18th Symposium on Education
Program Chairs:
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Saturday, 10 January 2009
7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 10 January 2009
Student Conference Badge Pick-up Only
Sunday, 11 January 2009
7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 11 January 2009
Short Course Registration
9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009
Annual Meeting Registration Begins
12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009
Weatherfest
Location: Northballroom A (Phoenix Convention Center)
3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009
First-Time Attendee Briefing
Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)
5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009
Annual Meeting Review and Fellows Awards
Location: Room 130 (Phoenix Convention Center)
5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 11 January 2009
Fellows Reception
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
Monday, 12 January 2009
7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009
Registration Open
8:30 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 12 January 2009
Presidential Forum
Location: Ballroom ABC (Phoenix Convention Center)
10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 12 January 2009
Coffee Break in Meeting Room Foyer
Location: Phoenix Convention Center
10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009
1
Special Session on Educational Activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Location: Room 125B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: 18th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Papers:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009
Tim Oke Symp Luncheon
Location: Room 132A (Phoenix Convention Center)
1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009
2
K-12 and Informal Educational Outreach in the Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Hydrologic Sciences
Location: Room 125B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: 18th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Papers:
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009
Poster Session
1
Educational Initiatives Poster Session
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: 18th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Papers:
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P1.10
Implementation of Online Ocean Studies at Amarillo College
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P1.11
Ocean studies on an inland sea
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P1.23
AMS Ocean Studies at Honolulu Community College
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P1.30
Personal Forecasting: A Compacted Course in Meteorology for Non-Traditional Non-Science Students
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P1.32
Lightning and Lightning Safety—NOAA's Efforts to Promote a Better Understanding of this Underrated Killer
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
4:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009
3
K-12 and Informal Educational Outreach in the Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Hydrologic Sciences: Part 2
Location: Room 125B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: 18th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Papers:
5:25 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009
Sessions Adjourn for the Day
5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 12 January 2009
Opening of the Exhibit Hall with Reception
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)
Tuesday, 13 January 2009
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
4
University and Professional Educational Outreach in the Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Hydrologic Sciences: Beyond the Conventional Classroom
Location: Room 125B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: 18th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Papers:
9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break (See poster listing in Monday's program)
Location: Hall 5 (Phoenix Convention Center)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
5
University and Professional Educational Outreach in the Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Hydrologic Sciences: Strategies for Improving Diversity and Outreach
Location: Room 125B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsor: 18th Symposium on Education
Cochairs:
Papers:
11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Exhibits Open
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Lunch Break (Cash and Carry in Exhibit Hall)
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Joint Session
10
Satellite Education and Public Outreach
Location: Room 224AB (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the 16th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography;
the 18th Symposium on Education;
and the Fifth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems- NPOESS and GOES-R
)
Cochairs:
Papers:
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Joint Session
1
Joint Session Between 18Education and 25IIPS
Location: Room 125B (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the 18th Symposium on Education;
and the 25th Conference on International Interactive Information and Processing Systems (IIPS) for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology
)
Cochairs:
Papers:
3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Joint Session
11
Satellite Forecaster Training
Location: Room 224AB (Phoenix Convention Center)
Sponsors: (Joint
between the Fifth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems- NPOESS and GOES-R;
the 16th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography;
and the 18th Symposium on Education
)
Cochairs:
Papers:
5:25 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 13 January 2009
Sessions Adjourn for the Day
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
11:00 AM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Exhibits Open
5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center)
7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Wednesday, 14 January 2009
AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Location: Northballroom (Phoenix Convention Center)
Thursday, 15 January 2009
11:00 AM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009
Exhibits Open
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009
Hollingsworth Symp Luncheon
Location: Room 131AB (Phoenix Convention Center)
5:15 PM-5:20 PM: Thursday, 15 January 2009
AMS 89th Annual Meeting Adjourns