Put your hands on the neatest weather tools! Come work on the web's most complete meteorological workstation and the only web site with 15-Day Forecasts™ and the RealFeel Temperature®. An interactive, touch-screen kiosk will also be available so attendees can check the latest weather conditions for every location in the U.S.

Air Force Weather, as part of the Joint team, delivers accurate, relevant, and timely environmental information, products, and services, anywhere in the world. We directly impact decision superiority by enhancing predictive battlespace awareness and enabling commanders at all levels to anticipate and exploit the battlespace environment, from the mud to the sun.

We deliver the highest-quality tailored weather and space environment information, products and services to the Nation's combat forces, anytime, anywhere -FROM THE MUD TO THE SUN.

Resource Center W101A American Meteorological Society 45 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 Web Site: www.ametsoc.org

Get an AMS membership application. Learn how to subscribe to the AMS Bulletin (our monthly magazine). Get information on upcoming meetings, how to reach a local chapter and get a listing of useful web sites that cover general information on meteorology, oceanography and related subjects. Purchase AMS merchandise. Visit our web site and link to all our services and information about the Society and its programs.

WeatherFest Sales - W101B

Purchase WeatherFest T-shirts, patches, books and other WeatherFest items. Learn how you plan your own WeatherFest event. Sign up for 2007 in San Diego. Let us know what you think of this program and make suggestions regarding things you'd like to see.

Education Program- W101C AMS Education 1120 G Street, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 E-Mail: Geer@ametsoc.org

The American Meteorological Society conduct programs directed toward teachers to promote interest and literacy in science, mathematics and technology at the pre-college level. To date over 100,000 teachers have received training and instructional resources that have benefited millions of children. Weather and climate impact all of society and the oceans affects the whole world. Young people are fascinated with weather and the ocean. It provides a strong motivation to learn. Stop by and see the range of programs available to teachers and learn about the partnerships between the government, academic and private sector. Meet one of our teachers learn how our program works and see samples of the materials used in this nations classrooms.

Clouds in a Bottle - W101C 975 NW Strawberry Mt. Road White Salmon, WA 98672 Contact: Steve Carlson E-mail: nativelement@charter.net

Come experience how clouds form by performing a hands-on activity. This presentation will ask you to experiment with the essential elements of cloud formation. In the final experiment you will put the elements together to create a cloud in a bottle. Fun! Fun! Fun! Come enjoy.

Jack Williams- W101D 1120 G Street NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 2005

Meet AMS Weather Book Editor and Author. Mr. Williams is there to sign any of three books including the USA Today Weather Book, Hurricane Watch and the Complete Idiot's Guide to the Artic and Antarctic. Copies of the books are available at the Resource Center.

Development Program - W101E Interested in going to college and studying meteorology, oceanography or environmental science? Please visit this booth and explore the range of career opportunities. Find out how you can apply for scholarships and fellowships sponsored by members, corporations, and government agencies. Pick up an application. Interested in summer internships this is the place you can find out about these opportunities.

Atlanta Chapter - W101F

Make Your Own Weather Page

Stop by to make your very own newspaper weather page by using one of the most available pages out there - the USA Today weather page. We will be using a blank map with temperature copied from the USA Today map to create an isotherm map. You'll use different colors to represent 10-degree increments - from blue (coldest) to red (hottest).

Cotton Clouds

What do you get when you mix cotton balls, glue sticks, construction paper, and a little imagination? A great hands-on activity, and a lot of fun. Stop by to make your own cotton clouds.

What is more fascinating than clouds in the sky? Participants will experience creating clouds with their favorite shape and color from different cloud formations using cotton, colorfull dry lint and glue on cardboard. Match your clouds with the pictures of cloud formations.

GRAVITY RULES! What forces act on a skydiver and how do they use these forces to move through the air? Come and make your own paper skydiver and find out!

Clouds, Air Pressure and Temperature: Learn how to see air pressure and temperature relations by using a plastic bottle with a thin liquid crystal temperature strip. Make clouds appear and disappear using a plastic bottle and match smoke.

Scouts may participate in the weather merit badge and public service programs.

Come and see why airplanes fly, why lightning strikes, and if the toilets really do flush the other way south of the Equator. We have fun and interactive demonstrations of many aspects of weather, such as wind, lightning, Coriolis effect (or is it "force?"), and pressure. Plus, you can see film of the Worst Weather on Earth, from New Hampshire's Mount Washington. You might even get zapped with ½ million volts of electricity, if you dare.

Have a Weatherfest At Your School

8th Grade science teacher Claire Waites was so impressed by what she saw at the AMS Weatherfest in Seattle that she organized a smaller version for her school. Come see activities that can be used for a Weatherfest in your school.

The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) has been developing educational software for professional meteorologists, science educators, and K-16 students for over two decades. The CIMSS WeatherFest booth will feature several */highly interactive/* teaching and training activities that will allow visitors to explore physical processes such as tornadoes, air density effects on baseballs, satellite imagery, thunderstorms and snowflake crystals. More information can be found on-line at http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/education/education.html

The CIMSS WeatherFest booth will feature several highly interactive teaching and training activities that will allow visitors to explore physical processes such as tornadoes, air density effects on baseballs, satellite imagery, thunderstorms and snowflake crystals.

Boiling Water, with Ice?

The reason why water boils is quite complex, involving ambient air pressure, the vapor pressure of water, and with this demo, the interaction of ice and water vapor in a flask. Come try it!

Precision Weather for School and Home

Stop by and learn about cool weather instruments you can have at home, on your boat and in your school. Davis Instruments manufactures a complete line of professional weather stations for home and industry. Our GroWeather line has helped growers and irrigators resist frost, fight pests, and minimize water use for years. Our new Vantage Pro lets you monitor soil moisture and has wireless data transmission. Davis Instruments' sensors are manufactured to strict specifications for accuracy and durability. Most can also be purchased with a NIST certificate of accuracy. You'll find our products in use around the world, from Europe to Asia, and from far northern Alaska to the tip of South America. And you'll find them used by boaters, meteorologists, educators, moms and dads, farmers, truck drivers, and more. Whoever you are, chances are there's a Davis product just for you. Be sure to thank Davis Instruments for co-sponsoring with the AMS the weather stations that you can win during the raffle.

How is climate different from weather? And what is global warming, exactly? Have some fun and learn about global warming as you play with interactive animations and games on EPA's Global Warming Kids' Site.

Do you know what an urban heat island is and why cities are building green roofs? Do you know what to do when an Excessive Heat Warning is issued? Find out about EPA's Heat Island Reduction Initiative and heat-health programs.

It's fun to play in the sun, but did you know that too much sun can be bad for you? Find out about the harmful effects of the sun and the ways you can protect yourself. Come see demonstration of activities from EPA's SunWise program and learn how your school can join.

You need to know what the weather is doing before you go fly an airplane. Learn weather dynamics, test for a pilots pass, then show your aviation skills on the computer flight simulator. From the ground up, learn about Fernbank Science Center, the observatory, the planetarium, and meet Lisa Mozer, a meteorologist and Bill Witherspoon, a geologist. We know thunderstorms and earthquakes.

EXPLORES! is the educational outreach component of the Department of Meteorology at Florida State University. We will be demonstrating our new weather satellite curriculum for teachers, the use of automated weather stations using GLOBE protocols, and GLOBE measurements for relative humidity, which we developed at FSU.

The Georgia Amatuer Radio Emergency Services (ARES) - National Weather Service (NWS) Skywarn group will be present at Weatherfest to demonstrate how the National Weather Service uses this all-volunteer organization to provide real time weather spotting during times of severe weather. See how Skywarn uses Amateur Radio and Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) to assist the NWS.

Scouts may participate in the weather merit badge and public service programs.

Cartesian Diver: A Fun Way to Expore the Properties of Air and Water

The Cartesian Diver is a classic pressure demonstration that will fascinate students as they make the diver sink or float in a bottle of water. Students will have fun as they learn to explore the properties of air and water when pressure is applied to the outside bottle. The diver's behavior illustrates the uniform transmission of pressure in all directions, the compressibility of gases and Archimedes' principle. The fun comes as students use the diver to hook the treasure at the bottom of the bottle and bring the treasure to the top.

Views of Significant Weather Events and Electronic Postcards

Send out a personalized E-mail postcard with your favorite picture from selections of historically significant weather events, or include a picture of yourself in the image to send to family and friends.

Join us to explore the fascinating field of weather and oceanograpghy! We all learn best by doing things and this applies to meteorology and oceanograpghy as well. Selected activities from The AMS DataStreme Atmosphere and Maury Projects as well as the National Weather Service Outreach Program will be highlighted for students, parents, and teachers.

Presented by: Robert P. Wanton, Education Outreach Director National Weather Service Mt. Holly Forecast Office, Mt. Holly, NJ

John D. Moore, AMS Education Resource Agent (NJ) Burlington County Institute of Technology, Medford, NJ

William Huskin, AMS Education Reource Agent (PA) Central Bucks School District, PA

This team approach reprents expertise in K-6, 6-12 education and informal education. We will be demonstrating the following activities:

Wind Bag, Egg in the Bottle, Instant Snow, Weather Balloon, NOAA Radio and selected activities from AMS DataStreme Atmosphere, Water in the Earth System, and Oceans. Educational resources from the AMS Educational Program, the National Weather Service, as well as specific lessons for teachers will be available.

Catching the Invisible Giant

Clouds in a Can

Puffy, white cumulus clouds…feathery light cirrus clouds; seems like you can almost touch them some days. This tactile lesson makes that possible. Help your students understand many different types of cloud formations with Clouds in a Can. You get to make your own and take the lesson back to your class or home.

Stop by and meet Jack Elrod creator of the Mark Trail comic stop. Pick up an autographed copy of the cartoon strip. Find out how NOAA Weather Radio is promoted in the strip.

Our booth will consist of student's teaching observers how to use weather instruments to collect weather data over a period of a week. The students will show observers how to make and use different weather instruments, as well as sharing graphs of weather data the students have collected while using their own home-made weather instruments.

Have a question you were just dying to ask a meteorologist or oceanographer? What to know what it is like to fly through a Hurricane or chase a tornado. How does weather impact your travel plans? Why would anyone want to jump into a raging forest fire. This is "The Place" to find the elusive answers, some great weather stories and to find out what you need to learn if you want a career in this field. Here are some of the meteorologists that you can speak with:

Joe Schaefer, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, Oklahoma

Max Mayfield, National Hurricane Center, Miami, Florida

Greg Forbes, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, Georgia

Jennifer Roman, Air Force Weather Agency

Jason Samenow, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC

Paul Kocin, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, Georgia

Aileen Shea, East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

Midland Radio Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of GMRS 2-Way radios, CB and Weather/All Hazards Alert monitors. For information about the complete line of products, visit www.midlandradio.com or call 816-241-8500.

Visit NASA's and NOAA's "Space Place" and "SciJinks" booth for a colorful weather history calendar, posters, stickers, and other educational materials. The Space Place and SciJinks outreach efforts include award-winning Web sites and other products targeting elementary and middle-school students with entertaining, interdisciplinary space and Earth science and technology content.

Earth Gauge is an information service based on the 3-5 day forecast in major US cities that links the weather to a number of different environmental topics air quality, water quality, public health, wildlife, and others. With the Earth Gauge service, NEETF is reaching the public through the TV weather report with environmental information and actions they can take to help address weather/environment impacts in their local communities. The Earth Gauge Weatherfest booth will feature informational factsheets about weather and environment connections, example videos of meteorologists using environmental information during their forecasts, and an interactive prototype of our first on-line course, Watersheds: Connecting Weather to the Environment, to be released in March 2006.

The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community. Stop by and see some of the tools used in developing our forecasts and products.

The NWS Simulator is a chance for the children and adults to see what it is like to issue their own severe weather warnings. Up to 8 people will sit in front of a radar screen of a past, but real, event (much like it was for the actual radar operator on that day). Each person will issue their own Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Warning when they deem it necessary. To make it as real as possible, storm reports, some real and some fake, will flood in as they try to issue their warnings. Each session will run for approximately 30 minutes. At the end, each person will see how they did compared to what happened on that particular day.

An opportunity for college students

The Ernest F. Hollings (Hollings) Scholarship Program, created and sponsored by NOAA is designed to increase undergraduate science training and to recruit and prepare students for public service careers or for careers as teachers and educators in oceanic and atmospheric science. College and university students can receive up to $8,000 per year for full-time study during the junior and senior years, with a paid internship during the intervening summer, and with as much as $28,425 available to each student. An applicant must have U.S. citizenship, be a full-time junior in Fall 2006, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; and be majoring the oceanic or atmospheric sciences or education. To learn more, go to http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/Hollings_info.html

NOAA's Booth Spaces at WeatherFest 2006 encourage kids, parents and the general public to Discover, to Explore, and to be Enriched. Come see what surprises NOAA has in store for kids! There will be a tornado in a bottle and every child gets an Owlie Skywarn activity book. To see more weather activities and information for kids, go to http://www.education.noaa.gov/sweather.html.

Fire is important to the health and well being of our countrys forests and ecosystems. NWS Fire Meteorologists are on the fire front lines alongside firefighters providing real-time weather information to control and suppress fires. Timely and accurate fire weather forecasts and warnings spanning minutes to months in the future are used by fire fighters and by government agencies for planning fire suppression operations. Working with the land and fire organizations, NWS promotes the protection of life and property, firefighter safety and stewardship of the Americas public wildlands.

NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries are living laboratories where people can see, touch, and learn about our nation's ocean and Great Lakes treasures. Our mission is to enhance public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the ocean environment. This exhibit will introduce participants to the wonders of the ocean world. Learn how national marine sanctuaries use ocean science and technology to increase teaching and learning of middle school science.

Science fiction writers have used solar weather events that have threatened planet Earth. Arthur Clark's recent book "Sunstorm" has a massive solar flare and accompanying radiation threatening to wipe our planet clean. This massive storm also threatened commercial aviation, facilities orbiting earth and lunar research stations. Film writers had a solar storm destroying Los Angeles. Find out the real story of solar storms and radiation by visiting the NOAA Space Environment Center booth.

NOAA Space Environment Center provides the nation with alerts, warnings and watches of space weather events (activity generated by the Sun). Many technologies are damaged or directly affected by space weather such as power grids, GPS and other navigation systems, HF radio and other communications systems, and satellites in space. Space weather has an even darker side, as it can produce space radiation. This can be harmful to astronauts in space, and passengers and crew on airline flights at high latitudes. Space weather is here to stay, and learning how to mitigate its threat will be useful to the next generation of scientists in the field. Please visit our Education/Outreach page at http://www.sec.noaa.gov/Education.

Now that you are equipped with the facts, visit booth W62/64, Weather Goes to the Movies and see how many film you can debunk. You get a prize for correct answers.

In preparation for the 2005/2006 school year, NOAA WeatherRadio-All Hazards, were provided to all of the public schools located in several large metropolitan areas including Atlanta, GA. Sponsors of this program are the Departments of Commerce, Education and Homeland Security. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an agency of the Department of Commerce. Preparation and early notifications of potential danger are key aspects to keeping our children safe. Whether it is a fire, tornado, hurricane, terrorism or other type of incident, the more prepared a school is for emergencies, the safer children will be. NOAA WeatherRadio-All Hazards offer the capability to transmit all alerts to a specific city, region or nationwide depending in the circumstance.

Office of Homeland Security-Georgia Emergency Management Agency (OHS-GEMA)

OHS-GEMA is responsible for providing a comprehensive and aggressive all-hazards approach to homeland security initiatives, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and special events. The agency is charged with activating the State Operations Center (SOC) with support from other state and federal agencies, volunteer and private sector organizations, when a disaster or emergency threatens, as well as prior to and during large scale events. The agency's 24-hour joint communications center is a key component of emergency warning systems, including the National Emergency Alert System (EAS). Phone: (404) 635-7000 Web site: www.ohs.state.ga.us

This instrument is used to determine the salinity and density of ocean water. Oceanographers use instruments like this to map ocean currents, predict deep currents, and determine what kinds of life a body of water can support.

Eggciting Atmosphere

Watch the exciting demonstrations about air pressure by observing the relentless power of the atmosphere as it crushes a pop can without being touched and become fascinated with the egg-swallowing jar.

Bag it Up

Enjoy this make and take Water Cycle in a Bag. It's interesting to watch the cycle, easy for your class to make, and works nearly every time! You will get to make your own Water Cycle in a Bag, and will also receive some of the materials necessary to bring this activity to your classroom.

SAIC solves complex problems in national and homeland security, energy, the environment, telecommunications, information technology, health care, and transportation. SAIC has more than three decades of experience in providing complex technical and management services and products, which includes over 10 years of experience in weather, oceanographic, hydrologic, and climate arenas.

Products Exhibited: Lightning safety magnets, stickers and printed materials. DVD of science TV show on exploding the myths of lightning and the reasons why one survives. Power Point presentations on lightning.

WRC helps the community learn about weather through outreach and education, forecasting, and research inspiring interest in math and science. Weather Research Center (WRC®) was founded to respond to a need to educate the community about weather and weather safety. Freeman and Hasling's groundbreaking research in marine and tropical weather forecasting for corporate clients provides WRC with a solid foundation for the education of newly graduated meteorologists in the fields of marine and tropical meteorology, and the community, including teachers and their students, who learn about science and math via something they experience every day - the weather. WRC has served over 306,000 people since its inception in December 1987 with in-house and outreach programs such as Science Education on the Go!, The WRC Weather Museum, and Weather Camp.

The Weather Classroom from The Weather Channel

Are you a teacher looking for engaging classroom activities? Or a student needing to find answers about how a tornado forms? Perhaps you're a parent looking for a safe, educational resource for your family. Look no further! Like a traveling classroom, weatherclassroom.com gives you access to all of this and more. Best of all, the materials on this easy-to-use website are FREE! Come explore the weather wonders of the world today at, weatherclassroom.com.

Meet Professor Polar Bear, Teacher Turtle, and PI Prairie Dog! These three friends represent the U.S. Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility (ACRF). The ACRF Education and Outreach Program strive to promote basic science awareness by increasing the skills needed to understand environmental science and climate change studies. Come receive a free activity book and learn about our various outreach events and lesson plans.

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Office of Education and Outreach (EO) works to promote scientific literacy and advance all levels of education and training in subjects related to Earth's atmosphere. EO offers numerous programs, workshops, and resources for educators, students, and the general public to accomplish these goals.

Vaisala is a company that sells products with which people can observe and measure many different things, such as the weather. Examples of people who use Vaisala's products are weather forecasters, people who make sure the roads are safe to drive on, and people who make sure it is safe for a pilot to land an airplane. Over 1 000 people work for Vaisala and develop these products in different countries around the world.

Lightning, thunderstorms and hurricanes are some of the things Vaisala people know much about. Hurricanes can be studied with a device called dropsonde, which is dropped from an airplane into the hurricane. As the dropsonde falls to the ground, it sends important information to people studying the hurricane - for example about the wind and temperature up in the air.

Vaisala also operates the National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) that detects and tracks lightning strikes over the United States. This network helps make sure that people, houses and other important things are safe. Vaisala's NLDN can also tell where exactly where the lightning strikes contacted the earth.

Did you ever wonder how air movements are affected by air density? See how balloons containing different air temperatures are used to demonstrate the movement of air due to density.

How much do you really know about weather? This is a chance to test your weather knowledge. Weather Facts & Fun is played on a computer. Test yourself or set up a couple of teams to play against each other. Based on Trivial Pursuit(c) spin a wheel that lands on 1 of 6 categories. Pick a category and you are asked a question. Type in your answer and the computer will tell you if you are right. The computer keeps score and will tell us who won the prize.

Have some free time on your hands while at WeatherFest? Want to learn something fun?Try a game or quiz!. How much do you really know about weather. Stop by booth W95 and challenge your knowledge.While your waiting to play stop by many of the exciting booths at WeatherFest and prepare yourself to win a prize.

Do you know how to get the most benefit from weather forecasts to prevent health issues? Weather affects each of us everyday, and many weather events impact our health--some more obvious ways than others. Each of us will be affected by weather but the question is how to avoid its impacts on our health. Stop by to speak with:

Dr. Ann Marie, The Weather Channel, Medical Consultant

Kathy Kissane, Frederick Memorial Hospital, Diabetes Educator

Dr. Brian McNally, Emory University School of Medicine, Asst Professor of Emergency Medicine

Our health experts will speak with you on weather/health connections, preparing for severe weather, and interpreting weather forecasts and information to get the most benefits for your health.

If you have a specific medical condition such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, allergies, heart disease what weather and climate conditions should you be especially sensitive to? Disruptions in dialysis care due to severe weather, hydration requirements for dialysis during severe heat are major concerns for people with diabetes and high blood pressure. Learn the things can you do to mitigate the effects of weather that could endanger your life.

You can also learn about lessons from Hurricane Katrina: What should you have in your emergency medical kit? How long should you plan for? Please visit the Red Cross, Struck by Lightning and the Atlanta Fire Department - Community Emergency Response Team to get other useful health and safety information to prepare you when a weather disaster strikes.

WeatherHawk Automatic Weather Station The whole point of studying weather is to understand how it affects us and the environment around us. A wireless, solar powered WeatherHawk brings environmental science alive in a classroom. With its integral weather data-logger, the WeatherHawk collects, stores and transmits sensor measurements to a classroom located computer; or the school's server, where all classes can use it. Students are completely involved as they monitor real-time changes in the weather, and experience collecting and analyzing it directly.

The GLOBE Program approved WeatherHawk measures wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, solar radiation and rainfall. Contact Information: www.WeatherHawk.com US 866-670-5982

How can you make sure the weather won't ruin your next vacation? All it takes is a little planning...and your cell phone! Weathernews will show you how to use your mobile phone to find the best vacation destinations, pack the right clothes and gear, and even wake-up on time to catch your flight. With over 12,000 business customers and over 1.3 million wireless subscribers worldwide, Weathernews helps people understand how the weather will impact them and make decisions to manage that impact. Don't get rained out of your beach bungalow. Come by our booth and see how to use weather information to your advantage. Weathernews is the world's largest, publicly-traded, full-service weather company (TSE#1, 4825) with 36 offices in 15 countries. For more information, visit www.weathernews.com.

Weatherwise offers thought-provoking articles and spectacular photographs that showcase the power, beauty, and excitement of the weather. Articles present the latest discoveries and hot issues in meteorology and climatology and focus on the connection between weather and technology, history, culture, art, and society.

Working together in weather, climate and water

Weather, climate and water know no political boundaries. International cooperation in these areas is ensured through the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), established in 1950. WMO coordinates the activities of the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) of 187 countries and territories.

For improving well-being and safety

WMO acts as a facilitator and catalyst in improving our understanding of weather, climate and water and the application of derived information for the protection of life and property, socio-economic development and environmental protection.

WMO is the United Nations system's authoritative voice on weather, climate and water.