Date and time: Wednesday 21 January 2014, 1.00pm to 2.00pm (GMT)
Register at: http://bit.ly/1tMV7am
According to the National Risk Register, ‘a severe space weather event could have impacts upon a range of technologies and infrastructure, including power networks, satellite services, transport and digital control components.’ Despite the potential risks associated with space weather, little is currently known about how members of the public perceive space weather and its risks, or how best to communicate the risks, impacts and potential responses to an extreme space weather event.
Join Sarah Smart (Head of Communications) and Professor Mike Hapgood (Head of the Space Environment Group) at RAL Space on 21 January for an interactive webinar on lessons learnt from the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) recent dialogue on space weather. The dialogue was commissioned, with support from Sciencewise, to help organisations associated with UK Resilience to explore with members of the public the best way to spend funds on issues surrounding space weather. The dialogue is supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the National Grid, Lloyds of London and the Met Office.
The webinar will cover what value STFC and other industry actors hope to gain from the public dialogue and how the understanding of public views and values, will impact future decision-making for UK organisations setup to prepare for and respond to emergencies.
Who should attend?
The session is designed to provide guidance to policy makers who are curious about/or actively looking to engage the public on policy issues involving science and technology.
[1] http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/publicsector/emergencies/space-weather/met-office-role
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