MAP-workshop 2002,  24-26 Oct. 2002      Venue:                  Hotel Kolbergarten, Bad Tölz, Germany    Workshop:           Thu. 24, 14:00 - Fri. 25, 12:00   MSCommittee:    Fri. 25, 14:00 - Sat. 26, 12:00

Three years after the field phase of the Mesoscale Alpine Programme (MAP) a dedicated two half-days workshop attempts to bridge the gap between the atmospheric scientists and experts in the field of societal impacts. This will be followed by the fourth session of the MAP Steering Committee (MSC).

Programme  of   MAP-Societal Impact  Workshop   2002

Thursday,  24 October 2002   "The status quo"

• Opening and organisational remarks
  Hans Volkert (DLR, D)

Session 1: chair Hans Volkert The Mesoscale Alpine Programme: a review

• Presentation of MAP and objectives of societal impact (SI) workshop
  Philippe Bougeault (Meteo France, F)
• The MAP data centre: Its contents and rules of access (PowerPoint)
  Hans Hirter (ETH Zurich, CH)
• The numerical modelling programme within MAP
  Evelyne Richard (Lab. d'Aerologie, F)
• The flood forecasting programme within MAP
  Roberto Ranzi (Univ. Brescia, I)

Session 2: chair Philippe Bougeault The societal impact perspective  

• Embracing probability forecasts on all scales: Formulation, communication, value and evaluation (PowerPoint)
  Leonard Smith and Mark Roulston (U. Oxford, UK)
• Understanding user needs and connecting them with weather research and forecasts (PowerPoint)
  Rebecca Morss (NCAR, USA)
• The social science of warnings (PowerPoint)
  Eve Gruntfest (Univ. Colorado, USA)
• Floods and storms in the Alpine region: Their relevance for the re-insurance sector
   Rita Hausmann(MunichRe, D)

Friday,  25 October 2002   "The future"

Session 3: chair Eve Gruntfest       Proposals

• Strawman proposal: Decision making for Lago Maggiore operations
  Philippe Bougeault (Meteo France, F)   
• Other proposals + discussion
• Objectives for MAP-SI programme?
• How to assemble a relevant community?

Session 4: chair Philippe Bougeault  Further Steps

• Suitable venues for further interaction
• Funding issues and strategy towards EU
• Which patronage for a MAP-SI programme?
• Identification of next actions, key persons