The PAMS officers would like to thank each of those
who attended the presentation by Steve Naglic last
evening at Carolina Wings and Ribs. We had
a small crowd of 12 members in attendance.
Special thanks go out to Steve Naglic for giving the dinner talk
entitled “Solar Meteorology and High Frequency Propagation”. In addition to discussing basic solar
meteorology and wave propagation, Steve entertained members by effectively
communicating how solar storms can affect and disrupt radio communication here
on Earth.
Announcements and
Action Items
Neither date nor location of Mini-Tech has been determined as of yet,
but the event will take place in either February or March. If anyone
knows of any major conflicts during that time frame that might affect the
attendance of several people (such as regional conferences, etc.), please let
us know ASAP so we can factor them into the scheduling, if possible. SCDHEC, West Columbia Carolina Wings and
Ribs, and the
It’s
not too early to start thinking about potential presentations for our biggest
meeting of the year. As many of you
know, Mini-tech is a way for members, students or others in the community to
share knowledge gained about virtually any topic related to meteorology in an
informal setting. A call for abstracts
will be sent out later in 2005. Your
contributions will make the conference a success!
The
annual "officer shift" will take place at Mini-Tech, so we will be
looking for a volunteer to move into the Secretary-Treasurer position. The accepted candidate should expect to
ascend to Vice President and then President in succeeding years. Please contact us if you are interested in
this great opportunity to serve the Chapter.
Paul Martin is working on price quotes
for shirts. For those who don’t know,
T-shirts (probably white) have been proposed since this will keep cost
down. The options for T-shirt prints and
style include the following formats:
Option 1: Pocket on front of T-Shirt w/ small PAMS logo on pocket.
Option 2: Pocket on front of T-Shirt w/ small PAMS logo on pocket, and large logo on back.
Option 3: No Pocket on front of T-Shirt w/ small PAMS logo on front, top right portion of shirt.
Option 4: No Pocket on front of T-Shirt w/ small PAMS logo on front, top right portion of shirt, large logo
on the back.
The PAMS logo is displayed at
the top of this newsletter. We hope to
obtain prices for these options in the near future, and we’ll send this quote
information and further T-shirt details at a later time for feedback.
This idea was brought up at the August 4th meeting as a way of encouraging youngsters in their interest in science/meteorology. The current idea is for PAMS to sponsor an essay contest on a weather-related topic for middle school students. Some initial ideas for prizes include cash, savings bond, a “mini-weather station”, PAMS T-shirt (combined with a “bigger” prize), etc. Naturally, this would require some commitment from our treasury and from our members as we’d need help developing an appropriate essay question and in evaluating the essays to determine a winner (or winners). After some initial investigation, it appears the biggest obstacle might be finding a target group of teachers/students and generating enough interest among them. We’ll keep you posted as we continue to work through some ideas and determine whether this is feasible or not. Please note that none of this is etched in stone at this time and that any feedback or ideas from the membership on any aspect of this are welcome at any time! [Please send comments to smutzsw@dhec.sc.gov.]
For
those of you that were unable to attend either of the last two meetings, there
has been a change in the Secretary-Treasurer position, which became effective
at the August 4th meeting.
Jason Caldwell accepted a GS-9 status HAS forecaster position at the
It is very important that all
members pay their dues. We use these
funds to pay for guest speaker dinner, provide refreshments at meetings,
purchase awards for the Science and Engineering Fair in the spring, print programs
for the Mini-Technical Conference, etc.
If you are unsure whether your dues are up to date, please drop an email
to quinags@dhec.sc.gov to check your
status.
In an effort to keep our member and general mailing lists
current, please send your updates to the secretary at any time. Also, please send along name/email of anyone
you know who would like to begin receiving chapter meeting notices and
newsletters. Thanks!
President: Steve Smutz, smutzsw@dhec.sc.gov
Vice
President: Allen Weber, traviata@comcast.net
Secretary-Treasurer: Greg Quina, quinags@dhec.sc.gov