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ISU AMS Meeting Minutes
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September 30, 2008

Meeting Minutes

30 September, 2008

President Schwedler called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. He welcomed all present to the meeting.

President Schwedler

We will be adding a .Weather Section. to the Iowa State Daily newspaper. It will be located on the 2^nd page. We met with a design editor, and we are awaiting a starting date. We will have three-day graphics, today.s high and low, etc. We might also include a .Today in Weather History. section. Leaders of the forecast team will be Jayson Prentice and Ryan Alliss.

A StormReady update: last Friday, a few of us met with Dave Bunker of the Department of Residence for making the dorms more safety-minded. We are wishing to find and identify areas to put .storm shelter. signs. We will need some manpower to do this. These signs will be put under some plexi-glass so they won.t be stolen. We will also talk about educating the CA.s about what to do if there is a tornado warning. If you didn.t sign up for this, shoot President Schwedler an email to get involved.

On Friday, 24 October, Stephanie Wells is coming to campus, as part of a distinguished alumni honor. She is the first graduate from Iowa State Meteorology. She will be on campus, visiting WISE (Women in Science and Engineering), and we would like to set up a time to meet and talk with her. The proposed time to meet her is 4 PM. There was a vote put up for a time, and 4 PM passed. A biography will be sent out soon.

Vice President Deppe

Mr. Deppe spoke about the ISU Meteorology clothing orders. Orders are due on 10 October. Orders can be put in the AMS mailbox in room 3010 (the office next to the map room), or you can give your order to one of the officers. Please, get it in right away. If you wish to pay by check, please make the check out to .ISU AMS.. We also have window clings, which are 5 dollars each. They are great for your car!

There will be a snowfall forecast contest. Take a guess on when the first inch of snow in Ames will be. Only one person per day will be accepted. If you win, you.ll receive a cool prize. Just sign your name on ONE day only. The deadline is 10 October.

Treasurer Karsten

The last day to turn in AMS dues will be 10 October at 4:00 p.m. Checks should be written to .ISU AMS,. in Agronomy 3010.

The final day to hand in the bank statement to get reimbursed for the NWA conference is 1 October at 4 p.m.

We have prices determined for the station on the roof. We will wait till after the calendar sales to determine what we will get.

Regarding the ISU AMS apparel, a motion was passed. In order to get the apparel, you MUST have your money in by 10 October.

Social Chair Hoffman

Mr. Hoffman thanked everyone for coming to the Student/Faculty dinner, and the Bonfire.

Mr. Hoffman will keep you updated on the times and dates for intramurals. Fees are five dollars per person for broomball, and $3.75 for curling.

Our annual Video Game Night will be held on 17 October. Come and hang out with your fellow meteorology majors, and enjoy some Nintendo Wii, XBOX 360, and PS3.

The Corn Maze event will be held on 24 October. Come and see if you can make it out!

We will tour the ISU Tornado Simulator. This will be held on 16 October at (tentatively) 2:30PM. The tour will last roughly an hour.

Academic Chair Prentice

Mr. Prentice showed where you can find the class leaders and classmates on the class lists. You can view these at www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams, under .Member Resources. and .Classmates.. Contact your class leader for a date and time to meet for a study session. Let them know when the next test is. Use the forums for additional help on classes.

WxChallenge started yesterday. Be sure to forecast. We compete as a team, so help your fellow ISU AMS members.

Jon Hobbs spoke about the Iowa Forecast Contest. We are currently doing Sioux City, IA. Brandon Engleson won Ottumwa, IA, our last forecast location. Contact Mr. Hobbs if you would like to get involved in the Local contest (jonhobbs@iastate.edu).

Webmaster Mair

Be sure to sign up on the forums. If you don.t pay your dues by 10 October, you will be taken off the ISU AMS email list.

Historian Witter

If you have any photos, please send those to Ms. Witter. You can also upload them on the ISU AMS website at www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/Photos. Keep on taking photos!

Cy.s Eyes on the Skies

Things are going well. Shows have been going well. If you wish to get involved, sign up on the forums. Ask for help on the graphics if you need them. Shows start at 6:30 p.m., in Studio B of the Communications Building.

Outreach Chair Rabideau

Photos for the weather calendar should be in by 10 October. Send your photos to her at outreach.isuams@iastate.edu, or post them on the Photo Albums on the forums. Put the description of where the photos were taken.

The calendar committee needs to meet sometime to determine which photos will be finalized and put onto the calendar. Tell Ms. Rabideau if you want to get involved.

Closing remarks

President Schwedler thanked all present for attending. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

The chapter will next meet on Thursday, 30 October, 2008. Bring your best costumes! It will be Halloween! There will be a contest, and there will be a prize for the winner.

Once again, on 10 October, ISU AMS dues, clothing dues, photos for the calendar, and the snowfall contest dates are due on this day.