T197 Understanding Risk and Communicating Uncertainty to the Public

Tuesday, 6 November 2012
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
208B

Presentations

• 1:35 PM
  THE BATTLE TO COMMUNICATE CLIMATE CHANGE: LESSONS FROM THE FRONT LINES
  M.E. Mann, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
  206361 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:55 PM
  COMMUNICATING UNCERTAINTY IN CLIMATE SCIENCES: PERSPECTIVE FROM THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
  J. Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  213463 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:15 PM
  INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE U.S. PUBLIC ON CLIMATE AND GLOBAL CHANGE: A STRATEGY FOR COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION, AND ENGAGEMENT
  Marilyn J. Suiter, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA and Karen Wood, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA and Ming-Ying Wei, Education and Public Outreach Programs, Washington, DC
  204012 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:30 PM
  THE ANTHROPOCENE IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET
  Richard J. Diecchio, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  209917 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:55 PM
  U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION RESPONSE TO SEISMIC HAZARD AT OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES FOLLOWING EVENTS AT FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI
  Jenise-Marie H. Thompson, Rockville, MD and Laurel M. Bauer, Rockville, MD and Clifford G. Munson, Rockville, MD and Gerry L. Stirewalt, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
  205572 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  GEOLOGY IN LICENSING NEW NUCLEAR POWER FACILITIES AT THE V.C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION (VCSNS) SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA, BY THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)
  Gerry L. Stirewalt, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC and Meralis Plaza-Toledo, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD
  204988 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  BRIDGING THE VALUES GAP BETWEEN GEOSCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY MAKING IS HARD WORK
  Frank W. Fletcher, Reedville, VA
  205179 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  PRESENTING SCIENCE TO THE DOUBTFUL: STRATEGIES AND CAVEATS
  Ellen M. Bishop, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
  208939 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  NO WORRIES: DECISION-MAKER AND PUBLIC ATTITUDES ABOUT WATER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  Kristan Cockerill, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC and Robin Hale, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC and Christopher A. Badurek, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC and Peter Groothuis, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
  207715 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  UNDER OUR FEET: AVENUES FOR PROMOTING KARST GROUNDWATER AWARENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY
  Leslie North, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY and Jason Polk, WKU Hoffman Environmental Research Institute, Bowling Green, KY and Jonathan Oglesby, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY and Chris Groves, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
  213440 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:00 PM
  AN EXPEDITION TO THE CAPITOL: WORKING WITH LAWMAKERS TO ENSURE LEGISLATION INCORPORATES THE GEOSCIENCE PERSPECTIVE
  Michael Phillips, Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, IL
  212464 (Technical Sessions)