Events and Networking
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Events at the Annual Meeting offer attendees opportunities to connect, exchange ideas, and share experiences within the AMS community. From forums and poster presentations to luncheons and receptions, these events are designed to foster engagement. Check out all the events for more details!
Presidential Forum
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 4:00-5:15 PM ET
Gather in New Orleans, the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society beings by discussing chronic and acute environment changes impacting physical, social, cultural, and economic systems and communities throughout the Mississippi River Delta and Gulf Coast regions. In the Presidential Forum, a distinguished panel will address risks, strategies, and resilience throughout the broad area of the Gulf Coast, which acts as a microcosm of global change.
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Presidential Conference
13 January —16 January 2025
The theme of the 2025 AMS Annual Meeting, which is "Toward a Thriving Planet: Charting a Course Across Scales" addresses the impacts of global environmental changes on physical, societal, cultural, and economic systems across space and time scales. Throughout the week of the Annual Meeting, daily Presidential Sessions will address a variety of topics to highlight actionable science for the Society at large that aims to chart a future course for a more resilient and thriving planet.
Named Symposia and Sessions
Gerald A Meehl Symposium
This symposium is to honor Dr. Gerald (Jerry) A. Meehl for his sustained and outstanding service to the climate research community and his pioneering and fundamental research using coupled climate models to address challenging problems facing the climate research community. Dr. Meehl is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in climate dynamics, climate change, and climate modeling and decadal prediction
Heather Lazrus Symposium
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This Symposium will honor and continue the leadership of Dr. Heather Lazrus in moving AMS and the Nation towards advancing the weaving together Indigenous knowledges and scientific methodologies with other atmospheric and earth sciences.
Timothy Wilfong Session on Emerging Technologies, Techniques, and Instrumentation for Operational ARAM
Wednesday, 15 January, 2025: 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CT
A Session Honoring Mark Cane's Legacy and Reflecting on the Future of Climate
Science
Wednesday, 15 January, 2025: 10:45 AM - 6:00 PM CT
In Memory of Dr. Ira Geer: The History and Future of AMS Education
Thursday, 16 January, 2025: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT
Lectures
Bernhard Haurwitz Memorial Lecture
Monday, 13 January 2025: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT
The Bernhard Haurwitz Memorial Lecture will be given in a session sponsored by the 38th Conference on Climate Variability and Change. The lecture will be given by Simona Bordoni, University of Trento. The title of the lecture is "The influence of Moisture on Seasonally Varying Circulations in Planetary Atmospheres"
Learn MoreRobert E. Horton Lecture
Tuesday, 14 January, 2025: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
The Walter Orr Roberts Lecture will be given in a session by the 39th Conference on Hydrology. The lecture will be given by Jessica Lundquist, University of Washington. The title of the lecture is "Patterns in the Peak: Understanding Mountain Hydrology"
Learn MoreWalter Orr Roberts Lecture
Wednesday, 15 January, 2025: 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM CT
The Walter Orr Roberts Lecture will be given in a session by the 39th Conference on Hydrology. The lecture will be given by Jessica Lundquist, University of Washington. The title of the lecture is "Patterns in the Peak: Understanding Mountain Hydrology"
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