Description:

The development of the Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services (ICAMS) represents the first major restructuring and modernization of the Federal meteorological enterprise since the 1960s. A 10-year charter, signed in 2020, established ICAMS as the formal mechanism by which all relevant Federal departments and agencies coordinate implementation of policy and practices for U.S. global leadership in the meteorological services enterprise.  ICAMS aims to improve coordination, as mandated by the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017. To ensure ICAMS is informed by the best available science, ICAMS coordination is based on an Earth system approach and is inclusive of meteorological services from local weather to global climate. Initial ICAMS activities focused on implementation of the new coordination structure, execution of near term ICAMS priorities, and initiating the development of an ICAMS decadal strategic plan.  This Town Hall is an opportunity for the American Meteorological Society community to provide feedback on ICAMS activities and future opportunities for Federal meteorological enterprise coordination to advance science and services.