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RA VI Regional Conference
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Sunday, 2 October 2011 | ||
Arrival of Participants | ||
1900-2100 | ICEBREAKER (offered by the Host State at Astoria Hotel) | |
Monday, 3 October 2011 | ||
0800-0900 | Registration | |
OPENING | ||
0900-0920 |
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0920-0940 | Key Note Speech I: Socio-Economic Benefits studies - rationale and challenges (abs) | Dr Christian Plüss, Permanent Representative of Switzerland with WMO |
0940-1000 | Key Note Speech II: Socio-Economic Benefits Studies - a high priority for RA VI (ppt) (abs) | Mr Ivan Čačić, Permanent Representative of Croatia with WMO and President of RA VI |
1000-1030 | Coffee break | |
SESSION 1: BACKGROUND TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS STUDIES | ||
1030-1100 | Economics of Weather (ppt) (abs) | Dr Jeffrey K. Lazo, NCAR, USA |
1100-1130 | Overview of Socio-Economic Benefits Studies with focus on RA VI (ppt) | Mr Axel Thomalla, Chair, RA VI WG/SDP, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) |
1130-1200 | Introduction to Socio-Economic Benefits Analysis (ppt) (abs) |
Dr Adriaan Perrels, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) |
1200-1230 | The Met Office experience in measuring Socio-Economic Benefits (ppt) (abs) | Mr Phil Evans, United Kingdom Met Office (UKMO) |
1230-1330 | Lunch Break | |
SESSION 2: PRACTICAL STEPS TO PREPARE AND CONDUCT A SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS STUDY | ||
1330-400 | Example I: Swiss Study of Socio-Economic Benefits of Meteorology: Methods for study design (ppt) (abs) | Dr Thomas Frei, MeteoSwiss |
1400-430 | Example II: Value of improved hurricane forecasts to the U.S. Public; an application of non-market valuation methods (ppt) (abs) | Dr Jeffrey K. Lazo |
1430-1500 | Users’ perspective: Application and Utility of Weather, Climate and Water Information in Sustainable Development (ppt) (abs) | Mr Daniel Kull, The World Bank |
1500-1530 | Available guidance materials and sources for assistance to Members regarding SEB Studies (ppt) | Dr Adriaan Perrels |
1530-1600 | Coffee Break | |
1600-1630 | Case Study 1: Swiss Study of Socio-Economic Benefits to the transport sector (ppt) (abs) | Dr Saskia Willemse, MeteoSwiss |
1630-1700 | Case Study 2: Socio-Economic Benefits Study for Croatia (ppt) (abs) | Dr Pekka Leviäkangas VTT, Finland |
Tuesday, 4 October 2011 | ||
SESSION 3: BENEFITS FOR DIFFERENT USER SECTORS (ADDRESSING CLIENTS AND DECISION-MAKERS) | ||
0900-0910 | Overview of Day One | Rapporteur |
0910-0930 | Understanding and communicating forecasts' uncertainties: Reflections on the use of ensemble predictions in European disaster management (ppt) (abs) | Dr Sebastien Nobert, King's College, London |
0930-1000 | The benefits of ensemble forecasts for risk assessment and decision making (ppt) | Mr David Richardson, ECMWF |
1000-1030 | Case Study 3: Provider-User Collaboration: Planning for the energy sector (ppt) (abs) | Dr Laurent Dubus, EDF, France |
1030-1100 | Coffee break | |
1100-1130 | Case Study 4: Flood-related warnings and their communication: User requirements, user perception, and the impact of forecast information for different user sectors (ppt) | Dr Jacqueline Frick, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL |
1130-1200 | Case Study 5: Socio-economic benefits of irrigation advice to farmers and for sustainable water use (ppt) (abs) | Dr Federica Rossi, Vice-President CAgM, Italy |
1200-1230 | Weather presentation and delivery - what is the value of this, and how can we measure it? (ppt) (abs) | Mr Gerald Fleming, Met Éireann (the Irish Met Service) |
1230-1300 | The value of hydro-meteorological information and possible institutional arrangement for developing countries (ppt) (abs) | Ing. Laurent Perron, Météo-France |
1230-1400 | Lunch Break | |
SESSION 4: WRAP-UP AND RECOMMENDATIONS | ||
1400-1500 | Panel Discussions with Session Chairs | Session Chairs |
1500-1600 | Recommendations; Way forward in RA VI | |
1600 | Closure |
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