2005 ARM Science Team Meeting
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March 14 - 18
Daytona Beach, Florida
Hilton Daytona Beach/Ocean Walk Village
(previously Adam's Mark Daytona Beach Resort)
The 15th Annual ARM Science Team Meeting was held at the Hilton in Daytona Beach, Florida. Almost 300 participants from 10 countries traveled to this year's meeting. Dr. Wanda Ferrell, ARM Program Manager, opened the plenary session on March 15 with statements regarding the Program's accomplishments since the 2004 Science Team Meeting. In particular, Dr. Ferrell highlighted the completion of the ARM Mobile Facility, a successful infrastructure review, and the award of funding to nine new principal investigators. She also delivered the happy news of a proposed increase to the ARM science budget for 2006—the first increase in 10 years.
"An increase in the science budget is a reflection of the positive view that the Office of Science and the Office of Management and Budget have for the ARM Program," said Dr. Ferrell.
Following Dr. Ferrell's address, Dr. Tom Ackerman, ARM Chief Scientist, recapped his 6-year tenure with the ARM Program by comparing his first state-of-ARM presentation to today. He concluded by assigning all Principal Investigators in attendance some research homework.
During the Monday night opening reception, colleagues combined humor with respect in recognizing Dr. Ackerman's contributions to the program as he steps down from the Chief Scientist role at the end of 2005. Proposals for the position are due at the end of April, and the new Chief Scientist will be in place by October 1, 2005.
Pictures from this year's meeting are now available!
Next Stop: The 16th Annual ARM Science Team Meeting is heading back to the Hyatt Regency in Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 27-31, 2006. See you there!
Abstracts
Extended abstracts are due at the time of the meeting and will be published in the Proceedings of the ARM Science Team Meeting. Late submissions will be accepted until June 15. See Instructions for Submitting Extended Abstracts to submit yours now. Contact Denice Carrothers if you have any questions.
This year's winning submission of the cover competition was received from Dr. Edgeworth Westwater and was taken on the first day of the experiment by Dr. Domenico Cimini of the Cooperative Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado/NOAA ETL.
