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AMS Call for Papers
2009 AMS Meetings
Announcement
Ninth International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (9ICSHMO) 9–13 February 2009, Melbourne, Australia
The Ninth International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography is a joint conference of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) and will be held from 9-13 February 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. Preliminary programs, registration details, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org) and on the Local Organizing Committee web site (http://9icshmo.org) by late January 2008.
Poster as well as oral presentations are solicited on all aspects of the meteorology and oceanography of the Southern Hemisphere. The meeting is organized around the broad theme: "Extremes: Climate and Water in the Southern Hemisphere” Particular attention will be given to the following theme areas, however it should be stressed that a broad range of submissions are encouraged and are NOT restricted just to the following areas:
• The International Polar Year
• Ocean and Atmosphere Observations in the Southern Hemisphere
• Inter-Ocean Exchanges and Southern Hemisphere Ocean Modeling
• Earth System Science Issues in the Southern Hemisphere
• Monsoon Systems and Extremes
• Paleoclimate of the Southern Hemisphere: The Past Informing the Future
• Extremes in the Context of Interannual to Interdecadal Variability
• Weather, Climate and Hydrological Predictions in the Southern Hemisphere
• Urban climate and Air quality
• Special Session on Southern Hemisphere THORPEX
• Special Session on Pacific Island Science Activities
• Special Session on Regional Climate Change Studies in the Southern Hemisphere
The Program Committee also encourages submissions on recent scientific accomplishments and synthesis for the Southern Hemisphere for global programs like WCRP, CLIVAR, GEWEX, IGBP, GCOS, GOOS, GEOSS, and IPCC.
As is traditional for the ICSHMO Conference we typically honor a scientist who has made significant contributions to Southern Hemisphere science, and as such the Program Committee is pleased to announce a special lecture honoring Dr. Julia Nogues-Paegle who has made significant contributions involving Pan-American climate studies. Her publications on various aspects of South American climate variability (e.g., the South American Monsoon, South Atlantic Convergence Zone and Pacific South American pattern) are among the best in print and are widely cited. Dr. Nogues-Paegle was a proponent of the concept of the ICSHMO Conference and as such was the very first chair of the AMS committee on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography.
The deadline for abstracts has passed. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by 15 September 2008. There will be a limited amount of funding to support the participation in 9ICSHMO of graduate students, young scientists, or scientists from developing countries, and information on that will be available on the conference web site. Unlike at past conferences, no preprint CD-ROM will be prepared. However, authors of invited and accepted papers will still be asked to contribute to the web-based proceedings of the conference by submitting an extended abstract. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web.
Instructions for formatting extended abstracts for the conference web site will be posted on the AMS Web site and on the Local Organizing Committee Website. Extended abstracts must be submitted electronically by 23 January 2009 to the Conference Web page.
The 9ICSHMO is committed to being as carbon neutral as possible, and as such will adhere to recently adopted Green meeting guidelines from the AMS that demonstrates a commitment to environmental stewardship and in particular to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with running the meeting. Therefore, the 9ICSHMO web site will have opportunities for people to purchase carbon offsets related to their travel to the conference.
For additional information please contact the Program co-chairpersons as follows: Howard Diamond (tel: +1-301-427-2475; e-mail: howard.diamond@noaa.gov) Kevin Walsh (tel: +61-3-8344-6523; email: kevin.walsh@unimelb.edu.au). (2/08)
Call for Papers
10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, 18–21 May 2009, Madison, Wisconsin
The 10th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Polar Meteorology and Oceanography Committee and cosponsored by the AMS Board on Societal Impacts, will be held 18–21 May 2009, at the Madison Concourse Hotel, 1 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53703. Preliminary programs, registration details, general information, and hotel accomodations will be posted on the AMS conference website (http://www.ametsoc.org).
Papers are solicited on all aspects of polar meteorology and oceanography, including forecasting, climate (past, present, and future), interactions among polar atmosphere-ocean-land-ice components, cryospheric processes, atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, human dimensions, and extreme events. A special session is planned to highlight contributions from the International Polar Year (March 2007–March 2009).
A $90 abstract fee will include the submission of your abstract, the posting of your extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation, which will be archived on the AMS conference website. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to set a later deadline for submission of extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the AMS conference website by 12 January 2009 (see the website for instructions). An abstract fee of $90, payable by credit card or purchase order, is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted).
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by early February 2009. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS conference website. Extended manuscripts (file size up to 3 MB) must be submitted electronically by 24 April 2009. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be made available on the AMS website.
For further program information please contact the program chairperson, Steve Vavrus, Center for Climatic Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1225 W. Dayton Street; Madison, WI 53706 (tel: 608-265-5279; e-mail sjvavrus@wisc.edu). (10/08)
Announcement
30th NATO/SPS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, 18–22 May 2009, San Francisco, California
The 30th NATO/SPS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application will be held 18–22 May 2009 in San Francisco, California. The ITM is sponsored by NATO/SPS, the Univ. of British Columbia, the US EPA, EC, NOAA, CARB, EURASAP, and AMS. The deadline for abstracts has passed.
Keytopics will include: 1.) Local and urban scale modeling (including the effects of building wakes, street canyons, urban canopy, urban energy balance), 2.) Regional and intercontinental modeling (including observational and modeling of current and future scenarios, and impacts on meetings and maintaining air quality standards), 3.) Data assimilation and air quality forecasting (including new research on focusing ground and satellite-based observations into model outputs in creating high-resolution spatial maps of air quality, network design), 4.) Model assessment and verification (including performance evaluation, diagnostic evaluation, dynamical evaluation, and probabilistic evaluation as part of comparison of model outputs with observations), 5.) Aerosols in the atmosphere (aerosol dynamics, aerosol formation, interaction with multiphase chemistry), 6.) Interactions between air quality and climate change (observational analysis and modeling analysis of the effects of air pollution on climate and the impact of changing climate on future air quality), 7.) Air quality and human health (including air quality trend assessments, the effects of regulatory programs on ambient air quality and human exposure), 8.) Special session on California 2000 field study.
For more information, please refer to the meeting site at http://www.int-tech-mtng.org/index.html or contact the Host Country Contact: S.T. Rao, US EPA Atmospheric Modeling Division, Research Triangle Park, NC: Rao.ST@epa.gov phone: 919-541-4541 or the Pilot Country Contact: Douw Steyn, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada: admin@int-tech-mtng.org phone: 604-827-5517 (11/08)
Call for Papers
23rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/19th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, 1–5 June 2009, Omaha, Nebraska
The 23rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF)/19th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP), jointly sponsored for the first time by the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association, and organized by the AMS Committee on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, will be held 1–5 June 2009 in Omaha, Nebraska. Preliminary programs, registration, detailed hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (www.ametsoc.org/meet/fainst/2009WAFNWP.html) in mid-February 2009.
This conference is focused on the theme “Forecasting Significant Weather: Recent Progress, Ongoing Challenges." Specific goals include: (1) to assess our current abilities to analyze and predict significant weather events with emphasis on our recent progress and ongoing challenges and (2) to highlight research underway to enhance those capabilities through improved understanding of the underlying physical processes, as well as improved numerical methods. The scope of the conference extends beyond the theme, by examining the success or failure of analysis and prediction methods for significant weather events in an aggregate sense, rather than relying solely on case studies of local interest. The Committee solicits papers and posters on the following topics: (1) Weather Phenomena (winter weather, tropical weather, severe storms, cyclogenesis, mesoscale meteorology, high impact local weather, etc.); (2) Forecasting Techniques (forecasting for aviation, hydrologic forecasting, fire weather, impact of new data types, etc.); (3) Forecasting Tools (new applications, satellite applications, quantitative precipitation forecasting, etc.); (4) Societal Impacts of Weather Forecasts; (5) Data Assimilation (3D-Var, 4D-Var, KF, EnKF, satellite and remote sensing data assimilation, etc.); (6) Modeling (mesoscale models, global models, improving model performance/efficiency, local application of regional models, etc.); (7) Ensemble Forecasting; and (8) Statistical Techniques/Probabilistic Forecasting (MOS, etc.).
Please submit your abstract (one page limit) electronically via the Web by Friday, 23 January 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at www.ametsoc.org/meet/online_submit.html for instructions). When you submit, please indicate your preference for an oral or poster presentation. An abstract fee of $90 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission and is refundable only if abstract is not accepted. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by mid-March 2009. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS website. Extended manuscripts (file size up to 3 MB) must be submitted electronically by 22 May 2009. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be made available on the AMS website.
The WAF Committee will also be offering up to six student awards for best oral and poster presentations at the conference. To be eligible, a student must present his/her own research and serve as first author.
This conference will take place at the Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Omaha-Downtown, 1616 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone 402-346-7600. When reserving, mention reference code “AmerMeteorological” and specify either “AMG” for government rate (ID required on check-in) or “AMS” for non-government rate; cutoff date for Doubletree reservations is Monday, 11 May 2009.
For additional information please contact the program chairpersons, R. Bruce Telfeyan, (phone: 402-294-1690 or e-mail: telfeyab@offutt.af.mil); or Dr. Edward L. Bensman, (phone: 574-631-2397 or e-mail: ebensman@nd.edu). (11/08)
Call for Papers
17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, 8–12 June 2009, Stowe, Vermont
The 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics (AOFD), sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics, will be held 8–12 June 2009 at Stoweflake Resort near Burlington, Vermont. The conference will be held in conjunction with the 15th Conference on the Middle Atmosphere (MA). Preliminary programs and registration details will be posted on the AMS website (www.ametsoc.org) in early-March 2009. General information on hotel accommodations will be available on the AMS website.
Papers are solicited in all areas of atmospheric and oceanic fluid dynamics spanning theory, observations, and modeling. Joint sessions with MA will include (1) dynamics of the coupled troposphere-stratosphere including annular modes and the tropical upper troposphere/lower stratosphere, and (2) internal gravity waves: observations, generation, and parameterization. We also encourage papers emphasizing mixing within the ocean and atmosphere, interactions between tropical convection and the large scale circulation, vortex dynamics (including hurricanes and oceanic eddies), and mesoscale or sub-mesoscale oceanic features.
Final sessions will be based on the number and topics of abstracts received. The deadline for abstract submission is 2 February 2009. An abstract fee of $90 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted).
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by 9 March 2009. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS website. Extended manuscripts (file size up to 3 MB) must be submitted electronically by 3 June 2009. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be made available on the AMS website.
For further program information please contact the program chairperson, George N. Kiladis, NOAA ESRL/PSD1, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303 (tel: 303-497-3892; e-mail: george.kiladis@noaa.gov). (9/08)
Call for Papers
15th Conference on The Middle Atmosphere, 8–12 June 2009, Stowe, Vermont
The 15th Conference on the Middle Atmosphere (MA), sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on the Middle Atmosphere, will be held 8–12 June 2009 at Stoweflake Resort near Burlington, Vermont. The conference will be held in conjunction with the 17th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics (AOFD). Preliminary programs and registration details will be posted on the AMS website (www.ametsoc.org) in early-March 2009. General information on hotel accommodations will be available on the AMS website.
Papers are solicited in all areas of middle atmosphere science (from the upper troposphere to the lower thermosphere). We seek a balanced program of modeling, observations, and analyses. Focused sessions have been proposed on results from the START-08, TC4, SCOUT-O3, and appropriate ARCTAS and International Polar Year (IPY) campaigns, investigations of troposphere to stratosphere exchange of water vapor, findings from the EOS Aura, ENVISAT, TIMED, ACE, ODIN, and AIM satellite experiments, and studies with chemistry/climate models related to the changes that are occurring in and are expected in the coming decades for the middle atmosphere. The MA committee also wishes to promote the idea of the entire middle atmosphere as an integrated/coupled system—the theme of an AGU Chapman conference that was held a decade earlier. Joint sessions with AOFD will include topics related to observations, generation, and parameterization of internal gravity waves and to the dynamics of the coupled troposphere-stratosphere including annular modes and of the tropical upper troposphere/lower stratosphere.
The $90 abstract fee includes the submission of your abstract, the posting of your extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation, which will be archived on the AMS website. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to set a later deadline for submission of extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the AMS website by 2 February 2009; see the website for instructions. An abstract fee of $90 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted).
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by 9 March 2009. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS website. Extended manuscripts (file size up to 3 MB) must be submitted electronically by 3 June 2009. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be made available on the AMS website.
For further program information please contact the program co-chairpersons, Linnea Avallone, LASP, 590 UCB, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, (tel: 303-492-5913, e-mail: linnea.avallone@lasp.colorado.edu) and Ellis Remsberg, NASA Langley Research Center, 21 Langley Blvd., Bldg. 1250, Hampton, VA 23681, (tel: 757-864-5823; e-mail: Ellis.E.Remsberg@nasa.gov). (9/08)
Call for Papers
37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology, 22–25 June 2009, Portland, Oregon
The 37th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Board of Broadcast Meteorology, will be held 22–25 June, in Portland, Oregon. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site, http://www.ametsoc.org, by 2 March 2009.
The purpose of this conference is to offer broadcast meteorologists an opportunity to broaden their meteorological knowledge, especially with respect to regional challenges in forecasting, including tropical, severe weather, lake effect, mountain and winter weather. In addition, a day trip to the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington is planned; this will give broadcasters an opportunity to learn about the explosive volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest, the state of knowledge and research into understanding and forecasting volcanic, earthquake and tsunami activity. This will match a focused “mini-session” on expanding your potential as “The Station Scientist”; enhancing your value as the “go to source” on science stories. The conference will also examine changes in the business of broadcasting, how they affect broadcast meteorologists on and off the air, and how we can most skillfully respond to them.
Papers for the Broadcasting Conference are solicited on several broad themes, including, but not limited to: Regional challenges to forecasters, such as lake effect, lee side meteorology, flash flooding, as well as “classic” tropical and severe weather issues; New tools & applications for broadcasting (including HDTV plans); The ever-growing role of the broadcast meteorologist as “The Station Scientist”; Case-studies of how you handled a severe weather event (including flooding and winter events) are always helpful to colleagues.
In short, show us how you are making a difference and improving the meteorological awareness in your DMA. If you think what you do may be of interest to others, likely many of us will find it interesting too!
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 27 January 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://www.ametsoc.org for instructions.) An abstract fee of $90 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted). The $90 abstract fee includes the submission of an extended manuscript after acceptance notices have been sent. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by 9 March 2009.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Jeff Renner (jrenner@king5.com). (10/08)
Call for Papers
13th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, 17–20 August 2009, Salt Lake City, Utah
The 13th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Mesoscale Processes, will be held 17–20 August 2009, at the Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel located in Salt Lake City, Utah. A preliminary program, plus hotel and registration information, will be posted on the AMS Web site (www.ametsoc.org).
The program committee seeks contributions in all areas of mesoscale meteorology, including the structure and evolution of tropical and extratropical cyclones; orographic, coastal and other thermally driven mesoscale circulation systems; mountain waves and obstacle flows; the dynamics and structure of mesoscale precipitation systems; theoretical and modeling studies of mesoscale processes; the dynamics of balanced and unbalanced flows; mesoscale instabilities; mesoscale predictability and data assimilation; transferring research results to operations; and recent field research programs, including SoWMEX/TiMREX, COPS, etc.
We also encourage papers for special sessions on the application of vortex dynamics to mesoscale phenomena. Vortices on multiple scales often play leading roles in the dynamics of mesoscale flows, including hurricanes, convective systems, extratropical cyclones, and mountain flows. For these sessions, papers are solicited that relate to 1) characterization via observations and modeling of the physical processes involved in vortex generation and evolution; 2) theoretical studies involving vortex dynamics; and 3) new approaches to prediction of mesoscale processes through the application of vorticity (or PV) thinking.
Lead-authored student presentations are especially encouraged and awards for best student talk and poster will be presented at the conference. Lead authors will be limited to one oral presentation each.
The $90 abstract fee includes the submission of your abstract, the posting of your extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation, which will be archived on the AMS website. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to set a later deadline for submission of extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the AMS website by 17 April 2009; see the website for instructions. An abstract fee of $90 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted).
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by Mid June 2009. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS website. Extended manuscripts (file size up to 3 MB) must be submitted electronically by 10 August 2009. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be made available on the AMS website.
For further program information please contact the program co-chairpersons, Robert Fovell, University of California, Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Ave.. Los Angeles, CA 90095 (e-mail: rfovell@ucla.edu), and Sandra Yuter, North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695 (email: seyuter@ncsu.edu) (11/08)
Call for Papers
34th Conference on Radar Meteorology, 5–9 October 2009, Williamsburg, Virginia
The 34th Conference on Radar Meteorology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, will be held at the Williamsburg Marriott in Williamsburg, Virginia 5–9 October 2009. Preliminary information on registration, hotel and general information will be available in November 2008 on the AMS Web site (www.ametsoc.org).
Posters as well as oral presentation are solicited on all aspects of radar meteorology. The conference aims to highlight the combination of radar with other instruments or radar observations from multiple platforms (airborne, ground, and space borne) to produce integrated analyses and products. Examples of topics that are encouraged include: precipitation estimation and hydrological applications, precipitation and cloud microphysics, severe weather and mesoscale meteorology, polarimetric applications, clouds and radiation, new technological developments in radar, assimilation of radar data, all aspects of space borne cloud and precipitation radars, tropical cyclone studies, and results from major field programs. It is anticipated that about 300 scientists, engineers, students, and commercial suppliers of radar and associated meteorological systems from around the world will participate in this meeting. Exhibits will be located in a common area with poster presentations and food services.
The Spiros G. Geotis Prize is awarded for the best student paper and poster. In order to be considered for the competition, students should indicate their intent to participate in this competition when they submit their abstract.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 1 May 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://www.ametsoc.org for instructions.) An abstract fee of $90 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted). This abstract fee will also include the costs for submission of an extended electronic manuscript (details below) and digital recording of all oral presentations.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by 12 June 2009. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web. Manuscripts (up to 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 30 September 2009 to AMS Headquarters.
For questions please contact Gerry Heymsfield, Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 613.1, Greenbelt, MD 20771 (tel 1-301-614-6369; e-mail: gerald.heymsfield@nasa.gov). (8/08)
Call for Papers
Eighth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, 13–15 October 2009, Kalispell, Montana
The Eighth Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, will be held 13–15 October 2009 at the Red Lion Kalispell, Kalispell, Montana.
The theme of the symposium will be to share experiences, new techniques and technologies and/or changes in the areas of: (1) impacts of weather and climate on wildfire; (2) operational forecasting (short to long term) of fire weather for wild, prescribed, and fire use fires; (3) model studies and development, including coupled fire-atmosphere models and mesoscale models; (4) use and assessment of climate forecasts in fire management planning; (5) smoke and fire decision support tool development; (6) techniques in smoke management and mitigation related to new NAAQS and haze standards; (7) improvements to fire danger and fire behavior systems related to meteorology; and (8) field studies of fire-atmosphere interactions.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 11 May 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS for instructions). An abstract fee of $90 (payable by credit card or purchase order) is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if the abstract is not accepted). Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by mid July. Unlike at past conferences, no preprint CD-ROM will be prepared. However, authors of invited and accepted papers will still be asked to contribute to the web-based proceedings of the conference by submitting an extended abstract. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web. Instructions for formatting extended manuscripts for the preprint CD-ROM will be posted on the AMS Web site. Manuscripts (up to 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 7 October 2009 to AMS Headquarters.
For further program information contact either one of the Program Co-chairpersons: Tim Brown, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512-1095 (tel: 775-674-7090; fax: 775-674-7016; e-mail: tbrown@dri.edu or Brian Potter, Forestry Sciences Lab, 400 N 34th St., Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98103 (tel: 206-732-7828; fax: 206¬-732-7801; e-mail: bpotter@fs.fed.us). (1/09)
2008 Meetings of Interest
NOAA’s 2008 Satellite Direct Readout Conference, 8–12 December 2008, Miami, Florida
The 2008 Satellite Direct Readout Conference is the eighth conference organized and supported by NOAA to provide information regarding the direct readout from meteorological and environmental satellites and prepare users for upcoming changes to both satellite series. The goal and expectation is for strong international collaboration. Past conferences have attracted audiences from 30 to 40 countries. The conference will consist of speaker presentations, poster sessions, exhibitors, and many opportunities for user feedback.
Abstracts and corresponding posters are solicited for this conference on both current and future geostationary and polar satellites. This includes topics pertaining to instruments, products and applications. Of special interest are posters describing examples of the link between research and operations (or between operations and research).
Please send your abstracts electronically via email to nesdis.dro.conference@noaa.gov. Please indicate your preference for an oral presentation or a poster. NOAA conference personnel will choose the format most suitable to showcase your work. Posters will be given maximum exposure, with ample time for presenter and audience interaction. Abstracts must be no more than one page in length, in 12 point Times New Roman font. The deadline for abstracts has passed .
More information can be found at the conference web site at: http://directreadout.noaa.gov/miami08/. (6/08)
2009 Meetings of Interest
Announcement
Reinsurance Association of America to Host Cat Modeling Conference, 17–20 February 2009, Tampa, Florida
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), a national trade association representing large and small reinsurance brokers and direct writer companies and U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies, will host "Cat Modeling in Uncertain Times," 17–20 February 2009 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida. The conference features provocative discussions from respected industry leaders on topics such as modeling comparison, the increasing uncertainty about model results and interpretation, the growing debate about modeling regulation, and the degree to which underwriters should rely on modeling output when making underwriting decisions. The conference attracted nearly 400 professionals from the insurance, reinsurance, scientific and cat modeling communities in 2008, providing invaluable networking opportunities for modeling developers and users alike.
For additional information, please visit http://www.reinsurance.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3292 for additional information about the 2009 program. (11/08)
Call for Papers
Sixth Annual SeCAPS, 27–28 February 2009, Mobile, Alabama
The Sixth Annual Southeastern Coastal and Atmospheric Processes Symposium (SeCAPS) will be held on Friday, 27 February and Saturday, 28 February on the campus of the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.
Oral and poster presentations on any aspect of meteorology, geography, or geology are welcomed. Of particular interest are papers focused on mesoscale convection and severe weather; tropical cyclone activity in relation to climate change; challenges in measuring hurricane intensity; environmental and sociological impacts of natural disasters; and coastal geomorphology in response to weather phenomena.
The deadline for abstracts is Friday, 6 February 2009. For further information on the conference, please contact AMS Faculty Co-Advisor Gina Wade gwade@usouthal.edu : Department of Earth Sciences - LSCB 136, University of South Alabama, 307 N University Blvd, Mobile AL 36688.
SeCAPS online: http://www.southalabama.edu/meteorologyclub/secaps/. (1/09)
Announcement
Ninth National Severe Weather Workshop, 5–7 March 2009, Norman, OK
A gathering of emergency managers, weather enthusiasts, teachers, students, meteorologists, and broadcasters will present and discuss important topics over a 3-day period in early March. Topic areas that will be covered during the next National Severe Weather Workshop in Norman include: Understanding communities at risk and what to do about them; Current and future tools for threat assessment; Communications technology before, during, and after severe weather; Careers in weather, hazard mitigation, and crisis management; Emergency management education and training related to weather hazards; National Weather Service functions, products, services, and outreach; Broadcast media outreach and public service in times of emergency; Understanding people’s perception of hazardous weather information; Case studies: Best practices and lessons learned from past events; and Relating uncertainty and confidence information to decision makers.
Information, registration, and vendor details now available at the National Severe Weather Workshop Website: http://www.norman.noaa.gov/nsww2009/. (12/08)
Announcement
34th Annual Northeastern Storm Conference, 6–8 March 2009, Springfield, MA
The 34th Annual Northeastern Storm Conference will be held 6–8 March 2009 at the Springfield Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in the heart of Springfield, Massachusetts. The meeting is sponsored by Lyndon State College-AMS & NWA.
The conference promotes diversity in its attendees as well as the presenters. In the past, research in the fields of severe weather, numerical modeling, global climate change, atmospheric chemistry, and social issues within the meteorology and atmospheric sciences community have all been shared at the conference. Presenters come from all sectors of meteorology, including the National Weather Service, private industry, universities, and research, and range in experience from undergraduate to professional. We encourage any and all interested in presenting to submit an abstract or poster presentation.
If you are interested in presenting at this conference, send your abstract via e-mail to
lsc-ams@apollo.lsc.vsc.edu, or to the address given below. The deadline for submitting abstracts and poster descriptions is 30 January 2009. If you are interested in attending the conference, you can register online at our website, http://meteorology.lyndonstate.edu/ams/. The registration deadline for the conference as well as the absolute latest date to submit abstracts is 13 February 2009.
We look forward to seeing you in March! For further information about registration, accommodations, or abstract submissions, please contact: Hayley M. LaPoint, LSC-AMS & NWA President, LSC Box 7245,
Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT 05851 (e-mail: Hayley.Lapoint@lyndonstate.edu; tel: 978-302-4166) (12/08)
Announcement
2009 National Storm Conference, 14 March 2009, Colleyville, Texas
The Texas Severe Storms Association (TESSA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) will collaborate again for the National Storm Conference on 14 March 2009 at the Colleyville Center in Colleyville, Texas. The National Storm Conference will be co-sponsored this year by the North Texas Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association. This year’s presenters include Gary Woodall, Chris Novy, Jonathan Finch, Tim Marshall, Dr. Charles Doswell and Les R. Lemon. Speakers will deliver presentations on severe weather safety, storm spotter training and in-depth discussions on supercell and tornado meteorology.
One of the event's major elements, the third annual Super Storm Spotter Session, will provide the highest level of training available to storm spotters anywhere in the country. The session will be presented by Fort Worth NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist Gary Woodall.
The annual event is expected to draw nearly 500 attendees, including storm spotters, storm chasers, emergency managers, forecasters, researchers, educators, and students from across the US.
The Super Storm Spotter Session will begin in the morning and will be followed by additional presentations in the afternoon. The conference is free and open to the public. Seating is limited to 500. Complete information about the conference can be found on the internet at: http://www.tessa.org/meeting.html
The Texas Severe Storms Association is a 501(c)3 national non-profit organization dedicated to severe weather education. The group was founded in 1993 and is based in Arlington, Texas. It is the largest organization of its kind in the nation." (1/09)
Announcement
2009 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 22–27 March 2009, Las Vegas, NV
Join 8,000 geographers, GIS specialists, and environmental scientists from around the world in Las Vegas for the very latest in research, policy, and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience, during the annual conference of the Association of American Geographers, to be held March 22–27, 2009.
The program will feature 4,000 presentations by leading scholars and researchers from more than 60 countries, an international networking reception, and exhibitions showcasing recent scholarly publications, advanced geographic technologies, and expanding employment opportunities. Numerous field trips will also explore the rich cultural and physical geography of Las Vegas and the surrounding region.
For additional information, to register for the meeting, or to submit a paper, visit www.aag.org. (1/09)
Announcement
Seventh Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (CPASW), 24–27 March 2009, Norman, Oklahoma
The National Weather Service Climate Services Division, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Climatological Survey at the University of Oklahoma will host the Seventh Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (CPASW) at the National Weather Center in Norman, OK on 24–27 March 2009.
Information on the meeting will be available on the CPASW 2009 web site: http://climate.ok.gov/cpasw/
For additional information, please contact Diana Perfect (email: diana.perfect@noaa.gov phone: 301-713-1970 Ext. 132), (7/08)
Announcement
Seventh International Conference on Air Quality—Science and Application (Air Quality 2009), Istanbul, 24–27 March 2009
On behalf of the Organising Committee you are invited to participate in the next International Conference on Air Quality—Science and Application (formerly known as Urban Air Quality Conference). The conference will be held in Istanbul and is being organised by the University of Hertfordshire and the Istanbul Technical University with support from a number of international organizations including World Meteorological Organization (WMO), American Meteorological Society (AMS), Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA), COST 728, TUBITEK and SHELL.
For more than a decade the conference has been held under the theme of urban air quality. While air quality continues to be associated with cities and streets, developments in research have highlighted the importance of interactions between all scales including the linkages and feedbacks between urban, regional and global air quality as well as with climate change. These developments in science also have implications for the policy formulation process. It is hoped that the new title will better reflect the evolution of the field and will serve to encourage wider international dialogue and exchange of ideas on air quality science and its application.
The deadline for abstracts has passed. The short paper submission deadline is Friday 9 January 2009 and the Early bird rate for registration is Friday 6 February 2009
For more Information please see the conference website (www.airqualityconference.org ) or contact us on email (airquality@herts.ac.uk) or fax (+44(0)1707284208) (6/08)
Call for Papers
Seventh Annual Great Lakes Meteorology Conference, 28 March 2009, Valparaiso, IN
The Seventh Annual Great Lakes Meteorology Conference is sponsored by the Valparaiso University AMS/NWA Chapter. This year's conference will take place at Strongbows Inn located in
Valparaiso, IN. Registration begins at 9 a.m. CST. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Tim Marshall from Haag Engineering. Abstracts will be due by 8 February 2009. Conference information will be located at: http://www.valpo.edu/organization/nwa/index.html. (12/08)
Call for Papers
13th Annual Northern Plains Weather Workshop, 7–8 April 2009, Rapid City South Dakota
The Workshop will be held in Rapid City, SD, and is sponsored by the NWS and the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Invited talks will be given on VORTEX2, dual-polarization radar, incident support meteorology, tower strikes and high-speed lightning photography, and climate services and mesonet applications. Abstracts are due 1 March 2009. Details are available at http://www.ias.sdsmt.edu/NPWorkshop/index.htm. (10/08)
Announcement
Third THORPEX International Science Symposium, 4–8 May 2009, Monterey, California
The Third THORPEX International Science Symposium" (TTISS) will be held 4–8 May 2009 in Monterey, California. Additional information may be found at http://www.wmo.int/thorpex. (11/08)
Call for Papers
Eighth Workshop on Adjoint Model Applications in Dynamic Meteorology, 18–22 May 2009, Tannersville, Pennsylvania
The Eighth Adjoint Workshop will be convened at the Chateau Resort and Conference Center in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. It is being financially supported by NSF and NASA/GSFC/GMAO.
Adjoint models are powerful mathematical tools for robust sensitivity analysis that are still underutilized. This workshop is designed to promote and evaluate their development and applications in
meteorology. Half of the sessions are generally devoted to data assimilation applications with the remainder on adjoint model development, general sensitivity (synoptic) studies, stability analysis, and ensemble forecasting. Although focused on dynamic meteorology, presentations on applications in other fields and on alternatives to adjoint-required techniques are also welcomed.
This workshop series began in 1992. The previous one was held in October 2006 in Obergurgl Austria and is briefly described in the December 2007 issue of BAMS. The workshop's format encourages evaluation and discussion after each presentation as well as during common meals and social times. Reviews or tutorials begin each session and general issues talks are presented some evenings. All speakers are asked to "Teach us something about what you have learned rather than advertise all the work you have done." Partial support will be available for some students or postdocs.
Abstracts will be due 15 January 2009. More information will be posted at http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/events/adjoint_workshop-8
To get on the mailing list, contact Ronald Errico (tel: 301-614-6402; e-mail: Ronald.M.Errico@nasa.gov). (10/08; r11/08)
Call for Papers
43rd Annual Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Congress 31 May–4 June 2009 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) Congress 2009 will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada at the World Trade and Convention Centre from 31 May to 4 June 2009. The Congress theme is "Sea and Sky Come to Life".
The Congress will feature: Plenary presentations by leading researchers; Science sessions that highlight top Canadian and international research contributions to climate, meteorology, oceanography, and hydrology, as well as the policy implications of research in these fields; An evening lecture of general-interest, open to the public, on the theme of hurricanes; and A banquet, a hosted lunch, awards of CMOS prizes, and the CMOS Annual General Meeting.
Please submit abstracts electronically to the link found on the Congress website (http://www.cmos.ca/Congress2009) after 7 January 2009 and before the deadline of 15 February 2009. You will be asked to submit your abstract to one of several planned sessions that are listed on the website and to specify your preference for either an oral or a poster presentation. An abstract fee of $50 will be charged at the time of submission. Your abstract will be evaluated by the Congress's Science Program Committee and you will be notified by the end of March 2009 if your presentation has been accepted for oral or poster presentation.
Student CMOS members are welcomed and encouraged to apply for a Student Travel Bursary when submitting an abstract.
If you are an exhibitor, an educator, a member of the media, or anyone else with an interest in the meeting, please visit the Congress website: (http://www.cmos.ca/Congress2009). For additional information on the Scientific Program, please contact Blair Greenan, (e-mail: greenanb@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca). For information on the local arrangements, please contact John Parker (e-mail: john.k.parker@ec.gc.ca). 11/08
Announcement
Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter of the AMS/NWA Regional Conference on the Inland Impacts of Tropical Cyclones, 10–12 June 2009, Atlanta, Georgia
The Conference on the Inland Impacts of Tropical Cyclones, hosted by the Metro Atlanta Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and National Weather Association (NWA), will be held 10–12 June 2009 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia. Conference, registration, and hotel details are posted on the conference website (http://www.ametsoc.org/chapters/atlanta/iitc.htm). A preliminary program will be posted in March 2009.
Oral presentations are solicited around the broad theme of the inland impacts of tropical cyclones. We anticipate session topics to include tropical cyclone-induced tornadoes, rainfall extremes, inland flooding, inland winds, interactions with mid-latitude circulations or pre-existing synoptic features, terrain and urban influences, long-term connections to climate and the hydrologic cycle, and preparedness and response by the media, emergency management, and the public. We encourage submissions from public, private, and broadcast sectors as well as from academia. Final sessions will be based on the number and topics of abstracts received.
The Conference will consist of a mix of invited and contributed presentations. Please submit abstracts electronically to the science committee chairperson: Rob Handel at robert.handel@noaa.gov. The deadline for abstract submission is 6 February 2009. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by 9 March 2009. Instructions for submitting presentations electronically will be posted on the conference website. For further information about the conference please contact the program chairperson: Trisha Palmer at trisha.palmer@noaa.gov. (10/08)
Announcement
ASCENT (Atmospheric Science Collaborations and Enriching NeTworks), 15–17 June 2009, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
ASCENT (Atmospheric Science Collaborations and Enriching NeTworks) is currently accepting applications for the 15–17 June 2009 workshop in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. ASCENT is a program focusing on women in atmospheric science/meteorology and is designed to initiate positive professional relationships among female faculty of different ranks and postdoctoral researchers. This program consists of a three-day summer workshop with follow-up reunion events at professional conferences (i.e. AGU and AMS annual meetings). While networking with like-minded women scientists, you will have the opportunity to be involved in frank discussions to explore specific promising practices toward eliminating the “leaky pipeline”, defined by the attrition of women at different stages of their academic careers. By fostering relationships among women faculty and researchers, ASCENT will develop research opportunities and improve the quality of collaborative atmospheric research conducted at multiple universities and colleges.
ASCENT workshops will be hosted by Storm Peak Laboratory (SPL), a unique facility located on the summit of Mt. Werner near Steamboat Springs, Colorado at an elevation of 10,500 ft (3200 m). SPL is a permanent mountain-top atmospheric research facility in the Rocky Mountains operated by the Desert Research Institute (DRI) Division of Atmospheric Sciences.
For more information and to apply, please visit http://ascent.dri.edu. Application deadline is 15 March 2009. (1/09)
Call for Papers
First AIAA Conference on Atmospheric and Space Environments, 22–25 June 2009, San Antonio, TX
The American Meteorological Society (AMS) Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM) Technical Committee is pleased to announce co-sponsorship of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 1st Conference on Atmospheric and Space Environments (ASE). The conference organizers welcome the participation of AIAA and AMS to foster further collaboration and increase the technical benefit of this conference for our members. The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.
Papers are sought that provide the aerospace community (aviation, rockets, launch vehicles, and spacecraft) with scientific and technical information concerning interactions between aerospace systems and the atmospheric/space/planetary environment. In addition, new or refined information improving the basic understanding of the atmosphere, space, planets, or their applications to aviation and aerospace vehicle design and operations issues is solicited. Of specific interest to this co-sponsored conference are papers that will provide information concerning the atmospheric environment and applications to forecasting, communications, display, operational planning and design of aviation, aerospace, and range systems. Those related to weather observations and forecasting and the integration of weather information into systems being developed to support the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) are particularly encouraged.
Atmospheric and Space Environments includes the areas of:
• Aircraft Icing: Aerodynamic degradation (including rain effects, etc.), certification: policies and procedures, computational modeling, flight and ground testing: techniques and facilities, ice protection: systems and sensors, ice accretion physics and scaling, ground de-icing, icing education and training: material development, icing environment characterization: in-situ measurements, remote sensing, and forecasting.
• Aircraft Wake Vortex Technology: Observation, modeling, atmospheric effects, operational implementation to optimize traffic rates and flight safety, etc.
• Atmospheric Dynamics: Meso- and micro-scale modeling and observations to characterize the nature of aviation weather hazards and their expected time, location, and intensity more accurately.
• Aviation Safety: Includes present safety statistics as well as improved concepts for measurement, prediction, and display systems for icing, fuel-freeze, turbulence, wind shear, wake vortices, lightning, hail, precipitation, low ceiling, visibility, severe storms, winter storms space weather and other environmental hazards.
• Aviation Capacity and Efficiency: Includes critical efforts to develop NextGen. These efforts are underway to confront the challenge of a growing national airspace System estimated to experience 2 – 2.5 times present demand by 2025. It covers all environmental factors which constrain both the operation and the growth of the airspace system, disrupt enroute or terminal operations and cause system delays or cancellations. It includes all forms of hazardous weather, wake vortices, space weather and the environmental impacts of aviation (noise, climate and air quality impacts).
• Meteorological Applications to Aerospace Operations: Basic design criteria and design verification; day of launch procedures; launch commit criteria; economic impact of weather information on operations; severe storms; communication of weather information to flight crews; improved techniques for extrapolation and short-term forecasting; cloud-free line-of-sight observations, and forecasting. Papers on the upper atmospheric environment, space weather and atmospheric ionizing radiation, aviation weather and range meteorology, AIM Weather Integration, and impacts of aviation on climate and air quality are also sought.
• Satellite and Ground Based Measurement Systems: Earth observing systems, measurements, monitoring, modeling, and assessment; data and information systems requirements for global climate change research; remote sensing of land and oceans; airborne and spaceborne remote and in situ sensors for tropospheric, stratospheric, mesospheric, and thermospheric investigations; evaluation of advanced instruments; performance verification/validation/calibration of remote sensing instruments; and sensor performance and evaluation.
• Environment Standards: Reference and standard atmosphere and other environment model developments and implementation for aviation and space vehicle design and operations within the Earth’s atmosphere, including on-orbit environment.
• Meteoroid and Debris Environment: Description of on-orbit and deep space meteoroid and debris model developments, applications, and effects on satellites and spacecraft relative to technical, programmatic, and political issues.
• Space Environment: Plasma, neutral, and radiation environments in the magnetosphere, ionosphere, and the Van Allen radiation belts; correlation between space weather and troposphere weather; impacts of space weather on space systems and on climate; space environment ground or flight experiments. Planetary space, surface, and atmospheric environments are also of interest.
• On-Orbit Spacecraft–Environmental Interactions: Interactions of spacecraft and the on-orbit environment. Environments of interest include the environment in the absence of the spacecraft (i.e., natural) and the induced neutral and charged environments.
• Natural environment definitions for space vehicle design and development.
Abstracts should be submitted electronically to AIAA website as directed in the general instructions for this call for papers. An abstract of at least 1000 words, with key figures and references to pertinent publications in the existing literature, is encouraged. Authors must clearly identify in the abstract new or significant aspects of their work. The submission of a draft of the paper instead of an abstract is also encouraged. The draft paper should include key figures that illustrate the primary intent of the author’s message. Place-holder figures are acceptable if final data are not available, provided that final data will be submitted with the manuscript. The review and acceptance process will be weighted in favor of those authors submitting more relevant documentation of their proposed papers. The length of the final paper should be appropriate for a conference paper—not a major project, final report, or final thesis. Authors should also note that this conference will adhere to the AIAA policy that manuscript receipt is required before presenters will be scheduled to speak. For further guidance concerning AIAA publication and copyright policies, formats, deadlines and other information please visit http://www.aiaa.org.
Preferences will be given to papers that document significant advances in modeling, technology, and system development; highly innovative concepts; significant planning initiatives and policy analyses; and other matters of high interest and value to the aviation, range, and aerospace meteorology community. This conference will include panels discussing the key issues and accomplishments in several of the topic areas. One or more joint ASE/ARAM sessions related to the “Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is also planned. All who are involved in NextGen weather and ATM weather integration efforts are most strongly encouraged to submit abstracts.
For additional information, please contact John Murray, Chair AMS ARAM Program, AIAA 1st ASE Conference, Chair, Aeronautical and Space Operations Sub-committee, AIAA ASETC, NASA Langley Research Center, MS-401B, 21 Langley Blvd., Hampton, VA 23681 (tel: (757) 864-5883; e-mail: john.j.murray@nasa.gov); David Pace, Co-chair AMS ARAM Program, AIAA 1st ASE Conference, Chair, AMS ARAM TC, FAA Aviation Weather Office (AJP-100), 800 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20591 (tel: (202) 385-7183; E-mail: david.pace@faa.gov); Dale Ferguson, Chair, AIAA ASE C, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, EM50, Huntsville, AL 35812 (tel: 256-544-8316: E-mail: dale.c.ferguson@nasa.gov) 7/08)
Call for Papers
Seventh International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-7), 29 June–3 July 2009, Yokohama, Japan
The International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC; http://www.urban-climate.org/) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, in co-operation with the World Meteorological Organisation, invite you to the Seventh International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-7) to be held in Yokohama, Tokyo from 29 June–3 July, 2009. Recent past conferences of this series were held in Lódz, Poland in 2003, and Göteborg, Sweden in 2006.
We welcome papers seeking to understand the nature of the atmosphere in built environments, or to apply such knowledge to the better design and operation of settlements. Scales of interest range from individual built elements (roofs, walls, roads) through whole buildings, to neighbourhoods, to whole cities and urban regions and their impacts on weather and climate at atmospheric scales up to those of global change. The focus can be original research into the physical, biological and chemical atmospheric processes operating in built areas, the weather, climates and surface hydrology experienced in built areas, urban air pollution, the design and testing of scale, statistical and numerical models of urban climates or reports on the application of climatic understanding in architectural design or urban planning. Papers may relate to new concepts, methods, instruments, observations, applications, forecasting operations, scenario testing, projections of future climates, etc. A fuller list of scientific topics is given at the conference web page (http://www.ide.titech.ac.jp/~icuc7) which also contains additional information about the scientific programme, conference venue, sponsor, accommodation or the social programme and which will be updated on a regular basis.
Participants should submit their applications via the Internet at http://www.ide.titech.ac.jp/~icuc7. The deadline for submission of abstracts (for oral or poster presentations) is 15 December 2008. All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Presenting authors will be notified regarding the acceptance or rejection of their abstracts by 28 February 2009. Notices including changes in submission dates will be published on the conference web site. For additional information please contact the chair of the local organizing committee, Manabu Kanda (Secretariat of ICUC-7, Department of International and Development Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan; Phone/Fax: +81-3-5734-2768; icuc7secretariate.mk@ide.titech.ac.jp) or the Chair of the Scientific Committee, Matthias Roth (Department of Geography, National University of Singapore; geomr@nus.edu.sg). The official language of ICUC-7 is English. (11/08)
Call for Papers
Eighth International Conference on School and Popular Meteorological and Oceanographic Education (EWOC 2009), 6-10 July 2009, Prague, Czech Republic
The Eighth International Conference on School and Popular Meteorological and Oceanographic Education (EWOC 2009) will be hosted by the Charles University of Prague and co-sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, the European Meteorological Society, the Royal Meteorological Society, the World Meteorological Organization and other meteorological and oceanographic societies from around the globe.
Information regarding EWOC 2009 is currently posted on the Web at: http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/fainst/ewoc2009.html
The focus of this conference will be on education and outreach initiatives pertaining to weather, ocean, climate and earth systems science. Possible topics for sessions include:
• Climate change education
• Earth system science education
• Role of new technologies in meteorology, oceanography and climate education
• Enhancing public awareness of meteorology, oceanography and climate through the media
• Science, society and schools
• The role of learned societies in educational outreach
• Meteorology, oceanography and climate studies in the curriculum
• Teacher training
• Student-centered educational programs
• Instruments and automated weather stations for the classroom
• Education and outreach for the coastal and marine environment
• Promoting diversity and enhancing the involvement of under-represented groups
• Informal education for meteorology, oceanography, and climate studies
• International education programs and collaborations
Papers for both oral and poster presentation are solicited. Workshops featuring hands-on activities for the classroom will be included in the program. In addition, there will be a weather forecasting contest for school children incorporated into the conference. Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 15 February 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS for instructions).
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by 15 March 2009. Authors of invited and accepted papers will be asked to contribute to this volume. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS Web site. Manuscripts (up to 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 1 May 2009 to AMS Headquarters.
For further information, please contact the program co-chairperson: David R. Smith, Oceanography Department, United States Naval Academy, 572C Holloway Road, Annapolis, MD 21402 (tel. 410-293-6553; fax 410-293-2137; email: drsmith@usna.edu). Local organizing committee coordinator: Tomas Halenka, Department of Meteorology and Environmental Protection, Charles University of Prague, V Holesovickach 2, 180 00, Prague, Czech Republic, tel. 420-2-2191-2514; fax 420-2-2191-2533; email: tomas.halenka@mff.cuni.cz (7/08)
Announcement
JCSDA Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation, 7–17 July 2009, Stevenson, Washington
The NASA/NOAA/DoD Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) is pleased to announce a Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation in 2009 engaging graduate students and individuals with early postdoctoral appointments in the science of data assimilation for the atmosphere, land, and oceans. The program will include lectures by internationally recognized experts in data assimilation and an opportunity for students to interact with the lecturers in an informal setting. The objective of the program is to foster the education of the next generation of data assimilation scientists.
The following topics will be covered during the colloquium: data assimilation fundamentals including variational and ensemble techniques; satellite data applications including infrared and microwave; overview of atmospheric, ocean, and land data assimilation; and overview of the global observing system.
Graduate students who expect to receive their Ph.D in the physical, environmental, atmospheric or related science prior to June 2010 are invited to apply as well as individuals with no more than two years of postdoctoral experience at the time of the colloquium. Preference will be given to applicants with U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.
There is no application form. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply by sending the following materials: curriculum vitae; transcript; statement of interest (no more than one page) with a one-page summary of the applicant’s doctoral research; and three supporting letters from faculty members. These documents should be sent via e-mail by 1 December 2008 to Dr. Wayman Baker (e-mail: wayman.baker@noaa.gov), chair of the Organizing Committee.
Candidates will be selected competitively based on the documentation they provide and will be notified of the disposition of their applications by 15 February 2009.
Travel support to and from the colloquium, lodging expenses, and per diem will be provided for the two-week program for approximately 15 participants. Additional applicants may be invited to participate, but they will need to provide their own financial support.
The colloquium will be held in Stevenson, Washington. Information about the venue for the colloquium may be obtained at http://www.skamania.com/. Detailed logistical information for the colloquium will be provided to the individuals selected for participation at the time they are notified of their selection. (10/08)
Announcement
MOCA-09, 19–29 July 2009, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
MOCA-09: a Joint Assembly of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), the International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO), and the International Association for the Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) will be held 19–29 July 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For more information, please reference their Web site at: http://iamas-iapso-iacs-2009-montreal.ca/index.asp (11/08)
Call for Papers
Fifth European Conference on Severe Storms (ECSS 2009), 12–16 October 2009, Landshut, Germany
The ECSS will be held in the city of Landshut, situated close to Munich international airport. The ECSS is organised by the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL) and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
The scope of the conference covers all aspects of severe convective weather. All researchers, operational forecasters and risk or emergency managers interested in the following topics are invited to submit contributions. In light of the global relevance of the conference themes, participants from all over the world are welcome to attend.
The ECSS 2009 will deal with the following session topics. Depending on the scope of abstracts received, additional topics may be included later on:
• Theory of convection, atmospheric instability, and synoptic or orographic forcing
• Dynamics, microphysics and electrification of severe storms
• Severe weather climatology and hazard assessment
• Climate change impacts on severe storms, development of adaptation concepts
• Forecasting, nowcasting and warning of severe storms
• Numerical studies, e.g. of convective initiation, storm life cycles and phenomena
• Remote sensing of severe storms, e.g. by satellite, radar, and lightning detection
• Extratropical cyclones: embedded thunderstorms and large-scale wind fields
• Severe weather case studies and field experiments, e.g. VORTEX2
• Severe weather reporting and databases, e.g. applied to forecast evaluation
• Socio-economic aspects, e.g. damage analysis, wind speed vs. damage relation, emergency response and risk management, security of critical infrastructures
• Evening session: Videos and pictures of severe convective weather
Deadline for abstract submission is 30 April 2009. Further information is available at http://www.essl.org/ECSS/2009/. (1/09)
Call for Papers
2009 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, 21–25 September 2009, Bath, UK
The United Kingdom, through the Met Office, has the pleasure of hosting and co-organising the 2009 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference. From 21—25 September 2009, this annual conference will meet in the historic Assembly Rooms, in Bath. In the late 18th century the Rooms formed the hub of fashionable Georgian society in the city. Today, under the auspices of the National Trust, the rooms continue to provide a prestigious meeting place as the city’s premier conference venue. For a closer look at the venue see: www.bathconferencing.com/assemblyrooms.html.
With climate taking centre stage in world news, it was an obvious choice for the main theme of the conference and even more fitting given that the Met Office Hadley Centre is a world-leading climate research centre, researching past and present climate and predicting future change and impacts on natural and human systems.
The 2009 conference will provide the forum for agencies across the world to pool their knowledge and resources. Inextricably linked to global climatic developments is the necessity to understand what is happening to our oceans. Altimetry is one of the most important tools for monitoring ocean dynamics and, following the successful launch of Jason-2 in June 2008, we can look forward to hearing more on the newly available information and its uses. Oceanography was assigned a dedicated session in 2007 in Amsterdam and again in Darmstadt in 2008, and it will continue to be a high-interest theme for the foreseeable future.
Other disciplines demanding perennial attention include Nowcasting, Atmospheric Composition and Numerical Weather Prediction applications, the latter being particularly pertinent given the associated activities of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), in nearby Reading, and the Met Office. Featured for the first time within the scope of this series of conferences, is a session on Global Monitoring for GMES (Environment and Security) services, thus offering an opportunity for the relevant agencies to demonstrate their contributions to this European initiative which aims to provide sustained, reliable and timely services relevant to environmental and security issues in support of public policy-making. The full, wide-ranging list of session topics follows: Future satellites and applications; Nowcasting; Monitoring climate and understanding climate processes with satellites; Satellite-based observations of the oceans; Numerical Weather Prediction applications; Hyperspectral sounding; Atmospheric composition; and GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) services.
If your domain of expertise lies in one or more of these session topics and you wish to make a presentation, or if you are simply keen to learn more about progress in these areas, please respond to this First Announcement/Call for Papers using the online conference website.
To submit an abstract or to simply register your interest, please go to: www.conferences.eumetsat.int.Please use the contact form on this website for enquiries relating to pre-registration and/or submission of abstracts.
The majority of presentations will be posters but you may submit an abstract for either a verbal or a poster presentation. Please do not forget to indicate your desired session topic. Depending on the numbers, posters may be split over two viewing periods, each two days long. The Scientific Programme Committee reserves the right to convert a request for a verbal presentation to a poster, or vice versa, if considered more appropriate. You should indicate when registering if this is not acceptable to you. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 23 January 2009.
Abstracts should be submitted in English and be no longer than one page (A4). In the case where there are several authors, we kindly ask for one coordinated response. Please note that the person who submits the abstract will automatically be identified as the presenter and point of contact for future correspondence. It is regretted that submissions arriving after the deadline of 23 January 2009 cannot be processed.
Each session theme will be assigned a panel of experts, constituting the Scientific Programme Committee (SPC), whose task will be to review abstracts for inclusion in the conference programme. The selected abstracts will be posted on the EUMETSAT website.
You will be notified of the SPC’s decision in the mid-April timeframe. The Second Announcement will be available in mid May 2009 and can be accessed via the EUMETSAT website at: www.eumetsat.int.
Preliminary programmes, hotel and general information will be issued with the Second Announcement. An email will be sent to those who have responded to the first announcement drawing their attention to the availability of the Second Announcement online.
Expected conference fee is EUR 240 (higher if payment is made after the deadline – to be given in the Second Announcement). Further details on payment will be provided in the Second Announcement.
If your institution is interested in sponsoring the conference, please contact Madeleine.pooley@eumetsat.int for details. (12/08)
Call for Papers
NOAA Sixth GOES Users' Conference (GUC), 3–5 November 2009, Madison, Wisconsin
The Sixth GOES Users' Conference will again consist of an overview of the current, near-term and future GOES systems, along with break-out sessions to inter-act with a host of data producers and users. GOES-R, slated to be launched in FY2015, will provide critical atmospheric, oceanic, climatic, solar, and space data. These new satellites will provide the user community (television and NWS meteorologists, private weather companies, aviation and agriculture communities, and national and international government agencies) with significantly more data, containing noteworthy improvements in temporal and spatial resolutions over data currently provided. Abstracts and corresponding posters are solicited for this conference on both current and future GOES data, products and applications. For more information, please reference the Web site: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes_r/meetings/guc2009/. (12/08)
Call for Papers
Eleventh Northeast Regional Operational Workshop (NROW), 4–5 November 2009, Albany, New York
The Eleventh Northeast Regional Operational Workshop (NROW) will be held Wednesday and Thursday, 4–5 November 2009, at the Center for Environmental Science and Technology Management Auditorium, 251 Fuller Road, Albany, New York on the University at Albany Campus. The workshop will be co-sponsored by the National Weather Service Office at Albany, New York, and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University at Albany. The American Meteorological Society is a cooperating organization.
Papers are welcome on all aspects of Northeast United States and Southeast Canadian operational weather forecasting and should focus on the topics listed. Sessions will focus on, northeast coastal storms, terrain effects, heavy precipitation forecasting, hydrology, northeast severe storms, lake effect, use of high-resolution model data, mesoscale modeling, enhancement of the digital forecast process, CSTAR funded research, and the integration of new technology into operations. Presentations will only be given in oral form. Presenters should submit a one page abstract in Microsoft Word, Times New Roman 12 point font. Abstracts that are in other fonts or formats will be returned. Presenters should either mail a CDROM with their presentation to the address for the Steering Committee below, or upload it to the designated website no later than 1pm EDT Thursday 29 October 2009. Website login will be provided to presenters in mid October 2009. Presentations must be in Microsoft Powerpoint. Conference presentations will be limited to 34. The Steering Committee reserves the right to decline abstracts that do not address conference foci.
No registration fee will be charged, however registration is mandatory online at the conference web page by 22 October 2009. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 4pm EDT 26 October 2009. Abstracts should be submitted electronically as email attachments. Presentations should be sent to NROW Steering Committee, c/o Warren R. Snyder, National Weather Service Forecast Office, 251 Fuller Road, Suite B300, Albany, New York 12203, 518-435-9569; e-mail: warren.snyder@noaa.gov. An abstracts book will only be available online, and should be posted at the conference webpage no later than 30 October 2008. For additional information contact either Warren Snyder or Peggy Kelly, at the address above, or by fax at 518-435-9587; e-mail: peggy.kelly@noaa.gov. For conference information, online registration, hotel, general information refer to Internet address http://www.erh.noaa.gov/aly/NROW/nrow11.htm. Registration will be available in June 2009, and Hotel information will be available in August. (1/09)
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