Spotlight: Giving Campaign
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The AMS 100th Anniversary Campaign is here and needs your support.
The vision for AMS’s second century is ambitious, creative, and crucial to our global community. With your support, AMS will be able to launch new programs that celebrate our first 100 years and build an AMS for the new century.
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As many of you know, AMS has created the framework for five new networks that will
- provide the tools for advancing members’ careers and career resources;
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connect volunteers with opportunities to offer their expertise to help those in need;
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create social networks that enhance AMS’s community impact by efficiently connecting AMS chapters, universities, broadcasters, companies, and government offices;
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facilitate collaboration across the many scientific and professional organizations that share AMS’s interests; and
- provide a virtual panoply of historical information and resources accessible to researchers and all AMS members.
We need your help to build the infrastructure that will unleash the power of networking in all five areas so that we can serve the needs of AMS members as we enter our second century.
As a special effort for the Centennial, many AMS members have already committed to become part of the Centennial Leadership Circle, with a commitment of $2019 each year for five years. The money given through Leadership Circle commitments will help build the new and enhanced networks for AMS.
Join us by contributing online or by contacting Stephanie Armstrong at 617-226-3906 or armstrong@ametsoc.org.
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AMS Career Resources
The AMS Department of Career Development introduced several new initiatives in 2019. Our webinar program is off to a great start with several webinars happening every month covering a broad range of atmospheric and related science topics. We also recently launched a podcast series Clear Skies Ahead: Conversations about Careers in Meteorology and Beyond, where you can step into the shoes of an expert working in weather, water, and climate sciences. In addition, the new Certified AMS Teacher Program (CAT) will be accepting applications starting in January 2020. You can find more information on these programs as well as career profiles, professional development and mentoring opportunities, job and intern boards, career guides and tools, and other resources on our revamped Career Resources website.
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AMS DataStreme Courses
More than 22,000 teachers across the United States have energized their classes with information and techniques learned through the AMS DataStreme courses. DataStreme Atmosphere focuses on the study of key meteorological concepts and dynamic weather events in near–real time; DataStreme Ocean addresses the ocean’s physical, chemical, biological, and geological properties and their effects on coastlines, ecosystems, and climate; and DataStreme Earth's Climate System explores the scientific principles governing the climate system and the ways humans interact in it. Apply now for Spring 2020 classes!
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AMS Graduate Fellowships come with several benefits: financial support to maintain a full course load over the first year of graduate study, the opportunity to be special guests at the AMS Annual Meeting, and ongoing academic and career support from AMS. If you will be entering your first year of graduate school in the fall of 2020, apply by 1 January for this $25,000 stipend.
Congratulations to our 2019 Graduate Fellowship Recipients
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Meeting News and Deadlines
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100th Annual Meeting by the numbers | | | |
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Webinar this Week
Wednesday, 4 December, 2:00 PM Eastern
The Evolving Role of Humans in Weather Prediction and Communication: Training and Proficiency for Future Forecasting
A team of meteorologists and social scientists representing all sectors of the Weather and Climate Enterprise will be soliciting input from the rest of the Weather and Climate Enterprise on how the human role in weather prediction and communication should evolve in the future. This webinar is the third in a series of four and addresses what training, education, and proficiency will be needed for future forecasting. Register here»
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Careers
The AMS Career Center connects employers in the weather, water, and climate community with job seekers. Current opportunities include the following:
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AMS Glossary Word of the Month |
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Radar echoes caused by flocks of roosting birds that take to the air as a group and fly away in different directions.
Bird bursts typically occur near sunrise and have ring-shaped reflectivity signatures with weak echoes in the center and maximum reflectivity in circles that expand with time around the
roosting site. Read more »
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