CCAMS Minutes

Jun 5, 2009

Minutes are from 4/3/09 meeting

Hi CCAMS,

Alumni Weekend is April 25-26, and it looks like we are going to have pretty good turnout. There is a fee of $10 for members who have paid dues and $15 for those who have not. Since we are not having a caterer this year. We need a few people to prepare a buffet-style dinner for Friday night. We also need some people to help decorate 1102 on Friday. You will get more information about this shortly.

We are having a photo contest. Send your best weather photos to Andrew. The winning picture (decided by student vote) will be featured on next year's EAS 1330 lab manual.

Our redesign of the map room has made a lot of progress, but there is still work left to do. We still need to decide how to decorate the second brown board in 1104. Some ideas have included painting it and covering it with paper like the other board. We are hoping to get some flat screen monitors for that area. Also, we will be getting a replacement couch in the computer room. There will be more opportunities to help clean and decorate 1104, and we would really appreciate it if more people could help with this. Future times for this will probably be scheduled during the week to make it easier for more people to attend. Also, all of the changes that have been made thus far have been funded by CCAMS dues, so your dues really are important to the club.

There is going to be a duck race in the gorges on April 26, and the organizers are looking for volunteers to help clean up the gorges on the 19th, as well as help during the actual race. Eowyn will send more information about this soon.

This week I talked with Peggy Matta, the Director of the Office of Emergency Planning and Recovery, and Joe Lalley, the Vice President of Facilities Services about StormReady. They were supportive of the idea and it seems that Cornell already has all of the infrastructure necessary to qualify. I should be filling out the application for the program sometime within the next two weeks. I am not sure if EPR will want or need any input from us after Cornell qualifies, but I think it would be helpful for at least one person who will be here next year to know more about the program. If you are interested in learning more about StormReady, let me know so that I can show you the application and explain the criteria for the program.

Our Relay for Life team raised almost $650, over $100 per person! Cornell and Ithaca College combined to raise over $215,000 for cancer research and treatment! The event's website will still be open to donations until June 28.

Ithacation needs more articles for an issue this semester. The AMS meeting, research, weather events, are all good topics for articles. Dean and Jennifer would also like to make a pamphlet about what seniors will be doing next year and give this to families at Commencement.

We have a lot of ideas for social events before the semester ends, so we may not get to do all of them in time.
- There will be a girls' sleepover at 117 Eddy St. on April 10.
- Pandora and ten other dance troupes will be performing at the State Street Theater on April 17 starting at 7:30. Tickets are $7 if bought beforehand and $10 at the door.
- CCAMS will be having a formal at 410 Dryden on May 3.
- As usual we will be having a study break the Tuesday of study week.
We may include some outdoor activities along with or in place of board games.
- Other ideas have included bowling, volleyball, and hiking.

There will be a research presentation by all of the atmospheric sciences students who have completed honors theses. The date of this has not been determined, but it will probably be during study week.

Robert