APPENDIX A
Agenda
NATURAL DISASTERS ROUNDTABLE
The National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Room 100
Washington, D.C. 20001
October 31, 2002
Forum on
Alerting America: Effective Risk Communication
Objective: The objective of this forum is to provide the opportunity for researchers, decision-makers, practitioners, and other interested parties to exchange views and perspectives on communicating risk information to the public about various kinds of hazards and disasters. This is intended to provide a broad view on risk communication, facilitate understanding across relevant disciplines and professions and offer a basis for future risk communication action and research.
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8:30 AM |
Welcoming and Opening Remarks |
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William H. Hooke, NDR Chair, American Meteorological Society |
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Session I – The Risk Communication Challenge |
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Moderator: William H. Hooke, NDR Chair, American Meteorological Society |
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8:45 AM |
Risk Perception |
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David Ropeik, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis |
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9:05 AM |
A Case Study: Risk Communication and Survival at the World Trade Center |
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Martha T. Moore, USA Today |
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9:30 AM |
Lessons From Research |
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Dennis Mileti, University of Colorado |
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Kathleen Tierney, University of Delaware |
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Brenda Phillips, Jacksonville State University |
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Questions and Discussion |
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10:45 AM |
Break |
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Session 2 - Panel on Local Perspectives |
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Moderator: Ross B. Corotis, University of Colorado at Boulder |
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11:00 AM |
Walter S. Maestri, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana |
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Deborah Potter, NewsLab |
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Questions and Discussion |
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12:00 Noon |
Lunch |
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Session 3 - Panel on Warning Systems |
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Moderator: Peter Ward, Partnership for Public Warning |
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1:00 PM |
John J. Kelly, National Weather Service (NOAA) |
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Lucile M. Jones, U.S. Geological Survey |
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Eric Noji, U.S. Public Health Service |
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Questions and Discussion |
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2:30 PM |
Break |
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Session 4 - Panel on International Issues |
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Moderator: Ann-Margaret Esnard, Cornell University |
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2:45 pm |
Patrick Gonzalez, U.S. Geological Survey |
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Michel Davison, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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Questions and Discussion |
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Session 5 – Looking Ahead: |
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1. Opportunities for Research |
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2. Challenges in Risk Communication |
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Moderator: William H. Hooke, NDR Chair, American Meteorological Society |
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3:45 PM All participants should be thinking about key research questions and lessons learned from the day. This will be an open discussion led by the NDR chair to sum up what we learned, what we still need to learn, and how we may go about doing this. Audience members are the key participants in this discussion. |
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4:30 PM |
Adjourn |
