24th Biennial Joint AMS/AGU Heads and Chairs Meeting
7 October 2024 Boulder, CO
Theme: Forward Together: Steering Higher Education in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Through a Period of Rapid Evolution
The next Biennial AMS/AGU Heads & Chairs Meeting is being planned for Monday, October 7, 2024. This meeting is a chance for those in leadership positions within their programs, departments, and institutions to collectively discuss issues facing higher education in the earth and atmospheric sciences.
The Heads & Chairs Meeting has typically been held after the UCAR Members Meeting (which will be held October 8-9), but this year it is being planned as a one-day event on Monday, October 7, the day before the UCAR Members Meeting.
The theme of this year’s meeting is “Forward Together: Steering Higher Education in the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Through a Period of Rapid Evolution." The agenda includes a morning session with brief keynote speakers and discussions, a working lunch, afternoon “mini-sessions,” and an afternoon/evening town hall style discussion regarding the NOAA GS-1340 requirements.
Who can participate in this Heads & Chairs Meeting?
This meeting is not restricted to only Heads and Chairs of departments and programs, but is open to any/all that are in leadership roles at their institutions and have an interest in higher education in the earth and atmospheric sciences. The meeting will be run in a hybrid format, so in person attendance is not required.
- If you are a UCAR Member representative planning on attending the UCAR Annual Members Meeting in person, UCAR will still cover your flight and can extend your hotel reservation to include Sunday night at no cost to you. Please email [email protected] with any questions about the Members Meeting.
What can I do to get involved?
We asked for input for the 2024 AGU/AMS Heads and Chairs Meeting via a Google Form Survey which is now closed. The planning committee is currently reviewing your survey responses to construct the meeting schedule, which will be determined by early August.
The 2024 AMS/AGU Heads and Chairs Meeting Planning Committee
AMS (Board on Higher Education): Wendilyn Flynn, Alan Srock, Robin Tanamachi, Kim Wood
AGU: Pranoti Asher
AMS Sr. Meetings & Exhibits Manager: Jenn Rosen
UCAR Membership & Governance Office: Aneka Finley & Rachel Dammann