This mini-workshop is designed to enable participants to use simple guidelines to create more memorable and effective presentations for conference audiences. Participants will learn: 1. The basic rules of clear organization of information 2. How to think  about the audience 3.How to use visual aids well 4.How to develop a bottom line message 5.How to become more confident in presenting. This workshop will be broken into three intense units: learning the basics, developing a message and presentation, delivering that presentation. This hands-on, immediate application of principles will enable participants to revise their own individual presentations for more effective and rewarding results.Workshop Leader:  Dr. Susan Jasko

NOAA and NASA are examining procurement of commercial space-based weather and Earth science data to support their agency's mission needs. While each agency is seeking data for unique missions and thus will have unique requirements, a coordinated approach to the procurement and use of space-based commercial data can benefit both government customers and commercial providers. This panel will address each agency's current programs for procuring commercial data and the areas where coordination is most important.

NOAA's Chief Data Officer and Big Data Project (BDP) Director, Dr. Ed Kearns, convenes experts from across the commercial data industry and research sector to discuss how NOAA's satellite resources may be made available to a wider community through cloud-based platforms that focuses on maximizing data usability and accessibility. Panelists include BDP Collaborators, researchers, and commercial industry representatives who will discuss their experiences with GOES-16 and other satellite data on their cloud platforms, how these platforms can be used to support the development and distribution of future satellite products, and their view of the future for the cloud to ensure the maximum extraction of value for NOAA's data users. Q&A will seek user feedback on cloud data access, the NOAA BDP activity, and the suitability of the cloud for development and distribution of new information products. A limited number of boxed lunches will be provided by Riverside Technology and AER.

Speakers: Keith Seitter, AMS Executive Director, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Adam Sobel, Columbia University.       Research impact is increasingly important for scientists but it is also increasingly defined in new ways. The traditional tally of citations is just one measure of success; some researchers also seek wider exposure, through sharing on social media, writing books, and other means. With so many ways to share your work, what is the most effective (and responsible) approach? Join special guest AMS Executive Director Keith Seitter in this special session that will examine how to make your work impactful, while being mindful of copyright and permissions restrictions. It will also include tips from researchers who are successfully navigating this turbulent and increasingly important part of being a successful scientist.A limited number of fresh baked cookies will be provided. For additional information, please contact Mike Friedman mfriedman@ametsoc.org and Ken Heideman kheideman@ametsoc.org

The presentaiton will be an opportunity for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Leadership to speak with staff and enterprise members about current important topics.