Program Chairs:


Sunday, 10 January 2016
9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 10 January 2016
Registration Open for Annual Meeting
Location: Hall D pre-function ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Monday, 11 January 2016
9:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 11 January 2016

Plenary Session
1
2016 Presidential Forum: Serving Society in Times of Crisis: Past, Present and Future
Location: La Nouvelle B-C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Moderator:
Panelists:
9:00 AM
Presidential Forum on Serving Society in Times of Crisis: Past, Present and Future
9:05 AM
Opening Remarks (by AMS President Alexander E. “Sandy” MacDonald)
9:15 AM
Introduction of Moderator McCann (MacDonald)
9:16 AM
Introduction of Speakers (McCann)
9:20 AM
Opening Remarks of Speakers
10:05 AM
Q&A
10:30 AM
Concluding Remarks
2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 11 January 2016
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Poster Session
1
Poster 493 has been moved. New paper number 3.4A
Poster 496 has been moved. New paper number 2.4A
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Session
1
Global Events in 2015
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: IMPACTS: Major Weather Events and Impacts of 2015
Cochairs:
9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Location: Hall D/E ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Session
2
Winter Season 2014-2015
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: IMPACTS: Major Weather Events and Impacts of 2015
Cochairs:
12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Session
3
Major Floods and Fires of 2015
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: IMPACTS: Major Weather Events and Impacts of 2015
Cochairs:
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Coffee Break
Location: Hall D ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Session
4
Major North American Impacts in 2015
Location: Room 338/339 ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: IMPACTS: Major Weather Events and Impacts of 2015
Cochairs:
Thursday, 14 January 2016
5:00 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 14 January 2016
AMS 96th Annual Meeting Adjourns