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90th Annual Meeting Call for Papers
Atlanta, GA
17–21 January 2010
Announcement
Tenth Presidential Forum: Weather, Climate and Society: A Customer’s Perspective on Information Needs, Science and Services, 16–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
Consistent with the 2010 Annual Meeting focus of New Demands on Science and Services, the Presidential Forum will provide an opportunity for AMS members and meeting participants to explore future science and service drivers through the eyes of some of our community’s core customers. This year, the Presidential Forum will include an opening morning panel of invited speakers selected to provide perspectives on emerging information demands from both long-standing users of meteorological science and services such as the aviation sector as well as emerging climate science and service needs from relatively new user communities such as the health sector. The opening panel will also provide an international perspective on future information, science and service needs particularly in the context of supporting climate adaptation. The opening morning panel will be supplemented with joint sessions throughout the week co-sponsored by individual specialty conferences and the Presidential Forum. These joint sessions on user perspectives will provide an opportunity for meeting participants to understand in greater detail some of the scientific, service, and communications challenges in key specialty areas of interest to the Society and explore opportunities to strengthen the science, service, and society partnership that will be so vital to our common future. Topics will include the importance of understanding weather and climate conditions and vulnerability at scales appropriate to support decision-making; effective communication of weather and climate information to support risk management and decision-making; engagement of diverse disciplines as well as public and private partners in the emerging fields of climate mitigation and adaptation; and mechanisms for establishing and sustaining a collaborative, iterative process through which science and society develop a shared understanding of changing conditions and evolve effective ways of responding to those challenges. The Tenth Presidential Forum will conclude with some perspectives on the Meeting Theme of Weather, Climate and Society from a representative of the Obama Administration at noon on Thursday, 21 January 2010
For additional information on the 2010 Presidential Forum, please contact co-chairpersons Tim Brown (tim.brown@dri.edu) and Eileen Shea (Eileen.Shea@noaa.gov). For additional information on the organization of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting, please contact meeting co-chairpersons: Eric Barron, NCAR (e-mail: barron@ucar.edu), Ed Olenic, NOAA/NWS (e-mail: ed.olenic@noaa.gov), or Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia (e-mail: marshgeo@uga.edu). (8/09)
Announcement
The Joachim P. Kuettner Symposium, 19 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The Kuettner Symposium, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society will be held on Tuesday 19 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The Symposium is an event to celebrate the contributions of Dr. Joachim “Joach” P. Kuettner to the fields of atmospheric and space flight sciences. The symposium will also celebrate Joach’s 100th birthday, which will occur on September 21, 2009. Hotel information will be posted to the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in the spring; registration and general information will be posted starting over the summer; and the preliminary programs will be posted in late-September 2009.
Joach’s professional career began as a twenty one year old doctor of law and economics. But, he was driven by his love of nature and human flight to learn to fly gliders and soon thereafter he knew he wanted to study meteorology. His passion for soaring led him to study mountain lee waves for his dissertation research, which resulted in the first ever physical description of lee waves and a dynamic hypothesis to explain them.
Over the following eight decades, Joach’s extraordinarily broad scientific intellect and singular leadership qualities resulted in an amazingly diverse and important set of contributions to science worldwide.
Joach’s 140 publications cover the fields of atmospheric physics, aeronautics and astronautics. His main scientific work in meteorology has been concerned with the airflow over mountains, organized convection, gravity waves, atmospheric electricity, sea-air interaction, radiation, tropical and satellite meteorology, while his astronautical work concerned primarily manned space flight. Add to this Joach’s nearly four decades of leadership of some of the world’s largest most complex scientific field campaigns, and one begins to fathom the scope of this extraordinary man’s scientific accomplishments and contributions.
Throughout his adult life, Joach has continued to pursue his passion and remained deeply engaged in soar gliding. He is a legend among the world’s elite soar glider pilots.
The theme of the symposium is: “Winds over the mountains: A remarkable man’s love affair with flight and mountain waves“. The symposium will consist of invited oral presentations and solicited input from colleagues and friends for a book to be presented to Joach. The Kuettner Symposium will be held in conjunction with the AMS Eight Presidential History Symposium. A luncheon in Dr. Kuettner’s honor will be held on Tuesday, 19 January. The Kuettner luncheon ticket is not included in the conference registration package and must be purchased separately. We encourage you to purchase tickets when preregistering, since only a limited number will be available on-site.
For additional information on the Symposium, please contact the Program Chairperson, Jay Fein (e-mail: jfein@nsf.gov) (4/09)
Announcement
The Warren Washington Symposium, 21 January, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The Warren Washington Symposium, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, will be held on 21 January 2010 as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Hotel information will be posted to the AMS Web site (www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in the spring; registration and general information will be posted staring over the summer, and the preliminary program will be posted in late-September 2009.
The Warren Washington Symposium honors Warren Washington, long-time NCAR climate scientist and one of the true pioneers of climate modeling. Dr. Washington has made and continues to make significant contributions to the field of climate science in both developing and analyzing global climate models, in advancing our knowledge of anthropogenic climate change, and in working at the policy interface in communicating the issues involved with climate change to policy-makers.
The theme of the Symposium is “Climate Change Modeling: Origins, Current State-of-the-Art, and Future Directions”. Invited speakers will present talks on the early days of climate change modeling, how the field evolved to the present global coupled climate models in use internationally to provide insights into the workings of the past, present and possible future states of the climate system, how those models have become not only central to the US Climate Change Science Program assessments and the IPCC assessments, but also how climate model results have informed policy, and how emerging Earth System Models and new computer technologies will transform climate change modeling in the future.
The Warren Washington Symposium will be held in conjunction with the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change and the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the Committee on Climate Variability and Change and the Committee on Applied Climatology. All registrants for the AMS Annual Meeting are invited to attend the Warren Washington Symposium. A luncheon in Warren Washington’s honor will be held on Thursday, 21 January. The Washington luncheon ticket is not included in the conference registration package and must be purchased separately. We encourage you to purchase tickets when preregistering since a limited number will be available on-site.
For more information, contact the organizers: Gerald Meehl (tel: 303-497-1331; email: meehl@ucar.edu) or Dave Bader (email: bader2@llnl.gov). (4/09)
Call for Papers
26th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
The 26th IIPS Conference, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Executive Committee, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
The 2010 Annual Meeting is being organized around the broad theme of “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services.” Recent international, national, and regional assessments, as well as recent observed trends, make it clear that the weather and climate of the twenty-first century is expected to be unlike the phenomena that the human and natural systems adapted to during the twentieth century. Currently, global societies lack the experience needed to mitigate projected climate change and weather extremes. Non-stationary (evolving) weather and climate present many scientific and service challenges. Increased predictive capabilities are becoming more critical for protecting life and property, promoting economic vitality, national defense, and enabling environmental stewardship. Weather and climate services, including communication with users of the data, data management, forecasts, projections, and education, are likely to play an increasingly important role in the development of socioeconomic and defense policy, industrial and military operations, and the motivation for the emergence of new economic opportunities.
Papers for this conference are solicited on all aspects of IIPS related to Global Meteorological and Hydrological Service Updates; International Applications; Satellite IIPS and Applications; Radar IIPS; Interactive Processing Systems; Applications in Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology and Climatology; GIS Applications; Internet Applications and Cyberinfrastructure; Challenges in Data Access, Distribution, and Use; and Advances and Applications in Transportation Weather, Surface and Aviation. A special session will address recent developments in Virtual Globe technology and applications.
The 26th IIPS will feature five joint sessions as follows.
• One with the 14th Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS) Conference a session related to global environmental observing systems including, but not limited to, the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), and Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS). Abstracts for this session may be submitted either to the IIPS or to the IOAS-AOLS conference.
• One with the 19th Symposium on Education.
• One with the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change titled "Distributed Earth Science Information Systems." Abstracts for this session may be submitted either to the IIPS or to the Climate Variability and Change Conference.
• In addition there will be a special session on Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD). For more information on LEAD, please consult https://portal.leadproject.org/gridsphere/gridsphere
• A new one in conjunction with the Policy & Socioeconomic Research Committee on Transportation issues
• In addition, the Virtual Globes session that has become an IIPS tradition will continue to feature new developments in virtual globe technology as it applies to a number of thematic areas across the AMS
In an effort to improve the formal poster viewing experience there will be two distinct poster series, each two days long. The first is Sunday evening through Tuesday morning and the second is Wednesday morning through Thursday evening. All posters must be removed at the end of the first series in order to set posters for the second series. More information will be available once the program has been finalized.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. As begun in 2008, 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. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line via the Web. Instructions for formatting extended manuscripts for the extended abstract will be posted on the AMS Web site. Manuscripts (up to 3MB) must be submitted electronically to AMS by 13 January 2010. Furthermore, beyond the abstract fee of $90 there will be no charge for the extended abstract. All extended abstracts and presentations will be freely available on the AMS Web site.
For additional information please contact the program co-chairpersons, Tom Whittaker from University of Wisconsin-Madison, SSEC, tomw@ssec.wisc.edu; Woody Roberts from NOAA/OAR/ESRL/GSD, (e-mail: Woody.Roberts@noaa.gov); Howard Diamond, NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center, (e-mail: howard.diamond@noaa.gov); or Ward Seguin (e-mail: ward.seguin@noaa.gov). (2/09; r5/09)
Call for Papers
24th Conference on Hydrology
The 24th Conference on Hydrology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Committee on Hydrology, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
Papers for this conference are solicited on advances in hydrology and hydrometeorology, both from a scientific and operational perspective. The Hydrology Committee will host a student paper competition. We will make awards for exemplary student poster and oral presentations.
Topics of interest include:
1. Hydrologic forecasting, in particular the development and operation of weather and climate forecasts in end user sectors and the communication of risk to end users.
2. Drought prediction, monitoring and mitigation, in particular novel approaches for the early detection of drought using remotely sensing and/or hydrologic modeling; the implementation of effective drought mitigation procedures, and the development of modeling and/or analysis techniques to improve the forecasting of drought conditions. Submissions describing activities associated with the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) are particularly encouraged.
3. Remote sensing of hydrometeorological observations for monitoring and forecasting of weather and climate, in particular, new remote sensing techniques, multi-sensor techniques that include remote sensing and in situ observations; and validation of existing techniques.
4. Data assimilation techniques and their applications to land surface state and parameter estimation in hydrology, in particular, studies that demonstrate the economic and societal benefits of new observations and emerging assimilation strategies.
5. Hydrometeorological representation and applications of reanalyses.
6. New demands on science and services for hydro-meteorology, hydro-climate, and society to cope with non-stationarity, in particular, papers that assess and/or quantify decaying stationarity of the present and future hydro-climate system and that discuss strategies for adaptation in the areas of water resources management and planning.
In addition, we are participating in joint sessions in the following areas:
1. Model downscaling and climate model applications in hydrology (joint with Applied Climatology and Climate Variability and Change).
2. Surface-atmosphere interactions (joint with Climate).
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/online_submit.html.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Bart Nijssen, 3TIER, 2001 Sixth Avenue, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98121, (P) 206 708 8424, (F) 206 708 8425, bnijssen@3tiergroup.com. (2/09; r6/09; r8/09)
Call for Papers
22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change
The 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Committee on Climate Variability and Change, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
Papers for this conference are solicited on all aspects of climate variability and change. One area of emphasis is oceanic change such as ocean acidification, sea level rise, and ecosystem changes. A special session on long-term climate variability and change emphasizing paleoclimatic observations and modeling is planned. Joint sessions include one with the 19th Symposium on Education on education initiatives on climate variability and global climate change and one with the 18th Conference on Applied Climatology on drought. Additionally the Committee on Climate Variability and Change will conduct a student poster competition for students who enter when they submit their abstracts. Students must be the first author of the poster and presenting their own, original work.
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairpersons David R. Easterling (email: David.Easterling@noaa.gov) or Phil Mote (e-mail: pmote@coas.oregonstate.edu). (2/09; r6/09)
Call for Papers
20th Conference on Probability and Statistics, 17–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Committee on Probability and Statistics, will be held 17–21 January 2010, in connection with 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
Papers for this conference are solicited on all aspects of the application of probability and statistics to the atmospheric sciences such as probability forecasting, ensemble prediction including post processing, meteorological, climatological and hydrological predictions and projections, extreme events in weather, water and climate, statistical downscaling, statistical analysis in the geophysical sciences, forecast verification, etc. The conference scope will also include the identification and use of probabilistic contributions to climate services.
In addition to the independent sessions organized by the Committee on Probability and Statistics, two 3-way special sessions are planned jointly with the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Its Application to Environmental Science and 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM):
1) Probabilistic forecasting for the next generation air transportation system (NextGen), including a regular session and a panel discussion. Contributions to this session include but are not restricted to AI methods of generating probabilistic forecasts.
2) Verification of probabilistic forecasts. Again, contributions will include but are not restricted to AI products.
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Marina Timofeyeva (Marina.Timofeyeva@noaa.gov), or any of the following members of the organizing committee: Cecile Penland (Cecile.Penland@noaa.gov), Barbara Brown (bgb@ucar.edu), or David Bright (David.Bright@noaa.gov). (4/09)
Call for Papers
19th Symposium on Education
The 19th Symposium on Education, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Commission on Education and Human Resources, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
Papers for this conference are solicited on all aspects of educational outreach in the atmospheric, oceanic and hydrologic sciences, including topics on K–12, university, informal, and professional education. There will be a special session on increasing diversity in the workforce pipeline for the atmospheric, oceanic and hydrologic sciences. The Symposium on Education will also co-sponsor a joint session with the 22nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change on education initiatives on climate variability and global climate change. There will also be a panel discussion on the proposed AMS Policy Statement on the B.S. degree in Atmospheric Science.
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson(s), David R. Smith, Oceanography Dept., United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402 (tel: 410-293-6553; fax: 410-293-2137; email: drsmith@usna.edu) or Rajul Pandya, UCAR/SOARS, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000 (tel: 303- 497- 2650; fax: 303-497-8629; email: pandya@ucar.edu). (2/09)
Call for Papers
18th Conference on Applied Climatology, 17–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The 18th Conference on Applied Climatology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Committee on Applied Climatology, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
The theme selected for the 2010 Annual Meeting is “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services”, and papers are being solicited to reflect this subject as it relates to the area of applied climatology. Papers for this conference are solicited on integrated themes, such as: making climate services matter; the use of climate model projections and downscaling to inform public policy; effective climate and weather outreach and education for decision-makers; climate discussion and decision support for policy and operations; integrating non-official observations into climate analysis and decisions; the economic considerations of climate change and the inclusion of climate change in economic forecasting; misuse and misinterpretation of climate products, model projections, and data; and drought – including drought monitoring and assessment, impacts, drought prediction including snowpack/water supply forecasting, seasonal predictions, contrasts between eastern and western US drought, wildfire effects, the National Integrated Drought Information System, Early warning systems, Activities at the Regional Climate Centers, State Climate Offices and Regional Integrated Science Assessments, and CIRMOUNT, the Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western Mountains. Joint sessions may be planned with other groups if paper submissions are supportive, such as in the areas of Policy and Socioeconomics, Climate Variability and Change, and Hydrology. As always, papers on traditional topics in applied climatology topics are sought, including but not limited to: data quality; climate data sets; links between climate and weather; and applied climate studies in sectors, such as agriculture, fire, flood mitigation, water supply, resource management and economic development.
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson(s): Gregg Garfin, University of Arizona, (520) 622-9016 or gmgarfin@email.arizona.edu; Laura Edwards, Desert Research Institute, (775) 674-7163 or laura.edwards@dri.edu; or Dave Bader, LLNL/PCMDI, (925) 422-4843 or bader2@llnl.gov. (2/09; r5/09)
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16th Joint Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA, 17–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The 16th Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Committee on Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution Meteorology, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
Papers for this conference are solicited on topics dealing with all aspects of air pollution meteorology ranging from the microscale to the global scale and including field and laboratory measurements, theoretical studies, and numerical modeling. We are encouraging papers on emergency response transport and dispersion (T&D) modeling systems, dense gas dispersion and source term modeling, urban dispersion, explosive releases, plume rise, deposition and resuspension. Regional to global scale transport and dispersion modeling applications and measurement studies (e.g., fire emissions, dust transport) are also solicited.
Special sessions will be held on “classic” transport and dispersion experiments, turbulence measurements for air pollution modeling, the prospects for fully-integrated meteorological and transport and dispersion modeling, and air pollution meteorology in wintertime and polar regions. Please contact the program chair (Michael Brown, mbrown@lanl.gov) if you are interested in participating in one of the special sessions or if you would like to propose a special session.
Joint sessions will be held with the Committee on the Coastal Environment on air pollution and meteorological modeling and measurements in the coastal environment, with the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science on applications of artificial intelligence techniques to air pollution problems and with the 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry on air quality forecasting, chemical data assimilation for atmospheric chemistry prediction, the effects of meteorology on air quality, meteorology and chemistry modeling in support of the State Implementation Plan, and developments and applications of integrated meteorology and chemistry models.
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson: Michael Brown, mbrown@lanl.gov. (4/09)
Call for Papers
15th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, 17–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The 15th Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Committee on Measurements, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009. The overarching theme is “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services
Papers for this conference are solicited under this theme that include, integrated instrumentation and observing systems for all applications, data quality control, metadata, network design, accuracy, instrument test-beds, intercomparison and calibration of instrumentation, hydrological measurements, and remote sensing of the atmosphere. Papers are also solicited for this symposium on all aspects of observations including new observations and the improvement of physical parameterizations. Papers dealing with innovative measurement systems, specialized instrumentation, important experiments or successful field projects should emphasize their contribution to improving weather forecasting and detecting long term climate changes. Joint sessions can also be planned with the Committee on Applied Climate and the Committee on Integrated Observing and Assimilation of Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans and Land Surface. In addition we will be accepting proposals for thematic sessions that will complement this symposium. This will require the proposed organizer to define the topic and obtain a sufficient number presentations for the session.
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Bruce Baker (e-mail: bruce.baker@noaa.gov.) (5/09)
Call for Papers
14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM)
The 14th ARAM Conference is sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and is being organized by the AMS Committee on ARAM. The conference will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
The 14th ARAM Conference will emphasize significant scientific accomplishments, system development, and planning initiatives that have much potential (or are already showing) significant benefits to the aviation community and broader society. Papers are sought on the atmospheric environment and applications to forecasting, communications, display, operational planning and design of aviation, range, and aerospace systems. In addition, the planning committee is working to arrange one or more joint sessions with the AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environment Technical Committee. Topics include (but are not limited to):
• effects of “weather” (icing, in-cloud and clear air turbulence, wind shear, wake vortices, lightning, visibility, and severe storms) on aviation and range operations, flight and mission planning, and accident mitigation;
• effects of the atmosphere on the performance, design, and operation of aerospace systems--to include wind shear and turbulence models, thermodynamic reference atmosphere models, cloud characteristics, lightning characteristics, hydrometeor descriptions, and engineering analyses regarding atmospheric inputs;
• weather-related ground-based and space-based sensors/systems that support aviation, range and aerospace operations;
• effects of aviation, range, and aerospace systems on the environment (e.g., air quality and climate);
• capability (e.g., forecasting techniques, models, and observations) that has potential to support future aviation, range, and aerospace operations; and
• integrating weather information into air traffic management automated decision-support systems for the NextGen era.
In addition to the independent sessions organized by the Committee on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology, three joint sessions are planned: Two are three-way sessions with the 8th Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Its Application to Environmental Science and the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics. The third is a joint session with the 7th Symposium on Space Weather:
(1) Probabilistic forecasting for the Next Generation Air Transportation system (NextGen), including a regular session and a panel discussion. Contributions to this session include but are not restricted to AI methods of generating probabilistic forecasts.
(2) Verification of probabilistic forecasts. Again, contributions will include but are not restricted to AI products.
(3) Space weather products and services for aviation.
Poster presentations are encouraged and will be highlighted at the conference. 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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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-September 2009. 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 the revised date of 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact ARAM Conference chairpersons: Chip West, Meteorologist in Charge, Atlanta Center Weather Service Unit, National Weather Service, Chip.West@noaa.gov, 770-210-7871; Cecilia Miner, Aviation Meteorologist, Headquarters National Weather Services Aviation Services Branch, Cecilia.Miner@noaa.gov, 301-713-1726 ext. 144; or Dave Pace, HQ FAA Aviation Weather Office, David.Pace@faa.gov, 202-385-7254. (2/09; r4/09)
Call for Papers
14th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), 17–20 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The 14th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS), sponsored by the American Meteorological Society will be held 17–20 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
The IOAS-AOLS Symposium recognizes that observing the atmosphere, ocean, and land surface is crucial for understanding the interactions among all three and that assimilation of the observed information into models is crucial for weather and climate monitoring and forecasting. The symposium cuts across several allied disciplines and encourages interaction and collaboration among specialists in each. Papers emphasizing integrating aspects will be given preference, namely: How does a particular observing system mesh with others? What purposes does it serve uniquely? What other systems complement its capabilities? How does it advance environmental understanding, monitoring, and prediction? What assimilation methods ensure that the observational data will be fully exploited in numerical prediction models? What can assimilation and prediction systems tell us about the impact of current and future observing systems on forecast accuracy?
Sessions will be organized around the following topics. 1) Ocean observations: How does a particular observing system complement other systems and contribute to a viable composite observing system appropriate for the ocean environment? What do the observations tell us about the ocean environment? 2) Atmospheric observations, in situ and remote, including from satellites: Advantages and shortcomings compared with other observing systems. 3) Land-surface observations, including urban areas: surface characteristics, surface fluxes and their effect on boundary layer depth; applications in public health, transport models, and emergency response. 4) Assimilation of observations (ocean, atmosphere, and land surface) into models: assimilation methods; minimization techniques; forward models and their adjoints; incorporation of constraints; error statistics; 5) Experiments involving observations, real or hypothetical: data impact tests (sensitivity of forecasts to a particular source of observations); observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs); and 6) Field experiments: observational results from past field experiments; potential relevance of the field observations to operational prediction.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 1 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Dr. Robert Atlas, NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami FL 33149 (tel: 305-361-4300; email: Robert.atlas@noaa.gov). (4/09)
Call for Papers
13th Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI): Integrating Weather, Climate and Social Studies: Challenges and Opportunities for Librarians, 20–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia.
Weather events and climate change have impacted societies since the dawn of civilization. From long-term droughts causing massive disruptions of populations of Southwest Native Americans in the 1200s to singular weather catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina to extreme meteorological events that changed the course of history, the societal impacts from short and long-term weather and climate events are enormous. Now more than ever, the demand for accurate climate and weather information and resources from almost every aspect of society are critical to our understanding of the historical context of such events. Libraries and archives are treasure troves of historical weather data and information, and librarians are particularly skilled in synthesizing information from seemingly disparate disciplines as meteorology and policy, history, and economics. The purpose of this meeting, to be held on 20-21 January 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia, is to focus on how the library community is responding to the challenges and opportunities of integrating information from social sciences such as history, anthropology, socioeconomics, government and policy with weather and climate change.
We invite proposals for papers describing how libraries are responding to the challenges of weather impacts on society, covering topics such as specialized historical collections and archives, risk/emergency management, climate and weather data sets, socioeconomic resources, interactions with academic social studies programs, tools for the distribution of knowledge, and ideas on how best to meet user demands for more integrated information products. Submissions should include full contact information, a title, and brief abstract of less than 250 words. We will repeat last year’s successful “Technology Tools and Tips” session and invite anyone who is using a useful new technology or an old technology in new and interesting ways to participate in this ‘lightning round’ session, consisting of back-to-back 5-minute talks. Students are particularly encouraged to submit proposals.
The deadline for abstracts: 1 October 2009. Please submit proposals to: Gene R. Major, ASLI Chair-elect, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Library, Code 272, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA (tel: 301-286-4394; e-mail: Eugene.R.Major@nasa.gov). For additional information please reference the conference Web site at: http://www.aslionline.org/. (7/09)
Call for Papers
12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry
The 12th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry, will be held during 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in September, 2009.
The theme of the 2010 AMS Annual Meeting is “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services.” Recent international, national, and regional assessments, as well as recent observed trends, make it clear that the weather and climate of the twenty-first century is expected to be unlike the phenomena that the human and natural systems adapted to during the twentieth century. Currently, global societies lack the experience needed to mitigate projected climate change and weather extremes. Nonstationary (evolving) weather and climate present many scientific and service challenges. Increased predictive capabilities are becoming more critical for protecting life and property, promoting economic vitality, national defense, and enabling environmental stewardship. Weather and climate services, including communication with users of the data, data management, forecasts, projections, and education, are likely to play an increasingly important role in the development of socioeconomic and defense policy, industrial and military operations, and the motivation for the emergence of new economic opportunities. The specialty conferences, symposia, and special sessions that compose the 2010 Annual Meeting present an enormous number of potential topics of interest that have bearing on the meeting’s theme. These include advances in modeling, from the regional to climate scale and from deterministic to ensemble prediction; communication to stakeholders that address issues of policy, operations, and new opportunities; data collection, interpretation, and assimilation; research of anomalous weather and climate events; mitigation and adaptation to climate change; applied meteorology and climatology; education and outreach; and the emergence of new scientific partnerships.
Papers are solicited on all aspects of Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Quality including field and laboratory measurements, theoretical studies, and multi-pollutant and multi-dimensional modeling from urban to global scales for regular sessions. We are particularly interested in hosting special field study results and results aimed at urban megacity impacts upon atmospheric chemistry and air quality. Sessions will be organized for the following topics:
• field and modeling studies from TEXAQS 2009
• field and modeling studies from the VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmospheric-Land Study (VOCALS)
• the effects of urban areas upon atmospheric chemistry and air quality
• field, laboratory, and modeling studies of air quality
• developments and applications of the integrated meteorology and chemistry models
• the effect of ship emissions on air quality and meteorology
• air quality and climate change
• air quality forecasting
• chemical data assimilation for atmospheric chemistry
• air pollution in mega cities in the world
• the effects of meteorology on air quality
• the meteorology and chemistry modeling in support of the State Implementation Plan
• the use of surface and remote sensing measurements for air quality model evaluation
• polar atmospheric chemistry
• agricultural air quality
• lightning, atmospheric chemistry, and air quality
Depending on the availability of external funds, the Atmospheric Chemistry Committee will support travel awards for post-doctorates, graduate students, and undergraduates to attend and participate in the conference. To apply for the travel award, please visit the AMS web site. Graduate and undergraduate students are highly encouraged to submit an abstract describing your research. Best student oral presentations and poster papers will be selected and awarded at the meeting.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/). 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 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 web site. CD-ROM will no longer be produced.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be available on the AMS web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairpersons, Yang Zhang, Dept. of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, (919) 515-9688, e-mail: yang_zhang@ncsu.edu and Renyi Zhang, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, Campus mail stop # 3150, College Station, TX 77843, (979) 845-7656, e-mail: renyi-zhang@tamu.edu. (2/09; r6/09)
Call for Papers
The Ninth Annual AMS Student Conference and Career Fair, 16–17 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
Join us for the Ninth Annual AMS Student Conference and Career Fair, "New Demands on Atmospheric Science: Ways to be Innovative with Your Degree" sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, 16–17 (Sat–Sun) January 2010 as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009. A registration fee of $25 has been set for this conference.
In addition to presentations and group discussions featuring both noted professionals and fellow students, we encourage students to submit papers about a wide range of topics. All accepted abstracts will be scheduled as a poster. Students should create a poster (reference the AMS “Poster Presentation” guidelines here: http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/speakersupport.pdf) that will be up for display during the Sunday evening poster session. Students will not need to formally present their poster but they are encouraged to stand by their poster and answer questions during the ‘formal poster-viewing hours’, which will be released at a later date."
Abstracts for this conference should cover a wide range of student interest and activities. Suggested topics include overviews of ongoing student research projects and/or student applications of emerging technologies. We expect to have plenty of space so you can anticipate your abstract to be accepted and receive significant visibility as a poster!
The student conference is intended for junior and senior undergraduates and all graduate students, and will focus on interdisciplinary topics and wide-ranging opportunities in the atmospheric and related sciences. Important eligibility requirement: You must be an AMS member or student member in order to attend the conference.
Sessions will include invited speakers from the private, academic, and government sectors. A career fair and networking evening is scheduled to provide a forum for students to personally interact with professionals who represent potential employers and graduate institutions.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 1 October 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at www.ametsoc.org for instructions). There is no abstract fee for the student conference. When completing the submission form, please note payment by purchase order, and indicate “Student Conference” in the box marked “Purchase Order Number”. This will allow you to proceed with your submission without payment information. Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail in late-October.
For additional information please contact the program chairpersons, John Henz, HDR Inc., (jfhenz@comcast.net) or Angelyn Kolodziej, University of Oklahoma, (angelyn@ou.edu). (6/09)
Call for Papers
Eighth Conference on Artificial Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences, 17–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The Eighth Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Artificial Intelligence and its Applications to Environmental Sciences, will be held 17-21 January 2010 as part of the 90th Annual Meeting of the AMS in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late September 2009.
The 2010 AI Conference will be two-pronged, with both regular conference sessions and an AI forecasting contest. The submission procedures for the two portions are different, so please read the following paragraphs carefully.
The first part of the AI Conference is a general conference that emphasizes joint sessions with other co-organized conferences. Sessions will include the following; additional joint sessions are being discussed and may appear in an updated Call.
(1) Applications of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Problems in Environmental Science.
(2) A joint session with the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics. This session will seek to bridge the gap between AI and statistics in applications to the environmental sciences. Submissions are encouraged that use techniques on the broad boundary between statistics and AI.
(3) A joint session with the 16th Conference on the Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology highlighting applications of AI techniques to air pollution problems.
(4) Two three-way joint sessions with the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology (ARAM) and the 20th Conference on Probability and Statistics:
(a) Probabilistic forecasting for the next generation air transportation system (NextGen), including a regular session and a panel discussion. Contributions to this session include but are not restricted to AI methods of generating probabilistic forecasts.
(b) Verification of probabilistic forecasts. Again, contributions will include but are not restricted to AI products or verification techniques.
Please submit your abstract for this general conference electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. All extended abstracts are to be submitted electronically and will be available on-line. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts will be posted on the AMS Web site. Manuscripts (up to 3MB) must be submitted electronically by 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no additional cost.
The second portion of the AI Conference will be the Third Annual Forecasting Contest. As in past years, we expect that there will be a sponsored cash prize. Watch for instructions at the committee website: http://nws.met.psu.edu/ai including links to the contest dataset. Individuals or teams are invited to train the empirical technique of their choice to reproduce the training data and generate predictions for an independent test dataset, which will be posted in November. Entries will be judged based on how close these predictions are to the actual values of the predictand, as described in the contest instructions. Techniques may include statistical, AI, machine learning or data mining approaches. The forecasting contest portion of the AI Conference will consist of an introductory session explaining the problem and datasets. Then participants will present their techniques and the results of their forecasts.
To participate in the forecasting contest, send an email of intent with a preliminary title, full contact information, and author order list to Steve Sullivan (steves@ucar.edu) by 30 September 2009 to reserve a slot. Abstracts describing the forecasting techniques must be formally submitted via e-mail to Cara Campbell (ccampbell@ametsoc.org) by 1 November 2009, at which time the abstract fee of $90 will also need to be paid by phone to AMS at (617) 227-2426 x228. Results on the test data are due to Steve Sullivan by 11 December 2009. Extended abstracts describing the techniques and results must be submitted electronically by 13 January 2010.
For information on funding for student presenters to attend the AI Conference, including the Forecasting Contest, contact Philippe Tissot (ptissot@lighthouse.tamucc.edu). For additional information on the AI Conference, please contact the program chairperson, John Williams, at jkwillia@ucar.edu. (4/09)
Call for Papers
Eighth Presidential History Symposium
The Eighth Presidential History Symposium sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS History Committee, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual) in late-September 2009.
Papers for this conference are solicited on environmental history and the history of atmospheric sciences (broadly conceived). Papers addressing historical aspects of observational and modeling efforts, climate change and its impacts, scientific partnerships, and science policy as it pertains to atmospheric, oceanographic, and hydrological issues are especially welcome.
The 2010 Presidential History Symposium will be holding three joint sessions. The first joint session will be an invited co-sponsored event with the special symposium on Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: from 50 years ago to 15 years ahead held on Monday, January 18, 2010. The second joint session will be held in conjunction with the Joachim P. Kuettner Symposium on Tuesday, January 19th (please see the calls for these special symposia for more detail). The third session held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 will be co-sponsored with the American Science Librarians International on weather and history. Papers are invited focusing on the role of weather in history, unique historical weather archives and collections, and societal benefits of decades of satellite meteorological research among others.
The $90 abstract fee will now 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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/). 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Sepi Yalda, History Committee Chair, Department of Earth Sciences, Millersville University, P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551. E-mail: Sepi.Yalda@millersville.edu. Office phone: 717-872-3293; Fax: 717-871-4725. (2/09; r6/09)
Announcement
Eighth Users Forum on Weather and Climate Impacts
The AMS Board on Enterprise Economic Development (BEED) of the Commission on the Weather and Climate Enterprise (CWCE) is excited to announce the Eighth AMS Users Forum, which will be held during the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
The Users Forum will provide an opportunity for AMS members to hear from a variety of distinguished invited speakers from companies and organizations that are highly dependent on weather and climate information to support their operations. We plan to focus the discussion on topics relevant to the urban environment consistent with the theme of the Annual Meeting.
This is an excellent opportunity for attendees to: a) learn how industry utilizes weather and climate information, b) hear about industry’s needs and unmet needs for weather information, c) learn about recent successes and failures in the use of products, and d) discuss various aspects of products and services as they relate to end users and decision makers. The discussion will focus on how weather impacts business continuity and how organizations incorporate weather and climate information into their operations. The speakers will be asked to challenge the audience to address their unmet needs.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Pam Emch, by e-mail at pam.emch@ngc.com, or by telephone at 310-814-1227. (2/09)
Call for Papers
Seventh Symposium on Space Weather
The Seventh Symposium on Space Weather, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
The theme of the 2010 AMS Annual Meeting is “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services.” Weather and climate services, including communication with users of the data, data management, forecasts, projections, and education, are likely to play an increasingly important role in the development of national policy, industrial and military operations, and the motivation for the emergence of new economic opportunities. Demands on space weather science and services have grown over the last decade, and are expected to increase as new applications are realized.
The Seventh Symposium on Space Weather will provide a forum to share recent results in space weather research and applications and will highlight the new demands on science and services. Papers are solicited for the following sessions: 1) new demands on science and services, 2) socio-economic impacts, 3) coupling between the lower and upper atmosphere, 4) new data sources and products, 5) developments in data assimilation, 6) new developments with physics-based forecast models, 7) general space weather contributions. In addition, there will be a session on space weather products and services for aviation, held jointly with the 14th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/). 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).
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Bob McCoy (703-696-8699); email: mccoyr@onr.navy.mil) or Genene Fisher (email: fisher@ametsoc.org). (2/09' r6/09)
Call for Papers
Sixth Annual Symposium on Future National Operational
Environmental Satellite Systems-NPOESS and GOES-R
The Sixth Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R), sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the NPOESS and GOES-R Symposium Committee will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 19–20 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
The theme of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting is “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services.” Weather and climate present many scientific and service challenges. Improved global and regional observing and prediction capabilities are becoming more critical for protecting life and property, promoting economic vitality, securing national defense, and enabling environmental stewardship. Weather and climate services, including proactive communication with users of the data, data management, forecasts, and training and education will play an increasingly important role in the development of socioeconomic and defense policy and industrial and military operations, and will provide motivation for the emergence of new economic opportunities.
This two-day symposium during the 90th AMS Annual Meeting will consist of invited oral and poster presentations with emphasis on how NPOESS and GOES-R will enhance our nation’s ability to: observe, understand, and predict weather; detect and warn for severe weather events and other natural hazards; and monitor, understand, and predict climate change and assess the impacts of climate change on seasonal and longer time scales. The symposium will address expected performance of NPOESS and GOES-R sensors and algorithms, environmental data products, civilian and military user applications, and benefits of NPOESS and GOES-R to the national and international user community. Sessions will focus on use of NPOESS and GOES-R data to improve: numerical weather prediction and short-term nowcasting and forecasting; climate monitoring; applications for natural hazards detection; and applications for national security. The symposium will highlight ongoing training that is preparing forecasters to use NPOESS and GOES-R data and products as soon as the new systems launch. A moderated discussion is planned during lunch on Wednesday, with a panel comprised of leading members of the weather and climate communities responsible for exploiting the data from NPOESS and GOES-R.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 your abstract, the posting of your extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation which will be archived on the AMS Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost. Authors of invited and accepted papers and posters are encouraged to contribute to the web-based proceedings of the conference.
For additional information please contact one of the co-chairs of the NPOESS and GOES-R Symposium Committee: Gary McWilliams, NPOESS Integrated Program Office, 8455 Colesville Road, Suite 1050, Silver Spring, Maryland 20920 (Tel: 301-713-4808; e-mail: gary.mcwilliams@noaa.gov); Michael Jamilkowski, Manager, East Coast Office, NPOESS Program, Raytheon Company, 8455 Colesville Road, Suite 950, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3115 (Tel: 301-562-5276; e-mail: mljamilkowski@raytheon.com); Rick Ohlemacher, Civil Systems, Northrop Grumman, 1000 Wilson Blvd, Suite 2300, Arlington, Virginia 22209-3901 (Tel: 703-741-7722; e-mail: rick.ohlemacher@ngc.com); James Gurka, Goddard Space Flight Center, GOES-R Program Office, Mail Code 417, Bldg 6, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 (Tel.: 301-286-1364; e-mail: james.j.gurka@nasa.gov);or Timothy J. Schmit, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, 1225 W Dayton Street, Room 251, Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1612 (Tel.: 608-263-0291; e-mail: tim.j.schmit@noaa.gov). (2/09)
Call for Papers
Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research
The Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
The theme for the 90th Annual Meeting is “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services”. In support of this, the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research will include discussions on the impacts of weather and climate variations and how recent advances in weather and climate research can be better utilized in service to society. The weather and climate of the twenty-first century is expected to be unlike the phenomena that the human and natural systems adapted to during the twentieth century, and this presents many scientific and service challenges. This Symposium will focus on discussions related to improving weather and climate information provided to users to enhance their decision making, and to informing policy to facilitate changes.
The AMS Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research provides a forum for scholars to (i) share their policy and socio-economic research results and report on recent progress to other scholars in this field, (ii) converse with scientists about these results, and (iii) dialogue and engage with policy makers, practitioners, and federal agency officials in this area. This Symposium therefore allows for better coordination, iteration, and direction of the field, as well as an assessment of the body of knowledge designed to inform existing decision-making processes.
The main sub-themes of the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research include: (1) weather, climate, and health; (2) weather and climate services; (3) societal dimensions of weather and climate hazards; (4) policy and socio-economic research methods and their applications; and (5) emerging policy and socioeconomic issues and challenges.
New this year, the organizers are also soliciting calls for additional sessions. If you would like to submit a session idea, please email one of the conference organizers (listed at the end of this call) by 1 April 2009 with the following information: (a) session title; (b) one-paragraph session description, including how the proposed session fits in with the larger theme of “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services”; and (c) names of potential speakers. Authors of accepted sessions will be notified via e-mail in late April.
Papers for the Fifth Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research are now being accepted. 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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts. Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information, please contact the program co-chairpersons, Genevieve Maricle (tel: 480-727-0745; email: gmaricle@gmail.com), Julie Demuth (tel: 303-497-8112; email: jdemuth@ucar.edu), Sheldon Drobot (tel: 303-492-8143; email: drobot@colorado.edu), or Mark Shafer (tel: 405-325-3044, email: mshafer@ou.edu). (2/09)
Call for Papers
Third Annual CCM Forum: Certified Consulting Meteorologists: Meeting the Demand for Specialized Weather and Climate Information in the 21st Century Business Environment, 20 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The theme selected for the 2010 Annual Meeting is “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services”, and papers are being solicited to reflect this subject as it relates to the participation of certified consulting meteorologists in government, business and industry to meet the new demands of our technologically diverse society .
The purpose of this Forum is to create an awareness of the many areas of contributions being made by CCM’s to business and society. Papers are solicited from CCM’s in the following broad CCM specialty areas: Applied and Industrial Meteorology; Air pollution Modeling and permitting; Field Studies, Monitoring, Instrumentation, and Remote Sensing; Climate Modeling, Analyses and Studies; Forensic Meteorology and Expert Testimony; Forecasting and Weather Prediction; Aviation Meteorology, History of Private Meteorology; Severe Weather and Lightning; Marine and Coastal Meteorology and Oceanography; Satellite Meteorology; Alternative Energy Sources; Weather Modification; Hydrometeorology; and Tropical Meteorology.
Papers submitted will be reviewed and organized into sessions with common themes and possibly interactive panels. A joint session(s) may be planned with other groups if paper submissions are supportive, such as in the areas of Air Quality, Climate Variability and Change, Weather Prediction and Hydrology. The forum presents an excellent opportunity for attendees to learn first-hand how CCM’s are involved in providing critical weather and climate information, learn how industry needs for weather information for strategic and operational planning are being met, and discuss the value of CCM participation in our country’s economy and their contributions made toward solving critical societal issues. Session discussion will focus on how weather impacts business continuity and how organizations incorporate weather and climate information into their operations. The speakers will be asked to challenge the audience to address their unmet needs.
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, John Henz (e-mail: John.Henz@hdrinc.com). 5/09
Call for Papers
Second Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions, 17–21 January 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia
The Second Special Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry, will be held on 17-21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Hotel information will be posted to the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in the spring; registration and general information will be posted starting over the summer; and the preliminary programs will be posted in late-September 2009.
The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report highlights the scientific and societal importance for improved understanding on the aerosol–cloud-climate interactions to better assess the linkages between anthropogenic activities and climate. The special symposium will bring together experts in atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, radiation, clouds, and climate to exchange ideas on the subject of aerosol-cloud-climate interactions. The symposium will include invited and contributed oral and poster sessions. It will provide a forum to review current research status on this subject, identify research needs, define research priorities and new research approaches, and facilitate dialogue among atmospheric chemists, physicists, and meteorologists to tackle research challenges in aerosol–cloud-climate interactions.
Papers are solicited in all aspects relevant to this topic including: experimental and field studies on aerosol-cloud interactions; modeling studies on aerosol-cloud interactions; aerosol and cloud properties; aerosol and cloud chemistry, microphysics; cloud condensation nuclei (CCN); aerosol direct and indirect radiative forcings; secondary organic aerosols (SOA); impacts of black carbon on climate; and other potential climatic effects of atmospheric aerosols.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the web by 1 August 2009 (refer to the AMS web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/). 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 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 web site. CD-ROM will no longer be produced.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified (via e-mail) by late-September 2009. 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 7 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts, and presentations will be available on the AMS web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the chairpersons, Yang Zhang, Dept. of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, (919) 515-9688, yang_zhang@ncsu.edu, and Renyi Zhang, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, Campus mail stop # 3150, College Station, TX 77843, (979) 845-7656, renyi-zhang@tamu.edu. (6/09)
Announcement
Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services
The Second AMS Conference on International Cooperation in the Earth System Sciences and Services will take place in conjunction with the 90th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Atlanta, Georgia, 17–21 January 2010. The title of this conference is “Global Change Impacts: Opportunities and Issues in International Cooperation”. The Organizing Committee envisions at least three sessions, on food security, water resources, and human health. We expect all sessions will consist of invited presentations, and we will seek to organize the sessions jointly with other relevant conferences. International cooperation aspects of these topics will be addressed.
Questions about this conference should be addressed to the Convener of the Organizing Committee, Ronald D. McPherson, (e-mail: rmcpherson@ametsoc.org.) (2/09)
Call for Papers
First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres, 17–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The First Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
Papers for this conference are solicited on: Spacecraft and ground-based observations of planetary atmospheres; Numerical modeling of planetary meteorology and climate dynamics; and Modeling and laboratory studies of planetary atmospheric chemistry.
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Mark Richardson (mir@ashimagroup.net). (5/09)
Call for Papers
First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy, 17–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The First Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Committee on Energy, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
Papers and posters are invited on all subjects dealing with New Energy Economy including observational and theoretical meteorology, modeling, forecasting, and applied studies. Planned session themes include energy supply/demand (wind, solar, natural gas, oil, etc.), impact of climate change on energy supply/demand, societal impacts in the New Energy Economy, policy issues in energy, education and communication of data to stakeholders, new economic opportunities, etc.
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Jon Davis (jon.davis@chk.com). (3/09)
Call for Papers
First Environment and Health Symposium, 18–20 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The First Environment and Health Symposium, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, and organized by the AMS Policy Program, will be held 18–20 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
The theme of the 2010 AMS Annual Meeting is “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services.” In keeping with this timely theme, the AMS is introducing the topic of environment and health to the annual meeting platform because it is an under-explored, yet critical nexus point in the utility of our community’s products and services. Both weather and health information provide a basic, foundational public service and benefit. Used together they can save lives—as in strengthening communities and bolstering hospital preparedness against weather extremes or in “healthcasting” for climate/environment-sensitive diseases. Being in Atlanta, GA—the home of the nation’s public health leader, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—in 2010 affords us a unique opportunity to open this rapidly developing cross-disciplinary topic with the larger community and to promote cross-pollination with members from the public health community.
Our public health partners are facing an uphill battle with rapid population growth, growing socio-economic disparities, destructive severe weather impacts to hospitals, and changing health patterns in response to a changing climate. Meteorological/environmental information and data are critical missing links to strengthening public health’s prevention and preparedness missions—from recognizing a need to better address vulnerable populations, to promoting the resiliency of health care facilities, to building “healthcasting” models that can target preparedness and planning activities ahead of the climate adapting pathogens and their vectors that transport disease.
Papers and posters are invited for the following three broad symposium topics: Environmental Justice—weather and climate extremes can impact everyone, but most especially vulnerable populations (e.g., the poor, aged, and ill). This session examines the opportunities within the meteorological/environmental community to implement policies and practices to improve the communication and accessibility of weather information so that all levels of society are equally informed and prepared for weather impacts. This session also addresses our ethical role as scientists to ensure the proper utility of our products and services for universal public benefit. (This session will be held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s Birthday/National Day of Service on Monday, January 18, 2010); Health and Built Environment—this session explores weather-scale vulnerabilities to public health (e.g., community disruptions, mass causalities or injuries, etc.) and health care facilities, and how the direct utility of weather information in the hospital or public health arena can build a healthy society and a resilient health care infrastructure; and Climate-Sensitive Diseases—integrated environment-health modeling is helping to prepare public health officials for climate-sensitive diseases and other public health related concerns. This session explores what is being done and what is still needed to be done in order to apply or to better understand the connections between the environment and health. Diseases such as malaria, lyme disease, west nile virus (among others) will be explored. This session will also explore the challenges with model integration and the challenges/opportunities in international cooperation for data sharing.
Please submit your paper or poster abstract electronically via the web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS web page at http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/online_submit.html). 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 your abstract, the posting of your extended abstract, and the uploading and recording of your presentation which will be archived on the AMS Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson: Wendy Marie Thomas, wthomas@ametsoc.org, 202-737-9006 ext. 427, (6/09)
Call for Papers
A Symposium in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, 17–21 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The Symposium in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society, will be held 17–21 January 2010, as part of the 90th AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Preliminary programs, registration, hotel, and general information will be posted on the AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/) in late-September 2009.
In 1960, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) began operations in Boulder, Colorado, as a program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) managed by the nonprofit University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). NCAR was designed to:
• Attack the fundamental problems of the atmosphere on a scale commensurate with their global nature.
• Aggregate the large-scale research facilities necessary for such an attack
• Provide a coordinated, interdisciplinary approach to these problems on a scale not possible in individual university departments.
• Preserve the natural alliance between research and education, without unbalancing university departments.
Papers are invited on all subjects that celebrate accomplishments in the atmospheric and related sciences that have been enabled by the formation of a National Center or address future challenges and opportunities for which national facilities and capabilities are essential to our success.
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 Web site. We will no longer be producing a CD-ROM, allowing us to extend the deadline date for extended abstracts.
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 3 August 2009 (refer to the AMS Web page at http://ams.confex.com/ams/.) 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 late-September 2009. 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 13 January 2010. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS Web site at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chairperson, Eric Barron (barron@ucar.edu). (4/09)
Announcement
Special Symposium on Meteorological and Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: From 50 Years Ago to 15 Years Ahead, 18–19 January 2010, Atlanta, Georgia
The AMS Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography Committee, in partnership with the History of the Atmospheric Sciences Committee, is pleased to offer a special symposium on meteorological and environmental satellite observing systems that celebrates the beginnings of our weather satellite program, and then looks ahead to the future generation of research and operational systems.
Consistent with the theme of the 2010 AMS Annual Meeting, “Weather, Climate, and Society: New Demands on Science and Services,” this series of invited talks by leaders drawn from NOAA, NASA, and academia describes the origins of today’s meteorological and environmental satellite observing systems, and how they are being transformed to meet the requirements of weather and climate monitoring for the twenty-first century.
On Monday afternoon, 18 January, join us for a review that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the pioneering experiments in satellite remote sensing that transformed our weather, water, and climate enterprise. The AMS History Committee and the Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI) group are partners helping to organize the session.
On Tuesday morning, 19 January, join us for a look ahead at emerging satellite-based systems, including a discussion of each of the first-tier missions of the Decadal Survey, and their synergies with future operational polar-orbiting and geosynchronous environmental satellite systems. The session will be joint with the AMS Sixth Annual Symposium on Future National Operational Environmental Satellite Systems-National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R), and the AMS 14th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS).
For additional information, please contact one of the program chairpersons, Philip Ardanuy, (e-mail: philip_e_ardanuy@raytheon.com), Sepi Yalda, (e-mail: Sepi.Yalda@millersville.edu), or Jean Phillips, (e-mail: jean.phillips@ssec.wisc.edu). (5/09)
Announcement
Impacts of 2009's Weather: Major Stories of the Year
What will be the top weather stories of 2009 both in the United States and around the world? What new creative analysis and forecast products debuted in 2009 to meet society's increasing demands? You can expect to hear about it during the Impacts of 2009's Weather: Major Stories of the Year session at
the 2010 AMS Annual Meeting.
For additional information, please contact the chairpersons of the program, Chris Landsea (e-mail: Chris.Landsea@noaa.gov) or Tanja Fransen (email: Tanja.Fransen@noaa.gov). (2/09)
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