 | Programs of Special Interest | |||
Special Events Information (Updated December 22 2004) PDF Format Third AMS Users Conference: Uses of and Needs for Weather and Climate Services in Managing Water Resources, Energy, and Ocean Transportation This conference will interest managers and other end users of commercial weather and climate services in three different communities: water resources, energy, ocean transportation (including military and cruise line operations). Practitioners, decision makers, and other end users and potential end users of commercial and public weather and climate products and services are encouraged to attend. The AMS wants to facilitate dialogue between successful users of environmental products and services and their peers about problems faced and solutions found using these products and services. One goal is to encourage potential users of such products and services to become users, thereby increasing the value of weather and climate information to society in general and to weather- and climate-sensitive economic sectors in particular. This conference will differ from many conferences that the AMS sponsors in that the focus will be on end users of weather and climate products and services, user experiences, and user needs, rather than on the products and services themselves or on the science and technology behind the products and services. The Society also welcomes product and service providers from industry and government to attend and to listen to end users in application areas talk about their challenges, successes, and needs. Papers at this conference will differ from the majority of those presented at AMS scientific meetings in that they will focus on user needs, successes, failures, and other aspects of weather and climate products and services as they relate to the end user and decision maker. For more information or questions contact the Program Chair, George Frederick, by phone at 303-402-4728 or e-mail to george.frederick@vaisala.com; or contact the AMS Private Sector Coordinator by phone at 617-227-2426 ext. 338; by at fax: 617-742-8718; or by e-mail at grasmusse n@ametsoc.org.
The Suki Manabe Symposium The Symposium will end with a banquet on Monday evening. All are invited to attend. A Manabe banquet ticket is not included in the conference registration package; the cost for tickets is $45. It is strongly recommended that you purchase your banquet ticket with your pre-registration. A very limited number of tickets will be available for purchase on site. For additional information please contact the program chairpersons, Tony Broccoli, Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University (tel: 732-932-9817; fax: 732-932-8644; e-mail: broccoli@envsci.rutgers.edu), and Ron Stouffer, NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (tel: 609-452-6576; fax: 609-987-5063; e-mail: Ronald.Stouffer@noaa.gov).
Town Hall Meeting: Earth Science and Applications from Space—A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future The principal sponsors of the study are NASA and NOAA. The study, which will be carried out over a two-year period, is intended to articulate priorities for earth system science and the space-based observational approaches to address those priorities. The study will seek to establish individual plans and priorities within the subdisciplines of the earth sciences as well as an integrated vision and plan for the earth sciences as a whole. It will also consider earth observation requirements for research and for a range of applications with direct links to societal objectives. The study is being carried out by an executive committee cochaired by Berrien Moore, UNH, and Rick Anthes, UCAR, and the following seven panels: 1) earth science applications and societal objectives; 2) land use change, ecosystem dynamics, and biodiversity; 3) weather; 4) climate variability and change; 5) water resources and the global hydrologic cycle; 6) human health and security; and 7) solid-earth dynamics, natural hazards, and resources. For further information, please contact Arthur Charo, Senior Program Officer, Space Studies Board, Keck 1002A, National Research Council, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 (tel: 202-334-3477; fax: 202-334-3701; e-mail: acharo@nas.edu).
Town Hall Meeting: Sun-Earth System Research in a Transformed NASA For additional information, please contact Jack A. Kaye, Sun-Earth System Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, 300 E St., S.W., Washington, DC 20546 (tel: 202-358-2559; Fax: 202-358-2770; E-mail: Jack.A.Kaye@nasa.gov)
NPOESS Symposium: Toward a Global Earth Observation System of Systems—Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems The Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellites Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R) and National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), is sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the joint GOES-R/NPOESS Symposium Committee. This full-day meeting during the 85th AMS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California will focus on the US operational environmental satellite path to the Global Earth Observation System of Systems with: a.) Keynote address by Mr. Greg Withee, Assistant Administrator, NOAA/NESDIS; and b.) Invited presentations and discussions from program, science, and operational users. The goal of this forum is to enlighten the society’s membership and foster discussion for use in planning upcoming generations of satellite remote sensing measurements and information needs. Presenters will highlight current activities and future plans for the GOES-R series and NPOESS. For further information contact the co-chairs of the GOES-R/NPOESS Symposium Committee: GOES-R: Gerald Dittberner, NOAA/NESDIS (tel: 301-713-2789 Ext 145; fax: 301-713-3136, email: Gerald.Dittberner@noaa.gov; GOES-R Web Site http://www.osd.noaa.gov/goes_R) NPOESS: Stephen Mango, NPOESS/IPO (tel: 301-713-4801 ; fax: 301-427-2164 ; email: Stephen.Mango@noaa.gov; NPOESS Web Site http://www.ipo.noaa.gov.)
Second Symposium on Space Weather
Third Presidential History Symposium Tuesday, 11 January, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. The History Symposium will consist of papers that broadly address the history of earth science policy broadly defined. Of special interest would be papers on the history of remote sensing devices and the use of the data they provide to the earth sciences, as well as historical papers related to the two subtheme, “Living with a Limited Water Supply” and “Living in the Coastal Zone.” Historians of science and scientists engaged in historical research are strongly encouraged to attend, and all are welcome. For more information, please contact History Committee Chairperson Kristine Harper, 946 NW Circle Blvd., No. 306, Corvallis, OR 97330-1410 (e-mail: kharper@proaxis.com).
IMPACT: Weather 2004 Agenda (PDF) The year 2004 will be noted for a number of significant weather events—Atlantic hurricanes, massive tornado outbreaks, floods, the Alaska heat wave, wildfires, and winter storms. Tuesday's session, Impact: Weather 2004 (formerly the Annual Weather Review), will cover the top weather stories from a science and newsworthiness point of view. Departing from previous annual meeting formats Program Chairperson Joseph Schafer, of NSSL has organized Impact: Weather 2004 with links to the major program themes—Living with a Limited Water Supply and Living in the Coastal Zone. The format will include presentations by key scientists and business leaders. The potential impact of Space Weather will be covered for the first time. A major message that is expected to emerge from the program is that the year 2004 included a combination of weather events that impacted major populations living in a fragile environment adjacent to the coastal areas of the United States. The program will conclude with a look at what 2005 may have in store for us. For more information, please contact Stephanie Kenitzer (tel: 425-432-2192; e-mail: kenitzer@ametsoc.org).
Town Hall Meeting: Advancing Weather Research, Operations and Applications in the United States: Next Steps For additional information please contact Raymond J. Ban, Meteorology Science and Strategy, The Weather Channel, Inc., 300 Interstate North Pkwy., Atlanta, GA 30339 (tel: 770-226-2161; Fax-770-226-2951; e-mail: rban@weather.com.)
Fourth Communications Workshop Speaker and Panelist Biographies (PDF) It has been widely claimed and accepted that most Americans obtain their news largely from broadcast and print media outlets. Yet despite the fact that the best scientists and journalists share some common approaches in their endless pursuit of “the facts,” the underlying cultures of scientists and journalists are often fundamentally and meaningfully different in ways that can – and do – complicate and confound the communication and retelling of science news and information through the mass media. Institutional pressures and trends also tend to undermine the communication of science. How then can the situation be improved? Can responsible scientists and science and environmental journalists learn to better understand each other and communicate in ways that preserve the intrinsic principles of both scientific inquiry and research and of independent and responsible journalism, as a first step toward improving the communication of science? This session will explore the lessons learned from recent and ongoing meetings involving leading journalism and science practitioners grappling with the communications issues involving their own disciplines as well as the nexus of the two disciplines. This session will further explore the prospects for finding ways in which the media can better meet its news and information responsibilities to its audiences while being faithful to the science. The workshop is intended to provide important insights from these experts in terms of their personal experiences and their interactions with science and journalism peers and colleagues. The workshop also seeks to probe into what journalists and scientists might be doing in coming years to work around nagging barriers to their own as well as their shared communications issues, barriers which inevitably contribute to the general public’s misunderstanding of important science-based issues.
North American Regional Reanalysis Users Workshop At the workshop, presentations will be given on the reanalysis system, data used, and its accuracy, as well as other features including the climatology of the datasets produced, contents of the datasets, and NARR archiving and data retrieval options in place at the time of the workshop. An attempt will be made to allow for ample discussion. Early users of the NARR data are encouraged to propose short presentations on experience gained and their preliminary results to Fedor Mesinger (e-mail: fedor.mesinger@noaa.gov) and Perry Shafran (e-mail: perry.shafran@noaa.gov). For additional information please contact the workshop cochairpersons: Fedor Mesinger (tel: 301-763-8000 ext 7249; e-mail: fedor.mesinger@noaa.gov) or Geoff DiMego (tel: 301-763-8000 ext 7221; e-mail: geoff.dimego@noaa.gov).
Town Hall Meeting: Strategic Guidance for NSF's Support of Research in the Atmospheric Sciences At this town hall, members of the committee will provide an overview of the study request and the issues under consideration. They will then invite attendees to make comments to help inform the committee’s deliberations. Specifically, participants are asked to consider and comment on the following questions: 1) What are the most effective activities (e.g., research, facilities, technology development, education and workforce programs) and modes of support (e.g., individual principal investigators, university-based research centers, large centers such as NCAR) for achieving NSF’s range of goals in the atmospheric sciences? 2) Is the balance among the types of activities appropriate or should it be adjusted? Is the balance among modes of support for the atmospheric sciences effective or should it be adjusted? 3) Are there any gaps in the activities supported by the ATM and are there new mechanisms that should be considered in planning and facilitating these activities? 4) Are interdisciplinary, foundation-wide, interagency, and international activities effectively implemented and are there new mechanisms that should be considered? 5) How can NSF ensure and encourage the broadest participation and involvement of atmospheric researchers at a variety of institutions? For further information, please contact Amanda Staudt (tel: 202-334-2995; e-mail: astaudt@nas.edu).
Town Hall Meeting: Designing an Arctic Observing Network The National Research Council’s Polar Research Board (PRB) has appointed a committee to provide guidance to the NSF’s Office of Polar Programs (OPP) on a strategy for designing a comprehensive Arctic land, atmosphere, and ocean observing network. The study committee will provide thoughts on the overarching philosophy and conceptual foundation for such an international network and, where possible, provide concrete advice to move the concept toward implementation. At this town hall, members of the committee will provide an overview of the study request and the issues under consideration. They will then invite attendees to make comments to help inform the committee’s deliberations. Specifically, the committee will: Provide an overarching philosophy of design for a comprehensive Arctic observing network and identify key variables that must be monitored. Briefly review the purposes and extent of existing and planned global observing systems and platforms, highlighting critical spatial, temporal or disciplinary gaps of importance to the Arctic . Describe the infrastructure needed to create a comprehensive Arctic observing network, including advice on types, number, and the distribution of network components; where stations might be placed; and the role that remote sensing and novel technologies might play. This discussion should explore two levels: an "ideal" network and a "minimal" network to help illustrate choices that may need to be made during implementation. Comment on how to ensure sound data management in this type of network, using perspectives from data managers, those generating data, and those who use or might use the data. Recommend a strategy to ensure efficient, coordinated implementation and operation of an Arctic observing network, including methods to ensure that data products from different sensors are spatially and temporally consistent, processes that could be used to design the optimal mix of observations and test for data redundancies, and approaches that could be used to keep the network current and cost effective. For further information, please contact Paul Cutler (e-mail: pcutler@nas.edu).
The Fifth Presidential Forum For more information about the forum and to submit a question to the panelists, please visit the Fifth Presidential Forum page.
Women in the Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon For further information, please contact Julie A. Winkler, Department of Geography, 315 Natural Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1115 (e-mail: winkler@msu.edu; tel: 517-355-4649).
Daily Weather Briefings We’d like to acknowledge the support of Vaisala, Inc. and Midland Radio Corporation for their sponsorship of the equipment for the Daily Weather Briefing. For the first time the weather briefing will be held on a stage in the Exhibit Hall C, lunch is available for purchase at the Concession Stand in the rear of Exhibit Hall C.
Eighth Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI) This year, ASLI's program planners are taking full advantage of the Annual Meeting's proximity to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography with two speakers from the Library and Archives, respectively, plus a scheduled visit on the itinerary of the ASLI annual field trip. Other highlights include the following: Sessions will focus on the ways in which atmospheric sciences librarians support the development of the earth information system by helping scientists understand and create new knowledge about our planet and by locating resources for researchers seeking historical data from the recent or remote past to make evolving models more robust. In addition, speakers will discuss digitization projects and library outreach and services in academic, research, and international settings. A presentation on a new NCAR initiative to document the important role that instrumentation has played in its mission will focus on how drawings, specifications, photographs, oral histories, and field project records show the use of instruments in NCAR's observational and experimental activities. ASLI, an international professional organization for atmospheric science librarians, is specifically aimed toward librarians, library staff, and publishers from around the world managing and providing information in the atmospheric sciences, but anyone with an interest is welcome to join. The ASLI Conference is intended to be an open forum for librarians and interested atmospheric science professionals to discuss and exchange information relating to the atmospheric sciences. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend sessions. Please join ASLI for a stimulating and informative meeting.
NOAA Users Forum—Access to Satellite and Other Environmental Data Via CLASS For additional information contact John J. Bates, NOAA, NESDIS National Climatic Data Center (e-mail: John.J.Bates@noaa.gov) or Richard G. Reynolds, NOAA, NESDIS Office of Systems Development (e-mail: Richard.G.Reynolds@noaa.gov)
For further information, please contact Julie A. Winkler, Department of Geography, 315 Natural Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1115 (e-mail: winkler@msu.edu; tel: 517-355-4649).
The Ed Lorenz Symposium The Lorenz Symposium will end with a banquet on Thursday evening . All are invited to attend. The Lorenz banquet ticket is not included in the conference registration package; tickets will be available for purchase for $45 until 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 11 January. For additional information please contact the program chairperson: Jim Hansen, MIT (tel: 617-452-3382; fax: 617-253-8298; e-mail: jhansen@mit.edu).
Bernhard Haurwitz Memorial Lecture
Town Hall Meeting: AMS Support for the Weather and Climate Enterprise For additional information, please contact John T. Snow, University of Oklahoma, Sarkeys Energy Center, Suite 710, 100 East Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019-0628 (tel: 405-325-3101; fax: 405-325-3148; e-mail: JSnow@OU.edu)
Spouses' Coffee Ribbon Cutting, Opening Reception, and Corporate Sponsor Recognition Manabe Symposium Banquet Awards Banquet Reception 85th AMS Awards Banquet Lorenz Symposium Banquet Coffee Breaks Tuesday 9:45–11:00 a.m. (with the Formal Poster Viewing) Wednesday 9:30–10:00 a.m. (in the Ballroom Lobby) Thursday 9:45–11:00 a.m. (with the Formal Poster Viewing)
|
||||
