Session: Learning Does Not Stop after College: Continuing Education and Mentoring in Meteorology (100th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting)

Tuesday, 14 January 2020: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

258C (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Hosts: (Joint between the 29th Conference on Education; the Eighth AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals; and the Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion )

Cochairs:

Shakila Merchant, NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies, Grove School of Engineering, New York, NJ and Jared Rennie, NCICS/North Carolina State Univ., Asheville, NC

Most operational meteorologists don't become great at forecasting until they've been in the field for some time. Also, with emerging technologies out there, it's important to stay up to date on these things, as they look to move up in their career. This is one example for this session.

Papers:

10:30 AM

J16.1

AMS Early Career Leadership Academy

Matthew C. Lacke, Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, AL; and R. DePodwin, A. K. Anderson-Frey, J. Rennie, A. R. Cook, C. Vagasky, B. V. Smoliak, and M. Newberry Jr.

Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM

J16.2

Effective Strategies to Engage Atmospheric Scientists in Online Professional Development: Meeting the Demands of a Rapidly Changing Workforce

Morgan Brown Yarker, Yarker Consulting, Cedar Rapids, IA; and M. D. S. Mesquita

Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM

J16.3

Encountering Sexism in the Field: How to Maintain Composure as an Expert, while Shutting down Toxic Behavior

Kathleen M. Magee, National Weather Service, Huntsville, AL; and A. Ravenscraft

Recorded Presentation

Handout (740.3 kB)