Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Workshop
A coordinated effort between EPIC, the UFS, and the UFS-R20
July 18th-22nd at the Holiday Inn in College Park, MD and virtually everywhere
Abstract Submissions are due by June 10th. Registration ends on June 17th.
Register or submit an Abstract to the
Unifying Innovations in Forecasting Capabilities Summer Workshop
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Workshop Schedule
Schedule subject to updates. Additional information will be added as we plan each session
1:00 – 1:30 – Welcome and Kickoff
1:30 – 2:30 – Setting the Vision
2:30 – 3:00 – Break
3:00 – 4:00 – Panel discussion: Understanding roles & responsibilities
4:00 – 5:30 – Invited Guest Speakers
5:30 – Close and break for dinner
9:00 – 9:10 – Welcome and Kickoff
9:10 – 10:00 – Science Spotlight on Coupled Modeling
10:00 – 10:30 – Break
10:30 – 12:00 – Profiles in Continuous Integrations and Delivery Pipeline (CI/CD)
11:30 – 12:00 – Q & A
LUNCH
1:00 – 2:00 – Research Levels with Q&A
2:00 – 2:30 – O2R Presentation with Q&A (View Details)
2:30 – 3:00 – Libraries Presentation with Q&A
3:00 – 3:30 – Break
3:30 – 4:30 – Bridging the Gap – Working Group Abstract Dissection
4:30 – 5:30 – Working Group Debrief
9:00 – 9:10 – Welcome and Kickoff
9:10 – 10:00 – Science Spotlight on Physics
10:00 – 10:30 – Break
10:30 – 12:00 – Parallel Sessions with Application Teams
– Collecting Abstracts: 6 abstracts for 15 minutes each (View Details)
- Room 1 : Short Range Weather (View Details)
- Room 2: Medium Range Weather and Sub-seasonal (View Details)
- Room 3: Hurricanes (View Details)
LUNCH
1:00 – 2:00 – Keynote: The Future of Community Modeling by
2:00 – 3:00 – Young Career Workforce and Student Panel
3:00 – 3:30 – Q & A
3:30 – 4:00 – Break
4:00 – 6:00 – Poster Session – Collecting Abstracts (View Details)
9:00 – 9:10 – Welcome and Kickoff
9:10 – 10:00 – Science Spotlight on Data Assimilation
10:00 – 10:30 – Break
10:30 – 12:00 – Parallel Sessions with Emerging Apps and Cross-Cutting Concepts
– Collecting Abstracts: 6 abstracts for 15 minutes each (View Details)
- Room 1 : Emerging Apps | Coastal, Fire Weather, Space Weather, Hydrology (View Details)
- Room 2: Cross-Cutting | Physics, Data Assimilation, and Component Models (View Details)
- Room 3: Cross-Cutting | Model Architecture & Infrastructure, Verification and Validation, Post-Processing (View Details)
LUNCH
1:00 – 1:30 – Release Update
1:30 – 2:15 – Release Coordination
2:15 – 3:00 – Release Discussion
3:300 – 3:30 – Break
3:30 – 5:00 – Parallel Sessions for High-Tech and Entry Point
5:00 – 6:00 – Debrief of Groups
9:00 – 9:10 – Welcome and Kickoff
9:10 – 10:00 – Science Spotlight on Model Diagnostics
10:00 – 10:30 – Break
10:30 – 11:00 – Game plan for sustained engagement
11:00 – 12:00 – Debrief: Findings, recommendations & closing statements
Abstract Details
This session will highlight the scientific achievements of the Unified Forecast System (UFS) Short-Range Weather Application including research, development, testing, and evaluation of the 3D Real Time Mesoscale Analysis system (3DRTMA) and Rapid Refresh Forecast System (RRFS).
This session will feature cutting-edge research toward the development, testing, and evaluation of the next generation Global Forecast System (GFS) for medium range weather out to 16 days and the Global Ensemble Forecast system (GEFS) for sub-seasonal ensemble forecasts out to 45 days based on the global coupled Unified Forecast System (UFS) Medium Range Weather (MRW) and Sub-seasonal to Seasonal (S2S) applications.
This session will feature cutting-edge research towards the development, testing, and evaluation of the next generation hurricane forecast system: the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS).
With an eye towards the future, this session will feature presentations about cutting-edge research towards the development, testing, and evaluation of upcoming UFS applications, including but not limited to, coastal, space weather, fire weather, and hydrology.
In this session featuring cross-cutting components of the Unified Forecast System (UFS), presentations will feature cutting-edge research that will impact multiple applications, including scale-aware physics, data assimilation, coupled data assimilation, coupling processes, and component models.
In this session featuring cross-cutting components of the Unified Forecast System, presentations will feature cutting-edge research that will impact multiple applications, including modeling architecture and infrastructure, verification and validation, and postprocessing.
We invite community members to submit abstracts that highlight their successes and challenges working with research to operations to research (R2O2R) to get their innovations into operations. Abstracts highlighting successes and challenges with research to commercialization or product application are encouraged to highlight how UFS applications have been used in your context.
Share your research, use case, or innovation with other community members during our poster session and networking mixer! Abstract submissions to the poster session are encouraged.
Instructions for Abstract Authors
How to Register for the Workshop and Submit your abstract
Choose the session at which you would like to present. Not sure which one to choose? Read through the session details (view Abstract Details).
- Follow the steps in the Google Form to upload your abstract. The deadline to submit an abstract is June 10.
- If you have already registered, you can go back in and edit the form in order to submit your abstract(s).
- You may submit multiple abstracts for multiple sessions, but program chairpersons may limit the number of oral presentations per speaker.
- There is no fee to register or submit an abstract.
- You will have the option to present in-person or virtually with virtual details forthcoming.
- You may also submit an abstract for a poster session.
- Check your inbox for a confirmation email of your registration and abstract submission.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many people will be
attending the workshop
in-person?
How many people will be attending the workshop in-person?
Due to venue limitations, attendance for in-person portions of the workshop will be limited to 200 people. Online attendance is unlimited.
What COVID precautions
will be in place?
What COVID precautions will be in place?
The planning committee is taking steps to protect the health and safety of all of our participants. Here’s what we’re doing:
Monitoring community levels: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updates their community levels indicator weekly on Thursday’s at 8:00 pm ET. A member of our staff checks the community levels for College Park in Prince George’s County, MD every Friday morning to ensure the COVID community level remains LOW. Here’s our plan if the community levels change:
- MEDIUM: If the community level in Prince George’s County, MD changes to MEDIUM community transmission within two weeks of the workshop, the planning committee will take the following steps:
- Require that all attendees wear masks that comply with CDC guidelines (here)
- Require that all attendees show proof of vaccination OR provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within three days of attending the workshop.
- All of the health information that you provide to us will follow health data management best practices.
- Limit in-person registration to 100 attendees to allow for social distancing.
- HIGH: If the community level in Prince George’s County, MD changes to HIGH community transmission within two weeks of the workshop, the planning committee will take the following steps:
- Require that all attendees wear masks that comply with CDC guidelines (here)
- Require that all attendees show proof of vaccination OR provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within three days of attending the workshop.
- All of the health information that you provide to us will follow health data management best practices.
- Limit in-person registration to 75 attendees to allow for social distancing.
- At this point, the planning committee will strongly consider moving the event to fully virtual.
Venue Information
Venue Information
- Hotel staff will be required to wear masks until December 2022. This means that everyone serving food, providing maintenance, and helping you during your stay will be masked.
- Rooms and frequently touched surfaces are cleaned daily.
- The main workshop room does not have windows.
- Based on the number of people who attend the workshop, there will be 6-7 people seated at each table.
- Booking for Holiday in College Park: Group rate is $119/night plus 13% taxes and includes 1 voucher for a hot breakfast buffet.
Raytheon NOAA Program Room Block
