As many of you already know, given the situation surrounding COVID-19 and in response to a June survey where an overwhelming majority of AMS members and usual Annual Meeting attendees noted that they were not comfortable traveling to New Orleans for in-person sessions, we made the decision to move all oral and poster sessions, panel discussions, exhibits, and some networking for the 101st Annual Meeting to a virtual format.
At this time, we are continuing to monitor the situation around COVID-19 and are looking into the options for a smaller, in-person meeting in New Orleans for those who would still like to gather, if it will be safe to do so. We are also in the process of encouraging our local chapters to host socially distant gatherings during the week of the 101st Annual Meeting. We will share more here as they become available.
The theme of the 101st Annual Meeting is “Strengthening Engagement with Communities through Our Science and Service.” AMS President Mary Glackin and her Overall Planning Committee are looking forward to leading the AMS into its next century by being adaptable and innovative. We feel the virtual platform will allow us to attract many new attendees and allow for a level of inclusiveness that is much higher than we have been able to have in the past.
As we continue to share details on the planning over the next few months, know that we are working to keep everyone engaged and are confident that we will be able to organize a successful meeting and allow participants to share their science and connect with one another.
As our plans develop, we will continue to update the 101st AMS Annual Meeting FAQs and this website. We encourage you to check these sites regularly as well as look out for the 101st Annual Meeting Previews that will be published in the October, November, and December editions of BAMS.
If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please reach out to the AMS Meetings Department at [email protected].
In response to the recent survey regarding the 101st AMS Annual Meeting and as noted in this announcement, we are moving all oral and poster sessions, panel discussions, and exhibits to a virtual format. We will also plan on having virtual networking opportunities and short courses available.
We are looking forward to leading the AMS into its next century by being adaptable and innovative. We feel the virtual platform will allow us to attract many new attendees and organizations and allow for a level of inclusiveness that is much higher than we have been able to have in the past.
We are excited to have the opportunity to plan a much more inclusive meeting than past years and expect to have more details to share later this summer. As the planning continues, we will continue to update the 2021 AMS Annual Meeting FAQ’s that are posted on the Annual Meeting website.
We are looking into the options for a smaller, in-person meeting in New Orleans, LA, a location familiar to many AMS members, for those that would still like to gather, if it will be safe to do so.
In the past, this setting has allowed us to explore actions this region has taken to become more resilient to disasters. We should continue to explore that topic but broaden the lens to include other key features in the NOLA culture including art and food. For example, how have changing conditions in the Gulf of Mexico influenced the local food scene.
With the theme of this meeting in mind, the planning committee intends to build some partnerships with local people to develop aspects of the meeting to contribute to community needs as well as meeting attendees to learn about NOLA initiatives. For example, the latter could be accomplished through a walking map of community arts, music, culinary and weather sights.
Tanja Fransen and Nathan Johnson, Chairpersons
Jen Henderson, William Mahoney, Danielle Manning, and Tashiana Osborne
Philip Ardanuy; Ghassem Asrar; Bob Atlas; Tom Auligne; Stephanie Avey; Robert Bauer; Tom Bedard; Rich Behnke; Reginald Blake; Eric Blake; Trevor Boucher; Scott Braun; Bill Burkey; Melissa Burt; James Campbell; Abhishek Chatterjee; Scott Collis; Marc Cotnoir; Gerry Creager; Becky DePodwin; Juliana Dias; Elizabeth DiGangi; Natalia Donoho; Clara Draper; Kristie Ebi; Kacey Ernst; Tyler Fenske; Jesse Feyen; Emily Fischer; Jeff Freedman; David John Gagne; Mary Glackin; Mitch Goldberg; Nick Grondin; Reid Hansen; Jen Henderson; Stephanie Henderson; Heather Holbach; Ken Holmlund; David Hondula; Scott Jacobs; Jonathan Jiang; Dave Jones; Satya Kalluri; Thomas Kilpatrick; Sujay Kumar; Ryan Lagerquist; Scott Landolt; Renee Leduc; Xiaowen Li; Sharan Majumdar; Steve Mango; Sophie Mankins; Danny Mattox; Amy McGovern; Gary McWilliams; Gretchen Mullendore; Erin Munsell; Pat Murphy; Terry Nathan; Steve Nesbitt; Dave Ortiz-Suslow; Kenneth Pickering; Nicole Reimer; Mike Robinson; Brian Rose; Zoey Rosen; Timothy J. Schmit; Hyodae Seo; Joyce Shaw; Owen Shieh; Tim Sliwinski; Rick Smith; Jennifer Sprague; Scott Steiger; Wassila Thiaw; Barbara Thompson; Tiffany Vance; Guiling Wang; Yuan Wang; Eric Wertz; Brandon Wolding; Klaus Wolter; Martin Yapur; Jim Yoe; John York; John Zack.
Claudia Gorski, Director of Meetings
Jen Ives, Associate Director of Meetings
Jenn Rosen, Senior Exhibits Manager
Ricky Sidla, Senior Meetings Coordinator
Meghan Summers, Senior Meetings Coordinator
Marissa Welch, Senior Meetings Coordinator
Christine Card, Meetings Coordinator
Cati Iannarilli, Meetings Coordinator
Annie Delehanty, Meetings Coordinator