5th Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals

The 5th Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals was held in conjunction with the 97th AMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington.  The conference chairs were Matthew Lacke, Jared Rennie, Christopher Schultz, and Samantha Tushaus.  Search #BECP2017 on Twitter for specific content related to this conference.

Highlights of the conference:

• Joint session with the 16th Annual AMS Student Conference that included a keynote address from Owen Shieh at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Honolulu, Hawaii and rotating group discussions on: How to start something new (led by Rajul E. Pandya, American Geophysical Union); Imposter syndrome (led by Sharanya J. Majumdar, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS); and Self-assessment: A tool for professional growth (led by Irene Sans, WFTV)
• Remarks from AMS President Dr. Frederick Carr
• Rotating group discussions on topics you didn't learn with your degree: Salary negotiation (led by Sundar Christopher, UAH and Kait Parker, The Weather Company); Work/Life Balance (led by Daphne LaDue, CAPS/Univ. of Oklahoma); and Understanding your place in the field (led by John Toohey-Morales, WTVJ NBC-6)
• Networking session with AMS professionals and incoming AMS President Dr. Matthew Parker
• Panel discussion on early career issues (panelists: Maria C. Zatko, Ramboll Environ; Logan Johnson, NWS; Dargan M. W. Frierson, University of Washington; Ben Dery, KING-5 Meteorologist)
• Informal happy hour early Sunday evening for conference attendees, speakers, panelists, and group facilitators
• 7th Annual Reception for Early Career Professionals on Sunday evening that was attended by several hundred AMS Meeting attendees
• Hosted a Town Hall Meeting on Monday that was led by Dr. Bill Hooke of the AMS Policy Program on how policy and law affect early career scientists
• Live tweeted video of several poster presentations by early career professionals

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