21-25 October 2024, Virginia Beach, VA & Online
Session Topic Proposals Open: 7 November 2023
Session Topic Proposals Close: 7 December 2023
Abstract Submissions Open: 11 January 2024
Abstract Submission Deadline: 23 May 2024
Program to be Posted & Acceptance E-mails Sent: 11 July 2024
Registration and Hotel Reservations Open: 11 July 2024
Hotel Reservation Deadline: 11 September 2024
Pre-Registration Deadline: 11 September 2024
No Registration Refund After: 26 September 2024
Extended Abstract Deadline: 26 November 2024
The Conference on Severe Local Storms is the premiere gathering for scientists, forecasters, educators, and communicators engaged in all aspects of work related to hazardous deep convective weather phenomena. Our goal is to provide a platform to present and facilitate discussion of cutting-edge research regarding the analysis, prediction, communication, and theoretical understanding of the structure and dynamics of severe thunderstorms, including their associated hazards of tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, lightning, and flash floods.
The theme for the 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms is Supporting the Next Generation of Observations, Theory, and Practice. We invite presentations on studies ranging from physical understanding of severe convective storms and their processes and hazards, to forecasting and nowcasting severe storm events, to how we educate, train, and communicate information about severe local storms to the next generation of scientists and the public. We especially encourage presentations focusing on convective storms in the Eastern United States, communication of severe weather concepts in the classroom and beyond, and how we can leverage increasingly large sets of observations and model data to produce novel insights into the processes of severe storms now and in the future.
Please join us and advance the science of severe local storms!
The 31st Conference on Severe Local Storms is organized by the AMS Committee on Severe Local Storms and hosted by the American Meteorological Society. For additional information, please contact the program chairpersons: Casey Davenport ([email protected]) and John T. Allen ([email protected]).
Sponsorship opportunities will be available soon. Interested companies and organizations should contact Adam Kelly.
All attendees must register to attend the conference. Registration must be completed online. Everyone presenting (both oral and poster) and/or attending must be registered. No on-site registration will be available for in-person attendance. In-person attendance must be completed in advance. More details to come.
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