22nd Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice

Call for Papers

The 22nd Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research, and Practice is soliciting papers on the following topics: 

• Advancing and Scaling Impact with NASA Energy and Infrastructure Data: Societal Applications from the Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) and Risk Analysis and Solutions Innovators (RASI) Projects
• Artificial Intelligence for Societal Applications
• Characterizing Environmental Exposure Burdens and Public Health Outcomes Across Hazards
• Climate Science for Practitioners
• Co-developing Federal Data Tools With End Users
• Communicating Drought to PEOPLE: Media Practices, Challenges, and the U.S. Drought Monitor
• Decision-Ready Agricultural Systems: Closing the Gap Between Environmental Prediction and Action
• Interdisciplinary Research Methods and Perspectives
• Let's Talk Drought: Interpreting and Communicating the U.S. Drought Monitor
• One Size Fits None: The Case for Localizing National Warning Standards
• The Biogeophysical, Social, Economic, Political and Public Health Impacts of the 2026 El Nino
• The Invisible Frontline: Empowering Unconventional Partners in the Integrated Warning Team
• The Missing Link: When Forecasts Fail to Improve Decisions
• There is a 95% Chance This Session On Communicating Probabilities Will Be Useful To You
• Two Decades of Science for Society: Transforming Drought Information through the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
• Wildland Fire Risk, Response, and Society
• Climate and Society (Poster Session)
• Communicating Risk (Poster Session)
• Weather and Society (Poster Session)
• Other Topics in 22nd Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice

Student Award Opportunities

Student Presentation Awards

The 22nd Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice is proud to provide outstanding student presentation awards at the AMS 107th Annual Meeting in Denver, CO 10-14 January 2027. Monetary awards of up to $125 will be distributed for oral presentations and poster presentations in addition to a PDF certificate from AMS. Students must be enrolled at a college or university at the time of submission and must be the lead author and personally present the work at the meeting. Submitters should indicate their eligibility for student awards when submitting their abstracts. Award recipients will be informed of the committee's decision by early February 2027.

Student Participation Support

The 22nd Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice is awarding three (3) Student Participation Support awards of up to $195 each to allow student presenters to attend the AMS 107th Annual Meeting in Denver, CO 10-14 January 2027. The award should be used to offset travel related expenses (registration fees, transportation, lodging and meals only). It is open to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, who must submit a letter of recommendation from their advisor. In the application, students will be asked to provide information on their academic background, conference participation, funding needs, and any other financial support they receive. Awards are reimbursed after the conference upon submission of receipts, with registration fees optionally applied in advance. The support prioritizes students with financial need and those whose participation will benefit their research and professional development.
Students must be enrolled at a college or university through the application deadline and the Annual Meeting and must be the lead author and presenter of their own, original work. Click the button below to apply.

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Deadline for applications: 22 October 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern

Recipients will be notified on or before: 27 October 2026

Conference Contacts

For additional information, please contact the program chairs: Elizabeth Meister ([email protected]), Michael Michaud ([email protected]), Adam Rainear ([email protected] ), Kathleen Moloney ([email protected]), Stephanie Hoekstra ([email protected]), Victoria Lang  ([email protected]), Virginia Silvis ([email protected]), Rob Winthrop ([email protected]).