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Everyone presenting (both oral and poster) and/or attending the 96th AMS Annual Meeting must register and wear a badge. Early registration rates are valid through Tuesday, 1 December 2015. Registrations forms faxed or mailed to AMS Headquarters will be accepted until 15 December 2015. Online registrations will be accepted throughout the conference. Preregistration forms must be accompanied by one of the following forms of payment: check (personal/business/traveler's), money order, purchase order, or credit card number (MasterCard/VISA/American Express). Foreign checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank and made payable in U.S. dollars. Confirmation of registration will be sent once the form is processed. Refunds (less a $25 processing fee) will be granted only for cancellations received before 22 December 2015. Click here for more information on registration.

This year’s Presidential Forum reflects upon the American Meteorological Society (AMS) annual meeting theme, "Earth System Science in Service to Society" that provides participants a better understanding of living through extreme events. Our society continues to experience the effects of more and more extreme events like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and drought, some as a result of our changing climate and others as a result of our expanding population. The AMS needs to continue to address lessons learned, and more importantly, identify what future actions it will take to help mitigate the impact of these devastating life-changing events. To highlight this, we’ve invited an outstanding panel of speakers – Admiral Thad Allen, United States Coast Guard (ret), Executive Vice President Booz Allen Hamilton; Max Mayfield, Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Hurricane Center (ret); Dr. Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Dr. Shirley Laska, Professor Emerita, and founding past Director of the Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology, University of New Orleans. Moderator Maureen McCann, News 13 Orlando, will lead a discussion of the panelists' personal experiences during Hurricane Katrina and Deepwater Horizon. The panel will also address AMS’s current activities that encompass research and forecasting of events and inspire our members to embrace a renewed sense of purpose as they direct our Society in the coming years.

In the 1990’s the weather risk transfer market emerged enabling energy companies to protect their profitability against adverse weather events. Weather impacts businesses and municipalities in many ways but one of the major impacts is financial, including the supply, demand, and price of energy. Climate change coupled with the evolving and expanding weather risk has led to a significant increase in volatility and the importance of understanding its financial implications.

Solar Forecasting: Energy Application Part 1

7 Energy Poster

Solar Forecasting: Energy Application Part 2

Please join other attendees for the Opening Reception of the 2016 Annual Meeting, sponsored by the exhibiting companies. Local government officials and other dignitaries will be present for the ribbon-cutting event.

There is a tight correlation between weather and energy consumption but the relationship between meteorology and the electricity grid runs much deeper. The industry has undergone many changes and our nation’s grid is increasingly more complex. From the integration of large scale wind and solar generation and the complexities introduced from their intermittent behavior, to the disruptive forces of distributed solar generation and it’s ever increasing footprint. These increasing challenges with their increasing levels of complexity are being met head on by increased computational resources, big weather, and advances in data science. The topics this Town Hall Meeting will address broadly are: Advances in the state of the art with forecasting renewable energy. How forecasts are being integrated into utility operations. What is the future of renewables forecasting…NWP, AI, or both. How are utilities dealing with the integration of distributed and centralized solar…are they different. This Town Hall Meeting is held in conjunction with the AMS Energy Committee and the AMS Renewable Energy Committees’ Seventh Conference on Weather, Climate and the New Energy Economy. For additional information, please contact Matt Parker matt.parker@srnl.doe.gov or Brian D'Agostino BDAgostino@semprautilities.com.

Solar and Wind Forecasting: Energy Application

Wind Forecasting: Energy Application Part 1

Wind Forecasting: Energy Application Part 2

Wind Forecasting: Energy Application Part 3

Adapting to Climate Variability and its Impact on Energy Sector Resilience Part 2

Weather & Energy: Efficiency and Decision Support

Weather and Energy: Efficiency and Decision Support Part 2