2020 Researchers Meeting Schedule

All sessions will be held VIRTUALLY this year!

After the 45th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop adjourns, the Researchers Meeting will begin. All times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). A general schedule follows:

Time	Event
Wed, July 15 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. MDT	Getting the Most out of Your Researchers Meeting Experience
Wed, July 15 2:00 to 2:15 p.m. MDT	Welcome and Opening Remarks
Wed, July 15 2:15 to 3:00 p.m. MDT	Keynote Address: Update on Activities in Natural Hazards and Related Topics
Wed, July 15 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. MDT	Break
Wed, July 15 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. MDT	Plenary: The Data Revolution—Ethical Imperatives and Methodological Considerations for Hazards and Disaster Research

Time	Event
	Concurrent Paper Sessions 1
Thur, July 16 8:00 to 9:15 a.m. MDT	Equity in Resilience and Disparities in Vulnerability
	Deliberate Data Tools to Inform Better Resilience Decisions
	Methods and Challenges of Collecting Data
	Roles of Governmental and Nongovernmental Organizations in Community Resilience
	COVID-19: Social and Economic Vulnerability
Thur, July 16 9:15 to 9:30 a.m. MDT	Break
	Concurrent Paper Sessions 2
Thur, July 16 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. MDT	Various Dimensions of Hazard Impacts
	Holistic and Effective Applications of Big Data in Disaster Research
	Setting a Research Agenda to Build Resilience
	Planning for Disaster Resilience
	RAPID Training: Tools and Mobile Applications for Perishable Data Collection
Thur, July 16 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. MDT	Break
	Concurrent Paper Sessions 3
Thur, July 16 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MDT	Social Vulnerability and Coping Capacity in Recovery
	Novel Data and Models to Predict Recovery
	Sharing Data Effectively
	Improving Evacuation and Response Decisions
	COVID-19: Mental and Physical Health Impacts
Thur, July 16 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. MDT	Break
Thur, July 16 12:45 to 2:00 p.m. MDT	Lunch with National Science Foundation Program Directors
	Concurrent Paper Sessions 4
Thur, July 16 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. MDT	Social Capital in Disaster Resilience
	Development of Metrics, Models, and Big Data in Disaster Research
	Valuable Sources of Information for Disaster Research
	Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Mitigation Strategies
	DesignSafe Training: Cyberinfrastructure for Data Publication
Thur, July 16 3:15 to 3:30 p.m. MDT	Break
	Concurrent Paper Sessions 5
Thur, July 16 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. MDT	Dynamics of Social Vulnerability in Disaster Risk
	Understanding Social Response to Disasters Using Social Media Data
	The Vital Role of Information in Shaping Resilience Decisions
	Effectiveness of Government Funding for Mitigation and Recovery
	COVID-19: Communication, Connection, and Response
Thur, July 16 4:45 to 5:00 p.m. MDT	Closing Discussion and Agenda Setting
Thur, July 16 5:00 p.m. MDT	Adjourn