Last Updated 30 November 2020

On behalf of the AMS Council and staff, I would like to extend our sincere sympathy to anyone impacted directly or indirectly by the novel coronavirus, and gratitude to the healthcare workers and organizations battling this pandemic. For those members of the community required to be at their places of business for public safety, thank you and stay safe. As we all practice social distancing in an effort to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and its potential strain on our healthcare systems, we’ve created a list of helpful AMS resources that you can access online.

How to Reach AMS Staff?

Please contact us the same ways as always. In most cases, email is the best way to reach us. If you are trying to reach a staff member by phone and reach voicemail, leave a message! It will be delivered to us via email, and we will respond when we are able.

Special Spring 2021 Opportunity for Teachers

Thanks to our sponsors, NOAA and Lockheed Martin, we have a special one-time opportunity for teachers: we are waiving all course fees for the first 25 participants that are successfully matched to a mentor team for each of the three online Spring 2021 DataStreme courses (75 waivers total)! Participants will still earn three accredited graduate credits per course. 
We are pleased to support teachers who, as we all know, are going through a very challenging year. Fill out the DataStreme Interest Form now to learn more about this offer and get matched with your mentor for the spring semester.

AMS Statements

Two new AMS statements are available:

• Tornado Sheltering Guidelines during the COVID-19 Pandemic, is now in force. English and Spanish PDFs are available.
• Hurricane Preparedness During the COVID-19 Pandemic, is now in force. English and Spanish PDFs are available.

An Update on AMS Meetings

We have made the decision to reschedule the following upcoming meetings:

• AMS 101st Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format 10–15 January 2021.
• 34^th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology  rescheduled to 9–14 May 2021.
• 13^th Fire and Forest Meteorology Symposium rescheduled to 11–13 May 2021.
• 34th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology/Fifth Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences rescheduled to 21–23 June 2021.
• 24^th Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence has been rescheduled to 12–16 July 2021.
• 30th Conference on Severe Local Storms has been rescheduled to 18–22 October 2021.

Please check often for additional updates on potential cancellations and postponements on the AMS Meetings and COVID-19 page.

AMS Online Offerings

There are a number of ways to learn and connect with your fellow AMS members and meeting attendees online, such as:

• Join the discussion and connect with fellow members virtually on the AMS Community
• Explore a new field or brush up on yours in AMS Journals Online. Find out how much of the peer-reviewed research AMS publishes is freely available for all to read.
• View over ten years of recorded meeting presentations for free on our archived presentations page
• Consider organizing a webinar around a topic of interest to the AMS community.

• Speaking of webinars, did you know we have over 50 recorded webinars available in our webinar directory?

  • Watch the latest webinar, "Anxiety and Action in the Age of Quarantine: Strategies for Success" from the AMS Board for Early-Career Professionals. They hosted a discussion on the best practices for working remote, strategies to combat anxiety, manage stress, and how to maintain your emotional well-being in these challenging times.

• Work toward completing an application for an AMS certification.
• Give back by becoming a mentor through the Mentoring365 or Board of Private Sector Meteorologists mentoring programs.
• If you have extra time on your hands, please consider nominating a deserving colleague for an AMS Award.

• We also have two podcast series for you:

  • AMS on the Air
    Bringing you cool stories, news, and research in the weather, water, and climate community, focusing on conversations with the people who make it all happen.
  • Clear Skies Ahead
    Learn about careers in meteorology and beyond. Join AMS as we talk to experts working in the weather, water, and climate sciences.
    • Listen to the COVID-19 Special Episode: Going Remote.

We are dedicated to advancing the well-being of the weather, water, and climate community and the broader public that we serve, and we will continue to actively monitor this fluid situation and keep you informed. 

Best regards,

Keith Seitter, CCM
Executive Director
American Meteorological Society
45 Beacon Street Boston, MA