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Spotlight: Radio Frequency Allocation
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Make your voice heard on radio frequency allocation. The AMS has posted a precis and invites community members to join a drafting committee for an updated AMS Statement on Radio Frequency Allocation: Impacts on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise.

A great place to start learning about this issue is the new Front Page blog post by Ya’el Seid-Green of the AMS Policy Program explaining the complexities of “Protecting Scientific Use of the Spectrum”.

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Did You Know?
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There is a national network of Weather Camps? Plan for a fun and fascinating summer experience for your young scientist: watch a video and get more information about a Weather Camp in your area.
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Grants are available for 2016 AMS specialty conference sessions—don’t miss out! Travel grants are available for senior undergraduate (applicants must be in their senior year of undergraduate study at the time of conference) and graduate students. Travel grants are available to AMS student members. Interested students cannot be presenters at the conference. To access the program applications, log in through your membership profile.
Apply for Travel Grant
Volunteer for AMS
AMS has a number of ways you can volunteer for a committee in your area of interest, as well as numerous other opportunities to network with and participate in the weather, water and climate community.
Get Involved
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What's New
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The new AMS Journals Online site was released on 15 March. We have simplified and improved site navigation to present more content on fewer pages. New functionality allows for quick access to content, more efficient maintenance, and improved user communication.
 
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Upcoming Dates
6 May
Last day to book hotel rooms and register at lowest rates for the 17th Conference on Mountain Meteorology.
6 May
Student Travel Grant Application Deadline for 17th Conference on Mountain Meteorology.
11, 20, 23 May
Deadlines to register at the lowest rate (11th), book hotel rooms (20th), and  make edits to abstract titles & authors (23rd)  for the 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology .
16, 19, 27 May
Deadlines to register at the lowest rates (16th), book hotel rooms (19th), and make edits to abstract titles & authors (27th) for the 32nd Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology/22nd Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence/Third Conference on Biogeosciences.
Mid-May
Program, hotel, and registration information will be posted for the Joint 21st Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology Conference and 20th Conference on Air-Sea Interaction.
19-21 July
2016 Summer Community Meeting
1 August
Submit your abstract for the 97th Annual Meeting!
1 August
Calling all students: check out the student award opportunities for the 97th Annual Meeting.
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May is a busy month for gift-giving; check out the AMS Bookstore for wonderful items for all your weather enthusiasts! Mothers and graduates alike will enjoy AMS books, shirts, and merchandise.
Shop Now
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Survey Results
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Answer the survey question for May:

It is surprising how atmospheric science terms can be adopted for commercial use. Which of the products listed is NOT named "Nimbus"?
 
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Glossary Word of the Month
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Tetroon

A balloon of tetrahedron shape made from a cylinder of plastic film. The cylinder is sealed orthogonally at the two ends, producing a low-cost balloon that simulates a sphere.

Find more interesting terms in the AMS Glossary on line.
 
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