AGENDA

TUESDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER

14:00 – 14:30
First session: Serving the meteorological community
Introduction by Florence Rabier, Director General, ECMWF, followed by discussion

14:30 - 15:30
Second session: From social media to emerging digital media
Moderator: Clare Nullis, WMO
- Dee Cotgrove, UK
- Nina Kukkurainen, Finland

15:30 – 16:30
Third session: Communicating uncertainty from short-term to seasonal forecasting
Moderator: Hilda Carr, ECMWF
- Tim Hewson, ECMWF
- Jay Trobec, KELO-TV, USA

16:30 – 17:00 Tea break

17:00 – 18:30
Fourth session: Show & Tell
Moderator: Neil Fletcher, EUMETSAT
- ZAMG
- ECMWF
- AEMET
- WMO
- Eireann
- EUMETSAT
- and others!

19:30 – 22:00: Reception and dinner (self-funded)



WEDNESDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER

9:00 – 10:00
Fifth session: World Meteorological Day 2018: “Weather-ready, climate-smart”
Moderator: Michael Williams, WMO

- Peter Höppe, Munich Re, “What insurers can contribute to increase resilience against weather extremes”
- Discussion: How can we have a greater impact with this theme?

10:00 – 11:00
Sixth session: Communicating climate change to the general public
Moderator: Gerald Fleming, Eireann
- Keith Seitter, Executive Director, American Meteorological Society

11:00 – 11:30: Tea break

11:30 – 12::00
Seventh session: Wrap-up and final remarks

12:00:: Close of workshop

14:00 - 18.30
EMS session on communication and media (all workshop participants are invited)
Organized by Tanja Cegnar, EMS