Navigation - HOME - About Us - Meeting Information - Officers - Minutes - Events & Photo Gallery - Education & Outreach - Local Weather - Links       Meeting Information Need a membership application? Click here.   Meetings for 2008-09 Year:     The AMS December meeting and Holiday Party will be held at Chesapeake Energy in downtown Chicago. Tuesday, December 2, 2008  5:30-6:45 p.m - Dinner/party - compliments of Chesapeake Energy (i.e. its free) 6:45-8:00p.m - Meeting Speakers: - Steve Drews, Associated Vice President and Lead Meteorologist for Aon Re Global, will present “Applications of Modern-Day Meteorology in the Insurance World.”    - Mark Russo (Chesapeake Energy) will present the Winter Outlook. In addition, forms for the 7th annual Chicago AMS winter weather contest will be available – GIANT  prizes awarded at the Banquet on May 2, 2009.   Where: Chesapeake Energy Corp. 100 N. Riverside Plaza (The Boeing Building) Suite 2350 Chicago, IL 60606 Google Map   Please RSVP by November 26 so we can get an accurate count for dinner and to provide lobby security with a guest list.   You can contact us by phone or e-mail: CHK Weather: 312-756-1805 Mark Russo  (mark.russo@chk.com) Jon Davis (jon.davis@chk.com) Josh Darr (josh.darr@chk.com)  For those that are just going to the meeting, please also RSVP so we can have enough chairs; drinks and dessert will be available during the entire meeting. Also, we will need to supply an attendee list to security downstairs.   Joint Meeting with Northern Illinois University AMS Tuesday, November 11, 2008  at 7:30pm (This meeting has been moved to the second Tuesday of the month due to the first Tuesday being Election Day.) Speakers: Dr. Walker Ashley (MET Faculty)--"A reassessment of U.S. struck-by-lightning mortality"   Dr. David Changnon (MET Faculty)--“Last winter and how it compares to winters that occurred in the late 1970s in northern Illinois”   Bethany Norris (Senior MET Student)--Internship/ research this past summer through the prestigious NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program.   Becky Belobraydich (MET Student)--Internship active research this past summer at the National Weather Center (NWC) on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, Oklahoma. This “active research” internship was part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program.     Where: Harold E. White Aviation Center, Room 136 Lewis University Romeoville, IL Google Map   The HEW Aviation Center is located on the northwest side of campus Campus Map Tuesday, October 7, 2008- 7:30 pm  Joint Meeting with Valpo AMS Tuesday, October 7, 2008  at 7:30pm Speaker: Ed Fenelon, MIC Chicago NWS National Weather Service 101: An Introduction Where: Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN  Kalley-Christopher Hall (Meteorology/Geography Building) Room 112 (First Floor)   Valpo Campus Map (PDF) Valpo Parking Map (parking is totally open after 5:30 pm in all lots) Driving Directions - We have been told that after you turn onto US-30 West, make a right at the second stoplight (Sturdy Road) and then make a left into the East Entrance to Campus.  The Kalley-Christopher (Meteorology) Building is very close to this entrance as can be seen in the Campus Map.     Previous Meetings from 2007-08 Year:   Tuesday, October 2, 2007 - 7:30 pm  Speaker: Dr. David Kristovich, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the Illinois State Water Survey in Champaign-Urbana Subject: Flying in Lake-Effect: Observational Studies of Great Lakes Snowstorm Processes."   Tuesday, November 6, 2007  - 7:30 pm  Joint Meeting with the NIU AMS Chapter Speakers: Dr. Walker Ashley, Alan Black, and Victor Gensini  Dr. Ashley will discuss the conclusions of a recent study assessing region-specific tornado vulnerabilities in the US from 1880-2005. In addition, Mr. Black will reveal the conclus   ions from a recent study on the vulnerabilities of nonconvective windstorms. Finally, Mr. Gensini will discuss variations in the distributions of parameters that lead to deep moist convection. Where: Davis Hall    Northern Illinois University    DeKalb, IL Pay-parking is available for visitors in in the Carroll Avenue pay lot and at parking meters located throughout campus. Pay parking is enforced from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, unless otherwise posted.   Printable NIU Campus Map Interactive NIU Campus Map     November 2007 Meeting Minutes Tuesday, December 4, 2007   Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - 5:30-8:00 pm December Meeting and Holiday Party at Chesapeake Energy! Speakers: - Mark Russo (Chesapeake Energy) will provide an update on the Chapter web site and the new distribution system - The Chesapeake Energy GIS team (from Oklahoma City) will discuss the role of GIS applications in meteorology today - Jon Davis (Chesapeake Energy) will present the Winter Outlook Where: Boeing Building              100 N. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2350    Chicago, IL   Official Announcement and Directions   All attendees must RSVP by November 30 to be placed on the lobby security list! Public transportation to the meeting is highly recommended! Tuesday, January 8, 2007 - 6:30pm Speakers: Amy Freeze - Fox TV Chicago Where: Fox TV Chicago              205 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago   Travel Information: Public transportation is highly recommended. There is no parking at Fox. There are meters on Lake Street and also more meters one block east of Michigan at Lake St. There are also a few parking garages within a block of the building. In the evening, it is possible to get meters. Fox is located directly across the street from the Hard Rock Hotel. Parking is available at Michigan Plaza 24/7/365. Please contact System Parking at 312.819.5064 for current rate information... about 15-25 per 3 hours. Building Security Procedures: Enter Michigan Plaza at 205 N. Michigan on the Lake St. Side --- there is a CVS there but it is under construction so the main entrance to the building is blocked. Enter the building at any location and the security will be able to point you towards FOX NEWS CHICAGO. They are located on the first floor. There is a locked entrance... just buzz and the guards will expect you. Sign in and we'll get started!   Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - 7:30pm     Joint Meeting with Valpo AMS Chapter Speakers: Valparaiso University AMS Speakers Where:  Where: Harold E. White Aviation Center, Lewis University 333 W. University Drive Romeoville, IL 60441 Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - 7:30pm     Joint Meeting with COD AMS Chapter Speakers: College of DuPage Student Speakers Where:  Where: Harold E. White Aviation Center, Lewis University 333 W. University Drive Romeoville, IL 60441 Tuesday, March 4, 2008 - 7:30pm   peakers: Gino Izzi, Sr. Forecaster, NWS Chicago/Romeoville "The 2008 August 23rd Lower Great Lakes Derecho"   Nathan Marsili, Forecaster, NWS Chicago/Romeoville "A Review of the February 5th-6th Snowstorm across Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana"     Where: Harold E. White Aviation Center, Room 136 Lewis University Romeoville, IL Google Map   The HEW Aviation Center is located on the northwest side of campus Campus Map     If you would like to be placed on the e-mail distribution list for all meeting announcements, please e-mail Mark Russo.      Previous Meetings from 2006-07 Year:   Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - 7:30 pm  Speaker: Ed Fenelon, MIC, Chicago NWS Subject: The November 10, 1975 "Edmund Fitzgerald" Storm: A Look Back Using Current Technology   Where: Harold E. White Aviation Center, Lewis University 333 W. University Drive Romeoville, IL 60441   Tuesday, November 14, 2006 - 7:30 pm     Joint Meeting with Northern Illinois University AMS Chapter   Speaker: Amanda Kromphardt Subject: Amanda's research at the Illinois State Water Survey.   Where: Harold E. White Aviation Center, Lewis University 333 W. University Drive Romeoville, IL 60441 November 2006 Minutes   Tuesday, December 5, 2006 - 5:30 pm Holiday and Winter Outlook Party Speaker:  Mark Russo, Meteorologist, Chesapeake Energy Corp.               Subject: Why this web site rocks: A behind the scenes look at the new AMS web site. Speaker: Jon Davis, Chief Meteorologist, Chesapeake Energy Corp. Subject: Everything you wanted to know about winter but were afraid to ask.   The Meeting will be held at Chesapeake Energy in downtown Chicago The Boeing Building 100 N. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2350 (Randolph and the Chicago River) Chicago, IL 60606 View Map   December 2006 Minutes Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - 7:30 pm     Speaker: Mark Carroll, VP, Murray and Trettel   Where: Harold E. White Aviation Center, Lewis University 333 W. University Drive Romeoville, IL 60441   January 2007 Minutes Tuesday, February 6, 2007 - 7:00 pm     Speakers: Ms. Allison Wreath, Scott AFB Dr. Paul Sirvatka, COD Mr. Edward Fenelon, NOAA-NWS Romeoville Mr. Tyler Allison, Allisonhouse   Where: College of DuPage M-Building Room 149 425 Fawell Blvd Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 February 2007 Minutes Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - 7:30 pm     Speaker: Jim Allsop, Severe Weather Coordinator, Chicago NWS   Where: Harold E. White Aviation Center, Lewis University 333 W. University Drive Romeoville, IL 60441 March 2007 Minutes #1, March 2007 Minutes #2   Tuesday, April 3, 2007 - 7:30 pm Joint Meeting with Valparaiso University AMS Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 5:30 pm Annual Banquet Feast and Social   Speaker: Paul Sirvatka, Professor College of DuPage   Where: Bohemian Garden Restaurant 980 75th Street Downers Grove, IL 630-960-0078   It's a can't miss. Some AMS members may even be singing Bohemian Rhapsody as entertainment. 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