DOE's Climate and Environmental Sciences Division will be holding a town hall meeting January 24, 2012 from 12:15-1:15pm at the 92nd AMS Annual Meeting, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, to gather input for their FY13 portfolio priorities. The completion of the IPCC Fifth Assessment report in 2013 will provide an improved understanding of climate change. As such, the goal of the town hall is to discuss priorities with the community to help frame and plan DOE's investments in Earth and Environmental System Modeling. Uncertainty quantification, integrated modeling, decadal predictions, and next-generation high-performance computing capabilities are expected to be key discussion points. For additional information, please contact Patrick Horan at patrick.horan@science.doe.gov.

With an attendance of over 3,000 scientists, professors and students, the AMS annual meeting is a chance to learn from and collaborate with other professionals. Within the main conference are several smaller annual conferences and symposia based on specific themes or such as extreme weather, climate modeling, ecological disasters, and advancements in environmental awareness and knowledge. The full meeting program program is now available. For more information, visit the conference website.