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ISU AMS Meeting Minutes
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October 29, 2003

ISU AMS gave 2 presentations to King Academy (Des Moines) 3rd graders on October 22 at a computer lab in Durham.

Attendees of last year's NWA conference may be partially reimbursed by LAS Council. You will need your conference receipts for this. Contact Kevin () for more information. Mitch, the new president of Central Iowa National Weather Association, discussed the upcoming Severe Storms Conference in 2004. It will occur March 25-27, 2004 in Des Moines and cost $75 for students. Rooms average around $90 a night. At least one meal as well as a free gift will be covered in the $75 dollar fee. Kevin is also attempting to obtain reimbursement for the upcoming conference, so a sign up sheet was passed around for those interested in attending. Contact Kevin to get your name on this list. For more information on the 2004 NWA Severe Storms Conference go to the website at www.iowa-nwa.com or contact Mitch Keegan at . We currently have at least 20 members considering attending the conference.

Our ISU AMS chapter received the Local Chapter Holl Roll for the 3rd consecutive year. This award is given by the National American Meteorological Society.

There are still a few AMS/ISU Meteorology t-shirts and sweatshirts available in select sizes from last year. New ones will be ordered/designed if there is enough interest, as well as polo shirts. The t-shirts and sweatshirts are either grey/red or navy/gold. The polo shirts last year had a Cyclone/AMS logo on them and were available in blue or red. Contact Jon if you have design/logo ideas or if you are interested in getting a t-shirt (either last year's or this year's). Jon's email address is .

A sign up sheet for a Spring Break trip was passed around for those interested. Current ideas are Oklahoma (Storm Prediction Center/Storm Chasing) and Colorado (National Severe Storm Laboratory). If you have suggestions or would like to be added to the 'interested' list, contact Kevin. There will be an informational meeting for those interested on Thursday, November 13, at 7pm in Agronomy 3128.

Jon discussed fundraising issues. An opportunity is being arranged with Jolesh Photography in Des Moiens to paste photo proofs onto letters for mailings. We have done this in the past. Contact Jon with any other fundraising ideas.

Kim announced her sorority's Chili Dinner, to be held Sunday, November 2, at 2239 Knapp (on the corner of Knapp and Linn past Campus Book Store), from 4pm to 7pm. Tickets are $4 in advance, $5 at the dinner. Contact Kim @ for more information or to buy tickets.

A costume contest was held, with Janet, Elise, Kari, and Jesse participating. 'Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Showers' (Kari) was the winner and received two lovely cans of silly string.

The next meeting will be held Monday, November 17, at 7pm in Agronomy 2050. This will be a joint ISU AMS/ Central Iowa NWA event, with a Presentation by Dr. Alan Czarnetzke of the University of Northern Iowa on the Severe Storms Conference.