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Three New Committees Begin First Phases of Ten-Year Vision Implementation

The Ten-Year Vision Statement is published in this Ad Hoc Committee on the Bulletin issue of the Bulletin (p. 479) and also available on the The Bulletin has changed a great deal in the past AMS Web site (http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS). The decade. The AMS continues to get considerable posi- AMS Executive Committee has established three new tive feedback from the membership about the Bulle- ad hoc committees to begin developing some aspects tin, but we also hear suggestions for ways to improve of the implementation plan. While these committees it or expand the services provided to the community have a good deal of overlap in their missions and do through it. The Executive Committee agreed that it is not represent the full breadth of activity required un- a good time to conduct a thorough review of the struc- der the implementation, the Executive Committee is ture, content, and philosophy of the principal vehicle anxious to begin and feels these committees represent the Society uses for communication with its member- the first of many steps. ship, particularly in view of the Ten-Year Vision Study. This committee is composed of the following Ad Hoc Committee on Meetings individuals. This committee is in charge of helping guide the Society's efforts as it continues to analyze potential Chair: Bradley R. Colman, NWS Forecast formats and structures and begins implementing pilot Office, Seattle projects to test new ideas. An analysis of the current Phillip A. Arkin, Lamont-Doherty status of AMS meetings along with some ideas on Observatory, Columbia University future meeting formats has been posted on the AMS David D. Blaskovich, Silicon Graphics, Inc. Andrew C. Humphrey Jr., WRC-TV Web site. The membership for this ad hoc committee is Richard Larsen, Commodities as follows. Development Services Walter A. Lyons, FMA Research, Inc. Chair: Roger M. Wakimoto, University of Linda O. Mearns, National Centers for California, Los Angeles Atmospheric Research Marie Colton, Office of Naval Research Richard E. Orville, Texas A&M University Charles A. Doswell, National Severe Storm H. Thomas Rossby, University of Rhode Lab Island Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Soroosh Sorooshian, The University of Technology Arizona David Karoly, Monash University, Louis W. Uccellini, NWS/NOAA/NCEP Meteorology CRC John C. Wyngaard, The Pennsylvania Cristina A. Kaufman, Colorado State State University University Roger B. Lukas, University of Hawaii Ad Hoc Committee on Member Services Anthony J. Mostek, National Weather The Ten-Year Vision Study anticipates substantial Service, COMET growth in the membership of the Society, with even Joseph M. Pelissier, National Weather Service greater diversity of backgrounds and occupations than Richard D. Rosen, Atmospheric and today, as the applications of the atmospheric and re- Environmental Research, Inc. lated sciences grow over the next decade. Given also Jimmie Smith, Alden Electronics that the membership, speaking through the latest mem- Joyce F. Strand, University of California, bership survey, clearly indicated its wishes for the Davis Society to be more inclusive, there is a compelling Eric Wood, Princeton University need to study a wide range of issues associated with

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 483 membership in the Society. These include identifying what new services will be necessary for which seg- ments of the Society, and how to develop and pay for them. This committee, which is charged with study- ing these issues and developing guidance, is made up of the entire Planning Commission plus other indi- viduals who can bring their experience to the discus- sions. The complete committee is composed of the following individuals.

Chair: Charles L. Hosier, The Pennsylvania State University Raymond J. Ban, The Weather Channel Louis J. Boezi, Atmospheric Science Advisors, LLC James N. Cooper, GTE Information Systems Division Mary M. Glackin, National Weather Service John A. Jannuzzi, National Weather Service fAL Maria Pirone, Weather Services Int. Eugene M. Rasmusson, University of OF Maryland Robert T. Ryan, WRC-TV Scott C. Sheridan, University of Delaware -OGY Joseph P. Sobel, AccuWeather, Inc. Second Edition Sorosh Sorooshian, University of Arizona Paul D. Try, International GEWEX Project This quintessential publication in Office the field of hydrology contains nearly 1800 terms in English, French, Russian, Members of the Society with ideas or suggestions and Spanish, with their definitions, alphabetical indexes, and the Universal regarding any of these issues or other aspects of the Decimal Classification for hydrology. Ten-Year Vision implementation are encouraged to While the title of the publication remains contact a member of one of these committees or send the same as that of the first edition published in 1974, the content has been expanded to include their comments directly to Ron McPherson new and scientific developments, such as the ([email protected]) for transmittal to the ap- greater use of remote sensing. Although its propriate committee. emphasis remains on surface water and groundwater hydrology, this new edition reflects the broader scope of WMO's and UNESCO's programs in hydrology ^ajj^Water reso1H|gs.^

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