92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

10th History Symposium

10th History Symposium

Program Chairs: Roger D. Turner , Dickinson College ; Sepideh Yalda , Millersville University

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Saturday, 21 January 2012

7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 21 January 2012


Registration for Student Conference and Short Course
Location: New Orleans Convention Center

Sunday, 22 January 2012

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


Short Course Registration
Location: New Orleans Convention Center

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: New Orleans Convention Center

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


WeatherFest

4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


92nd Annual Review and Fellows Awards

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Sunday, 22 January 2012


Welcome Reception Honoring the Newly Elected Fellows

Monday, 23 January 2012

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Registration Continues Through January 25

9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 23 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 1
12th Presidential Forum: Technology In Research and Operations—How We Got Here and Where We’Re Going
Location: La Nouvelle B-C (New Orleans Convention Center )
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on Policy and Socio-Economic Research; the 17th Conference on Air Pollution Meteorology with the A&WMA; the 12th Presidential Forum: Technology in Research and Operations—How We Got Here and Where We’re Going; the 26th Conference on Hydrology; the Special Symposium on Technological Advances: Impacts on Hurricane Research and Forecast Improvements; the Second Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the 10th History Symposium; the 28th Conference on Interactive Information Processing Systems (IIPS); the 21st Symposium on Education; the Eighth Annual Symposium on Future Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 24th Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 16th Symposium on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 21st Conference on Probability and Statistics in the Atmospheric Sciences; the 14th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Fourth Symposium on Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; the Third Aviation, Range and Aerospace Meteorology Special Symposium on Weather-Air Traffic Management Integration; the 10th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 10th Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Science; the 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation; the 18th Conference on Satellite Meteorology, Oceanography and Climatology/ First Joint AMS-Asia Satellite Meteorology Conference; the Ninth Conference on Space Weather; the Second Conference on Transition of Research to Operations: Successes, Plans, and Challenges; the Third Symposium on Environment and Health; and the Third Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy )
  9:00 AM
Scientific research and operational environmental services are profoundly affected by the introduction and application of new technologies and it seems as though these advances are now accelerating, challenging our community to constantly become better at what we do and to serve society in new and more powerful ways. We welcome two highly distinguished keynote speakers for our Presidential Forum and each will address the theme of our 92nd Annual Meeting from his and her uniquely personal perspectives.

  9:15 AM
Welcoming remarks and introductions by Jonathan T. Malay, AMS President
  9:45 AM
Technology for a Weather-Ready Nation
Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA, Washington, DC
  10:10 AM
President Malay will then be joined by Mr. George J. Komar, Director, NASA Earth Science Technology Office, Science Mission Directorate, and they will briefly discuss their thoughts about changes in the AMS community’s technological capabilities and in society twenty years and more into the future. They will then engage with the audience in an interactive dialog which should be an exciting and stimulating exercise of envisioning our future.

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 23 January 2012


Reception and Exhibits Opening

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 1
When Good Measurements Happen to Bad Things: What Can We Learn From the History of Studying Noxious Parts of the Atmosphere?
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Chair: Kate Legg, NCAR
  8:30 AM
1.1

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Spouses' Coffee

9:30 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Exhibit Hours

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 2
History Symposium Keynote Address
Location: Room 245 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Facilitator: Roger D. Turner, Dickinson College

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

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Session 3
Beyond the Rossby Show: What Can New Historical Subjects Reveal about 20th Century American Meteorology?
Location: Room 335/336 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Chair: Roger D. Turner, Dickinson College
  1:30 PM
3.1
  2:00 PM
3.2
The Partnership of Herbert Riehl and Joanne Simpson
Matthew G. Fearon, DRI, Reno, NV; and J. Lewis and H. Klieforth

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Coffee Break

Meet the President
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 4
Why Does the Public Understanding of Meteorology Matter to Atmospheric Scientists?
Location: Room 335/336 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Chair: Lourdes Avilés, Plymouth State Univ.
  3:30 PM
4.1
  4:30 PM
4.3
Texas Weather Pioneers: A Weather Museum Project Sponsored by the City of Houston
Jill F. Hasling, CCM, The John C. Freeman Weather Museum at Weather Research Center, Houston, TX; and M. T. Maiuri

7:00 PM-9:00 PM: Tuesday, 24 January 2012


Aksel Wiin-Nielsen Symposium Banquet

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 5
Weather in a Clockwork Universe: Why Is the 17th Century Scientific Revolution Important for Meteorologists Today?
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Chair: E. Jerry Jessee, Montana State University
  9:30 AM
5.2
History of the Theory of the Rainbow
Dr Jean L. Ricard, CNRM, Toulouse, France

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Spouses' Coffee

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Coffee Break

Meet the President
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

10:00 AM-6:15 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Exhibit Hours

10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Recording files available
Session 6
How Have Weather Bureaus Reacted to Changing Political Imperatives?
Location: Room 346/347 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 10th History Symposium
Chair: Roger D. Turner, Dickinson College
 
6.2
The Frontiers of Brazilian Meteorology and the National Airspace

 
6.3
Environmental Governance, UNEP and WMO: Building Global Networks and Coordinating Environmental Action

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Lunch Break
Location: Room 242 (New Orleans Convention Center )

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


Awards Banquet Reception in the Exhibit Hall

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 25 January 2012


92nd AMS Awards Banquet

Thursday, 26 January 2012

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


T. N. Krishnamurti Symposium Luncheon
Location: Room 345 (New Orleans Convention Center )

3:00 PM-3:05 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Registration Closes

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 26 January 2012


Meet the President