89th AMS Annual Meeting
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Conferences and Symposia

Special Symposiums

Named Symposiums

Lectures

Town Hall Meetings

Special Sessions/
Programs of General Interest

Short Courses

Workshops

Presidential Forum

Exhibits

Book Signings

Publisher's Row

89th Annual Review and Fellows Awards

Poster Sessions

WeatherFest

Student Conference

Career Fair

Social Events


         

Programs and Events

Conferences and Symposia

 

Seventh Presidential History Symposium
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25th International Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
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23rd Conference on Hydrology
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21st Conference on Climate Variability and Change
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18th Symposium on Education
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16th Conference on Air–Sea Interaction
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16th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography
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13th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS)
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11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
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Eighth Annual Student Conference
Conference Page | Description

Eighth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes
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Eighth Symposium on the Urban Environment
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Seventh Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science
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Sixth Symposium on Space Weather
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Fifth Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems NPOESS and GOES-R
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Fourth Conference on the Meteorological Applications of Lightning Data
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Fourth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications
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Fourth Symposium on Policy and Socioeconomic Research
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Symposium on Urban High Impact Weather
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Special Symposiums

Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather–Air Traffic Management Integration
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Special Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions
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Special Symposium on Measurements in the Urban Environment and Observations
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Named Symposiums

The Anthony J. Hollingsworth Symposium
Thursday, 15 January, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Room 131C
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The Timothy R. Oke Symposium
Monday, 12 January, 10:45 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Room 124A
Description | Program

 

Lectures

Walter Orr Roberts Lecture
Tuesday, 13 January, 5:00–6:00 p.m.; Room 127BC
Description

Bernhard Haurwitz Memorial Lecture
Wednesday, 14 January, 5:00–6:00 p.m.; Room 125B
Description

 

Town Hall Meetings

Town Hall Meeting: Progress in the Relationships between NWS and America’s Weather Industry
Monday, 12 January, 12:15–1:15 p.m.; Room 229AB
Description

         

Town Hall Meeting: Community Input for the National Academies’ Climate Change Study
Monday, 12 January, 7:00–8:30 p.m.; Room 125A
Description


Preparing for the Earth-Decadal-Survey “PATH” Mission
Monday 12 January, 7:00–8:00 P.M.; 125B
Description

       

Town Hall Meeting: Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty in Forecasts (ACUF)
Tuesday, 13 January, 12:00–1:30 p.m.; Room 131A
Description


Town Hall Meeting: Integrated Solutions for Environment and Health—Your Research Can Inform Public Health Decisions
Tuesday, 13 January, 12:15–1:30 p.m.; Room 129B
Description


Town Hall Meeting: The Elections Are Over—What Next? Advice to the
New Administration and Congress: Actions to Make our Nation Resilient
to Severe Weather and Climate Change

Tuesday 13 January, 12:15–1:30 P.M.; Room 131B
Description        

       

Town Hall Meeting: Climate Change, Indigenous Communities in the United States, and AMS: Needs and Opportunities
Tuesday, 13 January, 6:30–8:00 p.m.; Room 125A
Description
 

Town Hall Meeting: NOAA Town Hall: Navigating the Administration Transition and Planning for the Future
Wednesday, 14 January, 7:00–8:30 A.M.; Room 224AB    
Description

Town Hall Meeting on Observing Weather and Climate from the Ground Up—A Nationwide Network of Networks: Findings and Recommendations of the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate’s Committee on Developing Mesoscale Meteorological Observational Capabilities to Meet Multiple National Needs
Wednesday, 14 January, 12:15–1:30 p.m.; Room 125A
Description


U.S. Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) Town
Hall: Progress Towards Ocean Research Priorities
Wednesday, 14 January 12:15–1:30 P.M.; Room 125B
Description


Town Hall Meeting: National Unified Operational Prediction Capability
Wednesday, 14 January 12:15–1:30 p.m.; Room 126A
Description
        

Town Hall Meeting: Climate Change Science Program Listening Session
Thursday, 15 January, 12:15–1:30 p.m.; Room 125B
Description


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Special Sessions/
Programs of General Interest

Second Annual CCM Forum
Description

Fourth Annual Weather Video Preview Theater
Monday–Thursday, 12–15 January, 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Room 231C
Description

Seventh Annual Users Forum
Description

12th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International
Description

Daily Weather Briefings
Monday–Thursday, 12–15 January, 12:30–1:00 p.m.; Room 121BC
Description

IMPACTS: Weather 2008
Description | Program

Women in the Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon
Tuesday, 13 January, 12:00–1:30 p.m.; Room 229AB
Description

 

Workshops

Workshop on Eloquent Professional Communication: Customer-Oriented Writing and High-Impact Presentations
Wednesday, 14 January 2009: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Room 231BC
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Eighth Communications Workshop
8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Wednesday 2009, Room 231C
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 Presidential Forum

Monday, 12 January, 8:30–10:15 a.m.; Room 120ABC
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Short Courses

Online Visualization and Analysis of Atmospheric Processes Utilizing NASA Satellite Data in Giovanni
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Statistics of Extreme Events
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The Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) Data and Accessibility
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Exhibits  

If you are an exhibitor or want additional information, please see the Exhibitors page for additional information.   

Monday–Thursday, 12–15 January; Exhibit Hall 4
Over 100 companies, publishing firms, universities, government agencies, and research institutions will display and demonstrate instruments, equipment, hardware, software, weather-related data, and related services of interest to the atmospheric, oceanic, and related environmental sciences communities.

Current List of Exhibitors
Main Hall Exhibitors

Exhibit Hours

Monday, 12 January    

 

5:30–7:30 p.m. (Reception/Cash Bar)

Tuesday, 13 January  

 

11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, 14 January  

 

11:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. (5:30–6:30 p.m.; Reception/Cash Bar)

Thursday, 15 January 

 

11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

 

Book Signings

AMS Resource Center, Exhibt Hall 5
This year you can peruse AMS Books in two locations: at the Resource Center, and at our booth along Publisher's Row in the Exhibit Hall. As in previous years, the Resource Center will feature books for sale, as well as the following book signings.

Monday, 12 January, 2:45–4:00 p.m.
Richard Somerville: The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Chang 2nd edition
Louis Uccellini: Northeast Snowstorms

Tuesday, 13 January, 9:45–11:00 a.m.
Lance Bosart: Synoptic–Dynamic Meteorology and Weather Analysis and Forecasting (A Tribute  to Fred Sanders)
Robert Henson: The Rough Guide to Weather 2 / The Rough Guide to Climate 2

Wednesday, 14 January, 2:45–4:00 p.m.
Richard Somerville: The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change 2nd edition
Vernon Preston: Lewis & Clark: Weather and Climate Data from the Expedition Journals

Thursday, 15 January, 9:45–11:00 a.m.
Robert Henson: The Rough Guide to Weather 2 / The Rough Guide to Climate 2

Publisher's Row

Monday–Thursday, 12–15 January; Exhibit Hall 4

Current List of Exhibitors
Main Hall Exhibitors
                                       

Formal Poster Viewings
Sunday–Thursday, 11–15 January; Exhibit Hall 5
There will be two distinct poster sessions. The first is Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning, and the second is Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. Exhibit Hall 5 will be open for poster viewing 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Wednesday, and 8:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Formal poster session viewing times are as follow: 
   
Monday, 2:30–4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 9:45–11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, 2:30–4:00 p.m.
Thursday, 9:45–11:00 a.m.

Poster Session Set up and Teardown Schedule

 

89th Annual Review and Fellows Awards       
Sunday, 11 January, 5:00–6:00 p.m.; Room 130
Introductory remarks, President, Walter F. Dabberdt
            Presentation of Fellows and Awards
            Annual Reports, Secretary–Treasurer, Richard D. Rosen
            Professional Affairs Commission, John R. Toohey-Morales, CCM, CBM
            Education and Human Resources Commission, Julie A. Winkler
            Publications Commission, David P. Jorgensen
            Scientific and Technological Activities Commission, Roger M. Wakimoto
            Planning Commission, Robert J. Serafin
            Weather and Climate Enterprise Commission, Elbert W. Friday
            AMS 21st Century Campaign, Susan K. Avery
Closing remarks, President-Elect, Thomas R. Karl

WeatherFest

Please see the WeatherFest page.

Student Conference

Please see the Student Conference page.

Career Fair

Please see the Career Fair page.

Social Events

Please see the General Information page.

 


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