Spotlight: 2019—The AMS Centennial Year!

The AMS Centennial year is beginning! The Annual Meeting in Phoenix on 6–11 January will feature some opening activities, and everyone is invited to participate throughout the year! Join your colleagues and friends by sharing your story on the web, posting on social media (with the tag #AMS100), purchasing a Centennial souvenir, or making a donation to the AMS 100th Anniversary Campaign. Check the AMS Centennial page for new opportunities as the year gets rolling, and of course plan to be at the culmination—the 100th AMS Annual Meeting in Boston in 2020!

Did You Know?

Weather Photos Wanted!

At the Annual Meeting we will be launching the AMS 2020 Calendar photo contest! Enter your best weather photo for possible inclusion, and you could win the calendar—filled with historical information and weather details from the first 100 years of the AMS.

Nurturing the Next Generation of Scientists

Your science transcends geographic boundaries and disciplines. Your career needs a tool that can do the same. AMS is a proud partner in Mentoring365, an adaptive, virtual mentoring program developed by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for Earth and space science organizations. Mentoring365 allows mentors to advise and share professional knowledge with mentees anywhere in the world. Become a part of the Mentoring365 community today!

What's New?

AMS Policy Program

The AMS Policy Program released its final study on water: Toward an Integrated Approach to Water in early December. Applications are being accepted for the 2019–2020 AMS Congressional Science Fellowship and we will open registration for the 2019 Summer Policy Colloquium soon!

New Book Released

Navigating Tenure and Beyond; A Guide for Early Career Faculty by Sundar A. Christopher is now available in the AMS Bookstore. This guide covers how to reach tenure through service, research, and teaching while empowering your graduate students and maintaining balance between your career and personal life.

AMS Education Program Recognized in National STEM Report

In December, the White House released Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for STEM Education, a report by CoSTEM that sets out five-year Federal priorities and presents a vision “where all Americans will have lifelong access to high-quality STEM education and the United States will be the global leader in STEM literacy, innovation, and employment.” Page 18 of the report highlights weather prediction understandings and analysis skills gained through the American Meteorological Society’s DataStreme Teacher Professional Development program, conducted in partnership with NOAA and California University of Pennsylvania.

Meeting Updates

The 99th AMS Annual Meeting is only a few days away! 6–10 January 2019 in Phoenix, AZ

Are you registered? Browse the Annual Meeting web page for complete details on hotels, transportation, exhibits, local attractions, AMS Centennial celebration events, and everything else you need to know! Be sure to download the AMS Annual Meeting mobile app from your app store and import your personal schedule from the online program.

18 January: Abstract deadline for the 15th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography.

Plan to attend an AMS Specialty Meeting in 2019!

Statement from AMS President Roger Wakimoto

The current partial government shutdown is frustrating for all of us, but especially for our government employee colleagues who are directly affected. We continue to be hopeful that it will be resolved in time for many of those colleagues to join us for the 99th AMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, 6-10 January. No matter how this works out, however, you can rest assured that the AMS meeting will be a terrific and significant event for the weather, water, and climate community. We are working closely with the volunteers who are organizing conferences, symposiums, and other sessions and events for the meeting to ensure a productive and valuable week for all attendees.

We are trying to get in touch with all of our presenters employed by the federal government to confirm whether or not they would be able to travel to Phoenix should the government shutdown continue. If you are a presenter employed by the federal government, please fill out the form here: Survey for Government Presenters to let us know. You will also be able to indicate your preference for presentation should you not be able to travel. Please feel free to send this survey to anyone you know may be affected.

If you request a registration refund, please allow 3 days for processing. AMS will honor any refund requests received before 11:59 pm EST on 3 January.

Are You Attending the Annual Meeting in Phoenix?

Be sure to check out the 99th AMS Annual Meeting community! This special event community is a designated online space where registered attendees can gather to talk about the meeting and connect with fellow attendees. We hope you’ll participate!

Community Thread of the Month: High Cirrus

One of the Community’s top threads covers the topic of cirrus at high altitudes, including observations and underestimations. Join the conversation today!