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

Officer Intros

General Officer email:
President: Adam Kuban ()
Vice President: Kari Kozak ()
Secretary: Janet Schenck ()
Treasurer: Brian Viner ()
Social Chair: Elise Johnson ()
Historian: William (Bill) Henning ()
Webmaster: Heather Moser ()
Past President: Jon Hobbs ()

Member Intro: Nice to meet all of you!

Social Events

Intramurals-Flag Football, we need people!!! Email Elise if you are interested in the following intramural sports: Curling, Soccer, Cross Country, Broomball, 5K Wilderness Run, Basketball
Basketball-Tuesdays (maybe Thursdays) at 9pm at the Rec Center (west end). Look for Elise and a Tall Blonde (The Tall Blonde's name is Amy)
Picnic-Tomorrow! You can still come if you didn't RSVP. If you need a ride, meet us (Elise and I will be there) on steps by the north parking lot by 5pm.
Start of the Year Social Event-A possibility would be to see Anchorman at the Dollar Theater. Look for an email later. Other options are bowling, a picnic, and many more. Again, look for an email from Elise later on.
Co-Social Chair-This will be a sophomore position. The sophomore class will be asked to stay after next meeting. We'll vote then on who will have the position. The duties of the position will be to help Elise with social events and to be available for younger members to talk to them instead of the "big scary upper-classmen!"
National Weather Service-The date for a visit to the National Weather Service has been set to September 13 at 7pm. We will meet in Agronomy and leave from there. If you have any questions, email Heather Moser.

AMS Dues
In the past, the AMS dues have been $5. We took a vote and decided that the dues will be $5. Please pay Brian Viner by the next meeting. Make sure to get all the information from Brian. Checks can be made out to ISU AMS.

Apparel/Merchandise
We will talk about WHAT we want to order at a later meeting, but for this meeting, we have decided to make an order sometime this fall. If you have any ideas, email Elise.

First Snowfall Contest
We voted to organize a First Snowfall Contest. This contest involves picking the date that you think will have the first snowfall. If you don't quite understand this contest, don't worry, more information will be given later.

National Forecast Contest
There was a meeting for the National Forecast Contest after the AMS meeting. If you were not able to be at the NFC meeting, email Janet Schenck for information.

AMS Forecast Contest
It's free!!!! For more information on the AMS Forecast Contest, go to the AMS website and click on the AMS Forecast Contest link. For more information, email Jeremy Grams ().

CY's Eyes on the Skies
CY's Eyes on the Skies is a 15 minute weather show on ISU TV Channel 18. Next Wednesday there will be a training session at 6:30 in Studio B in the Communication Building. Even if you don't want to be go into broadcast meteorology, it's a wonderful, wonderful experience! There are also behind-the-scenes positions available. The possible starting date will be Monday, September 13th. Look for an email with more information!

National Weather Association
The National Weather Association is a lot like AMS, but with a little bit more focus on broadcasting. This is a great way to meet people young and older! There are professionals from the National Weather Service and other occupations that are members as well. Email Elise Johnson if you're interested. The big event for the NWA is The Severe Storms Conference in the spring.

National AMS
There is a $15 due ($7.50 now and then in January) to join the National AMS. This is a wonderful organization to sign up for because you can get great benefits like discounts on magazines, you can find out about opportunities in the meteorological field and much more. The National AMS also holds a national conference in San Diego in January (This is a great chance to learn outside the classroom from many different professionals). A great opportunity!

Way in the Future Events

Storm Spotter Training- A great way to learn how to spot severe storms! Look for that in March.
Spring Break-More information will come MUCH later. Past trips have included Colorado, Oklahoma, and Florida.
Elementary Education-We go around to elementary schools teaching kids about severe weather. We do this in the spring.
Severe Storms Conference-Some much fun! Again, this is a great way to learn outside of the class room. Another chance to meet people and make contacts. This is a spring event, so look for info later.

Future Events: National Weather Service, AMS/Faculty Dinner, Offit Airforce Base, Tailgate with University of Illinois (September 18th) and much more.

"Segment of Fun!"
On this September 2, 1950 the town Mecca, CA received a high temperature of 126 degrees!!! The low that morning was 89 degrees! The high of 126 degrees set a U.S. record for the month of September. It may be hot this week, but not that hot!!!(I got this from www.weatherforyou.com/history)

P.S. You don't have to email me back anything (you could if you want to!). This is just a piece of information that you can have.