3rd Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals

The 3rd Conference for Early Career Professionals was held in conjunction with the 95th AMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.  The conference chairs were Matthew Lacke, Erik Pytlak, and Jared Rennie.  Search #BECP2015 on Twitter for specific content related to this conference.  This was the first year the conference was expanded to a full day.

Highlights of the conference:

• Joint session with the 14th Annual AMS Student Conference that included speakers Dr. Sarah Tessendorf at UCAR and JJ Brost at NOAA/NWSFO and rotating group discussions on:  Write Something People Will Want to Read (led by Eric Bruning, Texas Tech University; Sarah Tessendorf, UCAR); Adapative Communication: One Message Doesn't Fit All (led by Gina Eosco, Cornell University; Daniel Porter, NOAA); and Make Your Presentation a Conduit, Not a Crutch (led by Kathryn Prociv, The Weather Channel; JJ Brost, NOAA/NWSFO)
• Remarks from AMS President Bill Gail
• Rotating group discussions on workplace skills for early career professionals:  Is it time to move on from the first job? (led by Paul Schlatter, NOAA/NWS); Becoming a leader in the workforce (led by Kim Runk, NOAA/NWS); and How to balance your work and personal life (led by Rebecca Haacker-Santos, UCAR)
• Panel discussion on AMS programs and opportunities that included incoming AMS President Dr. Sandy MacDonald (NOAA/ESRL), Kenneth Carey (Early Resources Technology), and Chad Kauffman (California University of Pennsylvania)
• Panel discussion on early career issues that included Amber Sullins (KNXV-TV), Jamie Rhome (National Hurricane Center), Lourdes Aviles (Plymouth State), Matthew Alto (AccuWeather)
• 5th Annual Reception for Early Career Professionals on Sunday evening
• Hosted a Town Hall Meeting on Monday that included panelists Bill Easterling (Penn St), Linda Maynard (WSI), Micah Johnson (MediaStars Worldwide), and Gary Woodall (PHX NWSFO)

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