Bulletin March 2017
Priestley Cup results
The annual Priestley Cup soccer competition was held in Melbourne late last year, with good representation from the four Melbourne institutions (University of Melbourne, Monash University, CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology) despite a rainy start to the day. Turn to page 6 to find out who won...
The recent AMOS conference was held in Canberra, in conjunction with the Meteorological Society of New Zealand (MSNZ) conference and the Auustralian and New Zealand Climate Forum (ANZCF). With that many acronyms you know it was going to be good! Paul Holper from the official conference media partner Scientell shares the highlights from the hot week of hot science.
AMOS/MSNZ Conference 2017
Canberra's recent storms
Gavin O'Brien is a founding member of AMOS, and has been involved in taking weather observations since the early 1960s., including time with the Bureau of Meteorology's satellite program and setting up a weather station in Nui Dat Vietnam during his National Service. In 2009, Gavin began operating a personal weather station at his home in Canberra. Turn to page 18 to learn about two extreme events that hit the region in summer 2016.
Although BAMOS may look different, we still provide you with the same great information to help you plan your year. Check out the calendar on page 28 for upcoming conferences and abstract deadlines. There are also a mountain of grant and fellowship applications currently open, particularly for early to mid career researchers. Head to page 11 for all the details.
What's on for 2017
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