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ISU AMS Meeting Minutes
http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/
October 30, 2007

Thank you for all that have been volunteering for Taking the Road Less Traveled and other community outreach programs. Helping the community is a good way to get the AMS recognized and build our reputation as an organization.

Congratulations to the whole Iowa State Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, as we made honor roll!! We were only one of six in the nation in the AMS to make it. Way to go, keep up the good work!

Symposium Posters

Some seniors and graduate students doing a thesis are making posters of their research. This is a good way for them to put their research together and critique it. Funding of thesis posters is partially paid by the Graduate Club, but they can?t pay for the all of the posters, so it was motioned to have the ISU AMS pay for half of the posters. The motion passed. The Symposium Poster Session will be November 14, 2007 in room 3140.

Resume Workshop

There will be a resume workshop held November 8, 2007 in 3128. This will be a great opportunity for everyone to build their skills in writing a resume. Everyone is welcome, even if you don?t have a current resume. Resumes are very important in the working world and having one that looks professional could make or break future employment opportunities, so be sure to show up!

Winter Weather Safety and Preparedness

We as a chapter have another way to interact with the community and show community involvement. The Winter Weather Safety and Preparedness fair will be held Monday November 12, 2007 at 6:30pm. The location is still to be determined. It will consist of talking to 10-20 families about the hazards of winter weather and how to be prepared and stay safe during the winter season. Anyone interested can email cjohn@iastate.edu or rbutter@iastate.edu to sign up. Suggestions on activities and ideas on how to present this talk should also be sent to the same addresses.

Spring Break Trip

Every year the ISU AMS takes a spring break trip to a destination somewhere in the U.S. that can incorporate weather into the trip, along with having a blast of a time! At the moment suggestions are being taken as to where the club will go. Destinations of the past have been to Colorado to visit NCAR, and Norman, Oklahoma to SPC. This is a fun way to spend your spring break and there?s no better way to do that than spend it with all of your meteorology buddies. Send any suggestions to cjohn@iastate.edu.


Apparel

The ISU AMS apparel that was recently ordered will arrive in before Thanksgiving break, with a tentative date of November 13th, 2007. Orders will be distributed in the map room when they arrive.

Calendars

Calendar orders are due Friday November 2nd, 2007. Try to sell as sell as many as possible as it is pretty much our only fundraiser of the year. This money is used to fund things like food at meetings and reimbursing travel and such during trips. This keeps funds in the AMS account so next year?s AMS will have funds to do things with. Our goal is to sell 250 calendars. Sell them to any and everyone and they make great gifts for family! This year?s pictures are amazing and will make for a great calendar. To view the pictures that will appear on the calendar and to get order forms visit: http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams and click on the 2008 Wx Calendar.

Treasurer

The current balance is: $4389. It was motioned that the ISU AMS pay $1000 of the calendars and this motion was passed. So after this and paying for some apparel, $2400 will be subtracted from our account. Also was motioned that the club pay $100 to keep Cy's Eyes On The Skies on ISU TV. So our approximate balance will be: $1889 after all of these transactions take place. The only way to restock some of our funds is to sell those calendars so keep selling!

NWA

A former ISU AMS president Elise Johnson would like everyone to join her group on facebook called National Weather Association. The main point of doing this is she would like for everyone to take a survey for the NWA making suggestions on what would make the NWA more appealing to students our age. The NWA is a great organization to be involved with. If you aren?t a member and want to become one visit: http://www.nwas.org/membership/index.php#join_online.

FYI

The tornado machine and supplies will be stored in room 3128 in cabinet on south wall.

Also if anyone wants to help Chris go through all of the extra AMS stuff email him at: cjohn@iastate.edu. Could be some interesting things that you could end up investigating!

Academic chair

Contact leaders of sections to be sure there will be reviews for sections. Everyone is busy and if no one tells the leader there is a test, they won?t know to hold a review session, so be sure and communicate with them. Also keep checking forums to see when reviews and such are held. It has been brought to our attention that Student Services wants tutors for meteorology 227 and meteorology 206. Please contact student services if anyone is interested.

Social chair

The annual student faculty supper will be held Monday November 5th, 2007 at 5:30pm at Hickory Park. This is a great way to hang out with your favorite meteorology professors without talking about all those derivations and have a great meal at the same time!!

Forecast contests

National Contest:

Congratulation goes out to Brandon Engelson, Ryan Alliss, Jon Hobbs and Dr. Bill Gallus for being the top forecasters of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina for period one. Congratulations also goes out to Jayson Prentice, Ryan Alliss, Jon Hobbs and Dr. Bill Gallus for being the top forecasters for period two. Great job forecasters and keep up the good work! If you are signed up for the National Contest, be sure and forecasts otherwise it will bring our team score down and drop our team ranking as a whole.

Local contest:

Congratulations to Chris Schaffer for winning period three in the local contest. If anyone is still interested in signing up for the contest visit: http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/AFC/.

Webmaster

Please add pictures to photo albums on the forums.

Cy?s Eyes

Cy?s Eyes is going good, there was a new monitor added for the green screen. Studios looking good, but there has been some controversy. ISU TV is now charging dues to be on channel 18. So we now owe $100 if Cy?s Eyes wants to be on air anymore. There was a motion to have the ISU AMS constitution amended to have a broadcast meteorology committee be added to the constitution. There also was a motion to have the organization pay for the $100 needed to stay on air. Both of these motions passed. Then members who participate on Cy?s Eyes will owe the ISU AMS $6 to cover the dues.

Radar Workshop

Scott Lincoln and Jason Patton will be hosting a radar workshop on Friday November. 2nd, 2007 at 6:30pm. This workshop will consist of learning how to use Gibson Ridge Analyst Edition software and have real time storms that you have to give live warnings on. Sure to be lots of fun and a great learning experience for all!

Historian

Get pictures of AMS activities to Jeff ASAP! Also need some pictures from the 2003-2004 school year.

Costume Contest

The costume contest was spectacular, with many great costumes. The pack was narrowed down and in the end Andy Mair, dressed as Jack sparrow, won the gift card. Be sure to tell him aye matey?. I mean congratulations!

Next AMS meeting November 27, 2007