&T

Workshop On Communicating Uncertainty and Decision Support

4 - 6 August 2009


David Skaggs Research Center

Meeting Rooms 3C404 and 3C405


Agenda


Workshop on Communication Uncertainty and Decision Support
Hosted by ESRL/Global Systems Division
Boulder, CO
4 - 6 August 2009

Tuesday , 4 August
  8:30 AM    Donuts, Bagels, Juice, Coffee
  9:00 AM    Greetings - Sandy MacDonald, Director, ESRL
  9:15 AM    Overview - Doug Hilderbrand, NWS/OS&T
  9:45 AM    Review of Previous Workshop Outcomes - Paul Schultz, ESRL/GSD
10:00 AM    Break
10:15 AM    Probabilistic Forecasting Guidance: Part 1 - Tom Hamill, ESRL/PSD
11:00 AM    Weather Briefing - Ed Szoke, ESRL/GSD
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch
  1:00 PM    Overview of ALPS Development - Paul Schultz, ESRL/GSD
       * Recommendation
       * D2D Demo - Jim Ramer, ESRL/GSD
       * GFE Demo - Tome LeFebvre, ESRL/GSD
       * PFP Discussion
  3:00 PM    Break
  3:15 PM    Current DS Activities - Steve Apfel, WFO/GGW
  4:00 PM    Discussion
  5:00 PM    Adjourn

Wednesday, 5 August
  8:30 AM    Probabilistic Forecasting Guidance : Part 2 - Tom Hamill, ESRL/PSD
  9:15 AM    Applications of Weather Uncertainty Information in DoT - Sheldon Drobot, NCAR/RAL
 10:15 AM   Break
10:30 AM    Icons and Forecast Consistency - Doug Hilderbrand
11:00 AM    Weather Briefing - Mike Baker, WFO/BOU
11:30 AM    Lunch
  1:00 PM    How Will We Represent and Communicate uncertainty to Enhance DS? - Tom LeFebvre, ESRL/GSD
  1:30 PM    EMP3 - Web-based Utility for DS, Paula McCaslin, ESRL/GSD
  2:00 PM    New Ideas For Graphical Forecast Expression to General Public - Ashvin Mysore, ESRL/GSD
  2:15 PM    Discussion
  2:45 PM    Break
  3:00 PM    DS Activities, Looking Forward - Darone Jones, WR/MSD
  3:30 PM    Discussion
  5:00 PM    Adjourn

Thursday, 6 August
  8:30 AM   IMET Decision Support, Lisa Kriederman, WFO/BOU
  9:30 AM   AWIPS Prototyping Ideas Based On Previous Days' Discussions
10:00 AM   Break
10:15 AM   Conceptualizing the Role of the Forecaster in Communicating Uncertainty / DS
11:00 AM   Guidance from ISST to GSD; ISST Report to OS&T