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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT-BR link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Apologies for cross posting. Please circulate among potentially interested parties.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The deadline for submissions is Jan 10, 22.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=395 height=90 style='width:4.1111in;height:.9375in' id="Imagem_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D7FCC4.84ACDDB0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1><span lang=EN-US>1st WWRP/SERA "Weather and Society" Conference 2022<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://www.weatherandsociety.de/index.html">https://www.weatherandsociety.de/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Extreme hydrometeorological events are affecting societies, economies and environments as never before in human history. Governments, science agencies, the humanitarian sector, emergency managers and decision-makers face an unprecedented challenge to </span></em><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>reduce the risks to citizens and society</span></i></strong><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>.</span></em><span lang=EN-US> <em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The </span></em><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Societal and Economics Research Application (SERA) Working Group</span></i></strong><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> of the WMO World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) invites the weather community to actively participate in the first </span></em><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Weather and Society Conference</span></i></strong><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> organised by this Programme.</span></em> <em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The focus of the Conference is the science for services approach adopted by the World Meteorological Organization to understand, analyse and enhance the value of weather and climate services in society. </span></em></span><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The objectives of the conference are to:</span></em> <o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>discuss and promote all aspects of </span></em><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>social and economic research applications</span></i></strong><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> along the weather forecast value chain </span></em><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>bring people together from the </span></em><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>operational meteorological and hydrological services, research and forecast user</span></i></strong><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> communities</span></em><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>identify gaps, needs and challenges to reducing the risks to citizens and society </span></em><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The online conference will run over 2 weeks. Each session will focus on a theme and run for two hours and include talks and discussion. Poster </span></em><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>sessions</span></i></strong><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> will follow the oral presentations. </span></em><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.gather.town" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>Gather.Town</span></a></span></em><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> will be used for poster sessions and to provide social and meeting spaces for discussions and to create connections. </span></em><strong><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Participation is free of charge</span></i></strong><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> - </span></em><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.weatherandsociety.de/registration/index.html" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>register here</span></a></span></em><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> to receive communication and gain access to the conference. <o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=357 height=217 style='width:3.7222in;height:2.2638in' id="Imagem_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.png@01D7FCC4.84ACDDB0"></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><img border=0 width=1151 height=90 style='width:11.9861in;height:.9375in' id="Imagem_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01D7FCC4.84ACDDB0"></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>