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ISU AMS Meeting Minutes
http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/
October 27, 2009

Start Time: 7:04

President Hatteberg

Rachel began the meeting by updating on our Storm the Dorm project. Dave Bunker got back to us and let us know what would be needed next. Last year, we went through the dorms and marked areas that should have signs and where safe locations during a tornado would be located. Our next step is looking for money donations. These are going in the dorms, so we would like to get plexiglass on them to keep them nice. We will be doing our own labor and will hopefully begin putting up the signs in January. We will be sending around a sign-up sheet for those interested in helping.

Alumni Days will be held November 6-7^th. Events are:

Friday, November 6

9:00-10:00 am. Coffee and Danish in Agronomy Hall Main Commons

1:15- pm. Careers panel in 3140 Agronomy Hall

6:30- pm. Reception and dinner at Hickory.s Hall (300 S. 17th St.)

Saturday, November 7

Field Trip to Ada Hayden Heritage Park

Field Trip to Martin Marietta.s Ames Mine

Please note that everything listed above is FREE for students and a guest is allowed. If you are interested in dinner, please let DeAnn Frisk (dfrisk@iastate.edu) know by October 30^th. This is a great way to meet professional meteorologists. If you are attending the Alumni Dinner, rides will be leaving Agronomy at 5:15pm. Please see http://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/ for more information on the Saturday tours.

A main goal of the ISU AMS is to provide tours for members to get a general knowledge of the different areas of meteorology. Rachel has been in contact with the Johnston NWS office and has set up a tour with Melinda Beerends on Thursday, November 5^th. Our past tours of the NWS have been during open house with the general public, but this will be a private tour and more meteorology-based. Rides will be leaving Agronomy at 5:15.

Vice President Hoffman

Matt first announced that the ISU AMS apparel had been ordered and should be in soon (by Thanksgiving break). If you ordered something, please check your email for updates on when they arrive. They can be picked up in the Maproom (Agronomy 3008) from a cabinet member.

We will touring the KCCI station in Des Moines on November 12^th with John McLaughlin. The tour will be at 8pm. Please look for an email from Matt about rides and more information. We will try to visit another station in the spring.

If you have any other ideas for tours, please email Matt at vp.isuams@iastate.edu.

The Iowa State Meteorology window clings are on sale for $5. Please talk to Matt or Justin if interested.

Treasurer Wittrock

Please pay Broomball Fees ($5), Curling fees ($3), AMS dues ($10), and WxChallenge Dues ($5) to Justing ASAP. They can be paid directly to Justin or put in the AMS mailbox in room 3010

Our current balance is $4769.31.

Please visit the AMS website or forums to take research surveys to help the seniors out with their thesis. If you have questions, feel free to email Justin (treasurer.isuams@iastate.edu)

Secretary Minniear

If you are not a member of the Central Iowa National Weather Association, please consider looking into it at http://www.iowa-nwa.com/. Our chapter works very closely with the NWA, and it is a great way to meet professionals in meteorology: broadcast, National Weather Service, ISU faculty members, and other areas. You also can help plan the Severe Storm Conference held every spring. You can join committees to help decide who gives the presentations, help figure out travel, work on the electronics at the conference, work registration, and other things. The NWA also takes field trips (hopefully to a wind farm this year) and has presentations at meetings. By being a member of the NWA, you get chances to receive numerous scholarships, a large discount for the Severe Storm Conference, and stay informed of the latest weather news. The Central Iowa NWA has meetings once a month in Ames or Ankeny, and we will provide rides for these meetings. If you have any questions or are interested in joining, please contact JoBeth (secretary.isuams@iastate.edu) or Rachel Hatteberg (president.isuams@iastate.edu).

Social Chair Witter

Broomball has started!! If you signed up for a team, please check the schedule below for team name and game time. If you cannot show up to a game, please let Rachael (social.isuams@iastate.edu) know. Also, please get your broomball and curling dues turned into Justin or the ISU AMS mailbox in Agron 3010.

Meteorologists on Ice 10:45pm Thursday Oct 29th

Ryan Alliss Nicholas Carletta Matthew Hoffman Michael Koschoff

Nicholas Krauel Andrew Mair Jacob McLaughlin Benjamin McNeill

Ryan Spies

AMS All-Stars 10:45pm Thursday, Oct 29th

Andrew Akin Nathan Gogo Ethan Milius Devin Mastrodomenico

Eric Mykleby Ian Nichols Samuel Schreier Joseph Simpson

Seth Yakel

Lightning Sticks 8:45pm Sunday, Nov 1st

Rachael Witter Christina Alt Kristyna Carter Samantha Edster

Jennifer Hays Emily Janssen Brittany Konradi Stephanie Melton

Elizabeth Suess

Our next social event will be a Video Game Night on Friday, November 13^th at 7:00pm in Agron 3140. This event may sound really nerdy, but it is a LOT of fun! There will be projectors and many different gaming systems to choose from. Rockband will also be played!

Academic Chair Rabideau

Please use the ISU AMS forums http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/forums/ for any questions you have about classes or meteorology in general. Shannon has added a discussion on Electives that meet requirements for graduating. We have 12-15 classes listed so far. Please feel free to add more classes and use this list to help find interesting classes at ISU.

Shannon has updated the Career page http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/careers.php to include internship and scholarship information. Please check out this page if you are interested in either of these! Deadlines will come up fast, so start applications early. Email Shannon (academic.isuams@iastate.edu) or JoBeth (secretary.isuams@iastate.edu) for more information.

If you have any other ideas for Shannon to improve the academic chair, please let her know!

Sophomore Chair Effertz

Pete has offered to organize the Spring Break trip this year. If you are interested in going on this trip, consider joining the Spring Break Committee. This committee will look into where to go, how much it will cost, how to get there, what to visit, etc. In the past few years, we have gone to Boulder, CO, Norman, OK, and Atlanta, GA/Pensacola, FL. If you have any suggestions for this year.s trip, please email Pete (sophomore.isuams@iastate.edu) or post on the forum.s Spring Break Discussion.

Webmaster Carletta

Nick has updated the ISU AMS email list. This means, if you received this email, you are on the list and, therefore, have paid your dues. Good job! If you did not receive this and are reading this on the website, please pay your dues or let Nick know you are not on the list.

The Calendar link on the ISU AMS website now features our Google Calendar. Check it out!

Please sign up for the forums at http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/ams/forums/. If you are having problems signing up, please contact Nick (webmaster.isuams@iastate.edu).

Nick is trying to update the pictures on our website because they are very old. If anyone has Science Night or VEISHA pictures from the past couple years, please send them to Nick (webmaster.isuams@iastate.edu).

If you would like to upload photos on the website, go to Member Resources then Photo Albums. Log in with your forums username and password and return to the previous page through the link. Select Upload File and then type in the number of photos you want to upload from files and/or from an URL. Then upload your picture. If you have troubles or need help, contact Nick.

Historian Lueck

Please send any photos from AMS events to Ryan (historian.isuams@iastate.edu), upload them on the website, or put on Facebook. As soon as we get new pictures, Ryan will update the Photo Board.

Cy's Eyes on the Skies Update

Cy.s Eyes has been going very well. They have added a new segment for a member to do a webcast. It can be seen at http://www.isutv.stuorg.iastate.edu/weather/. If you choose to do broadcast meteorology, you will need to know how to do this.

The Halloween Episode was Wednesday, October 28^th. The on-air crew wore Halloween costumes during the show.

ISUTV has charged Cy.s Eyes for the Skies $250 for the year. A motion was passed for AMS to pay the full amount initially. The amount per Cy.s Eyes member will be determined next meeting.

WxChallenge Update

All the old results from the WxChallenge can be viewed on Ryan Alliss.s Website http://www.meteor.iastate.edu/~ralliss/wxchallenge/. This page has the overall rankings and the top forecasters per period. We are currently forecasting Stockton, CA. Please contact Ryan (ralliss@iastate.edu) with any questions.

We will be holding Forecast Discussions Tuesdays at 5:00pm in Agron 3128. It is yet to be decided if these will be weekly or monthly, so please watch for an email for the second discussion. These will be led by upperclassmen and will be informal discussion about the weather in Ames and the WxChallenge city. Please come to get forecasting experience and learn others. techniques for forecasting. It will begin Tuesday, November 3^rd. Email Ryan (ralliss@iastate.edu) if you would like to lead a discussion.

Past President Hobbs

Congratulations to Brandon Engelson for winning the last period in the Iowa Forecasting Contest. Remember that you can join this contest at anytime and it is FREE. To join, go to Member Resources, ISU AMS Contest, Register, and follow the directions given.

There will be a Meteorology Symposium Poster Session this semester. It is held by the Graduate Meteorology Club and is open to grad and undergrad students.

Typical posters cost $30. The department usually pays half and the AMS has paid the other half in the past. A motion was passed to pay the other half of poster costs for senior thesis.

Outreach Chair Suess

Please submit weather pictures to Liz (outreach.isuams@iastate.edu) by Friday, December 4^th. Remember that these pictures can be from past years, especially since this year was a quiet year for severe weather. Please send in any tornado pictures you have!

Calendars are on sale for $12. The form is available on the website. We are holding contest for selling the most calendars. The person who sells the most calendars will receive some kind of prize! The deadline will be sometime between Thanksgiving and the next meeting. Please watch for an email for more information.

If you are interested in helping with next year.s calendar, please Liz at outreach.isuams@iastate.edu.

Please let Liz know if you have any ideas for Science Nights.

*Congratulations to the Anthony and Ryan Lueck for winning the Costume Contest! They dressed up as the Minnesota Twins and received a $25 gift card to Target. Thank you to everyone who dressed up!

End Time: 7:47

NEXT MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1^ST 7:00 PM

Any questions regarding the meeting minutes can be directed at Rachel Hatteberg (president.isuams@iastate.edu) or JoBeth Minniear (secretary.isuams@iastate.edu).

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