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Presidential forum
The 98th Annual Meeting kicked off on Sunday afternoon with renowned glaciologist Richard Alley, who was the keynote speaker at the Presidential Forum. Alley, who serves as the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at Penn State University, engaged the audience with his talk "Transforming Communication in the Environmental Sciences: Some Thoughts from a Reluctant Participant." Watch the Presidential Forum on the AMS YouTube Channel.
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presidential Town HaLL meeting
AMS highlighted Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria with a special Presidential Town Hall Meeting, The Devastating 2017 Hurricane Season: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions for the Weather Enterprise. Panelists discussed the season and its impacts, the forecasts, the communication and response, the extent to which climate change may or may not have contributed, the social costs of these hurricanes, and the plans for recovery and resilience. Watch the video now.
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Weatherfest
Teachers, students, and families from the local Austin area enjoyed a day of hands-on science activities and presentations at WeatherFest. Now in its 17th year, WeatherFest is a free event for the general public offered at the Annual Meeting.
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student conference and career fair
More than 600 students attended sessions with invited speakers from the private, broadcast, academic, and government sectors, with a focus on potential career options in the atmospheric sciences. During the conference, a career fair gave students the opportunity to personally interact with potential employers and graduate institutions, and a special poster session allowed students to showcase their research.
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Exhibit hall
Exhibitors from all over the United States and abroad showcased a wide range of products, publications, and services to attendees. The Annual Meeting is host to the largest exhibit program anywhere in the atmospheric, oceanic, and related sciences.
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see more!
See more photos from the 98th AMS Annual Meeting on our Flickr page and follow us on Facebook and Twitter (#AMS2018) to keep up with everything that is happening. Make plans to join us next year in Phoenix, AZ January 6-10, 2019 at the 99th AMS Annual Meeting!
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