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ISU AMS Meeting Minutes
http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/
September 2, 2009

President Hatteberg

Rachel called the meeting to order at 7:06pm. She began by telling everyone the benefits of joining the AMS. She included the following:

She then explained that we would be continuing StormReady work with ISU's Department of Residence. This consists of the AMS going through the dorms and identifying the best locations to go during severe weather events and the best places to put up informational signs. A sign-up sheet was passed around, so please contact Rachel at the email address below if you are interested in helping with this.

There will be a Major Fair Friday, Sept. 25th from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The AMS was asked to participate in this to represent the Meteorology Department. A sign-up sheet was passed around, and, if you are interested in working a one hour shift, please contact Rachel.

We are looking to redecorate room 3008 (AKA the .Map room.) since the department put up the new WeatherWall. The old, outdated maps need to be replaced. A sign-up sheet went around for those interested in helping. Please contact Rachel if interested.

Due to some regulation changes, the Student Organization Recognition Board required the AMS to change a small part in our constitution. The group voted on and approved the adding of .and State and Federal Laws. to Article II Part D. It now reads: The Iowa State Chapter shall abide by the policies and rules of the American Meteorological Society, Iowa State University, and State and Federal Laws.

Vice President Hoffman

Matt first explained how the Learning community is expanding this year and some of the changes. There were some problems last year, but everything is going much smoother this year. He also introduced the freshmen mentors: Liz Suess, Ryan Alliss, Nick Krauel, and himself. They will help the incoming freshman and transfer make a smooth transition into meteorology.

Clubfest will be on Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 11am to 4pm. We will bring brochures, posters, and the tornado machine. Volunteers are needed for this, so a sign-up sheet was passed along. If you are interested in working a one hour time period, please contact Matt.

It.s time for the annual fall apparel! T-shirts, long sleeve t-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, polo shirts, and jackets are available in several colors. Order forms were passed out during the meeting but can be picked up in Agron 3008 or taken off the ISU AMS website. Order forms are due Friday, Sept. 25th. Please drop these off in the Meteorology Office (Agron 3010).

Treasurer Wittrock

We first voted on dues. It was unanimously passed for $10 dues. This must be paid by next meeting! If paid before the next meeting, dues should be put in the AMS mailbox in Agron 3008. Please make sure your name is somehow attached to the money (or on the check) so Justin knows who has paid. If you write a check, please make it out the ISU AMS.

The current balance is $3128.00.

Social Chair Witter

Our first social event of the year will be the Student/Faculty Dinner. It was be Sept. 22nd at Hickory Park. More information about rides and times will be sent out soon.

We will be having our annual bonfire on Sept. 25th. More information will be send out about that as well.

There will be a possible Tailgating party with the Graduate Student Meteorology Club on Sept. 26th when the Cyclones take on Army. This will be set up as a potluck dinner. More details to come.

Intramurals are starting up at this time. Sign-up sheets went around for curling, guys flag football, and broomball. Please email Rachael if interested in participating.

**Rides will be provided for all social events!!!

Check out our new Twitter and Facebook pages! Links are available on the ISU AMS website.

Academic Chair Rabideau

Please get your class list to Shannon if you were not at the meeting. Please let her know what classes you are currently taking and if you are willing to lead a review session for a class.

Shannon will be creating two website to help ISU AMS members. Weatherwiki and a Career information website will be coming soon. These will help members learn more about weather, meteorology careers, scholarships and internships.

Everyone should have received an email about a Private Sector Mentor Opportunity. This is a great opportunity to work with professional in the field, meet contacts, and get experience. This opportunity is only for seniors and grad students.

We will be forecasting for the Iowa State Daily again this year. We are hoping to incorporate graphics into our forecasts. If interested, please email Ryan Alliss at ralliss@iastate.edu.

Everyone should think about joining the Weather Challenge Forecast Contest at www.meteor.iastate.edu/~ralliss/wxchallenge or www.wxchallenge.com. This is a great way to gain experience forecasting knowledge, so please consider joining (Even if you are a freshman with no experience!). Iowa State will be up against other colleges so please forecast daily to help our team! It costs $5 to participate, so please pay Justin.

Job Hobbs will once again be running the Iowa Forecast contest. This is free and a great experience. It is made to resemble NWS forecasting. It will include long and short term and aviation forecasting. This is free, so please sign up. Email Jon (see below for address) for more information.

Webmaster Carletta

If you were not at the meeting, please email Nick your name and email address so you will be added to the ISU AMS email list. This will be updated as soon as dues are paid.

Everyone should sign up for the Forums at http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/forums. These are a great tool for forecasting contest, cy.s eyes on the skies, general ams, severe weather section: chasing and general questions, academic section: general questions, learning community, classes, and electives.

This summer, Nick created a new Officer Bio Page on the ISU AMS website. Check it out for more information on the ISU AMS Cabinet.

Historian Lueck

Please send any pictures of members to Ryan or upload at http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/Photos or the ISU AMS Facebook page.

Ryan will be at most social events taking pictures, but please feel free to take pictures also! The pictures will be put in a slideshow for the last meeting. Also, Ryan will be making a scrapbook of the AMS activities to put out at Clubfest and other events so people can see what we.ve been up to as a group.

Ryan also started a .This Day in Weather History. fact for each meeting. He told us about the 1935 Hurricane. It was the most intense hurricane to hit the US at that time. Hundreds of people died and the pressure reached a US Record low of 26.35 inches of mercury.

Cy.s Eyes on the Skies Co-Producers

Any Mair and Ryan Alliss informed the club of ISU.s very own weather show. It is a 20-minutes segment on Monday and Wednesday nights at 6:30. If you are interested in broadcast or just want to help out backstage and meet people, please attend the first show. We will be meeting in the Agron parking lot at 5:45pm to walk to the building. Prep work begins at 6 and we.re on-air at 6:30. Cy.s Eyes is a .Weather Channel. type of show. There are 4 segments, including a host, weather news, Iowa weather and National Weather. It is one of the most professional weather shows in a college setting. If you have any doubts of what you want out of meteorology, please try Cy.s Eyes. It is a great experience and will help you get a job when you graduate.

Outreach Chair Suess

The ISU AMS 2010 posters are now in the ISU Bookstore. They are located by the .General Books. section and cost $15. We will be selling calendars for $12 this year. Order forms are on the ISU AMS website and will also be located in Agron 3008. The person who sells the most Calendars will receive a prize (last year, this was gift cards and money). Please give the money to Liz or put it in the AMS mailbox in Agron 3010. Please contact Liz if you are interested in helping create next year.s calendars. Also, Liz is accepting pictures for the 2011 calendar. Send any weather pictures you have to Liz for a chance for it to appear in the 2011 ISU AMS calendar.

Over the summer, Liz, Shannon and graduate student, Adam Deppe went to Camp Dodge to give Cub Scouts a weather talk. They brought weather instruments to show and told the Scouts what they were suppose to do in a severe weather event while camping. One Scout asked, .If you.re in the middle of the field under a giraffe, will you be okay?. when told not to be the tallest object in a field.

If you have any ideas for new or different activities for school talks and science nights, please contact Liz. At the moment, we have a cold and hot water-rise and sink experiment, making cloud pictures with cotton balls, and making anemometers.

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