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ISU AMS Meeting Minutes
http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/
March 01, 2004

A slide show was presented from the WISE (Women In Science and Engineering) presentation that took place in 3128 last Thursday, February 26th. Janet, Elise, Heather, and Jesse talked to a group of school girls about severe weather, tornadoes, lightning, and meteorology in general. The children also built their own tornado-in-a-bottles.

John Baranek and Jon Hobbs participated last week in a school talk with St. Augustin children. They discussed hurricanes.

Andy Kula of the Des Moines National Weather Service would like to thank everyone who participated in the Spotter Training Review session. There were 89 total participants, many of whom were Iowa State students.

Several students at Iowa State expressed interest in getting an internship at the Des Moines NWS. An e-mail was sent to AMS giving information on internship opportunities there. If you are interested in volunteering at the National Weather Service contact Karl Jungbluth at 515-270-4501 or go to the following website:
http://ohrm.doc.gov/handbooks/studnet_empl/general_info.htm

Also, Brenda Brock, Meteorologist In Charge at the Des Moines NWS offered the advice that relocation to other parts of the country is often a good way to get a job at the National Weather Service. She offered the following website as a place for further information: http://www.opm.gov .

Jeremy discussed the current forecasting contests AMS students are participating in. Atlanta, GA is currently the forecast site for the National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest, with Flagstaff, AZ coming up next week into Spring Break week. If you do not want to forecast over Spring Break or Flagstaff for other reasons, make sure you contact Jeremy (). For the national contest, ISU is ranked 16th out of 39 schools currently, with top 5 forecasters ranked 8th out of 39. For the ISU AMS contest, Des Moines has just finished; with a break this week, Waterloo will begin next Monday (March 8). There are currently 12 participants (in addition to 3 climate models and the National Weather Service). Surveys about the ISU contest were past out at the meeting and entered into a drawing for a $5 gift certificate to Hickory Park.

Kevin discussed ISU AMS Spring Break to Norman, Oklahoma (March 14-18, 2004). All participants money has been turned in and tours set up. We will be voting for gas money reimbursement at the next meeting. Contact Kevin () for more information.

The Central Iowa NWA Annual Severe Storms Conference will be held March 25-27 at the Embassy Suites in Des Moines. Elise is heading registration for the NWA. You must register by this Friday (March 5), so e-mail her at for the special weblink to the group discount page. The group discounted cost for the conference is $65, and is payable by check or credit card.

Kevin stated that the Liberal Arts and Sciences Council will be giving us $400-500 dollars for reimbursement of the conference fees. In order to receive the partial reimbursement, print off your online receipt and give it to Kevin by the Tuesday after the conference (March 30). Estimated reimbursement is around $20.

Stephen is arranged for hotel rooms for the conference. In order to get the conference discounted hotel room ($109 for a two room, two queen-sized bed + fold out couch suite) we must reserve the rooms by this Wednesday (March 3, 2004). We are currently planning on reserving at least 3 rooms, and the estimate cost is around $20 per person per night. Contact Stephen if you need more information (). We will also be trying to arrange transportation if you need it to and from the hotel and as well as if you are planning on commuting to and from Ames each day. Contact Stephen or Jon () about this.

Mike discussed social events. We will not be skiing this Wednesday (March 3) because there is no snow and the skiing place is closed. For intramural events, co rec broomball, co rec volleyball, and co rec indoor soccer are all coming up. Right now, broomball has 5 guys and 4 girls, volleyball has 2 guys and 3 girls, and soccer has 4 guys and 3 girls signed up. So, we need more people to sign up. Email Mike to sign up at mholts@iastate.edu. Camping is in the works as well as a tour of the virtual tornado in Howe Hall. An update on IM Bowling (we had 5 AMS teams) results should be coming soon. Contact Mike or Elise with any suggestions for social events.

Kari, the VEISHA chair, is holding an information meeting for those interested at 6:30 next Tuesday (March 9). A sign up sheet for volunteers for the April 17 event at Cy's BigTop was past around. If you are interested in helping out, contact Kari at kkozak@iastate.edu.

Severe Weather Awareness Week will take place March 29 to April 2 (the week after the conference). We will be giving ~45 minute talks to various Elementary schools around Ames. Times will be set up soon and the schedule will be e-mailed. Contact Jon for more information.

Adam gave the treasurer's report and stated that we have $606.95 of spendable money.

Congratulations to the new Cy's Eyes co-producers, Kari Kozak and Elise Johnson.

Thursday, April 1, will be Fellows Elementary Science Night in Ames. ISU AMS will have a weather display that night, with will be up for several hours during the evening. A vehicle is needed to transport the large tornado machine (preferrably a van or truck). If you have a vehicle or are interested in helping out, e-mail Jon.

The National American Meteorology Committee has some available positions. This is the committee that among other things, choses Local AMS Chapter of the Year as well as Chapter Honor Roll. This is a great opportunity for you as well as for ISU AMS. If you are interested in being a member of the committee, e-mail Jon.

The Great Lakes Meteorology Conference will be held Friday, April 3. The event is sponsered by the Northwest Indiana National Weather Association and Valparaiso University. The cost of attending is $40 and is due March 19. See the following website for more information:
http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/met/nwa/nwa.html.

AMS and ISU Meteorology shirts have been ordered. We expect them in after Spring Break.

Watch out for viruses going through the isuams@iastate.edu account.

The next meeting will be held Wednesday, March 24, and 7:30pm in 3128 Agronomy. During that meeting, we will have a presentation of the Spring Break trip as well as a nomination of new officers for next school year. Elections for new officers will take place at the April meeting.

UPCOMING ISU AMS EVENTS:

March 9: VEISHA planning trip (6:30pm)
March 14-18: Spring Break Trip (Norman, OK)
March 24: Next ISU AMS meeting (7:30pm) --
Nomination of new officers
March 25-27: NWA Conference (Des Moines)
March 29-Apr 2: Severe Weather Awareness Week (school talks)
Late March: Intramural Broomball, Soccer, and Volleyball
Late March: AMS/ISU Meteorology t-shirts due in
April 1: Fellows Elementary School Science Night
April 3: Great Lakes Meteorology Conference
April 17: VEISHA booth at Cy's BigTop
April: Camping trip
April: Virtual tornado simulator tour