SEMINAR: AMS Meeting at AOML Monday May 23 and Hurricane Awareness Week

["Neal.Dorst" <Neal.M.Dorst@noaa.gov>]

Friends and members of the Greater Miami chapter of the AMS,

I would like to remind everyone this is Hurricane Awareness Week.  Every year, new people arrive in south

Florida, but few have any experience with tropical cyclones.  It is necessary to continue our education efforts with

the public every hurricane season to inaugurate the newcomers but also encourage the 'old hands' not to become

complacent.  Our local news media will be publishing or broadcasting informational material related to hurricane

preparedness over the next two weeks as we lead into the season.  Below is a summary of dates and times for

media specials regarding hurricane awareness.  If I receive any new entries or updates, I will share them also.

Please pass this information along to everyone you know, but especially any neighbors or associates who are new 

to south Florida.  And tune in yourselves, we can always learn something new.

Miami

Channel 4 (WFOR):

Saturday, June 4th, 7PM.  30 minute special on CBS4

Channel 6 (WTVJ):

Wednesday, June 1st, 7pm , "Live Prepared: Hurricane Season 2011"

Channel 10 (WPLG):

Friday, May 27th, 8pm, one hour special "Hurricane House Call" 

West Palm Beach

Channel 5 (WPTV):

June 4th, 7pm for a half hour.

Palm Beach Post:

June 1st, additional hurricane supplement

Reminder:

We have scheduled our next chapter meeting for next Monday (May 23rd) at 10:30 AM in the first floor conference of

AOML on Virginia Key.  Dr. Peter Ortner, director of the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (CIMAS), 

will give a talk on:

"The New CIMAS: Enhanced Climate and Weather Science Capabilities and Opportunities"

In October 2010,  CIMAS was re-invented and expanded through NOAA's Cooperative Institute re-competition process.
On the university side, CIMAS now includes not just UM/RSMAS but also FAU, FIU, UF, NOVA, USF, FSU, UVI and UPR.
After a brief review of the Cooperative Institute context, the remainder of the presentation will focus upon the enhanced 

climate and weather capabilities now offered through the Institute.

In addition, since this is our last meeting before the start of hurricane season, we will have our chapter elections.

Some of you may already know, but our last VP/Sec. Dan Dixon and Treasurer Candace Campos have moved on to

better things, so we need to install replacement officers.  Volunteering themselves for office are Robert Black for chapter

Vice President/Secretary and Xuejin Zhang for Treasurer Falko Judt has renominated himself for chapter president.

For pictures and a brief bio on these candidates see our chapter website :

AMS CHAPTER OFFICER CANDIDATES

We will provide ballots at the meeting with write-in slots for all offices in case you want to put your own name in.

Please note that we will also be collecting dues ($10) for the coming year as we need to replenish our coffers.