Spotlight: New Member Benefit
NEW this year: It's been members' top request,
and we're making it happen! Starting today, current AMS members will enjoy complimentary access to AMS Journals Online! This means that in addition to your Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) you can read all of AMS’s other peer-reviewed scientific journals—consistently ranked near the top of their fields in impact factor—for free! Get all the amazing research going on across the weather, water, and climate sciences.
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Culture Survey Extended
Have you taken the AMS Culture Survey? The survey will allow the Society to understand people’s experiences with equity, inclusion, and justice (EIJ) at the AMS. The survey should take 10 to 15 minutes of your time. Since we've received such great input thus far, the Culture Survey will remain open until 11 October.
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Policy Connections and Entrepreneurship
In September, members of the AMS Community participated in the 2023 Geoscience Congressional Visit Days (GEO-CVD). This collaborative effort between AMS, AGU, GSA, and SSA, is held annually in Washington, D.C., and helps build relationships between the scientific community and Congressional offices.
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AMS Summer Policy Colloquium alumni Tamara Battle and Rhonda Plofkin, along with Diana Roman and Allison Chartrand, spent their day on Capitol Hill visiting the offices of U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Glenn Ivey of Maryland.
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The AMS Policy Program is also initiating an NSF-funded project to solicit and synthesize input from the AMS community on innovation and entrepreneurship. We are interested in your ideas on how to foster a thriving geosciences ecosystem that takes advantage of well-funded innovation opportunities. Give us your input through the special portal below!
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New Statement Open for Comment
The AMS periodically issues statements on topics that fall within the scope of AMS expertise. After passing review by the AMS Council in draft form, a statement is posted for comments from the AMS membership. We have just posted a statement on “Urban Climate and Necessity for Adaptation in Cities." We invite professional members to review it and add your comments before 28 October. View Statements Open for Comment >>
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Media Training from Girls Who Chase
AMS is partnering with Girls Who Chase to sponsor an entry-level Media Training course 19 October! Part of the Girls Who Chase Communications Series, the course will help attendees develop the skills to professionally
capture and represent themselves and their ideas to the public. It will be led by Jen Walton, a professional science communicator who has trained hundreds of scientists.
Learn More >>
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Community Engagement
We are excited to share these special events with you this month:
Weather Band Webinar: A Cat. 5 Five Years Later… the Lasting Legacy of Hurricane Michael | 10 October at 7:00 PM ET
On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, and became the first Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The storm devastated communities in the Florida Panhandle, southeastern Alabama, and southwestern Georgia. Join us as we discuss experiences, perspectives, lasting impacts, and how the area is recovering five years later. Register »
Boards and Committees Volunteer Drive
Volunteer with the AMS! - You have the opportunity to support the mission of AMS by contributing your time. With more than a hundred boards and committees looking for volunteers, you can find your niche and make a meaningful impact. Our volunteer drive started on 15 September, and it’s not too late to get involved! Get details »
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“When I was in high school, I got a chance to do a summer internship at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Portland, Oregon. At the time, I wasn't particularly interested in meteorology, but my other choice of internship was in the Transportation Department in the City of Longview, which was much too close to my dad's civil engineering subject matter for my taste. That summer cemented meteorology as a career path for me. I found that it was the perfect amalgamation of mathematics, science, and computing all coming together to address real-world issues."
—Tim Whitcomb (Naval Research Laboratory), whose BAMS article describes a cloud-based, real-time tropical cyclone ensemble forecast system that executed multiple storms and disseminated forecast results via social media. Read more of his interview in your
BAMS Digital Edition.
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Get ready for the 104th Annual Meeting!
See you all in Baltimore next year! #AMS2024
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Upcoming Specialty Meetings
Abstract submissions are open for the 36th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 6-10 May 2024, in Long Beach, CA and online. The deadline to submit is 29 November at 11:59 PM ET. There are also many student opportunities available at this program—check them out on our website!
Save the date for these 2024 meetings:
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51st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology/Seventh Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication | 12-14 June 2024, Myrtle Beach, SC. Submit a session topic proposal by 8 November!
- 24th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics/22nd Conference on Middle Atmosphere | 24-28 June 2024, Burlington, VT
- Automated Vehicles & Meteorology Summit | 25-27 June 2024, Ann Arbor, MI
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21st Conference on Mountain Meteorology | 22-26 July, 2024, Boise, ID
- 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms | 21-25 October 2024, Virginia Beach, VA
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Career Development News
The Certified Digital Meteorologist (CDM) program has launched!
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Meteorologists who qualify for a CDM include those who produce graphical information, produce content in a digital format, and/or provide independent consultation on a digital format like a private website or social media. Applicants must hold a degree in meteorology, pass a closed book examination (applicants who have earned a CBM are exempt from the exam), and submit samples of their work for review by the Board of Digital Meteorologists. Learn more about the program and how to apply by
visiting the CDM website.
Recent Podcast Release
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World Through My Eyes: Let’s Chat about Accessibility at AMS Meetings!
23 October 2023 at 12:00 PM ET
Next up in the series hosted by the AMS Board on Representation, Accessibility, Inclusion, and Diversity (BRAID) Accessibility Committee, this webinar will feature committee members holding a 30-minute guided discussion on general accessibility topics (positive and negative) regarding AMS meetings. As part of the discussion, we'll share some accessibility results from the post-2023 AMS Annual Meeting survey and look forward to accessibility at the
2024 AMS Annual Meeting. Please submit your accessibility-related question(s) via this form before 17 October. Register here »
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Certification Corner
AMS certifications are respected credentials that provide you with professional recognition and strengthen your connections to the public, the atmospheric science community, and its resources.
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Congratulations to Linh Truong, who recently earned the CBM designation! | | |
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Congratulations to Julie St. Francis, who recently earned the CAT designation! | | |
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Visit our web page to learn more about how AMS certifications can help enhance your career in the private, public, or academic sector.
Submit a Proposal for a New Certification Program
Did you know that AMS welcomes proposals for new certification programs that would be of interest to the weather, water, and climate community? Learn more and submit a proposal today!
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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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bagyo
(Also spelled bagyu or bagyio.) In the Philippine Islands, the name given to any severe tropical cyclone; derived from the city of Baguio, where a record 24-h rainfall of 46 in. (~117 cm) occurred during the passage of a tropical cyclone in July 1911. Learn More »
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