Monthly Meeting Minutes


February 15, 2012 5:00 PM

  • Introduction
  • Body
    • Dues are Due! There is a link to pay on the website
    • Symposium
      • March 2-3
      • Agenda posted
      • Registration on website
        • $30 for Students
        • $50 for non-students
      • Dr. Chuck Doswell will be speaking
      • Friday March 2nd Broadcast
        • Registration 9:00-10:00
      • Saturday March 3, Operational Day
        • 8:00
    • Committee Heads
      • Michael Battalio
      • Brittany Dubose
      • Stephanie Goldsmith
      • Ryan Hoke
      • Lauren
      • Tory
    • AMS in NOLA
      • January 22-26, 2012
      • Symposium Recruitment
      • Mississippi State Students Presenting
      • SeCAPS
        • Unv. of South Alabama
        • free
        • Mobile, AL
    • Spread the Word about Symposium
  • Conclusion
    • Next meeting will be held sometime after Symposium

January 18, 2012 5:00 PM; 31 in attendance

  • Introduction
  • Body
    • Dues are Due! There is a link to pay on the website
    • Symposium
      • March 2-3
      • Registration and call for abstracts have been posted to the website
      • Dr. Chuck Doswell will be speaking
      • Friday March 2nd Broadcast
      • Saturday March 3, Operational Day
    • Committee Positions
      • Transportation
      • Favors
      • "911"
      • Communications
      • A/V
      • Food and Beverage (also Wal-mart)
      • Mixer
      • Setup and tear down
        • If you were not at the meeting, see Charles for the sign up sheet
    • AMS in NOLA
      • January 22-26, 2012
      • Student Conference Jan 21-22
      • Mississippi State Students Presenting
      • Transit
        • 2 MSU vans have been procured.  One will leave Sat. morning and return Thursday morning.  The other will leave Sunday morning and return Tuesday morning.
  • Conclusion
    • Next meeting will be held sometime in early Feburary


September 29, 2011 5:00 PM; 35 in attendance

  • Introduction
  • Body
    • NWA meeting in Birmingham, AL
      • October 15-20
        • Saturday-Public Weather Fest
        • Sunday-Student Session
        • Monday-Thursday  - General Session
        • Dr. Brown will be speaking, poster presentations from MSU, MSU led forecast discussion
        • Price
          • Student session:  $35
          • Full week:  $150
          • Last day for reduced fee:  9/30/11
    • Reflector
      • Opportunity for members to write for The Reflector
      • Can write:  weather column, daily forecasts, and weather stories for The Reflector Blog
      • This is a good resume builder
    • Symposium Logo
      • The group took a vote on the logo for this year's symposium.
      • Winner:
    • AMS in NOLA
      • January 22-26, 2012
      • Travel Scholarships are available via the National AMS (through their website)
      • There is also the possibility for some departmental assistance (more to come on that later)
      • There is also a club scholarship that gives one student a year $300 to attend the conference
        • Based on need and merit
        • Presentation to the local chapter is required at the next meeting after the conference
    • Dues
      • $25 per academic year (this is for the local chapter only)
      • You must pay this to be on a committee or run for office
      • These can be paid via the paypal link on the website or by check to Amber
      • Due October 31, 2011
    • Other Business
      • Meridian Natural Disaster Event
        • Possible Dates:  October 10-12 or November 4-5
        • Sean Casey (the filmmaker from Storm Chasers), Doppler on Wheels and TIV will be at this event
        • Check for updates on our facebook page
      • We then took a group picture to update the website
  • Conclusion
    • Next meeting TBA

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