What Meetings, Events, and Career Resources Are Available Through AMS?

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) site at ametsoc.org organizes its meetings, education programs, and career resources under three main navigation areas: Meetings & Events, Education & Careers, and Policy & Engagement. You can use these sections to find an upcoming conference, register or submit an abstract, access K-12 and undergraduate teaching materials, or look for jobs, internships, and certification guidance. Access to the public pages does not require a membership account, but some actions — such as registering for a meeting or submitting an abstract — are handled through separate meeting pages, and journal subscriptions are covered by a dedicated subscription information page.

Meetings & Events

The Meetings & Events section is structured around the full lifecycle of an AMS meeting, from finding one to presenting at it:

• Annual Meeting — the flagship event, with its own entry point in the navigation.
• Upcoming Meetings and Past Meetings — browse what is scheduled and what has already taken place.
• Registration — the registration path for attendees.
• Attendees and Contacts — practical information and who to reach.
• Participate — the entry point for getting involved in a meeting program.
• Abstract Authors & Presenters — guidance for those submitting or presenting work.
• Opportunities for Students — student-specific participation options.
• Program Chair Resource Page – Specialty Meetings — resources aimed at organizers of specialty meetings.
• Exhibitors & Sponsors and Presenter's Corner — resources for exhibitors and speakers.

If your goal is to present research, the practical sequence is: identify the meeting under Upcoming Meetings, check the abstract and presenter guidance, then complete registration. The site does not publish a single universal deadline; each meeting's own pages carry its dates, so confirm them there rather than assuming a fixed annual schedule.

Education & Careers

The Education & Careers section covers the pipeline from K-12 through early career:

Two entries are worth noting for anyone planning a career move. Manage My AMS Certification appears both under Education & Careers and under Membership & Giving, which suggests certification is tied to your member account — so log in before starting that process. The Jobs and Internships page is the place to check for openings rather than relying on general career descriptions.

Membership, Certification, and Access

Several resources sit behind a member account. The site's account menu (My Account, AMS Community, Log out) and the Renew your AMS Membership Today prompt indicate that membership management happens after login. Membership categories listed on the site include Corporate and Institutional Members, Undergraduate Students, Professionals and Graduate Students, and Associates, with a separate Renew path for existing members.

For publications, the site provides a Subscription Information page under Journals & Publications, alongside Journals Online, the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS), the Glossary of Meteorology, Special Collections, and Books and Monographs. Whether a given journal requires a subscription or institutional access is stated on those publication pages; the site does not present all content as open.

Policy and Broader Engagement

If your interest extends beyond meetings and careers, the Policy & Engagement section includes position letters, statements, NCAR information and support, a response to proposed federal grantmaking rules, policy colloquia, policy resources, policy studies, and policy memos. The Get Involved area lists concrete actions: take action, publish your work, educate with AMS, give to AMS, organize a webinar, get certified, advocate for science policy, corporate opportunities, join a community, become a member, volunteer with AMS, join a local chapter, and attend a meeting.

A Practical Starting Path

1. For a conference: go to Meetings & Events → Upcoming Meetings → open the specific meeting → follow its Registration and Abstract/Presenter links.
2. For teaching materials: go to Education & Careers → K-12 or Undergraduate → DataStreme or the course resources.
3. For a job or internship: go to Education & Careers → Jobs and Internships, and review the career guides for context.
4. For certification: log in, then use Manage My AMS Certification.
5. For publications access: check Subscription Information and the individual journal pages before assuming access terms.

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