First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals

Program Chairs: Scott M. Mackaro , Vaisala Inc ; Andrew L. Molthan , NASA/MSFC

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Saturday, 5 January 2013

7:30 AM-10:00 AM: Saturday, 5 January 2013


Registration for Student Conference and Short Course
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)

Sunday, 6 January 2013

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Registration for Short Course and Conference for Early Career Professionals
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)

12:00 PM-4:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


WeatherFest
Location: Exhibit Hall 1 (Austin Convention Center)

1:00 PM-1:15 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013

Recording files available
Session
Opening Remarks from the AMS Board for Early Career Professionals
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
1:00 PM
1
Opening Remarks from the AMS President
Louis Uccellini, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD

1:15 PM
AMS First Annual Conference for Early Career Professionals (Molthan)

1:15 PM-1:55 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Panel Discussion 1
Landing the Job
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator: Scott M. Mackaro, Vaisala Inc., Louisville, CO
Panelists: Lisa Schmit, NOAA/NWS, Chanhassen, MN; Wes Hyduke, Telvent, Minneapolis, MN; Jay Trobec, KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, SD; Clark Evans, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI

2:00 PM-2:45 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Panel Discussion 2
Developing Your Skill Set
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator: Christopher J. Schultz, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Panelists: Wendy Schreiber-Abshire, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO; Sam Ng, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO; Patrick Marsh, University of Oklahoma, , ; Zachary Byko, Mars Chocolate North America, Hackettstown, NJ

2:45 PM-3:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Coffee Break

3:00 PM-3:40 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Panel Discussion 3
Supporting AMS Programs and Opportunities
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator: Andrew L. Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL
Panelists: J. Marshall Shepherd, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA; Keith Seitter, Director, AMS, Boston, MA; Kenneth Carey, Earth Resources Technology (ERT), Inc., Laurel, MD; Scott M. Mackaro, Vaisala Inc., Louisville, CO

3:45 PM-4:45 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Panel Discussion 4
Conversations with Professionals
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals
Moderator: Matthew C. Lacke, Jefferson County Department of Health, Birmingham, AL
Panelists: Maureen McCann, Central Florida News 13, Orlando, FL; John McHenry, Baron Advanced Meteorological Systems, Raleigh, NC; Caitlin Buzzas, AMS, Washington, DC; David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL

4:45 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Session
Closing Remarks
Location: Room 5ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Host: First Annual AMS Conference for Early Career Professionals

9:00 PM-11:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2013


Third Annual AMS Reception for Early Career Professionals (Austin Hilton Hotel, Room 408)

Monday, 7 January 2013

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2013


Registration Continues Through January 9
Location: 4th Street Atrium (Austin Convention Center)