User, Application & Social Science Program Topics

As you are completing your abstract application you will be asked to select an appropriate TOPIC for your submission.

For the USER, APPLICATION & SOCIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM (UAS) please review the list of possible Architecture
Categories (A through F) and Topics

Please select the TOPIC that best suits your Abstract during the actual submission process.
This listing is for general reference prior to starting your submission.
This listing will appear again as part of the submission process

Program Session Structure

List of Session Topics for Abstract Architecture

The groupings should be maintained in the architecture, with listings in each group arranged alphabetically as below. It is important to maintain the final category that allows a submission even if the presenter can’t find a suitable fit within the listings.

Category A
GSE - The Goods and Services Economy
GSE - Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
GSE - Construction
GSE - Energy exploration, production, supply, demand, and distribution (traditional and renewable sources)
GSE - Healthcare and social services
GSE - Insurance and financial services
GSE - Private sector weather services
GSE - Retail and manufacturing
GSE - Tourism, accommodation, recreation and leisure
GSE - Transportation (air, road, rail, marine)
GSE - Water-related utilities

Category B
GOF - Government Organizations and Functions
GOF - Civil infrastructure design and operation
GOF - Community, state/provincial, national and international agencies
GOF - Defense and military operations
GOF - Emergency management and evacuation
GOF - Health and safety-related regulation, policy, and programming
GOF - Water and natural resources management
GOF - Wildfire management

Category C
DRM - Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
DRM - Hydrometeorological disaster costs and impacts
DRM - Hydrometeorological disaster and hazard event case studies
DRM - Meteorological services for humanitarian aid
DRM - Understanding and responding to multi-hazard events
DRM - Weather knowledge in support of disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation

Category D
CWI - Communication of Weather Information
CWI - Better ways to transfer knowledge among scientists, forecasters, and users of weather information
CWI - Case studies in communicating warnings and advice (e.g., Canadian Air Quality Health Index)
CWI - Communication of uncertainty in forecasts, impacts and responses
CWI - Future roles of traditional and social media in communicating weather and impact information
CWI - Information systems and technologies to improve communication and facilitate and support decision making (e.g., mobile, internet, social networking, Geographic Information Systems)
CWI - Media-Scientist relationships: Where we went wrong and how to fix them
CWI - Warning and alerting thresholds and criteria (design, development, communication and evaluation)

Category E
COT - Cross-cutting and Other Topics
COT - Estimating the social and economic value of weather, water, and climate information
COT - Future roles of National Meteorological and Hydrometeorological Services (NMHSs) and “the forecaster”
COT - Managing weather-related impacts in cities with the goal of minimizing unintended consequences
COT - Training and education needs for interdisciplinary scientists, practitioners, and service providers
COT - Understanding the perception and use of weather information in decision-making

Category F
SST - Submitter-Specified Topics
SST - Self-defined topic for consideration (submitter must specify if their interests are not reflected in list)