04/01/2019

Members on Call: Alana Nehring, Catherine Buczek, Meredith Garofalo, Paul Gross, Maureen McCann, Mike Nelson, Michael Page, Hannah Strong, Elisa Raffa

 

Call Began 2:02 PM EDT

 

The Station Scientist Session line-up has been set for the Broadcast Conference in San Diego coming up this June.  The schedule for the entire conference can be accessed here: https://ams.confex.com/ams/47BC5WxComm/meetingapp.cgi/ModuleSessionsByDay/0 [ams.confex.com]

 

Our committee is responsible for reviewing candidates for the Award for Excellence in Science Reporting by a Broadcast Meteorologist.  More details to follow in the coming month.

 

Looking forward to Earth Day, Mike Nelson has a special event planned at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science: https://secure1.dmns.org/climate-change-science-and-solutions [secure1.dmns.org]

 

Several other committee members have been invited to participate in various talks and presentations:

Elisa Raffa has been invited to participate in a media breakout panel in coordination with the Cleo Institute Symposium: https://www.cleoinstitute.org/symposium-2019 [cleoinstitute.org]

Meredith Garofalo with be moderating a panel discussion in coordination with the 35th Space Symposium: https://www.spacesymposium.org/ [spacesymposium.org]

 

During the Broadcast Conference, the AMS will offer an opportunity to interview Jenni Evans, AMS President via Facebook live.  Depending on the success, more opportunities may follow.  Questions will be solicited ahead of time so look for a link to submit yours.  After the Broadcast Conference, we’ll turn our attention to the AMS 100 celebration/annual meeting in January in Boston.  The AMS will be offering several ways to get involved to build excitement for 2020.

 

Our next call is scheduled for Monday, June 3rd 2 PM EDT

 

Call Ended 2:44 PM EDT