Spotlight: Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who helped make the 97th AMS Annual Meeting so successful! We had more than 4,500 registered attendees, making it our largest Annual Meeting ever! There were also more than 700 attendees at the Student Conference, as well as 1,900 visitors to WeatherFest. Recorded presentations will be available in late February. Free to view by all. We look forward to breaking more records at the 98th AMS Annual Meeting in Austin January 7-11, 2018.
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What's New?
Translation survey
AMS is evaluating the possibility of translating our Journal and BAMS article titles, abstracts, and author affiliations and names into additional languages, beginning with Simplified Chinese. We have created a survey to gauge the the level of interest among authors, readers, librarians, and members of the AMS community for this service. By taking our survey, you will be able to help the AMS make future decisions about our potential offering of translation services. The deadline to complete the survey is February 10. We thank you in advance for your time!
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Multi-society letter concerning Executive Order on immigration and visas
AMS was among 152 organizations representing a broad spectrum of professional scientific, engineering and education societies, national associations, and universities to sign a letter to President Trump expressing deep concern that his Executive Order on visas and immigration will have a negative impact on the ability of scientists and engineers to enter, or leave from and return to, the United States. This compromises the United States’ ability to attract international scientific talent and maintain scientific and economic leadership and will reduce U.S. science and engineering output to the detriment of America and Americans. Read the full letter.
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AMS Adopts new best practices statement
The Best Practices for Publicly Sharing Weather Information Via Social Media was adopted by AMS Council on January 22. This new statement provides guidelines for meteorologists who use social media to share information on weather and extreme events.
AMS Readopts statement on freedom of scientific expression
On January 22, AMS Council readopted its official statement on “Freedom of Scientific Expression." The Statement is part of the Society’s continuing efforts to keep scientists across the weather, water, and climate community free from professional harassment or intimidation. Read the press release and the full statement.
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New version of digital bams
A new version of the Digital Edition of BAMS was recently released! The new platform enhances the reading experience for everyone who reads BAMS on a PC or mobile device.
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policy program releases new report
The AMS Policy Program is pleased to announce the release of a new report on the research to operations challenge, titled "Harnessing Science and Technology for National Benefit."
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AMS Part of Amicus Group Filing Brief to Protect Climate Scientists
The Climate Science Legal Defense Fund (CSLDF), with partners AMS and the Union of Concerned Scientists, filed a new brief on January 27 asking the District of Columbia federal District Court to safeguard thousands of pages of privileged correspondence between nine climate scientists. The brief explains that the release of such materials that are generally treated as confidential within the scientific community could significantly damage government scientists’ ability and willingness to conduct research into vitally important but politically charged subjects like climate change. Read the full press release.
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volunteer for climate science day
The AMS Policy Program is seeking volunteers for Climate Science Day on the Hill, March 20-21. The purpose of the visits is to provide Members of Congress the best possible access to scientific information on climate science when making policy decisions. This non-partisan event, organized by the Climate Science Working Group (CSWG), does not subscribe to any particular policy or course of action. The deadline to apply is February 10.
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Summer policy colloquium nsf funding deadline
The deadline to apply for NSF funding to attend the Summer Policy Colloquium is March 31. The Colloquium is an intensive, 10-day immersion in science policy in Washington D.C.
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Scholarship and Fellowship deadline is approaching
Attention students! Applications for AMS Senior Named Scholarships, the AMS Graduate Fellowship in the History of Science, the AMS Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship, and AMS Minority Scholarships are due February 3. Apply now.
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Careers
The AMS Career Center connects employers in the weather water and climate community with job seekers. Current opportunities include:
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Glossary Word of the Month
rime
A white or milky and opaque granular deposit of ice formed by the rapid freezing of supercooled water drops as they impinge upon an exposed object.
Investigate other terms in the online AMS Glossary of Meteorology.
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