The session begins in Room 124B with a keynote from Dr. Gina Eosco, the recipient of this years Award for Early Career Professional Achievement. Attendees will then be split up into three smaller groups, and will be placed in one of three rooms: 124B, 125AB, 126A.

The three rotating topics are as follows:

• Working Environments: Gretchen Mullendore
• The Art of Negotiating: James Correia
• Finance and Benefits: Jessica Mackaro

Established CCMs will be on hand to talk about their careers as an expert witness in weather related litigation, and mock trials will be presented.

After opening remarks from the panelists, the session will break out into groups where attendees will be free to join the group/sector they feel is best suited to them. Once in these groups, it is our hope that a productive and meaningful discussion about mental health in that particular sector of meteorology will be had. 

• AMS Presidents (past, current, future)
• AMS Council Members
• AMS Staff
• AMS Commissioners 
• AMS Chairs of Boards and Committees
• Current and former members of the Board for Early Career Professionals
• Winners of the AMS Award for Early Career Achievement
• Newly elected AMS Fellows

This is a great chance to meet and network with members, leading up to the Presidential Forum.

On Monday, January 7th, we will be hosting a follow up session titled “The Early Career Leadership Academy: Beyond Leadership into Mentorship.” The aim of this session is to reflect on the 2018 academy, address leadership issues in the workplace, and provide mentorship to students and early careers. We hope to leverage both reputable leaders of the enterprise, as well as the 2018 ECLA members who are now considered ambassadors to the program.