Abstracts and slides from the workshop (where these have been made available) can be downloaded here.
Programme
Day 1: Thursday 10th November
| 0900-1000 | Arrival and registration |
| 1000 | Opening address and welcome |
| 1010 | Sara Fabrikant, University of Zurich Keynote: Geographic information displays for effective and efficient reasoning and decision making [abstract] [slides] |
| 1110 | ~ Coffee/tea break ~ |
| 1125 | Session 1 (talks): Intersections between cognitive and psychological research and climate change …….. iVR for Climate Change Visualizations [abstract] Alexander Klippel, Mark Simpson, Klaus Keller, Erika Smithwick, Jan Oliver Wallgrun, Gregory Garner, Jiawei Huang, Danielle Oprean, Saurabh Bansal …….. Local Warming? Understanding the relationship between perceptions of weather and climate change concern amongst UK residents [abstract] [slides] Andrea Taylor, Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Suraje Dessai, Carmen Lefevre …….. Visual attention and visual complexity: implications for communicating data in graphics [abstract] [slides] Jordan Harold, Kenny R. Coventry, Irene Lorenzoni, Thomas F. Shipley …….. Cognitively supportive visualisations for successful communication of climate change [abstract] [slides] Thora Tenbrink |
| 1245 | ~ Lunch ~ |
| 1330 | Nigel Harvey, University College London Keynote: Communicating trends and other patterns in data: Effects of presentation format [abstract] [slides] |
| 1430 | Session 2 (talks): Visual communication of climate change in science and society …….. Creative challenges at the intersection between climate science and visualization [abstract] [slides] Rosemarie McMahon …….. Climate Visuals: A mixed methods investigation of public perceptions of climate images in three countries [abstract] [slides] Adam Corner, Daniel A. Chapman, Ezra M. Markowitz, Robin Webster, Christian Teriete |
| 1510 | ~ Coffee/tea break ~ |
| 1530 | Alfons Maes, University of Tilburg Keynote: Visual Communication and how to make it work for non-expert audiences [abstract] [slides] |
| 1630 | Panel discussion What can the psychology and cognitive science communities do to support communication of, and decision-making about climate change? |
| 1655 | Looking ahead to day two Meeting the needs of policy-makers, publics and stakeholders |
| 1700 | ~ Close ~ |
| 1830 | ~ Workshop Dinner ~ Salieri, 376 Strand • Covent Garden • London • WC2R 0LQ http://www.salieri.co.uk/ |
Day 2: Friday 11th November
| 0900-0930 | Arrival and registration |
| 0930 | Opening address and welcome |
| 0945 | Session 3 (short talks): Living in a complex world: engaging with and supporting stakeholders …….. Using systems network thinking to inform climate change policy on alternative technologies: a case study on electric vehicles [abstract] [slides] Shukru Esmene …….. Museums and Climate Change [abstract] [slides] Morien Rees …….. An investor’s perspective on communicating climate adaptation solutions in a YouTube world: Novel ideas for media and outreach from the field of private philanthropy [abstract] [slides] [videos] Darren Long …….. Evidence-based decision-making using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps: lessons from the Global South [abstract] [slides] Arvind Lakshmisha, Jangal Jayaram …….. Communicating infrastructure related trade-offs under uncertain conditions in complex socio-environmental systems [abstract] Anthony P. Hurford, Stephen P. Knox, Evgenii S. Matrosov, Robel T. Geressu, Julien J. Harou |
| 1100 | ~ Coffee/tea break ~ |
| 1115 | David Warrilow, Formerly Head of Science at Department for Energy and Climate Change, UK Government Keynote: Ministers, alligators and the voice of reason [abstract] [slides] |
| 1200 | Session 4 (talks): Working at the science-policy interface: challenges and opportunities …….. Communication challenges at the science-policy interface: Lessons from the ‘Portuguese Sorcerer’ [abstract] Tanya Wilkins, Tiago Capela Lourenco …….. Installing Visualization in Science-Policy Interfaces [abstract] Greg McInerny |
| 1240 | ~ Lunch ~ |
| 1330 | Candice Howarth, University of Surrey Keynote: Science-Policy Interface, and Decision-Making in Society [abstract] |
| 1415 | Session 5 (talks): Enabling change in society …….. Social identity appeals as an avenue to promote pro-environmental behaviour [abstract] Charles R. Seger |
| 1435 | Panel discussion What might the future hold for research and practice in widening access to climate research and knowledge |
| 1500 | ~ Close ~ |