Meeting news.

* The American Meteorological Society will hold its 85th Annual Meeting from 9-13 January 2005 at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California. All details are available at Web site: www.ametsoc.org

* The TESSA 2005 Texas Storm Conference will take place on Saturday, 26 February 2005 at the Bob Duncan Center in Arlington, Texas. The all-day event will begin with the first-ever Super Storm Spotter (SSS) session, a uniquely advanced storm spotter training session designed for spotters who have attended NWS basic and advanced training. The SSS session will feature the most advanced training available in the country. Spotters from across the region are expected to attend. Gary Woodall, WCM, National Weather Service--Ft. Worth, Texas, a primary developer of the storm spotter training system utilized nationwide, will present. Afternoon presentations will be delivered by Alan Moller, National Weather Service--Ft. Worth, Texas; Roger Edwards, NWS/Storm Prediction Center; and Martin Lisius, Chairman, Texas Severe Storms Association. The event will conclude with the feature presentation by Louis Wicker, NOAA/National Severe Storms Laboratory. The TESSA 2005 Texas Storm Conference is free and open to the public. Registration is not required but attendees should arrive early as seating is limited to 500. See Web site: www.tessa.org for more complete information.

* National Severe Weather Workshop 2005 will be held at the Reed Center in Midwest City, OK, 3-5 March 2005. It is sponsored by the local NOAA offices in the Norman, OK area, the Oklahoma Emergency Management Association and the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the AMS/NWA. It will feature the nation's premier severe weather experts discussing their latest research and forecasting techniques. Designed for emergency managers, storm spotters and other weather enthusiasts, the workshop offers a unique opportunity to learn about the National Weather Service's outlook, watch and warning process, severe weather preparedness and safety, StormReady, EMWIN, severe storm risks, lightning effects, wind damage effects and new ways to get radar data. Spotter training will be offered in conjunction with the workshop. More information is at Web site: www.norman.noaa.gov/nsww2005/

* The Fourth Southeast Severe Storms Symposium will be held 4-6 March 2005 at Mississippi State University. The East Mississippi NWA & AMS Chapter sponsors it. This year they will highlight a Broadcasters Workshop. For more about the symposium, hotel and registration go to the Web site: www.msstate.edu/org/nwa/symposium.htm.

* The 30th Northeastern Storm Conference will be held on 18-20 March 2005 in Burlington, Vermont. The Lyndon State College AMS & NWA Chapter sponsors it. The conference will be held at the Sheraton Hotel. For more information, please go to the chapter's Web site: apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/ams/index.html. The deadline for registration is 11 February 2005.

* The 27th Annual National Hurricane Conference will be held 21-25 March 2005 at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Deadline for their annual awards' nominations is 21 January 2005. For more information, see Web site: www.HurricaneMeeting.com or call Lisa Tait at 850-906-9224.

* The 2005 Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference will be held 31 March-2 April 2005 in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Central Iowa NWA Chapter sponsors it. The conference will be held at the West Des Moines Marriott. Abstracts are due by 15 February 2005. For more information, see the Web site: www.iowa-nwa.com/conference/index.html.

* The Third Annual Great Lakes Meteorology Conference will be held on 2 April 2005 near Valparaiso University. The conference is sponsored by the Northwest Indiana NWA Chapter at Valparaiso University. Watch Web site: www.valpo.edu/geomet/met/nwa/nwa.html for more detailed information updates.

* AIR-MASS 2005 Mid-America Storm Symposium will be held 14-15 April 2005 in Wichita, Kansas. The Wichita AMS & NWA Chapter sponsors it. The conference will be held at the historic Radisson Broadview Hotel. In addition to the science-sharing presentations, a couple of special events are planned including a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Udall, Kansas, tornado. See Web site: wichitaamsnwa.org/index.php for more details.

* The NWA's 30th Annual Meeting will be held at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Saint Louis, Missouri, 15-20 October 2005. Watch the NWA Web site: www.nwas.org for details. Notify the NWA office at 434-296-9966 or [e-mail] if you would like to help in organizing this special 30th anniversary event.

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